User's Manual

6-14 5300 ES Series Mobile Radio Operating Manual March 2008
SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
5 To exit this mode, cycle radio power or press and hold the Emergency switch.
6.10 Failsoft Operation
If a failure occurs in the SMARTNET/SmartZone or P25 Trunked system so that it cannot
be used, the system directs the radio to automatically enter the failsoft mode. When in this
mode, “Failsoft” and the alias of the selected channel are alternately displayed. A failsoft
tone may also be heard, depending on how the repeater is programmed.
When in the failsoft mode, operation is in the conventional mode on the preprogrammed
failsoft channel (a different failsoft channel can be programmed on each talk group). If a
transmission is attempted before a failsoft channel is located, a continuous tones sounds
until the PTT switch is released. When the radio system returns to normal operation, this is
automatically detected and normal operation resumes.
6.11 SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Scanning Features
Scanning on a SMARTNET/Smartzone or P25 Trunked system is called Priority Monitor
Scan. The following are unique features of this type of scanning. For general scanning
information applicable to all operating modes, refer to Sections 4.12 and 4.13.
• Scanning is turned ON and OFF by the Scan option switch. Talk groups (channels) can
be programmed so that scanning automatically starts whenever the talk group is selected
(Autoscan).
• When responding to calls in the scan mode, the programming of the Talkback Scan
parameter determines if a response always occurs on the talk group of the call (Active
Group) or the Selected Group if they are different. Transmissions at other times always
occur on the selected talk group.
• Up to 255 scan lists or the number that fit in available memory can be programmed.
Each list can include the number channels/talk groups (enabled for your radio) from the
same system, one of which can be a priority group as described in the next section.
• If the Scan List Edit option key is programmed, scan lists are user programmable (see
Section 6.11.2). In addition, nuisance channels can be temporarily deleted as described
in Section 4.12.5.
• Each talk group is programmed to select one of the programmed scan lists or “No List”
(scanning is disabled). If scanning is enabled and the selected channel does not permit
scanning, it is automatically enabled again when a channel is selected that permits
scanning.