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
- Identifying Radio Controls
- Identifying Status Indicators
- General Radio Operation
- Advanced Features
- Advanced Call Features
- Contacts
- Scan Lists
- Scan
- Call Alert Paging
- Emergency Operation
- Man Down
- Automatic Registration Service (ARS)
- Text Messaging Service (TMS)
- Accessing the TMS Features
- Composing and Sending a New Text Message
- Sending a Quick Text Message
- Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features
- Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
- Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message
- Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message
- Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message
- Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message
- Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message
- Managing Text Messages
- Managing Sent Text Messages
- ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution
- Secure Operations
- Security
- The Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Understanding the GPS Feature
- Enhancing GPS Performance
- The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)
- Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature
- Saving a Waypoint
- Viewing a Saved Waypoint
- Editing the Alias of a Waypoint
- Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint
- Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint
- Deleting All Saved Waypoints
- Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint
- Using the Location Feature While in Emergency Mode
- Trunking System Controls
- Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth® -
- Turning the Bluetooth On
- Turning the Bluetooth Off
- Re-Pair Timer
- Bluetooth Drop Timer
- Pairing Bluetooth Device with the Radio
- Indicating Bluetooth Connection is Lost
- Turning On the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Radio to the Headset)
- Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Headset to the Radio)
- Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device
- Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Device Information
- Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information
- Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name
- Programming Over Project 25 (POP 25) (ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional)
- Utilities
- Viewing the Recent Calls
- Selecting the Power Level
- Selecting a Radio Profile
- Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias
- Selecting the Audio Speaker
- Controlling the Display Backlight
- Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls
- Turning Keypad Tones On or Off
- Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- Using the Time-Out Timer
- Setting the Time and Date
- Using the Conventional Squelch Operation Features
- Using the PL Defeat Feature
- Using the Digital PTT ID Feature
- Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only)
- IMPRES™ Battery Annunciator
- Accessing the General Radio Information
- Voice Announcement
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
Advanced Features
English
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5 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the
microphone.
6 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for
a response from the dispatcher.
7 Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for
about a second to exit the Emergency Call mode.
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to another
radio without any audio or visual indicators.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2 The display shows no changes, the LED does not light up,
and you hear no tones.
3 The silent emergency state continues until you:
Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for
about a second to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode.
OR
Press and release the PTT button to exit the Silent
Emergency Alarm mode and enter regular dispatch or
Emergency Call mode.
Note: For ALL Emergency signals, when changing channels:
• If the new channel is also preprogrammed for
Emergency, you can change channels while in
Emergency operation. The emergency alarm or call
continues on the new channel.
• If the new channel is NOT preprogrammed for
Emergency, the display shows No emergency, and
you hear an invalid tone until you exit the Emergency
state or change to a channel preprogrammed for
Emergency.
Using the Emergency Keep-Alive Feature
This feature, when enabled, prevents the radio from being
turned off via the MFK when the radio is in the Emergency
state.
Note: The radio only exits the Emergency state using one of
the ways mentioned in the previous sections.
See Sending an Emergency Alarm on page 66,
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) on
page 67, Sending an Emergency Alarm with
Emergency Call on page 67, or Sending a Silent
Emergency Alarm on page 68.