User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Declaration of Conformity
- Important Safety Information
- Software Version
- Informations importantes sur la sécurité
- Version du logiciel
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Getting Started
- Preparing Your Radio for Use
- Charging the Battery
- Attaching the Battery‡
- Installing the Antenna
- Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover
- Installing Accessories with GCAI Connector
- Turning On Your Radio‡
- Adjusting the Volume†
- Pairing Radio with Pod and Earpiece†‡
- Pairing Radio with Mission Critical Remote Control Unit (RCU)
- Using the Carry Holster
- Tying Your Radio and Flexible Antenna to Your Body
- Identifying Radio Controls
- Identifying Status Indicators
- General Radio Operation
- Advanced Features
- Advanced Call Features
- Scan
- Call Alert Paging†‡
- Emergency Operation†‡
- Man Down†‡
- Secure Operations
- Trunking System Controls†‡
- Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth® -†‡
- Turning the Bluetooth On
- Turning the Bluetooth Off
- Re-Pair Timer
- Bluetooth Drop Timer
- Pairing the Bluetooth Device with Your Radio
- Indicating the Bluetooth Connection is Lost
- Turning the Bluetooth Audio On (Routing the Audio from Your Radio to the Headset)
- Turning the Bluetooth Audio Off (Routing the Audio from the Headset to Your Radio)
- Adjusting the Volume of Your Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device
- Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information
- Programming Over Project 25 (POP 25) (ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional)
- Utilities
- Flipping the Display on DRSM‡
- Controlling the Display Backlight‡
- Locking and Unlocking the Controls†‡
- Turning Voice Mute On or Off†‡
- Using the Time-Out Timer
- Using the Conventional Squelch Operation Features
- 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
General Radio Operation
English
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General Radio Operation
Once you understand how your APX Portable is configured, you
are ready to use your radio.
Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic
Call features:
Selecting a Zone†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28
Selecting a Radio Channel† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
Using Mode Select Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30
Saving a Zone and Channel to a Mode Select
Button† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . page 31
Receiving and Responding to a Call‡ . . . . . . . . . . . page 31
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking
Only)†‡ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking
Only)†‡ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32
Making a Radio Call† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33
Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33
Monitoring Features†‡ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34
Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34
Conventional Mode Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34
Selecting a Zone†
A zone is a group of channels.
Use the following procedure to select a zone.
Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use
this feature.
Procedure:
1 If Selecting a Zone is the secondary function of the Up and
Down Arrow Buttons, short press the MFB to toggle to
Selecting a Zone mode. You hear the Secondary Mode tone
and associated Voice Announcement if configured.
OR
If Zone Up or Down feature is pre-programmed on a
programmable button, skip to step 2.
OR
If Selecting a Zone is the primary function of Up and Down
Arrow Buttons, skip to step 2.
2 Press the Up and Down Arrow Buttons, or the
preprogrammed Zone Up or Zone Down buttons to toggle
the zone list backward or forward. If configured, you can
hear Voice Announcement of the selected zone.
3 Press the PTT button to transmit on the selected zone
channel.
See Voice Announcement†on page 62 to understand how the
Voice Announcement works.
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