User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Software Version
- Read Me First
- Preparing Your Radio for Use
- Radio Controls
- Status Indicators
- General Radio Operation
- Advanced Features
- 6.1 Advanced Call Features
- 6.2 Scan Lists
- 6.3 Scan
- 6.4 Call Alert Paging
- 6.5 Emergency Operation
- 6.5.1 Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
- 6.5.2 Emergency Keep-Alive
- 6.5.3 Exiting Emergency Operation
- 6.5.4 Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
- 6.5.5 Sending an Emergency Alarm
- 6.5.6 Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
- 6.5.7 Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
- 6.5.8 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
- 6.5.9 Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic
- 6.5.10 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
- 6.5.11 Emergency Find Me
- 6.6 Fireground
- 6.7 Tactical Public Safety (Conventional Only)
- 6.8 Man Down
- 6.9 Secure Operations
- 6.10 Radio Inhibit
- 6.11 Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
- 6.12 Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
- 6.13 Trunking System Controls
- 6.14 Mission Critical Wireless Bluetooth®
- 6.14.1 Turning On Bluetooth
- 6.14.2 Turning Off the Bluetooth
- 6.14.3 Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature
- 6.14.4 Standard Pairing Feature
- 6.14.5 Turning On the Bluetooth Audio
- 6.14.6 Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio
- 6.14.7 Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device
- 6.14.8 Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information
- 6.14.9 Pairing with LEX Handheld
- 6.14.10 Responder Alert Sensors
- 6.15 ASTRO 25 (P25) Programming Over Project 25 (POP25)
- 6.16 Voice Announcement
- 6.17 Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
- 6.18 Wi-Fi
- 6.19 Utilities
- 6.19.1 Using the Flip Display
- 6.19.2 Selecting a Basic Zone Bank
- 6.19.3 Selecting the Power Level
- 6.19.4 Controlling the Display Backlight
- 6.19.5 Locking and Unlocking the Controls
- 6.19.6 Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- 6.19.7 Using the Time-Out Timer
- 6.19.8 Conventional Squelch Operation
- 6.19.9 Using the PL Defeat Feature
- 6.19.10 Digital PTT ID Support
- 6.19.11 Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
- 6.19.12 Transmit Inhibit
- 6.19.13 Instant Recall
- Accessories
- Legal and Compliance Statement
- Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Limited Warranty
- Glossary
- ACK
- Active Channel
- Analog Signal
- ARS
- ASTRO 25
- ASTRO conventional
- Autoscan
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Pairing
- Call Alert
- Carrier Squelch
- Central Controller
- Channel
- Control Channel
- Conventional
- Conventional Scan List
- COTS
- Cursor
- Digital Private Line (DPL)
- Digital Signal
- Dispatcher
- Digital Signal Processor
- Dynamic Regrouping
- Failsoft
- FCC
- Hang up
- IV&D
- Key Variable Loader
- Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD)
- Light Emitting Diode (LED)
- Li-Ion
- Man Down
- MCW
- MDC
- Monitor
- Multi-System Talkgroup Scan List
- Network Access Code
- NiMH
- Non-tactical/revert
- OCW
- Over-The-Air Rekeying
- Page
- Personality
- Preprogrammed
- Private (Conversation) Call
- Private Line (PL)
- Programmable
- Push-to-Talk
- Radio Frequency
- Repeater
- selective switch
- Squelch
- Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI)
- Standby
- Status Calls
- Tactical/non-revert
- TalkAround
- Talkgroup
- Trunking
- Trunking Priority Monitor scan list
- USK
- VRS
- Zone
• For Trunking system, the display shows the caller alias or ID.
Procedure:
1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call.
The LED lights up solid red.
3 Release the PTT button to listen.
5.3.2
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)
A Private Call is a call from one individual radio to another. Other users in the current talkgroup cannot
hear the one-to-one call between the two radios. The calling radio automatically verifies that the
receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller ID.
When and where to use:
When you receive a Private Call, you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The display
shows CALL RCV, alternating with the caller alias (name) or ID (number).
Procedure:
1 Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
3 Press the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
5.3.3
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard phone calls from a landline phone.
When and where to use:
When you receive a Telephone Call, you hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green. The
backlight of the screen turns green and the display shows PHN CALL and the call received icon blinks.
Procedure:
1 Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
3 Press the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
5.4
Methods to Make a Radio Call
You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by using:
• The preprogrammed Zone switch.
• The 16-Position Select Channel Knob.
• A preprogrammed button.
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