User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- For your safety
- Menu maps
- 1 About this guide
- 2 Before using your radio
- 3 Getting started
- 4 Basic operation
- 5 Operating in conventional mode
- Making a call
- Making an individual call
- Understanding talkgroups
- Making a local call
- Connecting to a telephone network
- Making an emergency call
- Sending a status message
- Receiving calls
- Communicating directly with other radios
- Checking that the channel is clear
- Using the radio in different repeater areas
- Hearing faint and noisy signals
- 6 Operating in P25 trunking mode
- 7 Scanning
- 8 P25 services
- 9 Location services
- 10 Emergency operation
- 11 Encryption
- 12 Customizing radio settings
- 13 Charging and caring for batteries
- 14 Troubleshooting
- 15 Glossary
- Simplified Declaration of Conformity
- Tait Software Licence Agreement
Basic operation 51
Turning the radio on and off
Rotate the power/volume control switch clockwise to
turn the radio on. Rotate the switch counterclockwise
to turn the radio off.
When the radio is first turned on, the status LED briefly
glows red, and the radio gives two short beeps.
Your radio may not turn on if your battery is very
low. (See "Low battery warning" on page 148.)
Using ‘protective power-down’
If your radio is programmed with the ‘protective
power-down’ feature, you also need to press either
function key 2 (side key 1) or function key 3 (side
key 2) in order to turn off the radio. This prevents you
inadvertently turning off the radio when adjusting the
volume to a low level.
To turn the radio off:
■ Rotate the power/volume control switch fully coun-
terclockwise.
■ Short press either function key 2 or 3
(side key 1 or 2).
Security lock on power-up feature
Your radio may be automatically locked each time it is
powered-up. If the message Enter PIN appears in the
display, enter your assigned PIN (personal
identification number). See “Unlocking the radio”
below.
Locking the radio
1 Press Menu and select Radio settings >
Functions > Lock radio. (Depending on how your
radio is programmed, you may be able to press a
function key to turn radio lock on and off.)
2 Scroll to either On or Off and press Select.
(The current setting is highlighted.)