User's Guide
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
- Contacts
- Scan Lists
- Scan
- Call Alert Paging
- Emergency Operation
- 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
- Secure Operations
- Security
- The Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Understanding the GPS Feature
- Enhancing GPS Performance
- Using 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
- Ignition Switch Options
- Utilities
- Viewing the Recent Calls List
- Selecting the Power Level
- Selecting a Radio Profile
- Toggling the Day or Night Display Mode
- Selecting the Stealth Mode
- 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 the General Radio Information
- Using the Directional Buttons
- Using the Siren Control Keyapad
- Using the Manual Siren Button for Manual Siren Tone
- Using the Manual Siren Button as Siren Types Selector
- Using the Public Address Button
- Using the Response Selector
- Using External Alarms (Horn and Lights)
- Using the Gun Lock
- Using the Voice Announcement
- Using the Action Consolidation Mode
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Notes
Advanced Features
English
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Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel.
Note: The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner
while in Emergency Call, except, if enabled, it returns
to one of the following:
• Tactical/Non-Revert – You talk on the channel you
selected before you entered the emergency state.
• Non-Tactical/Revert – You talk on a
preprogrammed emergency channel. The
emergency alarm is sent on this same channel.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2 The display shows Emergency and the current zone or
channel. A short, medium-pitched tone sounds and the
LED blinks red.
OR
The display shows No emergency, if the selected channel
does not support emergency.
3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)
from your mouth.
4 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the
microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for
a response from the dispatcher.
6 Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for
about a second to exit the Emergency Call mode.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency
Call
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2 The display shows Emergency and the current zone or
channel. A short, medium-pitched tone sounds and the
LED blinks red.
OR
The display shows No emergency, if the selected channel
does not support emergency.
3 The radio enters the Emergency Call state when:
You receive the dispatcher’s acknowledgment. The display
shows Ack received.
OR
You press the PTT button while in the Emergency Alarm
mode.
4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
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.
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