User's Manual

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Glossary
Channel A group of characteristics, such as transmit/
receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and
encryption encoding.
Cursor A visual tracking marker (a blinking line) that
indicates a location on the display.
Dispatcher An individual who has radio system
management duties.
Ethernet A local-area network (LAN) architecture
developed by Xerox Corporation in cooperation
with DEC and Intel in 1976. Ethernet uses a
bus or star topology and supports data transfer
rates
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
Memory. A special type of PROM that can be
erased by exposing it to an electrical charge.
An EEPROM retains its contents even when
the power is turned off.
FCC Federal Communications Commission.
FLASHport
A Motorola term that describes the ability of a
radio to change memory. Every FLASHport
radio contains a FLASHport EEPROM memory
chip that can be software written and rewritten
to, again and again.
GPS
Global Positioning Satellite
Hang Up Disconnect.
HPD High Performance Data
LCD Liquid-Crystal Display.
Mode A programmed combination of operating
parameters.
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