User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Declaration of Conformity
- Important Safety Information
- Software Version
- 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
- Multiple Control Head Features
- Contacts
- Scan Lists
- Scan
- Call Alert Paging
- Emergency Operation
- Automatic Registration Service (ARS)
- Text Messaging Service (TMS)
- Secure Operations
- 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
- Utilities
- Viewing Recent Calls List
- Selecting the Power Level
- Selecting a Radio Profile
- Controlling the Display Backlight
- Turning Keypad Tones On or Off
- Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- Using the Time-Out Timer
- Using the Conventional Squelch Operation Features
- Using the PL Defeat Feature
- Using the Digital PTT ID Feature
- Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only)
- Accessing General Radio Information
- Optional External Alarms (Horn and Lights)
- Voice Announcement
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty and Service
Advanced Features
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Voice Announcement
This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current
feature mode, Zone or Channel the user has just assigned. This
audio indicator can be customized per customer requirements.
This is typically useful when the user is in a difficult condition to
read the content shown on the display.
Each voice announcement is within a limit of three seconds
maximum. As much as 2000 unique voice announcements are
allowed in a radio. The sum total duration for all voice
announcements in a radio shall be no more than 1000 seconds.
Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified
radio technician.
The features which Voice Announcement supports are:
• Zone
• Channel
• Scan
• Monitor
• Talkaround/Direct
• Tx Inhibit
Note: Voice announcements support certain number of zone-
channel, but not all.
Seek advice from your dealer or qualified technician for
the best selections for this feature.
The two options of priority for the Voice Announcement
available are:
• High – enables the voice of the feature to announce even
when the radio is receiving calls.
• Low – disables the voice of the feature from announcing
when the radio is receiving calls.
Procedure:
You hear a voice announcement when the features below are
preprogrammed in the radio.
• The radio powers up. The radio announces the current zone
and channel it is transmiting.
• Press the preprogrammed voice announcement button
(which specifically programmed to playback the current zone
and channel). The radio announces the current zone and
channel it is transmitting.
Note: Pressing this preprogrammed playback button will
always enable the voice feature to announce in High
priority.
All the three programmable buttons at the side of the
radio support this feature.
• Change to a new zone. The radio announces the current
zone and channel it is transmiting.