DM4600
The vehicle unit whose label is described here.
Names and order codes
Before you reorder, read the label — not the panel
A family name covers several builds. The label on the chassis is what distinguishes them, and a photograph of it removes the round of questions that a description cannot.
A buyer who wants the same radio again writes the name on the front of it. That name identifies a family, not a build. The label on the chassis identifies the build, which is why a photograph of it is worth more than a description.
What this note does not do
This note explains how the decision is made. It does not quote a price for one specific build, because the site does not hold one it can evidence. Anything shown as unconfirmed on the catalogue pages is unconfirmed here too.
Confirm the position with your regulator, your site authority or your freight forwarder before you commit to an order.How to use this note
- Find the label on the chassis rather than the print on the front panel.
- Photograph it square on, with the whole label in frame and readable.
- Quote the MODEL line verbatim when you ask for a price, and send the photograph with it.
The four lines worth reading
| Line | What it is | What it settles |
|---|---|---|
| MODEL | The factory build code, a string of letters and digits | Which build the unit was manufactured to. Two units with different code strings are not the same order line, whatever the panel says. |
| EQUIP TYPE | The designation the factory recorded, sometimes with the band | Which family the unit belongs to, and on the labels photographed for this catalogue, which band the unit covers. |
| TANAPA | A code the label prints in a short form and again in a long form | The build as the factory identifies it. Quote it exactly as printed; a truncated version is a different string. |
| SERIAL | One unit, and only one unit | Traceability and warranty. It does not identify the model, so it is not the line to quote when reordering. |
Two labels, one family
The units photographed for this catalogue show the shape of it. The vehicle unit carries MODEL AZM28QPH9RA5AN, an equip type reading DM4600 UHF, and a supply rating of DC 13.2 V, 14.5 A beside it. The other carries MODEL MDM27JQH9LA2AN. Both belong to the same MOTOTRBO mobile family, and they are not the same line item.
That is the practical value. A supplier can quote against a code string; nobody can quote reliably against the word on the panel, because the panel is not specific enough to order from.
The panel can carry a different name entirely
One photograph here shows a unit whose body is printed XiR M8668i rather than DM4600, the designation it sells under in another region. The hardware is the tier this catalogue lists; the print is the name it travels under.
A description in an email can be honest and still be insufficient. Saying DM4600 names the family. The label says whether the unit in the photograph is the one that was meant.
The regional designations are recorded on the identifier pages rather than repeated here, because a list copied into a note is a second place for the same fact to drift.
What the label does not settle
A nameplate is a manufacturing record, not a data sheet. It carries the build and the supply it expects. It does not carry what a buyer compares between models: channel capacity, ingress protection, protocols, accessories. Those sit on the identifier page.
Two of those look like they follow from the model name and do not. Channel capacity is a build attribute: units in one family are recorded at different figures. Ingress protection is quoted per unit, so one figure applied across a range is a claim the record does not support.
The supply rating is the third. DC 13.2 V with a current figure describes what the unit draws, which is not the same question as what the vehicle can supply. Settle that with whoever fits the radio.
What to send with the enquiry
Four photographs answer almost every question that would otherwise take a round of messages. They cost a minute to take and they are the difference between a quote that can be issued and a question that has to be asked back.
Photographs that remove the round trip
- The chassis label, square on and readable, with the whole label in frame.
- The front panel, so the family print and the control head are both visible.
- The accessory connector, if an existing microphone or cable has to fit the replacement.
- The battery pack label, separately, if packs are part of the order — the part number is on the pack rather than the radio.
Send the quantity and the destination country with the photographs. The build code settles which hardware; the destination settles which variant is admitted and how it is marked, and neither of those can be worked out from the other.
What to put in the first message
Every one of these removes a round trip. The enquiry page composes a brief containing them; you send it from your own mail or messaging app.
- Destination country — this decides the approved variant and the marking.
- The frequency range you are licensed to use, in MHz.
- Quantity per site, and whether spares are included in that number.
- Operating environment, if it is classified (hazardous area, mine, tunnel).
- Whether the units must arrive programmed, and if so the channel plan.
- The MODEL string from the chassis label, copied exactly as printed.
Questions this note answers
It identifies a family, and a family is made in more than one build. For a first enquiry it is enough to start a conversation; for a reorder it is not specific enough to guarantee the same unit arrives.
Then say so and send the best photograph available. A partial label still narrows the build, and a supplier who can see that it is partial will ask a narrower question than one who is told only a family name.
Not for identifying the model. It identifies one unit, and it is the line that matters if the question is about warranty or about a specific unit rather than about which build to buy again.
The label. Regional designations and family prints differ from the factory build code, and the code is what a supplier can quote against.
Other notes written against the same decision — Names and order codes.
- XPR, XiR, DGP and DP — four names, and which one your order actually needs
This catalogue records 156 regional counterpart names across 76 identifiers. They are not extra products — they are the same hardware under the names each region sold it as.
- Is the DP1400 the same radio as the XiR P3688, the CP200d or the DEP450?
Yes, as a family relationship — and that is the whole of the claim. This catalogue records three counterparts for the DP1400, one per market, and none of them is a specification.
- DP4801, DP4801e and DP4801 Ex: three identifiers, three radios
The numbering reads like a sequence. The records describe four builds: IP57 on two, IP68 on one, IP67 on the Ex, and a UHF ceiling that drops on the Ex alone.
Where to go from here
DM3601
The second label, on the same family.
Four regional names
Why the print on the body and the name on the page can differ.
Buyer notes are written from the catalogue and the published reference pages. They carry no parameter the site cannot evidence, and an unconfirmed value stays unconfirmed here too. BaltiGo is a trading and distribution company supplying Motorola two-way radio hardware into markets worldwide, and does not claim to be a Motorola authorised dealer or official distributor.
Enquiry
Send the configuration, not just the model name
Band, destination and quantity decide whether a quotation is usable in one round or three. Compose the brief and it carries all three.