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 59
Selecting a channel
Using the channel selector
For channels 1 to 16, rotate the channel selector to
the channel you want. For all other channels, use the
Main menu to select a channel.
Using the Main menu
1 Press Menu and select Channels.
2 Scroll to the channel you want and press Select.
Using the keypad
1 Dial the number associated with the channel using
the alphanumeric keypad.
To delete a digit that you have dialed incorrectly,
press Clear.
2 Press Select or # to confirm the channel change.
The channel name associated with the new
channel now appears in the default display.
Using the numeric keypad to store and recall
channels
You may be able to store and recall channels using
the numeric keypad.
■ Long-press a numeric key to store the current
channel.
■ Short-press a numeric key to recall the stored
channel.
Only one channel can be stored and recalled for each
numeric key.
Other ways of selecting a channel
You may also be able to use the following controls to
select a channel:
■ function key (see "Accessing frequently used
menus" on page 48)