User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL
- REGULATORY INFORMATION
- CHECKING ITEMS IN THE PACKAGE
- RADIO OVERVIEW
- BEFORE USING THE RADIO
- RADIO STATUS INDICATORS- OPERATIONAL MODE AND STATUS ICONS THE DISPLAY
- LED INDICATOR
- TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF
- ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
- SELECTING A ZONE
- SELECTING A CHANNEL
- SWITCHING THE CHANNEL MODE BETWEEN ANALOG AND DIGITAL
- LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE KEYPAD
- HOME SCREEN
- PRIVATE CALLS
- GROUP CALLS
- ALL CALLS
- TALK-AROUND (DIRECT MODE)
- CALLS ON ANALOG CHANNELS
- BATTERY STRENGTH INDICATOR
 
- MENU NAVIGATION
- SCANNING CHANNELS
- EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
- HDC1200 SIGNALING
- SECURE COMMUNICATIONS
- MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
- TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- CARE AND CLEANING
- MODEL NUMBERS
- WARRANTY REGISTRATION AND WARRANTY
BASIC OPERATIONS 
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TURNING THE RADIO ON AND OFF 
To turn on the radio, rotate its On/Off Volume Control knob clockwise out of the detent position. A click 
will be sensed. The radio responds by displaying its power-up screen and its LED status indicator flashes green. 
This knob is item 13 on page 6. 
To turn the radio off, rotate this knob fully counter-clockwise until the detent click is sensed. 
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME 
After turning the radio on, rotate the On/Off Volume Control knob clockwise to increase the volume and 
rotate it counter-clockwise to decrease the volume. Volume adjustment can be made at anytime later in the 
same manner. This knob is item 13 on page 6. 
SELECTING A ZONE 
A zone is a group of pre-programmed radio channels exhibit-
ing similar properties. The radio supports up to 64 zones and 
each zone can have up to 16 channels. Zones and channels 
are pre-programmed into the radio by your dealer. Select a 
zone using either of the following methods: 
•  Menu Selection Method
 — From the home screen, press 
the Menu key, select Zone, then use the Up/Down key 
to select the desired zone from the menu. 
•  Pre-Programmed  Shortcut  Keys Method
  —  If pre-
programmed by your dealer, quickly switch to a desired 
zone by pressing the programmed Zone Up or Zone Down shortcut key. Keys SK1, SK2, TK,   or   
may be pre-programmed by your dealer as Zone Up and Zone Down shortcut keys. The SK1, SK2, TK,   
or   are illustrated on page 6. 
Select/Menu key
Up/Down key 










