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 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
2-8 Viking™ VP600 Portable Radio Operating Manual
Controls and Display
The icons are as follows:
Table 2.3 Display Icons
Icon Name protocol(s) Description
BUSY Conventional Indicates that the current transmit channel is
busy.
PRIORITY Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the current channel is the
priority channel in the current scan list.
PRIORITY_2 Conventional/P25 Indicates that the current channel is the
priority 2 channel in the current scan list.
SCAN_LIST Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the current channel is in the
current scan list.
EDIT_MODE Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the user has entered a feature
requiring user input.
MONITOR Conventional Indicates that the radio is monitoring the
receive channel or monitoring the transmit
channel.
PHONE Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the radio is in interconnecting
mode.
UNIT_CALL Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the radio is in unit call mode
REPEATER_TALK_ARO
UND
Conventional Indicates that the radio is in repeater talk
around mode.
SCAN Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the radio is scanning.
SECURITY Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the radio is using encryption.
TRANSMIT Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates transmit when the radio is in
surveillance mode or the LED indicator is
disabled.
DATA_CONTEXT_
ACTIVATED
Conventional/P25 Indicates that the radio is registered for data.
P25_DATA_CHANNEL_
GRANT
Conventional/P25 Indicates that the radio is on a data channel.
SITE_LOCKED P25/SN/SZ Indicates that the radio is locked to a site.
This icon flashes.
CALL_HISTORY Conventional Indicates that the user is viewing an ID from
the radio's call history.
GPS Conventional Indicates that the radio has acquired GPS
sync.
RADIO_WIDE_SCAN Conventional/P25/
SN/SZ
Indicates that the radio is radio wide
scanning.
TEXT_MESSAGE Conventional Indicates that the radio is using the text
message feature.
SIGNAL_STRENGTH_0 P25/SN/SZ Indicates that the received signal strength is
between 0 and the Acceptable threshold.