Operator’s Manual 14221-1510-2000 Rev. K, June 2019 XG-25M Mobile Radio 14221-1510-2000, Rev. K MANUAL REVISION HISTORY REV. DATE REASON FOR CHANGE D Oct/14 Updated for XGP R4A; added Voice Annunciation. Added UHF antennas. Added CE information. E Feb/15 Added OpenSky® operation. F Apr/15 Updated for XGP R5A. G Nov/15 Added VHF CE information. H Jun/16 Revised manual front and rear pages. J May/19 Added instructions for connecting to Covert Bluetooth Microphone (12082-0684-01). K Jun/19 Added Section 7. Updated Declaration of Conformity. CREDITS Harris, OpenSky, and EDACS are registered trademarks and ProVoice, ProScan, TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT, INFORM AND PROTECT, and ProFile are trademarks of L3Harris Technologies. AMBE is a registered trademark and IMBE, AMBE+, and AMBE+2 are trademarks of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. 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SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS ........................................................................................... 10 2. RF ENERGY EXPOSURE INFORMATION ................................................................................. 10 2.1 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 10 2.2 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REGULATIONS .................................... 11 2.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS ....................................................... 11 2.3.1 Mobile Antennas .................................................................................................... 17 2.3.2 Approved Accessories ........................................................................................... 17 2.3.3 Contact Information ............................................................................................... 17 3. OPERATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 18 3.1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION .... 18 3.2 TRANSMITTER HAZARDS ............................................................................................... 18 3.3 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................... 19 3.4 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS ..................................................................... 20 3.5 OPERATING TIPS ............................................................................................................ 20 3.6 RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ........................................................................... 21 4. CONVENTIONS SUR LES SYMBOLES DE SÉCURITÉ ............................................................ 22 5. RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR UNE EXPOSITION À L’ÉNERGIE DES RF ..................................... 22 5.1 RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LE CONTRÔLE ET LA SENSIBILISATION À L’ÉNERGIE DES RF POUR LES EXIGENCES D’UNE UTILISATION PROFESSIONNELLE DE LA FCC .. 22 5.2 RÈGLEMENTS DE LA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (« COMMISSION FÉDÉRALE DES COMMUNICATIONS » AUX ÉTATS-UNIS) .......................................... 23 5.3 CONFORMITÉ AUX NORMES D’EXPOSITION AUX RF ................................................. 23 5.3.1 Antennes mobiles .................................................................................................. 30 5.3.2 Accessoires Approuvés ......................................................................................... 31 5.3.3 Coordonnées ......................................................................................................... 31 5.4 INTERFÉRENCE DES RADIOFRÉQUENCES ................................................................. 31 5.4.1 Partie 15 de la FCC ............................................................................................... 31 5.4.2 Industrie Canada ................................................................................................... 31 5.5 RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LA FORMATION SUR LA SANTÉ ET LA SÉCURITÉ AU TRAVAIL ........................................................................................................................... 31 6. MARITIME FREQUENCIES ......................................................................................................... 33 7. OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................. 39 8. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 40 8.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ 40 8.2 CONNECTING A STANDARD MICROPHONE (“MIC”) .................................................... 41 8.3 RELATED PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................... 41 8.4 REPLACEMENT PARTS ................................................................................................... 42 9. EDACS, CONVENTIONAL, AND P25 OPERATION .................................................................. 43 9.1 CH-25 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS ........................................................................... 43 9.2 POWER ON/OFF/VOLUME CONTROL ............................................................................ 43 9.3 VOICE ANNUNCIATION ................................................................................................... 43 9.4 SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL CONTROL ......................................................................... 44 9.5 BUTTONS ......................................................................................................................... 44 5 14221-1510-2000, Rev. K TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 9.6 DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................ 44 9.6.1 General Information ................................................................................................44 9.6.2 Status Icons ............................................................................................................45 9.6.3 Messages Displayed ..............................................................................................46 9.7 TRANSMIT/BUSY INDICATOR .........................................................................................46 9.8 ALERT TONES ..................................................................................................................47 9.9 COMMON OPERATIONS ..................................................................................................47 9.9.1 Turning the Radio On/ Off and Adjusting Volume ..................................................47 9.9.2 Programmable Functions .......................................................................................47 9.9.3 Connecting