User guide

ASTRO Digital Spectra and Digital Spectra Plus W4, W5, W7, and W9 vii
Contents
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .................................................. ii
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance .................................iii
Computer Software Copyrights .........................................................iii
Document Copyrights........................................................................ iv
Disclaimer ........................................................................................ iv
Trademarks ...................................................................................... iv
Notations Used in This Manual .......................................................... v
Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Identifying Your Radio .......................................................................3
Control Head Operation .................................................................... 4
Status Display ................................................................................... 5
Alert Tones ........................................................................................ 5
Basic Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turn On the Radio ............................................................................. 9
Set the Volume ................................................................................ 11
Adjust Display Brightness ...............................................................12
Select a Zone or Mode ....................................................................13
Select or Change a Zone ..........................................................14
Select or Change a Mode in the Current Zone ......................... 15
Select or Change to a Mode Not in the Current Zone .............. 16
Select the Home Mode ................................................................... 17
Transmit (Conventional Modes Only) .............................................. 18
Transmit (Trunked Modes Only) ...................................................... 18
Select Transmit Power Level .......................................................... 20
Monitor Conventional Mode Activity ................................................ 21
Adjust the Squelch Level ................................................................22
General Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency Call and Alarm ............................................................. 25
Emergency Call ........................................................................25
Initiate an Emergency Alarm .................................................... 26
Initiate an Emergency Call ........................................................ 27
Initiate an Emergency Call and Alarm ...................................... 29