Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Front Cover
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to the OpenSky Network
- Network Organization
- Getting Started
- Display Screen Functions
- How to set your Dwell Display Selection
- How to set your Operational Mode
- How to set your Active Profile
- How to set your Active Talkgroup
- How to Assign Priority to a Talkgroup
- How to Lock Out a Listen Group
- How to Unlock a Listen Group
- How to set your Scan Mode
- How to Change the Channel
- How to Enable or Disable Side Tones
- How to Change Screen Brightness
- Basic Radio Operations
- How to Turn Your Radio On
- How to Log On to the Network
- How to Read the Self-Test Results
- How to Turn Your Radio Off
- How to Change the Volume
- How to Take a Voice Call
- How to Make a Voice Call
- What the Beeping Means
- How to Place a Talkback Call
- How to Place an Emergency Call
- Advanced Radio Operations
- How to Re-Provision for an Emergency
- How to Place Talkaround Calls
- CH-103 Control Head
- VTac Vehicular Tactical Network
- Indexes and Tables
- I
- Index
CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators
20 M-803 Operator Manual Software Version OTP 5.07
Before Your First Shift
If you’re already familiar with mobile radio functions
and the “profile and personality” architecture of an all-
digital network, you’ll find the features and controls of
your new M-803 to be logically arranged and easy to
understand.
But if you’re new to cellular radio service, and
especially if you’re migrating to OpenSky from an
analog radio environment, take some time to review the
Network Organization chapter of this manual before
operating your radio.
In either situation you’ll want to completely familiarize
yourself with the controls and indicators of your new
radio before you start trying to use it on the job. In
particular, you’ll want to be able to scroll your way
through menu display choices and quickly select the
appropriate radio profile for the changing conditions of
your work day.
Radio Controls
Examine your radio thoroughly and familiarize
yourself with the location and operation of its controls
and indicators before studying their functions. Except
for the rear-panel peripheral interface, all the
operational controls for the M-803 are located on the
control panel or handset.
Whether your passenger compartment is equipped with
a dash-mount Mobile Radio Unit (MRU) or a
subsidiary Control Head Unit (CHU), the following
section will introduce you to all the controls and
indicators of your radio’s front panel.
Don’t read this manual
cover-to-cover.
Most information in this
manual is repeated in
several places.
You’ll probably learn most
of what you need to know
by browsing sections that
interest you most.