Motorola MotoTRBO Software Release 2.4A (June 19, 2015)

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New in MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A1. Home Channel Reminder

2. Roaming RSSI per site in IPSC and LCP

3. Changes to RSSI Indication

4. Emergency Enhancement

5. Emergency Search Tone

6. SL300 Enhancements

7. Adaptive Rest Channel RDAC Alarm

8. Recommended Router and Ethernet Switch

MOTOTRBO Release 2.4AJune 2015

3: Hardware Introductions and System Support Features

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Home Channel Reminder is supported by the following subscribers:

Portables

XPR 3500 XPR 3300 XPR 7550 XPR 7350 XPR 7550IS SL7000’s

Mobiles

XPR 2500 XPR 5350 XPR 5550

HOME CHANNELREMINDER


HOME CHANNEL REMINDEROverview

Problem: Radio users missing calls when their radios are set to the wrong channel.

Solution: Home Channel Reminder (HCR)

• User’s primary working channel can be set as Home channel• Reminder tone or voice announcement will be played, if the user moves to a

different channel and doesn’t return within a set period of time

• User can designate a new Home Channel via radio Menu or Button press

• A programmable button can be used to Mute the Home Channel Reminder

Systems supported

XPR 6300

XPR 4300

XPR 7550 IS

XPR 3300

CP200d

XPR 6100

XPR 3500

XPR 6500

XPR 7500

XPR 7300

XPR 6580 IS

XPR 2500

XPR 4500

XPR 5300

XPR 5500

CM300d

CM200d

SL 7500

SL300


HOME CHANNEL REMINDER Operation

No reminder

Switched to the Home Channel before the timer expiresAway from the “Home” channel due to:• Channel revert (e.g. Data, Telemetry)• Scan• RoamingWhile Transmitting and ReceivingProgram mode, Test and Service mode, Front PanelProgramming mode While in Locked or Inhibit state

Reminder sounded

Use manually changes the radio channel andhas not switched to Home Channel before the timer expires


HOME CHANNEL REMINDER CPS Programming

1. General Settings• Disabled when Home Channel = None• Enabled when a Home Channel is selected• Set Reminder value from 1 to 30 minutes

2. Buttons• Set a button to:

− Assign a new Home Channel*− Silence Home Channel Reminder

4. Voice Announcements• Set pre-recorded Announcement or Text to

Speech for the Home Channel Reminder

3. Menu• Give users access to Assign a new Home

Channel* via radio Menu

* This Home Channel assignment is only for the Home Channel Reminder. It does NOT change Home Channel Revert assignment (which is only CPS programmable)


HOME CHANNEL REMINDER Radio Menu settings Programming

* This Home Channel assignment is only for the Home Channel Reminder. It does NOT change Home Channel Revert assignment (which is only CPS programmable)

Radio users can be given access to Assign a new Home Channel* via radio Menu

1. Menu > Utilities > Radio Settings

2. Scroll down to Home Channel

3. Scroll to the desired new Home Channel (or Talkgroups) from the available list

4. Press OK to select



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ROAMING RSSI PER SITE FORIP SITE CONNECT ANDLINKED CAPACITY PLUS

Roaming RSSI per Site is supported by the following subscribers:

Portables


Mobiles

XPR 2500 XPR 5350 XPR 5550


Roaming RSSI per site in IPSC & LCP

• Helps reduce audio holes or missed calls due to frequent roaming between sites

• If the current RSSI is higher than the CPS configured roaming RSSI threshold, the radio will not roam.

• When roaming, the radio will use the relative RSSI value = current RSSI – CPS configured roaming RSSI value to decide which site to roam to.

• Some test trials may be needed to find the optimum roaming RSSI values for each site

Problem: In urban areas and hilly terrains - different antenna sites have different coverage. Using one Roaming RSSI level for an entire IPSC or LCP system, makes radios roam too early or stay on a site too long.

