Operating instructions

5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual April 2009 2-7

Signaling Tones Section 2 - Controls and Display

Note Under certain environmental conditions (such as in cold and/or dry areas), electrostatic

discharge (ESD) can cause the display to go blank. Pressing and holding the “Up” button

for at least three seconds will reset the display and restore its normal operation.

2.5 Signaling Tones

Information is communicated to users of the 5100 ES radio using signal tones and alerts

and by LED signaling. Table 2.3 shows the information and signaling tones supported by

the 5100 ES radio. If you are viewing a PDF of this manual on a computer equipped with

a sound card, double-click on the Horn icon ( ) next to the Message Name to hear the

tone.

P25 Data Context enabled – Radio is ready for data operations

P25 Data Channel Grant – Radio is operating on a data channel

Site Lock (P25 Trunking, SmartZone, Multinet trunking)

Multinet trunking group scan enabled

Transmit – Displayed while radio is transmitting while surveillance mode is enabled

Signal strength – Indicates the strength of the currently received signal

GPS link active

Call history – used in conventional call alert, unit call, or text messaging when selecting a unit ID

Text message mode active

Radio Wide Scan Enabled. This icon is also displayed (along with the edit mode icon) when

Radio Wide Scan Edit is active.

Figure 2.5 5100 Icons

Icon Description

Table 2.3 Tones for the 5100 ES Radios

Message Name Message Description Audible Description

Tone