User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 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 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 Private (Unit-To-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
10-2 Viking Portable 600 Radio Operating Manual
Service Information
To register EFJohnson Technologies products online, visit
www.EFJohnsonTechnologies.com. Click the link for Service and Support, then follow the
instructions for Warranty Registration.
10.3 Telephone Technical Support
Technical support personnel can help resolve many issues over the telephone, such as
display, volume, software, programming. Please refer to Section 10.4, "Factory Customer
Service" for information to contact the Customer Service Department.
10.4 Factory Customer Service
The EFJohnson Technologies Customer Service Department provides customer assistance
on technical problems and the availability of local and factory repair facilities. Regular
customer service hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time, Monday- Friday. A
technical support subscription service is available or support can be purchased on an as-
needed basis. The Customer Service Department can be reached using the following
telephone numbers:
Toll-Free: (800) 328-3911
Fax: (972) 819-0639
E-Mail: customerservice@efji.com
Note Emergency 24-hour technical support is also available at the preceding numbers during
off hours, holidays, and weekends.
When your call is answered at EF Johnson Technologies, you will hear a brief message
informing you of numbers that can be entered to reach various departments. This number
may be entered during or after the message using a tone-type telephone. If you have a
pulse-type telephone, wait until the message is finished and an operator will come on the
line to assist you. When you enter some numbers, another number is requested to further
categorize the type of information you need.
You may also contact the Customer Service Department by mail. Please include all
information that may be helpful in solving your problem. The mailing address is as
follows:
Customer Service Department
EF Johnson Technologies
1440 Corporate Drive
Irving, TX 75038-2401
Preliminary Draft 3/9/12