User's Manual

DVE
Futurecom Systems Group Inc. DVE Users Manual 8A084X03_Rev1_3.DOC Rev. Preliminary Page 8
‘Zone’
‘Page’
‘Monitor’ ON/OFF
‘Alarm’ (Δ)
‘Private’ (∅)
‘ mode’ selection (H/L)
‘Phon’
‘Scan’
‘Call’
‘Opt’
‘Home Menu’
‘Sel’
LED Indicators for
:
‘Mobile Transmit’ (Red LED)
‘Mobile Receiver Busy’ (Orange LED)
Display
:
Alphanumeric LCD (with backlighting)
Indicators are provided to display the receiver and transmitter status of the mobile. The ‘Mobile Transmit’
red indicator lights whenever the mobile transmitter is keyed. The ‘Mobile Receiver Busy’ orange indicator lights
whenever the receiver is busy, regardless of presence or absence of any CTCSS (Channel-Guard) tone coding.
DVE RADIO UNIT
The DVE is designed to implement a DVE System, to provide portable radio users greater communication
range by repeating signals through the vehicle's mobile radio to the dispatch centre. Two modes of DVE
operation are available, to suit different operational requirements. The DVE Radio is the central connection point
for the system. It connects to an external Control Head and Mobile Radio.
It includes all the necessary hardware for DVE operations. The DVE is housed in a weather resistant metal
enclosure with 2 removable covers. The covers provide protection for the connectors.
The DVE communicates with the control head and the mobile radio via serial communication bus.
MOBILE RADIO UNIT
The Mobile Radio used in the DVE System is a standard mobile radio. Refer to the mobile radio’s user
manual for details of operation of this radio. The DVE is designed to operate with a variety of mobile radio units.