Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION
- 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
- 1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS
- 1.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS
- 1.5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
- 1.6 COMMON HAZARDS
- 1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 1.9 OPERATING TIPS
- 2. RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LA RÉGLEMENTATION ET SÉCURITÉ
- 3. INTRODUCTION
- 4. BASIC OPERATION
- 4.1 RADIO CONTROLS
- 4.2 before first use
- 4.3 POWER ON AND SET VOLUME
- 4.4 vida® ID
- 4.5 RADIO DISPLAYS
- 4.6 STATUS MESsages
- 4.7 PREDEFINED MENU LAYOUTS
- 4.8 MENU
- 4.9 ALERT TONES
- 4.10 SELECT ZONE/SYSTEM
- 4.11 SELECT GROUP/CHANNEL
- 4.12 GROUP CALLS
- 4.13 INDIVIDUAL CALLS
- 4.14 USER PROFILES
- 4.15 NOISE CANCELLATION
- 4.16 VOICE ANNUNCIATION
- 4.17 ENABLE/DISABLE ENCRYPTION
- 4.18 CHANNEL GUARD (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.19 USE TALKAROUND TO BYPASS REPEATER (ANALOG AND P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.20 CALL ALERT (PAGE)
- 4.21 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
- 4.22 DTMF
- 4.23 AUDIO PLAYBACK
- 4.24 START SCAN
- 4.25 STOP SCAN
- 4.26 MONITOR AND SQUELCH TYPES (CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.27 NUISANCE DELETE
- 4.28 Failsoft (P25 Trunked)
- 4.29 EMERGENCY OPERATION
- 4.30 MDC-1200 (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 5. ADVANCED OPERATIONS
- 5.1 VIEW/CHANGE PERSONALITIES
- 5.2 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (SA) – P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY
- 5.3 User Defined Zones
- 5.4 Mixed System Zone
- 5.5 CH INFO MENU
- 5.6 AUDIO SETTINGS
- 5.7 DISPLAY SETTINGS
- 5.8 GPS SETTINGS
- 5.9 POSITION INFO
- 5.10 BLUETOOTH
- 5.11 CLOCK SETTINGS
- 5.12 SELECT LANGUAGE
- 5.13 SET UP SCAN
- 5.14 RADIO STATUS
- 5.15 RADIO MESSAGE
- 5.16 RADIO TEXTLINK
- 5.17 FAULTS/ALERTS
- 5.18 TONE ENCODE
- 5.19 ENCRYPTION
- 5.20 p25 conventional fallback
- 5.21 stealth mode
- 6. PROGRAMMING
- 7. REFERENCE
- 8. GLOSSARY
- 9. BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
- 10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- 11. WARRANTY
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4.11 SELECT GROUP/CHANNEL
The radio can be programmed with 1,250 talkgroups or 1000 channels per personality. Use the
Group/Channel knob to select groups/channels.
Direct Channel Entry
A button on the control head or KMM can be programmed for Direct Channel Entry, which allows the user
to manually enter the talkgroup/channel number from the keypad.
The radio can be programmed for one of the following Direct Channel Entry options:
• When a Zone is selected on the radio, Direct Channel Entry performs a lookup using the currently
selected system’s group list
Or
• When a Zone is selected on the radio, Direct Channel Entry performs a lookup using the currently
selected Zone’s system/group list.
4.12 GROUP CALLS
4.12.1 Transmit a Group Call
A talkgroup is a group of radios that you want to have private conversations with. These groups can be
divided into areas such as state, region, county, or large special events.
Turn the Channel/Group knob to select the desired group (see Figure 4-1). Press PTT to transmit.
Or
A button on the control head or KMM can be programmed for DIRECT CHANNEL ENTRY to allow the
user to enter the talkgroup/channel number. Press PTT to transmit.
Or
In P25 Conventional, the talkgroup for the selected channel may be overridden as follows:
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Navigate to the CALL menu.
3. Scroll up or down to highlight CHANGE TLKGRP and press the Group/Channel Select Knob.
4. Highlight the desired talkgroup and press the Group/Channel Selection knob.