User's Guide

6.14.2.2
Using Direct Kill to Kill Your Own Radio
When and where to use: Direct Kill allows you to make your own radio inoperable.
Procedure:
Press and hold the programmable button (2-dot) on the keypad microphone then press the
Orange button until the display turns blank and becomes inoperable.
6.15
Radio Inhibit
This feature allows the system administrator to put a radio into a non-functional state when the radio is
missing or in an unknown hand. The radio stays in this state regardless of its power changes.
NOTICE:
If the radio has Inter-system roaming capability, the system administrator is able to put the radio
into a non-functional state when the missing radio roams to another system.
The radio can only be uninhibited by receiving an uninhibited command from the system
administrator.
6.16
Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
NOTICE: This feature is addressed as GPS across the manual as the naming convention of the
buttons and strings remain the same as the legacy feature of GPS.
The availability and accuracy of this location information (and the amount of time that it takes to
calculate it) varies depending on the environment in which you are using the GPS feature. For
example, GPS location fixes are difficult to obtain indoors, in covered locations, between high
buildings, or in situations where you have not established a clear broad view of the sky.
If adequate signals from multiple satellites are available, your GPS feature only provides an
approximate location, usually within 10 meters from your actual location, but sometimes farther away.
6.16.1
GPS Performance Enhancement
Sometimes, the GPS feature may be unable to complete a location calculation successfully. You then
see a message indicating that your radio cannot connect to enough visible satellites.
To maximize the ability of your radio to determine a fix, take note of the following guidelines:
• For your initial fix, hold the radio in the face position.
• Stay in the open. The GPS feature works best where there is nothing between your radio and the
open sky.
6.16.2
The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)
This feature allows you to determine your current location using a location menu, and your current
distance and bearing in relation to another location. Radio location may be requested and reported
over-the-air.
Your radio stores up to a maximum of 60 programmable location coordinates, also known as
waypoints. When the memory is full, the next waypoint automatically replaces the oldest waypoints in
the radio.
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