User`s guide
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Field Definitions
ASTRO System Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the available ASTRO
systems. Alternately, the F3/F4 functions keys can be used to navigate
through the available systems.
Individual ID This field displays the Individual ID for the current ASTRO system.
This ID is unique to each radio in the system.
Talkgroup ID This field will not be visible for radios equipped with CAI Digital Operation.
This is the Talkgroup ID associated with the ASTRO system. This ID is
used for Select Calls to a talkgroup as well as partitioning many radios
into similar talkgroups.
Scan Signal Time (ms) This field will not be visible for radios equipped with CAI Digital Operation.
Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to make your selection or enter a value
directly. Scan Signal Time is the time that scan will wait on an ASTRO
channel for a signal before moving on to the next scan channel.
Scan Voice Detect Time (ms) This field will not be visible for radios equipped with CAI Digital Operation.
Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to make your selection or enter a value
directly. This is the time that scan will wait on an ASTRO Channel after
a signal is detected. This timer is used to qualify the signal with voice
or data and the correct ID or talkgroup match.
Preamble Length Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the available
Preamble Length values, or enter the value directly.
This field is the minimum number of ASTRO bit sync preamble bits
sent at the beginning of all ASTRO transmissions from the radio for
ASTRO Conventional Systems. The valid range of values is 0 to 255.
The factory default is 80.
Status Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable/disable this option. If this
feature is enabled, the user will be able to select and transmit a specific
status from a list programmed into the radio. This field must be enabled
for the Status Request field in this screen to be visible. If this field is set to
disabled, the user will not be able to select and transmit a status from
the list programmed into the radio.
Status Request This field will not be visible unless the Status field on this screen is set to
Enabled. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable/disable this option.
If this feature is enabled, the radio will respond to a remote status
interrogation with the last attempted status.
Message Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable/disable this option. If this
feature is enabled, the user can select and transmit a specific message
from a list programmed in the radio.
Emergency This field indicates whether or not Emergency operation is enabled for
this ASTRO system.