Solution: Let Roaming RSSI levels be set individually for each siteXPR 6300

XPR 4300

XPR 7550 IS

XPR 3300

CP200d

XPR 6100

XPR 3500

XPR 6500

XPR 7500

XPR 7300

XPR 6580 IS

XPR 2500

XPR 4500

XPR 5300

XPR 5500

CM300d

CM200d

SL 7500

SL300


IPSC – CPS Configuration

Before: Only one Roaming RSSI value could be set up for all sites

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Now:1. Roaming RSSI can be set up

per-channel / site

2. Common roaming RSSI can be still be set for all sites

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IPSC – CPS Configuration (Cont’d)

1. Enable IP Site Connect Wider area channel

2. Set a site-specific Roaming RSSI threshold

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LCP – CPS Configuration

LCP Per Site roaming RSSI or common roaming RSSI of all sites is set up on the Site List tab


Changes to RSSI IndicationMore realistic signal strength indication is based on user experience.

1. Redefined threshold value for RSSI – poor, acceptable, good, very good, and excellent.2. Combined “Extreme Poor” and “Poor” level3. No longer uses the RSSI red X icon to indicate signal strength



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EMERGENCYENHANCEMENTS

Home Channel Reminder is supported by the following subscribers:

Portables


Mobiles

XPR 2500 XPR 5350 XPR 5550


Emergency Enhancements -Overview• Emergency Search Tone

• Emergency Call Indication for Non-Display radios

• Emergency Call Decode Tone

• Emergency revert Channel and Contact configured separately

• Key up during RX Cycle time of Emergency w/Voice to Follow

• Set the duration of the emergency alert tone

• “Vibrate” selection of Emergency RX Alert Tones SL7000

XPR 6300

XPR 4300

XPR 7550 IS

XPR 3300

CP200d

XPR 6100

XPR 3500

XPR 6500

XPR 7500

XPR 7300

XPR 6580 IS

XPR 2500

XPR 4500

XPR 5300

XPR 5500

CM300d

CM200d

SL 7500

SL300


Emergency Search Tone

Emergency Search Tone - loud attention-grabbing alert tone to enable people in the vicinity to locate the person in distress. Ideal for use in conjunction with Man Down.

• This tone is enabled for emergency transmitting radios only

• This tone starts when the radio enters emergency mode and stops when the radio exits the emergency mode

• This tone will be temporarily suspended when transmitting or receiving a voice transmission

Systems supported


Emergency Search Tone CPS Configuration

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Check the Box to Enable

Set the Default volume level 1 = Lowest but will increase with

volume selector rotation10 = Maximum volume selector level

Set the audio source for the Alert

• Use Radio when the radio is used with earpiece or headset

• Use Accessory if radio is used with Remote Speaker Mic


Emergency on Non-Display radios

Emergency Call Indication - Red LED flashes while the radio is receiving an emergency call

Emergency Call Decode Tone - additional audible emergency call indication

• Repetitive 2 fast tones that alternate with the voice transmission

• Previously when a radio receives an emergency call, the users may not notice that it’s an emergency call on plain radios or when the radio display is inaccessible

• Now the screen will show Emergency mode, the Red LED will flash and 2 alternating Tones will be hard throughout the emergency call


Emergency System updates

Conventional Digital Emergency System:• Contact Talkgroup can now be configured separately from Revert Chanel• Great when two or more digital talkgroups are sharing a conventional channel

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2 Emergency w/Voice to Follow• Previously: Emergency initiator

could not key up during the RX Cycle Time of Emergency w/Voice to Follow

• Now: Emergency initiator will be able to press PTT and transmit during the RX Cycle Time of Emergency w/Voice to Follow

• The radio will return to the receive mode once the user releases the PTT button

• No CPS configuration required

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Reminder: Emergency mode blocks all other calls except the ones from the target emergency Talkgroup.


