User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTION
- 2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE INFORMATION
- 3 OPERATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
- 4 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
- 6 CHANGE OPERATING MODE (700/800 MHZ RADIOS ONLY)
- 7 OPENSKY OPERATION (700/800 MHZ RADIOS ONLY)
- 7.1 CH721 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS
- 7.2 POWER UP AND VOLUME CONTROL
- 7.3 SELF-TEST
- 7.4 LOGIN TO THE NETWORK
- 7.5 LOG OFF THE NETWORK
- 7.6 TURN THE RADIO OFF
- 7.7 MENU DISPLAY AND CONTROL AREA
- 7.8 RADIO STATUS ICONS
- 7.9 DWELL DISPLAY
- 7.10 ERROR MESSAGES
- 7.11 PERSONALITY
- 7.12 ALERT TONES
- 7.13 BASIC MENU STRUCTURE
- 7.14 KEYPAD
- 7.15 CHANGE THE ACTIVE PROFILE
- 7.16 CHECK OR CHANGE THE SELECTED TALK GROUP
- 7.17 ENABLE/DISABLE VOLUME SIDE TONE
- 7.18 ADJUST DISPLAY AND BUTTON BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS
- 7.19 STEALTH MODE
- 7.20 ADJUST SIDE TONE AUDIO LEVEL
- 7.21 CHANGE OPERATING MODE
- 7.22 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT VOICE CALLS
- 7.23 ADJUST AUDIO TREBLE LEVEL
- 7.24 INTERCOM MODE
- 7.25 TALK GROUP LOCK OUT
- 7.26 SCAN
- 7.27 MAKE SELECTIVE CALLS
- 7.28 SELECTIVE ALERT
- 7.29 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS (SYSTEM MODEL CONTROL HEAD)
- 7.30 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
- 7.31 ENCRYPTION
- 7.32 PRESET BUTTONS
- 7.33 DYNAMIC REGROUPING
- 7.34 GPS COORDINATES
- 7.35 SCENE-OF-INCIDENT MODE
- 8 P25/EDACS/CONVENTIONAL COMMON OPERATION
- 8.1 TURN THE RADIO ON
- 8.2 CH721 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS
- 8.3 SELECTION MODE RULES
- 8.4 DIRECT ACCESS
- 8.5 FEATURE ENCRYPTION DISPLAY
- 8.6 SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION
- 8.7 LAST SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL RECALL
- 8.8 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION (PROVOICE)
- 8.9 MACRO KEY OPERATION
- 9 EDACS AND P25 TRUNKED OPERATION
- 9.1 RADIO STATUS ICONS
- 9.2 MESSAGES
- 9.3 ALERT TONES
- 9.4 MENU
- 9.5 RECEIVE A CALL
- 9.6 SEND A CALL
- 9.7 CONVENTIONAL FAILSOFT
- 9.8 EMERGENCY OPERATION
- 9.9 SYSTEM SCAN OPERATION
- 9.10 GROUP SCAN OPERATION
- 9.11 INDIVIDUAL CALLS
- 9.12 SCAT OPERATION
- 9.13 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS
- 9.14 MOBILE DATA
- 9.15 STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION
- 9.16 EDACS CONVENTIONAL P1 SCAN
- 9.17 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION
- 9.18 PAGE (P25 TRUNKED ONLY)
- 10 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION
- 11 P25 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION
- 12 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
- 13 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- 14 KEYPAD REMAPPING
- 15 RADIO SETUP
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10 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION
10.1 RADIO STATUS ICONS
Status icons are indicators that show the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons appear
on the first line of the display.
Figure 10-1: Typical Display
Table 10-1: Icons and Descriptions
ICON DESCRIPTION
Indicates selected group or channel is in scan list.
Indicates selected group or channel is programmed as Priority 1 in scan list.
Indicates selected group or channel is programmed as Priority 2 in scan list.
Indicates a conventional channel enabled with Channel Guard Function.
Indicates the current channel is set up as an analog channel.
Volume bars – indicates relative volume level.
Indicates scan mode enabled.
10.2 MESSAGES
During radio operation, various messages are displayed on either line 1 or line 2. Typical messages
include control channel status information, such as system busy or call denied, or messages associated
with the radio's operation, (i.e. volume adjust). These messages are described as follows:
Table 10-2: Display Messages
MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION
TALKARND Talk-around Indicates the radio is operating on conventional channels in talk-around mode (no
repeater).
VOL=31 Volume Level Indicates the current volume level. The volume level display ranges from OFF (silent)
to 31 (loudest).