User's Guide

Capacity Max

Capacity Max is a trunked radio system based on

MOTOTRBO control channels.

MOTOTRBO digital radio products are marketed by

Motorola Solutions primarily to business and industrial

users. MOTOTRBO uses the European

Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital

Mobile Radio (DMR) standard, that is, two-slot Time

Division Multiple Access (TDMA), to pack simultaneous

voice or data in a 12.5 kHz channel (6.25 kHz equivalent).

5.1

Push-To-Talk Button

The Push-to-Talk (PTT) button serves two basic purposes:

• While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the

radio to transmit to other radios in the call. The

microphone is activated when the PTT button is

pressed.

• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to

make a new call.

Long press the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button

to listen.

If the Talk Permit Tone is enabled, wait until the short alert

tone ends before talking.

5.2

Programmable Buttons

Depending on the duration of a button press, your dealer

can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to

radio functions.

Short press

Pressing and releasing rapidly.

Long press

Pressing and holding for the programmed duration.

NOTICE:

See Emergency Operation on page 326 for more

information on the programmed duration of the

Emergency button.

5.3

Assignable Radio Functions

The following radio functions can be assigned to the

programmable buttons by your dealer or system

administrator.

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