Emergency Alert updates

Emergency Alert Tone Duration • Set the time before the emergency alert tone

is automatically silenced• Stops the emergency Alert without the user

pressing a button to acknowledge • Choices: 1 min – 60 min, Infinite (default)

SL7550, SL7580, SL7590 “Vibrate” on Emergency Alert User can set the alert type through the radio menu Utilities > Radio Settings > Tones / Alerts > Ring Alert Type:o “Silent” or “Ring”: radio will ring when receiving an emergencyo “Vibrate” or “Ring & Vibrate”: radio will ring and vibrate when

receiving an emergency


SL300ENHANCEMENTS


Radio Name update

• The SL300 Radio Name, which appears when the power button is short pressed 2x, was previously only 4 characters long

• Going forward SL300 Radio Name can have up to 12 characters

– If Radio Name is 4 characters or less – display statically for 2 sec.

– If Radio Name is more than 4 characters long – displayed scrolling from right to left. The scrolling duration depends on the length of the name

Reminder (No Change)• Contact Alias (Talkgroup, Private, All Call) remain 4 characters long• Channel Alias remains 12 characters long (scroll after channel change)


Trill Enhancement

Radio industry standard AMBE2 vocoder algorithm does not reproduce well the Trill (rolling “r”) sound in Latin languages (e.g. Spanish, Italian) and transforms it into a flattened “r” which has been described by some as “drunk speech”.

Trill Enhancement is now available for SL300:

• Additional audio processing is applied in the transmitting radio to enhance the sharpness of the rolling “r” so speech is clearer and more intelligible

• Languages which do not include the Alveolar Trill will receive minimal benefit from this feature

• To enable:

i. CPS: General Settings > Audio Profile

ii. On/Off assigned to programmable button


SL300 with Battery Management

Battery Fleet Management application - automatic collection of battery information over the air while the radios are in use.

SL300 can now register with Battery Management application:

1. Set up the Control Station Radio ID or MNIS Application ID used as data gateway for the Battery Management application

2. Enabled OTA Battery Management on the channel

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Battery Management - Reports

Battery Fleet Management can be used for Asset Tracking with SL300

• Radios register with the Battery Tracking app shortly after power up• Application keeps track of Radio ID’s• 90 day Free trial version available on MOL>Resource Center>Software>Fleet Management


ADAPTIVE REST CHANNEL RDAC ALARM

XPR8400 XPR 8380 SLR 5000 MTR3000


Rest Channel Time-Out-Timer RDAC Alarm

Released in November 2014Rest Channel Time-Out-Timer (Adaptive Rest Channel Rotation) controls how long a repeater keeps its Rest Channel role in the absence of a new call activity before moving the role to another repeater in multi channel Capacity Plus and LCP System. • During normal system operation:

Rest Channel will move before the Rest Channel TOT expires • During a low call traffic hours:

Rest Channel TOT will expire more often and move the Rest Channel

NEW for June 2015Forced Rest Failure alarm is sent RDAC – if a specific channel rotates due to forced rotation while the other channels of the system are rotating due to call activity

If the repeater receives a call after the failure is reported, the alarm Status will change to Released in the Alarm Log, but the alarm has to be manually cleared in RDAC


SWITCHES AND ROUTERS SUPPORT


Switches and Routers Support

Recommended Router and Ethernet Switch for Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus Systems:

1. HP A-MSR20-20 Router (JF283A) has been cancelled (orderable through 12/31/2015)

HP recommends replacing with HP MSR2003 AC Router (JG411A)

2. Cisco Catalyst 3560 Switch has been cancelled (orderable through 11/14/2015)

Cisco recommends replacing with Cisco Catalyst 3650


QUESTIONS?1. Home Channel Reminder

2. Roaming RSSI per site in IPSC and LCP

3. Changes to RSSI Indication

4. Emergency Enhancement

5. Emergency Search Tone

6. SL300 Enhancements

7. Adaptive Rest Channel RDAC Alarm

8. Recommended Router and Ethernet Switch


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THANK YOU


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

MOTOTRBO: http://www.youtube.com/user/MotorolaSolutions

Videos:Trill Enhancement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNY8qYliHWIHow to Configure Battery Management Application: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XxMTzGcn-UIP Site Connect Radio Configuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbVcZ9CwOM0Linked Capacity Plus Radio Configuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bramHQ-5XqoCapacity Plus System Radio Configuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hMGesbSFE0

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Motorola MotoTRBO Software Release 2.4A (June 19, 2015)