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Operator’s Manual
14221-1850-2000
Rev. A, November 2019
XL Series Mobile Radios

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Harris XL Series Specifications

General IconGeneral
Battery TypeLithium-ion
GPSYes
BluetoothYes
Dimensions5.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches
Operating Temperature-30°C to 60°C
Operating ModesAnalog
EncryptionAES
ModulationFM

Summary

1. REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION

1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS

Explains warning, caution, and note symbols used in the manual.

1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS

Provides information on RF energy awareness and control for occupational use.

1.2.1 Federal Communications Commission Regulations

Discusses FCC regulations for RF exposure compliance for two-way mobile radios.

1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS

Details compliance with national and international RF exposure standards.

1.3.1 Mobile Antennas

Covers antenna installation and approved accessories for RF compliance.

1.3.2 Approved Accessories

Specifies using approved accessories for FCC RF compliance.

1.3.3 Contact Information

Provides contact details for RF exposure and other information.

1.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS

Lists FCC and Industry Canada certification numbers and rules.

1.4.2 FCC Part 15

Outlines compliance conditions for FCC Part 15.

1.4.3 Industry Canada

Outlines compliance conditions for Industry Canada.

1.5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION

Provides guidelines for safe occupational use and training.

1.6 COMMON HAZARDS

Lists common hazards associated with mobile radio operation.

1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS

Presents AAA's recommendations for safe driving while using the radio.

1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS

Details rules and regulations for operating two-way radio systems.

1.9 OPERATING TIPS

Offers tips to improve radio range and performance.

3. INTRODUCTION

3.1 DESCRIPTION

Provides an overview of the XL Series Mobile Radio and its features.

3.1.1 Vehicle Communications Hub (VCH)

Describes the VCH as the main LMR radio unit in a vehicular system.

3.1.2 XL Control Head

Details the XL Control Head's role and connection to the VCH.

3.2 KEYPAD MOBILE MICROPHONE (KMM)

Describes the features of the Keypad Mobile Microphone (KMM).

3.3 CLEANING

Provides instructions for cleaning the radio equipment.

3.4 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES

Lists available options and accessories, with RF power warnings.

3.5 RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Lists other relevant manuals and publications for the radio.

4. BASIC OPERATION

4.1 RADIO CONTROLS

Identifies and describes the controls on the radio and microphone.

4.2 BEFORE FIRST USE

Lists essential steps before using the XL Mobile radio for the first time.

4.3 POWER ON AND SET VOLUME

Explains how to power on the radio and adjust volume.

4.4 VIDA® ID

Describes the VIDA ID feature for provisioning personalities.

4.4.1 User Login

Details the process for user login to the P25 system.

4.4.2 Provisioning

Explains how VIDA User Personality is provisioned to the radio.

4.5 RADIO DISPLAYS

Illustrates and describes the main front display of the radio.

Radio Icons

Explains various icons displayed on the radio.

4.6 STATUS MESSAGES

Lists and describes various status messages displayed by the radio.

4.7 PREDEFINED MENU LAYOUTS

Details the three predefined menu layouts (Full, Custom, Restricted).

4.8 MENU

Explains how to access and navigate the radio's menu system.

CALL MENU Options

Lists options available in the Call Menu.

SCAN MENU Options

Lists options available in the Scan Menu.

SECURITY MENU Options

Lists options available in the Security Menu.

MESSAGES MENU Options

Lists options available in the Messages Menu.

UTILITY MENU Options

Lists options available in the Utility Menu.

GPS SETTINGS

Details settings for enabling and configuring GPS.

PROGRAM

Covers activating plans and changing profiles.

MAINTENANCE

Accesses radio info, tests, and feature details.

WIFI CLIENT

Manages Wi-Fi client connections.

USER LOGIN

Covers user login to the P25 system.

ZONE MENU

Allows viewing or changing zones/systems.

4.9 ALERT TONES

Describes audible alert tones for operating conditions.

4.10 SELECT ZONE/SYSTEM

Explains how to select zones or systems for radio operation.

