User's Manual

GENERAL OPERATION
9
Revised August 2002
Part No. 001-5300-007CD-NR
Status Display - These two characters indicate the
following status information:
- This symbol in the left position indicates that
the displayed channel is in the scan list
(scanned normally).
- A “P” in the left position indicates that the
selected conventional channel is a priority
channel.
- This rotating clock-like symbol in the right
position indicates that scanning is enabled.
- When this triangle is displayed, the scan list edit
or keypad programming mode is indicated (see
Section 3.17.5 or Section 4.14).
- Indicates a SMARTNET/SmartZone telephone
call has been initiated. It is non-functional in the
conventional mode.
- Indicates that voice encryption is enabled.
MON - Indicates that the conventional monitor mode
is enabled by taking the microphone off-hook or
pressing the Monitor option switch. This disables
squelch control features so that all messages on the
channel are heard. Refer to Sections 4.2 and 4.3 for
more information.
- The lines above the zone and channel displays
indicate which display is changed if the Select switch
is turned. To switch between displays, press the Select
switch (see Section 3.6).
SECTION 3 GENERAL OPERATION
3.1 TURNING POWER ON
When power is turned on by pressing the On-Off/
Volume knob, the radio goes through a self test. When
that is successfully completed, the unit ID is displayed
if applicable, a tone sounds (if tones are enabled), and
the radio is ready for normal operation. If “ENTER
PSWD” is briefly displayed, refer to the next section.
Programming determines if the last selected or a home
zone/channel is selected at power up.
3.2 POWER-UP PASSWORD
The power-up password feature prevents unau-
thorized use of the radio by requiring that an 8-digit
password be entered to make it operational. This
feature is enabled or disabled by the PCConfigure
radio programmer.
When this feature is enabled, “ENTER PSWD” is
briefly displayed when power is turned on. The 8-digit
password must then entered by rotating and pressing
the Select switch. In addition, since the logic resets
whenever data is read or written using the PCCon-
figure programmer, this password must be entered
after performing those functions.
This password can be changed only by the
PCConfigure programmer. It cannot be changed by the
user. If it is lost, all programming must be erased to
make the transceiver operational again. This is done
using the “EEPROM Erase” function of the PCTune
program. Refer to the Alignment Procedure section in
the 5300 Service Manual for more information.
3.3 BACKLIGHT CONTROL AND DISPLAY
VIEWING ANGLE ADJUST
If the BKLHT option switch is programmed, it
can be used to select high, medium, or off backlight
modes. Otherwise, the keypad and display backlight is
fixed in one of these modes by programming.
If the display is difficult to read from the angle
you normally view it, the viewing angle can be
adjusted as follows: Press and hold the last option
switch above the display
and then press the first option
switch above the display
. Then release both switches
and turn the Select switch until the best contrast is
obtained. This function times out in 3-5 seconds.
NOTE: If the display appears blank or all icons are
continuously displayed, the viewing angle is probably
improperly adjusted.