User's Manual

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Glossary
Deadlock Displayed by the radio after three failed
attempts to unlock the radio.The radio must
be powered off and on prior to another
attempt.
Digital Private Line
(DPL)
A type of coded squelch using data bursts.
Similar 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.
Dispatcher An individual who has radio system
management duties.
Failsoft The failsoft system allows communications
to take place even though the central
controller has failed. Each trunked repeater
in the system will key, and transmit a data
word informing every radio that the system
has gone into failsoft.
FCC Federal Communications Commission.
Hang Up Disconnect.
Home Display The first display information after the radio
completes its self test.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display.
LED Light-emitting diode.
Monitor Check channel activity by pressing the
Monitor button. If the channel is clear, you
will hear static. If the channel is in use, you
will hear conversation. It also serves as a
way to check the volume level of the radio,
as the radio will “open the squelch” when
pressing the monitor button.
Network Access
Code
Network Access Code (NAC) operates on
digital channels to reduce voice channel
interference between adjacent systems and
sites.