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
MENU NAVIGATION 
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MESSAGE MENU   
To access the Message menu, first  select a digital channel (if not already),  then 
press the Menu key in the home screen and select Message. Alternately, access 
this menu by pressing the respective pre-programmed  shortcut key  while on a 
digital channel. The Message  menu displays. This menu supports the text 
messaging feature of the radio: 
New Msg 
Select New Msg to create a new text message and send it to an individual (via 
private call) or to a talk group. Text message length is limited to 256 characters. 
Quick Text 
Under Quick Text, there are up to 25 pre-programmed text messages. You can edit and send any one of these 
messages. 
InBox 
Select InBox to access the InBox. The InBox can save up to 20 received text messages. For each text message, 
any of the following operations can be performed: Reply, Forward, View Details, and Delete. 
When the InBox is full, the    icon  will appear, and the earliest message will be automatically 
overwritten by the last message that was received. 
To delete all messages in the InBox, select Message > InBox > Delete All. 
OutBox 
Select OutBox in the Message menu to access the OutBox. The Outbox can save up to 20 sent messages. 
When the OutBox is full, the earliest message will be automatically overwritten by the last one that was sent. 










