Operating Manual

March 2008 5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual 5-13
Conventional Mode Features
5.11 Standard Conventional Calls
Standard conventional calls are placed to other radio units monitoring the selected
channel. The proper coded Call Guard squelch tone or code or P25 NAC may need to be
transmitted by your radio for them to receive a call (see Sections 5.4 and 5.14.3).
5.11.1 Placing a Standard Conventional Call
1 Turn power on and set the volume as described in Section 3.1. Select the channel
programmed for the radio you want to call as described in Section 3.3.
2 Monitor the channel automatically or manually as described in Section 5.1.
3 Press the PTT switch and if the Busy Channel Lockout feature is programmed on the
channel (see
Section 5.3), the transmitter is automatically disabled if the channel is
busy. Otherwise, busy and out-of-range conditions are not indicated.
4 Press (and hold) the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen.
5.11.2 Receiving a Standard Conventional Call
1 Select or scan the channel programmed for the call you want to receive (refer to
Sections
4.9 and 4.10 for more scanning information).
2 When the call is received, press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen. If
scanning, responses may occur on the priority, selected, or receive channel as described
in
Section 5.10.1.
5.12 ANI Signaling Options
Four types of analog signaling are offered:
• Single Tone Encoding
• Five Tone Encoding
•DTMF
•MDC