User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Radio Overview
- Controls & Display
- General Operation
- 3.1 Basic Operation
- 3.1.1 Turning Power ON and Setting Volume
- 3.1.2 Persistent Settings
- 3.1.3 Power-Up Password
- 3.1.4 Speaking into the Microphone
- 3.1.5 Display Backlight Control
- 3.1.6 Display Viewing Angle & Contrast Adjust (Standard Control Head Only)
- 3.1.7 Zone / Channel Display and Select
- 3.1.8 Setting Squelch Control
- 3.1.9 Zone Edit
- 3.1.10 Transmit Disable
- 3.1.11 Operation At Extended Range
- 3.1.12 Preventing Vehicle Battery Discharge
- 3.1.13 Cleaning the Control Head
- 3.1.14 Radio Service
- 3.2 Single Touch
- 3.2.1 Single Touch Buttons
- 3.2.2 Detailed Single Touch Operation
- 3.2.2.1 Conventional Unit Call
- 3.2.2.2 Conventional Call Alert
- 3.2.2.3 Conventional Status
- 3.2.2.4 Conventional Message
- 3.2.2.5 P25 Unit Call
- 3.2.2.6 P25 Call Alert
- 3.2.2.7 P25 Status
- 3.2.2.8 P25 Interconnect
- 3.2.2.9 SNSZ Unit Call
- 3.2.2.10 SNSZ Call Alert
- 3.2.2.11 SNSZ Status
- 3.2.2.12 SNSZ Message:
- 3.2.2.13 SNSZ Interconnect:
- 3.3 Radio Inhibit
- 3.4 Setting Squelch
- 3.5 Operating Modes
- 3.1 Basic Operation
- Radio Wide Features
- 4.1 Option Buttons
- 4.2 Menu Mode
- 4.3 Time-Out Timer
- 4.4 Home Channel Select
- 4.5 Power Output Select
- 4.6 Alert Tone Select
- 4.7 Ignition Power Down Duration
- 4.8 Horn Alert
- 4.9 Microphone Off-Hook Detect
- 4.10 Surveillance Mode
- 4.11 Public Address
- 4.12 Scanning
- 4.13 Scan Lists
- 4.14 Over the Air Programming
- 4.15 Over the Internet Programming
- 4.16 Auto / Unmute
- 4.17 Location Services
- 4.18 Emergency Alarm Receive Indicator
- 4.19 Kiosk Mode
- 4.20 Analog Noise Reduction
- 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 Talk-Around
- 5.8 Displaying Transmit / Receive Frequency
- 5.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 5.10 Conventional Mode Channel Scanning
- 5.11 Standard Conventional Calls
- 5.12 DTMF / ANI Signaling
- 5.13 Project 25 Mode Features
- 5.13.1 Digital Unit ID
- 5.13.2 Talkgroup ID
- 5.13.3 Network Access Code (NAC)
- 5.13.4 EFJohnson System Out-of-Range Indicator
- 5.13.5 EFJohnson System Automatic Registration
- 5.13.6 P25 Group Calls
- 5.13.7 P25 Unit Calls
- 5.13.8 P25 Conventional Telephone Calls
- 5.13.9 Call Alert
- 5.13.10 Call History
- 5.13.11 Messaging
- 5.13.12 Status Messaging
- 5.13.13 P25 Packet Data
- 5.14 Keypad Programming
- 5.15 Text Messaging
- SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
- 6.1 Analog and Digital Operation
- 6.2 Viewing Unit ID
- 6.3 Standard Group Calls
- 6.4 Unit Calls
- 6.5 Telephone Calls
- 6.6 Call Alert
- 6.7 Messaging
- 6.8 Sending Status Conditions
- 6.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 6.10 Failsoft Operation
- 6.11 SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunking Scanning Features
- 6.12 Dynamic Regrouping
- 6.13 P25 Radio Unit Monitor
- 6.14 SmartZone and P25 Trunking Unique Features
- 6.14.1 Busy Override
- 6.14.2 Site Trunking
- 6.14.3 Determining Current Site and Searching for a New Site
- 6.14.4 Locking / Unlocking a Site
- 6.14.5 Auto Site Search
- 6.14.6 P25 Wide Area Scan
- 6.14.7 Normal P25 and SmartZone Control Channel Hunt
- 6.14.8 Talkgroup Steering through System Access Permissions
- 6.14.9 Radio Information
- 6.14.10 Current Software version in the radio
- 6.15 P25 Trunking System Single Touch
- 6.16 P25 Messaging
- Secure Communication (Encryption)
- Data Features
- Tones & Error Messages
- Service Information
Draft 02 - Sep 1 2015
Viking Mobile Radio Operating Manual 7-7
Secure Communication (Encryption)
If the Clear/Secure switch is not programmed, the radio is always in the last known state
(usually Clear) and there is no way to change it. For example, if the last known state is
Clear and this parameter is not selected, it is never possible to transmit a Secure message
on a channel strapped Secure because all that happens is transmitting is disabled, an error
tone sounds, and “SEC ONLY” (Standard Control Head) or “Secure Only” (Lightning
Control Head) is displayed.
7.4 Security Settings Override
The default security settings that determine how encryption keys are used for talkgroups
and channels can be changed for different operating modes.
7.4.1 P25 Conventional and Trunking Talkgroup Security
Override
Conventional digital (P25), Smartnet/Smartzone and P25 Trunking encryption strapping is
programmed on a “per talkgroup” basis. However conventional digital and P25 trunking
talkgroup encryption strapping can be overridden on a “per channel” basis.Therefore, if
desired on Conventional Digital and P25 Trunking channels, encryption can be
programmed differently for each channel.
7.4.2 Secure Call Behavior
7.4.2.1 Failsoft, Group Regroup or Dynamic Regroup Call
If the radio is in failsoft or is dynamically regrouped, the radio will behave as it always
has. That is, the radio will use any key to decrypt a received call and will transmit using
switched strapping and the key PID specified as originally programmed.
If the radio is group regrouped, most functionality is retained. The radio will continue to
use the key PID specified (as programmed) or use any key to decrypt a received call. The
radio will use the keys based on programming values for Failsoft, Patch, Unit Call,
Interconnect, and Dynamic TG: when the radio is in these modes, the radio will not use the
strapping of the current channel. This means that if the channel has the override feature
enabled, the strapping specified in this section will be used for the channel. If the override
feature is not enabled, then the strapping of the currently selected talkgroup will be used.