4.11 SELECT GROUP/CHANNEL

Details how to select groups or channels for communication.

4.12 GROUP CALLS

Covers initiating and receiving group calls.

4.12.1 Transmit a Group Call

Explains how to transmit a group call.

4.12.2 Receive a Group Call

Explains how to receive a group call.

4.13 INDIVIDUAL CALLS

Covers initiating and receiving individual calls.

4.13.1 Transmit an Individual Call

Details how to transmit an individual call.

4.13.2 Receiving an Individual Call

Explains how to receive an individual call.

4.14 USER PROFILES

Explains how to use and change user profiles for radio configurations.

4.15 NOISE CANCELLATION

Details the noise suppression feature for clear voice quality.

4.15.1 Enable Noise Cancellation

Step-by-step guide to enable noise cancellation.

4.15.2 Using Noise Cancellation

Provides tips for effective use of the noise cancellation feature.

4.15.3 The Effect of Distance from the Microphone

Explains how microphone distance affects noise cancellation performance.

4.15.4 Voice Versus Noise Reference Microphone

Identifies the voice and noise reference microphone locations.

4.16 ENABLE/DISABLE ENCRYPTION

Covers enabling or disabling radio encryption.

4.17 CHANNEL GUARD (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)

Explains Channel Guard (CTCSS/CDCSS) for analog channels.

4.18 USE TALKAROUND TO BYPASS REPEATER (ANALOG AND P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY)

Details using talkaround for direct communication, bypassing repeaters.

4.19 CALL ALERT (PAGE)

Covers sending and receiving call alerts or pages.

4.19.1 Send Alert

Step-by-step guide to send a call alert.

4.19.2 Receive Alert

Explains how the radio displays received call alerts.

4.20 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT

Details how to initiate telephone interconnect calls.

4.21 DTMF

Explains DTMF tone transmission via the keypad microphone.

4.22 START SCAN

Provides instructions on how to start a scan.

4.23 STOP SCAN

Provides instructions on how to stop a scan.

4.24 MONITOR AND SQUELCH TYPES (CONVENTIONAL ONLY)

Explains monitor function and squelch types for analog/digital channels.

4.25 NUISANCE DELETE

Details how to temporarily delete channels from a scan list.

4.26 FAILSOFT (P25 TRUNKED)

Explains Failsoft mode for P25 trunked systems.

4.27 EMERGENCY OPERATION

Covers operating the radio in emergency mode.

4.27.1 Declaring an Emergency Call

Step-by-step guide to declare an emergency call.

4.27.2 Receiving an Emergency Call

Explains how the radio indicates and handles incoming emergency calls.

4.27.3 Stealth Emergency

Details the Stealth Mode for covert operations.

4.28 MDC-1200 (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)

Explains MDC-1200 signaling for PTT ID and emergency status.

4.28.1 Normal PTT Operation

Covers normal PTT operation with MDC signaling.

4.28.2 MDC PTT ID Receive Handling

Explains how the radio handles received MDC PTT IDs.

4.28.3 Emergency Declaration

Details how the radio declares an emergency using MDC.

5. ADVANCED OPERATIONS

5.1 VIEW/CHANGE PERSONALITIES

Covers viewing and changing radio personalities.

5.1.1 View Personalities

Step-by-step guide to view available radio personalities.

5.1.2 Change Active Personality

Details the procedure to change the active radio personality.

5.2 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (SA) – P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY

Explains the Situational Awareness feature for P25 systems.

5.3 USER DEFINED ZONES

Covers creating and managing user-defined zones.

5.4 MIXED SYSTEM ZONE

Explains mixed system zones configured via RPM2.

5.5 CH INFO MENU

Displays information about the currently selected channel.

5.6 AUDIO SETTINGS

Details settings for audio output, including master mode and speaker.

5.7 DISPLAY SETTINGS

Covers adjusting display settings like backlight and brightness.

5.8 GPS SETTINGS

Details settings for enabling and configuring GPS.

