User's Manual

Revised: 4/29/2011 6650-11-0014 R4
Approval: Page 9 of 17
4.2 HOME MENU DESCRIPTION:
When the handset is first powered up the home menu will be displayed. The home menu
displays the status of the handset and allows you to access advanced functions. See figure 2.
The top of the display shows current status icons.
Volume:
The volume icon is only active when changing the volume using the volume knob. Additional
crescents indicate louder volume. The icon will become hidden a few seconds after the volume
adjustment is complete.
New Text Message:
The new text message icon is displayed when you have unread text messages. Reading or
deleting your messages will cause the icon to become hidden. See section 5.2 for more
information.
Talk Around:
The talk around icon is displayed when the current call destination is a talk around group. When
in talk around mode calls placed will only be received by handsets directly within range. Calls
will not be received by the network or more distant handsets.
Battery Level:
The battery level icon shows the remaining battery life. If the battery is too low the handset will
automatically shut down to protect the battery from damage.
Signal Strength:
The signal strength icon shows the strength of the current connection to the network. An ‘x’
indicates that the handset is not within range of the network. While within range of the network
up to 4 bars will be shown with more bars representing a stronger connection.
Emergency:
The emergency icon indicates that the handset has been placed in emergency mode using the
emergency button, or that an emergency voice call or text is currently being received.
Call Destination/Message Display:
The middle part of the display shows your current call destination. Pushing the PTT button will
place a call to the destination shown. The destination may be changed by using the group
select knob or choosing a different destination from the menu. See section 5.1 for more
information. This area is also used for displaying text messages.
Menu Display
The bottom of the display shows the menu. The home menu allows you to access additional
functions of the handset such as changing your call destination, sending and receiving text
messages and accessing the handset ID. These functions will be discussed in section 5.0.