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 ViQi
 - 6.2 Advanced Call Features
 - 6.3 Contacts
 - 6.4 Scan Lists
 - 6.5 Scan
- 6.5.1 Turning Scan On or Off
 - 6.5.2 Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only)
 - 6.5.3 Deleting a Nuisance Channel
 - 6.5.4 Restoring a Nuisance Channel
 - 6.5.5 Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On
 - 6.5.6 Restoring Priorities in a Scan List
 - 6.5.7 Using the Hang Up Box (HUB)
 
 - 6.6 Call Alert Paging
 - 6.7 Quick Call II
 - 6.8 Emergency Operation
- 6.8.1 Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
 - 6.8.2 Emergency Keep-Alive
 - 6.8.3 Exiting Emergency Operation
 - 6.8.4 Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
 - 6.8.5 Sending an Emergency Alarm
 - 6.8.6 Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
 - 6.8.7 Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
 - 6.8.8 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
 - 6.8.9 Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic
 - 6.8.10 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
 - 6.8.11 Impact Detection
 
 - 6.9 Automatic Registration Service
 - 6.10 Text Messaging Service
- 6.10.1 Accessing the Messaging Features
 - 6.10.2 Composing and Sending a New Text Message
 - 6.10.3 Sending a Quick Text Message
 - 6.10.4 Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message
- 6.10.4.1 Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.2 Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.3 Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.4 Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.5 Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.6 Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.7 Receiving a Text Message
 - 6.10.4.8 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox
 - 6.10.4.9 Replying to a Received Text Message
 - 6.10.4.10 Accessing the Drafts Folder
 - 6.10.4.11 Sent Text Messages
 - 6.10.4.12 Deleting Text Messages
 
 
 - 6.11 Secure Operations
 - 6.12 Radio Lock
 - 6.13 Radio Stun and Kill
 - 6.14 Radio Inhibit
 - 6.15 Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
- 6.15.1 GPS Performance Enhancement
 - 6.15.2 The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)
 - 6.15.3 Location Format
 - 6.15.4 Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature
 - 6.15.5 Turning Off GPS
 - 6.15.6 Saving a Waypoint
 - 6.15.7 Viewing a Saved Waypoint
 - 6.15.8 Editing the Alias of a Waypoint
 - 6.15.9 Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint
 - 6.15.10 Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint
 - 6.15.11 Deleting All Saved Waypoints
 - 6.15.12 Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint
 - 6.15.13 Location Feature in Emergency Mode
 - 6.15.14 Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO Conventional)
 
 - 6.16 Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
 - 6.17 Trunking System Controls
 - 6.18 Ignition Switch Options
 - 6.19 Voice Announcement
 - 6.20 Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
- 6.20.1 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site
 - 6.20.2 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry
 - 6.20.3 Sending SSA Notification to All Sites
 - 6.20.4 Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites
 - 6.20.5 Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site
 - 6.20.6 Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site by Manual Entry
 - 6.20.7 Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites
 - 6.20.8 Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites
 
 - 6.21 Channel Change on Off-Hook
 - 6.22 Low Voltage Threshold Warning
 - 6.23 Wi-Fi
 - 6.24 Utilities
- 6.24.1 Viewing Recent Calls
 - 6.24.2 Selecting the Power Level
 - 6.24.3 Selecting a Radio Profile
 - 6.24.4 Controlling the Display Backlight
 - 6.24.5 Turning the Keypad Tones On or Off
 - 6.24.6 Turning Voice Mute On or Off
 - 6.24.7 Using the Time-Out Timer
 - 6.24.8 Conventional Squelch Operation
 - 6.24.9 Using the PL Defeat Feature
 - 6.24.10 Digital PTT ID Support
 - 6.24.11 Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
 - 6.24.12 Transmit Inhibit
 - 6.24.13 Instant Recall
 - 6.24.14 External Alarms (Horn and Lights)
 
 
 - 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
 - AUX CH
 - Call Alert
 - Carrier Squelch
 - Central Controller
 - Channel
 - Control Channel
 - Conventional
 - Conventional Scan List
 - Cursor
 - Deadlock
 - Digital Private Line (DPL)
 - Digital Signal
 - Dispatcher
 - Digital Signal Processor
 - Dynamic Regrouping
 - DVRS
 - ESN
 - Failsoft
 - FCC
 - Hang up
 - IV&D
 - Key Variable Loader
 - Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD)
 - Light Emitting Diode (LED)
 - MCHB
 - MDC
 - Menu Entry
 - Monitor
 - Multi-System Talkgroup Scan List
 - Network Access Code
 - Non-tactical/revert
 - Over-The-Air Rekeying
 - Page
 - Personality
 - PIN
 - Preprogrammed
 - Private (Conversation) Call
 - Private Line (PL)
 - Programmable
 - Push-to-Talk
 - Radio Frequency
 - Repeater
 - Selective Call
 - selective switch
 - Squelch
 - Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI)
 - Standby
 - Status Calls
 - Tactical/non-revert
 - TalkAround
 - Talkgroup
 - TMS
 - Trunking
 - Trunking Priority Monitor scan list
 - USK
 - UTC
 - VRS
 - Zone
 
 
6.13.1 Radio Stun............................................................................................................. 78
6.13.1.1 Using Radio Stun..................................................................................... 78
6.13.2 Radio Kill................................................................................................................79
6.13.2.1 Using Remote Kill to Kill Another Radio...................................................79
6.13.2.2 Using Direct Kill to Kill Your Own Radio...................................................80
6.14 Radio Inhibit.........................................................................................................................80
6.15 Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System...........................................80
6.15.1 GPS Performance Enhancement...........................................................................80
6.15.2 The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)..........................................................80
6.15.3 Location Format..................................................................................................... 81
6.15.4 Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature...............................................................81
6.15.5 Turning Off GPS.................................................................................................... 82
6.15.6 Saving a Waypoint................................................................................................. 82
6.15.7 Viewing a Saved Waypoint.................................................................................... 83
6.15.8 Editing the Alias of a Waypoint.............................................................................. 83
6.15.9 Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint...................................................................84
6.15.10 Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint.......................................................................85
6.15.11 Deleting All Saved Waypoints..............................................................................85
6.15.12 Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint............................ 85
6.15.13 Location Feature in Emergency Mode................................................................. 86
6.15.14 Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO Conventional)......................................... 86
6.16 Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)................................................................ 87
6.16.1 Entering the Geofence Area.................................................................................. 87
6.16.2 Mission Critical Geofence...................................................................................... 88
6.16.3 Entering Mission Critical Geofence........................................................................88
6.16.4 Exiting Mission Critical Geofence.......................................................................... 88
6.17 Trunking System Controls................................................................................................... 88
6.17.1 Operating in Failsoft System..................................................................................88
6.17.2 Out-of-Range Radio...............................................................................................89
6.17.3 SmartConnect........................................................................................................ 89
6.17.4 SmartZone............................................................................................................. 89
6.17.5 Site Trunking Feature............................................................................................ 90
6.17.6 Locking and Unlocking a Site.................................................................................90
6.17.7 Viewing the Current Site........................................................................................ 90
6.17.8 Changing the Current Site..................................................................................... 90
6.17.9 Trunked Announcement.........................................................................................91
6.17.9.1 Initiating an Announcement......................................................................91
6.18 Ignition Switch Options........................................................................................................ 91
6.18.1 Using Emergency Power Up..................................................................................92
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