User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Declaration of Conformity
- Important Safety Information
- Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)
- 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
- Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and Conventional)
- Emergency Operation
- Sending an Emergency Alarm
- Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
- Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
- Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
- Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic
- Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
- Change of Channels during Emergency
- Emergency Keep-Alive Feature
- Fireground
- Automatic Registration Service (ARS)
- Text Messaging Service (TMS)
- Accessing the Messaging Features
- Composing and Sending a New Text Message
- Sending a Quick Text Message
- Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message
- 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
- Receiving a Text Message
- Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox
- Replying to a Received Text Message
- Accessing the Drafts Folder
- Sent Text Messages
- Deleting a Text Message
- Deleting All Text Messages
- ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution
- Secure Operations
- Security
- Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
- GPS Operation
- GPS Performance Enhancement
- The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)
- Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinates
- 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
- Location Feature in Emergency Mode
- Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System)
- Trunking System Controls
- Bluetooth
- Turning On Bluetooth
- Turning Off the Bluetooth
- Re-Pair Timer
- Bluetooth Drop Timer
- Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection
- Standard Pairing Feature
- PIN Authentication in Pairing
- Turning On the Bluetooth Audio
- Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio
- 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
- Voice Announcement
- Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)
- Sending SSA Notification to Single Site
- Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry
- Sending SSA Notification to All Sites
- Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites
- Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site
- Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site by Manual Entry
- Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites
- Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites
- Utilities
- Viewing 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 the Controls and Keypad Buttons Tones On or Off
- Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- Using the Time-Out Timer
- Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features
- Using the PL Defeat Feature
- Digital PTT ID Support
- Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only)
- Transmit Inhibit
- IMPRES Battery Annunciator
- General Radio Information
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Limited Warranty
Squelch
Special electronic circuitry, added to the receiver of a
radio, that reduces, or cuts off, unwanted signals before
they are heard in the speaker.
SSI
Synchronous Serial Interface.
Standby
An operating condition whereby the radio’s speaker is
muted but still continues to receive data.
Status Calls
Pre-defined text messages that allow the user to send a
conditional message without talking.
Tactical/ Non-Revert
The user talks on the channel that was selected before
the radio entered the emergency state.
Talkaround
Bypass a repeater and talk directly to another unit for
easy local unit-to-unit communications.
Talkgroup
An organization or group of radio users who
communicate with each other using the same
communication path.
TMS
Text Messaging Service.
Trunking
The automatic sharing of communications paths
between a large number of users (see Conventional).
Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List
A scan list that includes talkgroups that are all from the
same trunking system.
USK
Unique Shadow Key.
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time. The international time
standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT).
Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich, England,
which is located at 0 degrees longitude. Everything east
of Greenwich (up to 180 degrees) is later in time;
everything west is earlier. There are 42 time authorities
around the world that are constantly synchronizing with
each other. Abbreviated as UTC (English backronym =
Universal Time, Coordinated), it is also known as Zulu
(Z) Time.
Zone
A grouping of channels.
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