Motorola releases updated version of MotoTRBO Computer Programming Software (CPS) / Firmware

1. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 1
MOTOTRBOTM
SOFTWARE RELEASE 2.4A TRAINING
LUBO HARIZANOV
PCT1014

2. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 2
New in MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
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

3. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 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 CHANNEL
REMINDER

4. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 4
HOME CHANNEL REMINDER
Overview
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

5. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 5
HOME CHANNEL REMINDER
Operation
No reminder
Switched to the Home Channel before the timer expires
Away from the “Home” channel due to:
• Channel revert (e.g. Data, Telemetry)
• Scan
• Roaming
While Transmitting and Receiving
Program mode, Test and Service mode, Front Panel
Programming mode
While in Locked or Inhibit state
Reminder
sounded
Use manually changes the radio channel and
has not switched to Home Channel before the timer expires

6. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 6
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)

7. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 7
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

8. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015
3: Hardware Introductions and
System Support Features
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ROAMING RSSI PER SITE FOR
IP SITE CONNECT AND
LINKED CAPACITY PLUS
Roaming RSSI per Site 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

9. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 9
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 site
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

10. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 10
IPSC – CPS Configuration
Before:
Only one Roaming RSSI value could
be set up for all sites
1
2
Now:
1. Roaming RSSI can be set up
per-channel / site
2. Common roaming RSSI can be
still be set for all sites
1
2

11. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 11
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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2
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2

12. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 12
LCP – CPS Configuration
LCP Per Site roaming RSSI or common roaming RSSI of all sites is set
up on the Site List tab

13. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 13
Changes to RSSI Indication
More 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” level
3. No longer uses the RSSI red X icon to indicate signal strength

14. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015
3: Hardware Introductions and
System Support Features
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EMERGENCY
ENHANCEMENTS
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

15. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 15
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

16. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 16
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

17. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 17
Emergency Search Tone
CPS Configuration
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2
3
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2
3
Check the Box to Enable
Set the Default volume level
1 = Lowest but will increase with
volume selector rotation
10 = 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

18. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 18
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

19. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 19
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
1
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
1
2
Reminder: Emergency mode blocks all other calls except the ones from the target
emergency Talkgroup.

20. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 20
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 emergency
o “Vibrate” or “Ring & Vibrate”: radio will ring and vibrate when
receiving an emergency

21. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 21
SL300
ENHANCEMENTS

22. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 22
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)

23. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 23
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

24. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 24
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
1
2
1
2

25. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 25
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

26. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 26
ADAPTIVE
REST CHANNEL
RDAC ALARM
XPR8400 XPR 8380 SLR 5000 MTR3000

27. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 27
Rest Channel Time-Out-Timer
RDAC Alarm
Released in November 2014
Rest 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 2015
Forced 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

28. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 28
SWITCHES
AND ROUTERS
SUPPORT

29. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 29
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

30. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015 30
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

31. MOTOTRBO Release 2.4A
June 2015
2: Region Specific Features
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THANK YOU

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
MOTOTRBO:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MotorolaSolutions
Videos:
Trill Enhancement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNY8qYliHWI
How to Configure Battery Management Application: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XxMTzGcn-U
IP Site Connect Radio Configuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbVcZ9CwOM0
Linked Capacity Plus Radio Configuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bramHQ-5Xqo
Capacity Plus System Radio Configuration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hMGesbSFE0