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
4-2 Viking Portable 600 Radio Operating Manual
Radio-wide Features
• On the front panel, buttons <F3>, <F4>, and all DTMF buttons (see Figure 2.1).
• On the top panel, the rotary three-position switch and the orange button (see Figure 2.2)
The functions that can be controlled by option buttons are shown in Table 4.1. Each option
button can be programmed to control a different function in each of the three operating
modes. For example, <F3> can control one function when a conventional channel is
selected, another when a SmartNet/SmartZone channel is selected, and still another when
a Project 25 trunking channel is selected.
Table 4.1 Programmable Option Button and Menu Mode Functions
Function
X = Available in Mode:
Menu DisplayConventional
Project 25
Trunking
SmartNet SmartZone
Activate OTAP X Actv OTAP
Alert tones On-Off X X X X Tones
Auto Site Search X X X Auto Site
Backlight On-Off X X X X Backlight
Call Alert Select (Paging) X X X X Call Alert
Call Response Select X X X Call Rsp
Cancel Dynamic Regroup X X X Cancel DR
Change Keyset (OTAR) X X X X Chg Keyset
Channel Select X X X X Chan Selct
Clear/Secure Encryption Select X X X X Security
Clone Programming Select
(Portable menu only)
X X X X Clone
Contrast X X X X Contrast
Data Modes X Data Modes
Digital (Project 25) talkgroup
Select
X Select TG
Display GPS XXXXGPS
Display Information Select
(frequency or channel display)
X Display
Emergency Mode Select X X X X Emergency
Emergency Clear X X X X Emerg Clr
Erase Keys, OTAR
(menu only)
X X X X Erase Keys
Favorite Channels X X X X Favorites
Group Scan Grp SCan
High/Low Power Select X X X X Tx Power
Home X X X X Home Zone
Home 2 X X X XHomme2
Key Select, OTAR X X Key Select
Keypad Lock Select X X X X (Opt sw only)
Keypad Programming Select X Keypad Prg
Messaging Select X X X Message
Shaded features support the secondary press and hold function on the portable radios.
Preliminary Draft 3/9/12