User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Front cover
- Directive 1999/5/EC Declaration of Conformity
- For your safety
- Safety warnings used in this guide
- Radio frequency exposure information
- Controlling your exposure to RFenergy
- Compliance with RF energy exposure standards
- Radio frequency emissions limits in theUSA
- Unapproved modifications or changes toradio
- Health, safety and electromagnetic compatibility inEurope
- Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles
- Interference with electronic devices
- Frequency band reserved for distressbeacons
- Safe radio operation
- Navigating your radio’s menus
- Contents
- Before using your radio
- Getting started
- Basic operation
- Making and receiving different typesofcalls
- Making an individual or group call
- Resending calls automatically
- Receiving an individual orgroupcall
- Responding to missed calls
- Informing other radio users of your status
- Calling a telephone or a remotedevice
- Making an emergency call
- Activating the automated emergency call feature
- Sending and receiving text messages
- Changing your radio’s settings
- Charging and caring for batteries
- Troubleshooting
- Function key options
- Tait general software licence agreement
- Rear cover
28 Basic operation
Basic operation
This section covers:
■ turning the radio on and off
■ entering your personal identification number
■ adjusting the volume
■ about the channels and channel banks
■ understanding how the radio displays channels
■ making a call
■ receiving a call
■ scanning for channel activity
■ hearing all activity on a channel
■ checking that a channel is clear.
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.
Note: The radio may not turn on if your battery is very low.
Entering your personal identification number
Note: This feature is only available for radios with an
alphanumeric keypad.
You may need to enter a personal
identification number (PIN) before
you can use your radio. If the
message ENTER CODE appears,
enter your assigned PIN and press the enter key .
Once you have entered your PIN correctly, the radio sounds
two short beeps and normal operation is now possible.
If you do not know your PIN or you receive a WRONG PIN
message, consult your radio provider or system administrator.
ENTER CODE