User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 0020600045_Viking VP600 Portable Radio Operating Manual
- Features
- Controls and Display
- General Operation
- Radio-wide Features
- 4.1 Viewing Radio Information
- 4.2 Option Keys / Buttons
- 4.3 Feature Enable / Disable
- 4.4 Menu Mode
- 4.5 Function Recall
- 4.6 Time-Out Timer
- 4.7 Home Channel Select
- 4.8 Power Output Select
- 4.9 Alert Tone Select
- 4.10 Surveillance Mode
- 4.11 Scanning
- 4.12 Global Positioning System (GPS)
- 4.13 Radio Service
- 4.14 RSSI
- 4.15 Fire Ground Mode
- Conventional Mode Features
- 5.1 Monitoring Before Transmitting
- 5.2 Monitor Mode
- 5.3 Busy Channel Lockout
- 5.4 Call Guard Squelch
- 5.5 Penalty Timer
- 5.6 Conversation Timer
- 5.7 Repeater Talkaround
- 5.8 Displaying Transmit / Receive Frequency
- 5.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 5.10 Conventional Mode Scanning
- 5.11 Standard Conventional Calls
- 5.12 ANI Signaling Options
- 5.13 Project 25 Mode Features
- 5.13.1 Digital Unit ID
- 5.13.2 Talkgroup ID
- 5.13.3 Network Access Code
- 5.13.4 Out of Range (EFJohnson Conventional) Indication
- 5.13.5 Automatic (EFJohnson Conventional) Registration
- 5.13.6 P25 Group Calls
- 5.13.7 Talkgroup Scan
- 5.13.8 P25 Unit Calls
- 5.13.9 P25 Conventional Telephone Calls
- 5.13.10 Call Alert
- 5.13.11 Call History
- 5.13.12 Messaging
- 5.13.13 Status Messaging
- 5.13.14 P25 Packet Data
- 5.14 Keypad Programming
- 5.15 Text Messaging
- 5.16 Fire Ground Mode
- SmartNet / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
- 6.1 Analog and Digital Operation
- 6.2 Standard Group Calls
- 6.3 Unit Calls
- 6.4 Telephone Calls
- 6.5 Call Alert
- 6.6 Messaging
- 6.7 Sending Status Conditions
- 6.8 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 6.9 Failsoft Operation
- 6.10 SmartNet / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Scanning Features
- 6.11 Dynamic Regrouping
- 6.12 SmartZone and P25 Trunking Unique Features
- 6.13 Zone Password
- Messages
- Secure Communication (Encryption)
- Data Features
- Service Information
- 00FCC Safety Requirements
Viking™ VP600 Portable Radio Operating Manual 3-5
General Operation
You can also activate the “View Time” feature, displaying the month, day, year, and the
time, including seconds. Since this feature can be used as a timer, it does not time out after
a period of time to return to normal zone/channel display. However, press any button to
exit the feature.
3.3 Zone and Channel Select
The Viking Portable radio supports up to 255 zones with up to 255 channels per zone. The
exact number of channels is dependent on the Software channel options. The total
maximum number of channels is 2048.
Channel or zone selection may be programmed to either the rotary control or the
navigation pad. The zone selection function may also be programmed to the toggle
control. Each function may only be programmed to one control. Neither function must be
programmed.
3.3.1 Direct Zone / Channel Selection
The Direct Channel Select feature is available if the Channel Select option switch or menu
parameter is programmed. This feature allows channels to be directly selected using the
DTMF keypad numeric keys (DTMF models only) or Up/Down buttons (all models).
Rotary Control The rotary channel selector on top of the radio. May be set for zone
select, channel select or none. Zone select sets the knob to cycle
through the first 16 zones. Channel select sets the knob to cycle
through the first 16 channels.
Navigation Pad This is the up, down, left, and right switches on the front of the radio.
Zone select allows the user to cycle through all the zones in the profile.
This function allows changes to occur as soon as the button is pressed:
There is no delay. Channel select allows the user to cycle through all
the channels in the profile by pressing the up and down switches. The
radio will loop from the last channel to the first and vice versa using
the up and down switches. The radio will display unprogrammed
channels located between other programmed channels.
Toggle Control This three-position switch on the top of the radio sets the toggle switch
to cycle through the first 3 zones.