User's Guide

Required
This option allows you to turn on the radio only if ignition is present. The radio turns off either
through a Power button press or when the ignition is lost. If the radio turns off due to ignition being
removed, it automatically turns on when the ignition is present.
If the radio is configured with the Auto Power Off Timer, it automatically turns off after being inactive
for a period (with or without ignition).
Soft Power Off
This option allows you to turn on the radio either through the Power button or when the ignition is
detected. Meanwhile, if the Power button is pressed or the ignition is removed, the radio turns off.
If the radio is configured with the Auto Power Off Timer, it automatically turns off after being inactive
for a period (with or without ignition).
Ignition Only Power Up
In this option, the radio turns on only when ignition is detected and turns off when ignition is
removed. It does not turn on/off with the Power button press.
If the radio is configured with the Auto Power Off Timer, it automatically turns off after being inactive
for a period (with or without ignition).
NOTICE:
If the radio is turned on with an Emergency Power Up footswitch-press, you are required to
press the Power button to turn off the radio even if ignition is not present.
If the radio is previously turned off due to the Auto Power Off Timer, you are required to
press the Power button to turn on the radio even if ignition is present.
6.19.1
Using Emergency Power Up
When and where to use: This feature allows you to power on the radio and automatically transmits an
emergency mode transmission on personalities with emergency enabled, with the use of a footswitch.
This feature is not available if the Ignition Switch option is set to either Tx Inhibit or PTT Tx Inhibit.
Procedure:
Press the footswitch to turn on the radio and launch Emergency.
A tone sounds and the display shows Emergency.
6.20
Voice Announcement
This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode, zone, or channel assigned
to the user.
The available voice announcement priority options are:
High
Voice announcement is enabled even when the radio is receiving calls.
Low
Voice announcement is disabled when the radio is receiving calls.
6.21
Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
A Site Selectable Alert (SSA) is an Intelligent Lighting indicator with audio alert sent to radios at sites to
notify the users when there is a special situation that they need to be aware of.
Your radio supports up to 250 site aliases. Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA.
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