User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL
- REGULATORY INFORMATION
- CHECKING ITEMS IN THE PACKAGE
- RADIO OVERVIEW
- BEFORE USING THE RADIO
- BASIC OPERATIONS
- SCANNING CHANNELS
- EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
- HDC1200 SIGNALING
- SECURE COMMUNICATIONS
- MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
- TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- CARE AND CLEANING
- MODEL NUMBERS
- WARRANTY REGISTRATION AND WARRANTY
BASIC OPERATIONS
Publication 14222-1100-2000, Rev. A 13
TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF
To turn on the radio, rotate its On/Off Volume Control knob clockwise out of the detent position. A click
will be sensed. The radio flashes its LED status indicator green. This knob is item 8 on page 6.
To turn the radio off, rotate this knob fully counter-clockwise until the detent click is sensed.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
After turning the radio on, rotate the On/Off Volume Control knob clockwise to increase the volume or
counter-clockwise to decrease it. Volume adjustment can be made at anytime later in the same manner.
LED INDICATOR
A light-emitting diode (LED)
type status indicator is located on
the top of the radio, near the
On/Off/Volume Control Knob.
This indicator can be quickly
viewed to determine the basic
operational status of the radio.
Each status indication is
described in the table at the right.
SELECTING A ZONE
A zone is a group of pre-
programmed radio channels
exhibiting similar properties. The
radio supports up to three (3) zones and each zone can have up to 16 channels. Zones and channels are pre-
programmed into the radio by your dealer. Select a zone by pressing the programmed Zone Up or Zone
LED INDICATOR RADIO STATUS
Flashing Green
Powering on
Glowing Red
Transmitting
Glowing Green
Receiving
Flashing Orange Slowly
(approximately once every 2 sec.)
Scanning
Flashing Orange Rapidly
(approximately twice every 1 sec.)
Emergency
Glowing Orange
OK to transmit voice audio by
pressing the PTT key and
speaking into the microphone.