User`s guide
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Glossary
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AMSS
Automatic Multiple Site Select. A feature that enables radios to operate
beyond the reach of a single repeater site. Radios equipped with this
feature may be able to operate over large geographic locations.
ANI
Automatic Number Identification. Used to number access/release
codes that are frequently used for system management and billing
purposes. ANI numbers can be programmed by the RSS and cannot be
changed in the field.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A seven-bit
code that defines 128 standard characters, including control
characters, letters, numbers and symbols.
Active Channel
A channel in which the radio is currently receiving or transmitting a
signal.
Adjustment
A means of tuning radio parameters to their correct values.
Alignment
A means of adjusting or tuning radio components to obtain optimum
operating performance.
Announcement Group
Grouping structure used in a Type II or Type IIi Trunking system. A
large group of radio users who, under normal circumstances,
communicate to coordinate actions amongst themselves.
Antenna Connector
The mini UHF RF coax connector located on the rear or top of the
radio that is used to connect the antenna to the radio.
Archive File
A computer file that contains the personality data of a radio. Radio
codeplug information can be retrieved from the radio and stored in a
file using Motorola Radio Service Software (RSS). It is standard practice
to name archive files according to their corresponding radio serial
numbers.
Archive File Cloning
The process of merging data from two different radio codeplugs so that
many radios can be programmed with the resulting personality data.
In the case of archive file cloning, the source of the factory data is an
archive file and the source of the tuning data is the target radio.
Asynchronous Communication
A method of data communication in which information is transmitted
one communication character at a time. Each character is preceded by
a start bit and followed by one or more stop bits.
Audible Status Tones
A variety of tones used to indicate the status of the radio or system.
Examples are busy, call back, talk prohibit, talk permit and Failsoft
tones.