APX TM ASTRO® Digital Portable Radios User Guide Supplement for Front Panel Programming 680XXXXXX-A
Preface Before operating your radio, please review the "Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance" section in the front of your Radio User Guide. Be sure to retain this publication for future reference.
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Frequency Programming Restrictions • • • the radio may only be programmed for those frequencies that the radio user is permitted to use. Programming of frequencies should be done only by authorized service personnel. Radio operation on unauthorized frequencies is a violation of the federal law. Warning, Caution, and Note Notations Throughout this publication, you will notice the use of WARNING, CAUTION, and Note notations.
An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc., which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed. An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc., which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed. Note: An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc., which is important to emphasize.
Contents Preface ................................................. ii Computer Software Copyrights ........... iii Frequency Programming Restrictions . v Warning, Caution, and Note Notations v Getting Started.............................. 1 Introduction.......................................... 1 Programming Feature Operation 3 Front Panel Programming ................... 4 Initiate the FPP Feature................... 6 Glossary ........................................
Notes ii APX - FPP SUPPLEMENT
Getting Started Introduction Your radio provides the ability to edit and program several operational features using the front panel keypad. Front Panel Programming (FPP) covered in this manual, can only be programmed/ reprogrammed when the radio is ordered with the FPP option. A special Advanced System Key (ASK) is also needed. It needs to be used with the CPS.
Before attempting Front Panel Programming as described in this manual: • • • • 2 Familiarize yourself with the your radio. Remove the universal connector seal if it is attached to the radio. Install the ASK to the computer. Install the Customer Programming Software (CPS) on the computer.
Programming Feature Operation The radio can be programmed in three ways: • • • Front Panel Programming (FPP) using the front panel controls of the radio. Cloning the radio zone and channel information for one or more zones; that is, copying zone and channel information from one radio to another radio. Customer Programming Software (CPS), with the radio connected to a PC computer. This supplement describes the Front Panel Programming (FPP) .
Front Panel Programming Front Panel Programming (FPP) allows the authorized service personnel to change the following parameters from the front panel controls of the radio: • • • • • • • Tx/Rx Frequency Tx/Rx Coded Squelch (PL/DPLNAC) Receive Channel Analog / Digital / Mixed designation Transmit Channel Analog / Digital designation Bandwidth Channel Name Zone Name Zone Protection 4 APX - FPP SUPPLEMENT •
There are two methods to program a channel within a zone. Either: • Select the zone and channel through the radio interface, and then initiate the FPP feature. OR • Initiate the FPP feature, and then select the zone and channel (see the procedure starting on the next page). Note: When any of the Rx parameters (i.e., Rx frequency, Rx PL, Rx DPL, and Rx NAC) is changed, FPP automatically copies these Rx parameter values to the equivalent Direct operation (also known as Talkaround operation) parameters.
Initiate the FPP Feature • • • • • 6 Connect the radio to the computer. Load the CPS software with the ASK installed. Via the CPS software enable the FPP feature. A password will then be needed to be keyed in. On the radio, browse to the FPP menu to access the FPP setup. Key in the password provided to gain access to the FPP feature.
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Glossary This is a list of terms used in this User Guide supplement. Analog Signal An RF signal that has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature Channel A group of characteristics such as transmit/receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding. Cursor A visual tracking marker (a blinking line) that indicates a location on the display. Digital A type of coded squelch using data bursts. Similar Private Line (DPL) to PL except a digital code is used instead of a tone.
Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed or discrete, nature, rather than a continuous nature. Front Panel The provisioner is capaProgram- ble of changing ming (FPP) channel/zone names, channel frequency, code, digital/analog operating modes, and bandwidth. Network NAC operated on digital Access channels to reduce voice Code (NAC) channel interference between adjacent systems and sites. Operator The person using the radio to transmit and receive audio.
Preprogrammed A software feature that has been activated by a qualified radio technician. Private A sub-audible tone that is Line (PL) transmitted such that only receivers decoding the tone will receive it. Program- A radio control that can mable have a radio feature assigned to it. Provisioner The person that provisions channel parameters such as frequency and squelch code from the keyboard of the radio. This is also the person that initiates cloning.
Talkaround Bypass a repeater and talk directly to another unit for easy local unit-to-unit basis. Target The radio that is the target Radio of a cloning operation. Zone A grouping of channels.
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