Operating Manual Part 15
Table Of Contents
- Safety Information
- General
- Controls And Display
- General Operation
- Radio Wide Features
- Conventional Features
- 5.1 Monitoring Before Transmitting
- 5.2 Monitor Mode
- 5.3 Busy Channel Lockout
- 5.4 Call Guard Squelch
- 5.5 Penalty Timer
- 5.6 Conversation Timer
- 5.7 Repeater Talk-Around
- 5.8 Displaying Transmit / Receive Frequency
- 5.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 5.10 Conventional Mode Scanning
- 5.11 Standard Conventional Calls
- 5.12 DTMF / ANI Signaling
- 5.13 Project 25 Mode Features
- 5.14 Keypad Programming
- 5.15 Text Messaging
- 5.16 Sending Global Positioning System (GPS) Data
- SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
- 6.1 Analog and Digital Operation
- 6.2 Viewing Unit ID
- 6.3 Standard Group Calls
- 6.4 Private (Unit-To-Unit) Calls
- 6.5 Telephone Calls
- 6.6 Call Alert
- 6.7 Messaging
- 6.8 Sending Status Conditions
- 6.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 6.10 Failsoft Operation
- 6.11 SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Scanning Features
- 6.12 Dynamic Regrouping
- 6.13 SmartZone and P25 Trunking Unique Features
- 6.13.1 Busy Override
- 6.13.2 Site Trunking
- 6.13.3 Determining Current Site and Searching for a New Site
- 6.13.4 Locking / Unlocking a Site
- 6.13.5 Auto Site Search
- 6.13.6 ZoneFail Site Lock
- 6.13.7 P25 Wide Area Scan
- 6.13.8 Normal P25 and SmartZone Control Channel Hunt
- 6.13.9 Talkgroup Steering through System Access Permissions
- 6.13.10 P25 Wide Area Scan
- 6.14 P25 Trunking Unique Features
- Miscellaneous
- Determining Available Options
- Password Description
- Secure Communication (Encryption)
- Service Information
October 2008 5300 ES Series Mobile Radio Operating Manual 5-7
Conventional Features
Repeater talk-around can be selected if the RTA option switch is programmed. This
feature can also be selected via the menu. When talk-around is enabled by this switch,
“RTA ON” is flashed in the display, and when it is disabled, “RTA OFF” is flashed. This
feature remains enabled during scanning, and changing channels or turning power OFF
does not change the selected condition. Talk-around is available on conventional channels
only. The Talkaround capability can be Disabled on a per-channel basis, requiring the user
to use the infrastructure if disabled. (Radio-to-Radio communication is not allowed.)
5.8 Displaying Transmit / Receive Frequency
If the DISP option switch is programmed, it can be used to display the channel frequency
in megahertz. Pressing this switch toggles between displaying the standard channel alias
and the frequency. The receive frequency is displayed while receiving and the transmit
frequency is displayed while transmitting. This feature may also be selected via the menu.
This feature is available on conventional channels only.
5.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
Emergency Alarms and Calls are separate functions that can be individually enabled or
disabled on each analog and P25 conventional system. The Emergency option switch (or
menu selection) is required for these functions. Emergency Alarms and Calls are
transmitted on the global (radio wide) emergency zone/channel if one is programmed and
a smart console with message receiving capabilities is used. If it is not programmed, the
emergency is transmitted on the selected channel. The emergency programming of the
system to which that channel is linked controls the emergency operation.
5.9.1 Emergency Alarms
An emergency alarm is a special transmission that alerts a dispatcher of an emergency
situation. It is sent automatically by pressing Emergency option switch. The system to
which the emergency channel is linked must have Emergency Alarms enabled. If it does
not, Emergency Alarms are disabled. Emergency alarms and calls can be received on
smart consoles with message receiving capabilities.
In the P25 conventional mode, a special P25 emergency data transmission is sent, and in
the conventional analog mode, an DTMF emergency ID is sent. Refer to Section 5.12.3 for
information on the MDC1200 Emergency Alert.