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 Multiple Control Head Features
- 6.4 Contacts
- 6.5 Scan Lists
- 6.6 Scan
- 6.6.1 Turning Scan On or Off
- 6.6.2 Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only)
- 6.6.3 Deleting a Nuisance Channel
- 6.6.4 Restoring a Nuisance Channel
- 6.6.5 Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On
- 6.6.6 Restoring Priorities in a Scan List
- 6.6.7 Using the Hang Up Box (HUB)
- 6.7 Call Alert Paging
- 6.8 Quick Call II
- 6.9 Emergency Operation
- 6.9.1 Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
- 6.9.2 Emergency Keep-Alive
- 6.9.3 Exiting Emergency Operation
- 6.9.4 Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
- 6.9.5 Sending an Emergency Alarm
- 6.9.6 Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
- 6.9.7 Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
- 6.9.8 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
- 6.9.9 Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic
- 6.9.10 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
- 6.9.11 Impact Detection
- 6.10 Automatic Registration Service
- 6.11 Text Messaging Service
- 6.11.1 Accessing the Messaging Features
- 6.11.2 Composing and Sending a New Text Message
- 6.11.3 Sending a Quick Text Message
- 6.11.4 Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message
- 6.11.4.1 Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
- 6.11.4.2 Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message
- 6.11.4.3 Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message
- 6.11.4.4 Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message
- 6.11.4.5 Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message
- 6.11.4.6 Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message
- 6.11.4.7 Receiving a Text Message
- 6.11.4.8 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox
- 6.11.4.9 Replying to a Received Text Message
- 6.11.4.10 Accessing the Drafts Folder
- 6.11.4.11 Sent Text Messages
- 6.11.4.12 Deleting Text Messages
- 6.12 Secure Operations
- 6.13 Radio Lock
- 6.14 Radio Stun and Kill
- 6.15 Radio Inhibit
- 6.16 Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
- 6.16.1 GPS Performance Enhancement
- 6.16.2 The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)
- 6.16.3 Location Format
- 6.16.4 Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature
- 6.16.5 Turning Off GPS
- 6.16.6 Saving a Waypoint
- 6.16.7 Viewing a Saved Waypoint
- 6.16.8 Editing the Alias of a Waypoint
- 6.16.9 Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint
- 6.16.10 Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint
- 6.16.11 Deleting All Saved Waypoints
- 6.16.12 Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint
- 6.16.13 Location Feature in Emergency Mode
- 6.16.14 Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO Conventional)
- 6.17 Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
- 6.18 Trunking System Controls
- 6.19 Ignition Switch Options
- 6.20 Voice Announcement
- 6.21 Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
- 6.21.1 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site
- 6.21.2 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry
- 6.21.3 Sending SSA Notification to All Sites
- 6.21.4 Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites
- 6.21.5 Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site
- 6.21.6 Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site by Manual Entry
- 6.21.7 Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites
- 6.21.8 Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites
- 6.22 Channel Change on Off-Hook
- 6.23 Low Voltage Threshold Warning
- 6.24 Wi-Fi
- 6.25 Utilities
- 6.25.1 Viewing Recent Calls
- 6.25.2 Selecting the Power Level
- 6.25.3 Selecting a Radio Profile
- 6.25.4 Controlling the Display Backlight
- 6.25.5 Turning the Keypad Tones On or Off
- 6.25.6 Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- 6.25.7 Using the Time-Out Timer
- 6.25.8 Conventional Squelch Operation
- 6.25.9 Using the PL Defeat Feature
- 6.25.10 Digital PTT ID Support
- 6.25.11 Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
- 6.25.12 Transmit Inhibit
- 6.25.13 Instant Recall
- 6.25.14 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
- CHIB
- 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
Muting of audio circuits when received signal levels fall below a pre-determined value. With carrier
squelch, all channel activity that exceeds the preset squelch level can be heard.
Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI)
DSP interface to peripherals that consists of a clock signal line, a frame synchronization signal line,
and a data line.
Standby
An operating condition whereby the radio’s speaker is muted but still continues to receive data.
Status Calls
Pre-defined text messages that allow the user to send a conditional message without talking.
Tactical/non-revert
The user will talk on the channel that was selected before the radio entered the emergency state.
TalkAround
Bypassing a repeater and talking directly to another unit for local unit-to-unit communications.
Talkgroup
An organization or group of radio users who communicate with each other using the same
communications path.
TMS
Text Messaging Service.
Trunking
The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users. Allows users to
share a smaller number of frequencies because a repeater or communications path is assigned to a
talkgroup for the duration of a conversation.
Trunking Priority Monitor scan list
A scan list that includes talkgroups that are all from the same trunking system.
USK
Unique shadow key.
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time. The international time standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or
GMT). Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich, England, which is located at 0 degrees longitude.
Everything east of Greenwich (up to 180 degrees) is later in time; everything west is earlier. There are
42 time authorities around the world that are constantly synchronizing with each other. Abbreviated as
UTC (English backronym = Universal Time, Coordinated), it is also known as Zulu (Z) Time.
VRS
Vehicular Repeater System.
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