Operating Manual Part 15

Table Of Contents
October 2008 5300 ES Series Mobile Radio Operating Manual 5-21
Conventional Features
2 To change the current status, rotate the Select switch until the desired status is
displayed. Then to send the status, momentarily press the PTT switch. One of the
following events then occurs:
- If five beeps sound and “ACK RCVD” is displayed, the status was received and
acknowledged by the system.
- If after five tries the message is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and “NO ACK” is
displayed.
Note A smart console with message receiving capabilities must be used to receive status
messages.
5.13.11 P25 Packet Data
P25 packet data transmission capability is available with 5300 ES mobile radios. A Data
option switch can be programmed to toggle the data mode ON and OFF (or the menu
option can be used).
The P25 Packet Data mode allows a subscriber unit to act as a packet data modem for a
remote application connected to the subscriber unit through an RS-232 or Serial Line
Internet Protocol (SLIP) connection. The SLIP connection requires an Ethernet port.
A special Data Pigtail Cable, Part No. 597-2002-282, is installed in the radio to provide
the RS-232 port (female DB9 connector) for connecting the external data equipment to the
5300 ES mobile radio.
5.14 Keypad Programming
Since keypad programming is permitted by Federal Government users only, only Federal
models of this radio can be programmed with this feature. It is then available only if it has
been enabled by factory programming and a conventional mode option switch is
programmed for the “Keypad Programming” function.
Note The Keypad programming feature is available to Federal Government users only. Users
regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are not allowed to have
this feature. This feature must be factory enabled to be selected.
Keypad programming is selected by pressing the PROG option switch or by selecting the
option from the menu (password entry is not required). The keypad programming mode is
indicated by “CHNG ZONE” and a triangle in the display as follows: