User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Declaration of Conformity
- Important Safety Information
- Software Version
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Getting Started
- Preparing Your Radio for Use
- Identifying Radio Controls
- Identifying Status Indicators
- General Radio Operation
- Advanced Features
- Advanced Call Features
- Scan Lists
- Scan
- Call Alert Paging
- Emergency Operation
- Secure Operations
- Trunking System Controls
- Utilities
- Using the Flip Display
- Selecting a Zone Bank
- Selecting the Power Level
- Controlling the Display Backlight
- Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- Using the Time-Out Timer
- Using the Conventional Squelch Operation Features
- Using the PL Defeat Feature
- Using the Digital PTT ID Feature
- Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only)
- Voice Announcement
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Notes

Contents
English
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Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 18
Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call . . . 19
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making a Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Conventional Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Advanced Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call
(ASTRO Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . 24
Classifying Regrouped Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Viewing and Changing the Priority Status . . . . . . . .25
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Turning Scan On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional
Scan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Call Alert Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Receiving a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) . . . . .29
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Using the Emergency Keep-Alive Feature . . . . . . .31
Secure Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting Secure Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Selecting Clear Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Managing Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Loading an Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Using the Multikey Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33