XTS4000 Vibrate - Style Menu Item Doesn't Do Anything

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XTS4000 Vibrate - Style Menu Item Doesn't Do Anything

Post by DES-AJ »

Ok so I've searched and searched and it doesn't seem this has been covered before.

I have a UHF XTS4000
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When I switch the loud speaker off and shut the lid the radio will vibrate when a transmission comes in on the current channel, I've got the menu item "STYL" (Style) accessible and it provides me with options of "VIB AND RING", "RING ONLY", "VIBRATE ONLY" and "SILENT".

No matter what option I select on the radio, the radio will vibrate when the lid is closed and not in loud speaker mode... Even if I select and confirm the "SILENT" option (Radio even has a little bell with a red line through it on the display).

I want to be able to turn the vibrate function off from time to time from the radios menu.

Also is the XTS4000 supposed to make a ringing noise at all? I've only ever had mine vibrate no matter what option it is on. (Wasn't sure from the "Vib and Ring" and "Ring Only" options.

In help it says the following on Ring Styles. And no Surveillance Mode is not enabled on any channels in my radio.

STYL (Ring Style)
(Radio-User Menu Selection)

This menu item selection allows the radio-user to select the ring style preference for the radio. This selection applies while the radio is operating in Conventional dispatch mode.

NOTE:
While the radio is operating on a Surveillance Mode enabled Conventional dispatch channel (See Surveillance Mode - Conventional) the radio-user can change the ring style preference setting; however while operating on a Surveillance Mode channel, the Surveillance Mode Ring Style Selection will take precedence over this selection.
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Re: XTS4000 Vibrate - Style Menu Item Doesn't Do Anything

Post by abmain »

It's deliberately designed to do that so that if you've disabled the speaker and there isn't a headset plugged in, then it vibrates to alert you when it unsquelches. From the user guide:

Turn off External Speaker and Activate Vibration
When the flip is closed, you can manually turn off the external
speaker and activate the vibration alert, using the radio’s
preprogrammed Spkr side button.

1 Close the flip of the radio.
2 Press the preprogrammed Spkr side button to turn off the
external speaker. The vibration alert is now activated
whenever a dispatch or talkgroup call is received.
The icon is shown on the display.
Note: The vibration will stop once the flip is opened or when an
audio accessory is plugged into the audio jack.
The external speaker will remain turned off even after you
open the flip to answer a call and then close it back.
When the external speaker is turned off, the vibration alert
is always turned on regardless of the ring style setting.
3 Press the side button again to turn on the external speaker.
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