5.9 POSITION INFO

Displays the radio user’s current location information.

5.10 BLUETOOTH

Covers enabling and managing Bluetooth connectivity.

5.10.1 Enable Bluetooth

Step-by-step guide to enable Bluetooth.

5.10.2 Pair Devices

Details the process for pairing Bluetooth devices.

5.11 CLOCK SETTINGS

Covers viewing and changing clock settings like time format and zone.

5.12 SELECT LANGUAGE

Explains how to change the radio's display language.

5.13 SET UP SCAN

Covers setting up scan lists, home, and priority channels.

5.13.1 Default, Priority 1, and Priority 2 Channels

Defines default, priority 1, and priority 2 channels for scanning.

5.13.2 Trunked/Conventional Scanning

Explains combined scanning of trunked and conventional channels.

5.13.3 Vote Scan (Analog and P25 Conventional Only)

Details Vote Scan for selecting the strongest signal.

5.13.4 Edit Scan List

Provides instructions to add or remove channels/groups from a scan list.

5.13.5 Set or Remove Priority 1 and Priority 2 Channels

Explains how to set or remove priority channels in a scan list.

5.13.6 Custom Scan Lists

Details creating and using custom scan lists.

5.13.7 Wide Area System Scan (P25 Trunked)

Covers enabling/disabling Wide Area System Scan.

5.13.8 Site Lock

Explains how to lock the radio to a specific site, preventing roaming.

5.14 RADIO STATUS

Allows sending status conditions to the site without voice calls.

5.15 RADIO MESSAGE

Covers sending messages to the site without voice calls.

5.16 RADIO TEXTLINK

Provides short text messaging functionality using canned messages.

5.16.1 Radio TextLink Messages

Step-by-step guide to send canned TextLink messages.

5.16.2 Radio TextLink Forms

Details sending text messages using predefined forms.

5.16.3 View Received Messages

Explains how to view received Radio TextLink messages from the mailbox.

5.17 FAULTS/ALERTS

Covers viewing and clearing radio faults and alerts.

5.18 TONE ENCODE

Explains tone encoding for call identification on conventional systems.

5.19 ENCRYPTION

Details encryption features, key management, and loading.

5.19.1 Create and Load Keys

Refers to documentation for creating and loading encryption keys.

5.19.2 Zeroize Keys from Radio

Step-by-step guide to remove encryption keys from the radio.

5.19.3 Protected Keys

Explains the Protected Keys feature for P25 voice keys.

5.19.4 Global Encryption

Covers enabling Global Encryption for all encrypted transmissions.

5.19.5 Select Keyset

Details how to select an active keyset for encryption.

5.19.6 View Key List

Explains how to view the list of available encryption keys.

5.19.7 Delete Individual Keys

Step-by-step guide to delete individual encryption keys.

5.19.8 OTAR Configuration

Covers enabling Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR).

5.20 P25 CONVENTIONAL FALLBACK

Explains P25 Conventional Fallback mode.

5.21 STEALTH MODE

Details Stealth Mode for covert operations, disabling lights and sounds.

6. PROGRAMMING

6.1 PROGRAMMING VIA RPM2

Explains programming the radio using RPM2 software.

6.2 EDIT CHANNEL (ANALOG AND P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY)

Covers editing channel parameters via the CH INFO menu.

6.4 PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS

Lists functions that can be assigned to programmable buttons.

6.5 PROGRAMMABLE ICONS

Lists icons that can be configured for the display.

6.6 DATA ONLY CONFIGURATION

Details configuring the radio for data-only operation.

7. REFERENCE

7.1 MARINE FREQUENCIES

Lists maritime frequencies and their channel usage.

7.2 NARROWBANDING

Explains FCC narrowbanding mandates for public safety radios.

8. GLOSSARY

9. BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING

9.1 ERROR MESSAGES

Lists common error messages, their causes, and resolutions.

9.2 OTAR ERRORS/INFORMATION

Details errors and information related to OTAR operations.

10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

11. WARRANTY

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