Instruction manual

Chapter 2 Programming 17
Emergency TX warning tone:
If programmed ―Yes‖, a warning tone will sound through the local
speaker to advise the user that an emergency message is being
transmitted.
Open Microphone Monitor on Emergency TX time
If not set to zero, once an emergency is activated, the radio will key
up and transmit ambient noise for this period of time. It will then
unkey and remain unkeyed for a programmed amount of time and
then repeat the process. It will alternate between TX and RX
throughout the emergency cycle. The length of the cycle is
determined by the settings of ―Number of repeat emergency
transmissions‖ and ―Time between emergency repeats‖. If the
value is set to zero, there will be no open microphone monitor.
Open Microphone Monitor on Emergency RX time
If open microphone monitor on emergency TX time is not set to
zero, the radio will remain unkeyed for this period of time between
TX times.
MDC-1200® PTT ID, Emergency ID
Generally, the PTT ID and the Emergency ID are the same;
however, they could be programmed different if desired. A radio ID
cannot contain the character F nor can it begin with the character E
as these are defined as wildcards. However, a radio can encode to
a target ID containing these characters.
MDC-1200® Call Alert Encode
MDC-1200® signaling defines two different types of Call Alert
packets. The short call alert does not contain the originator ID and
does not support many extended features. This selection affects
which type will be used during MDC-1200® encoding. The VMDE-
200 will decode either type. If the VMDE-200 receives a short call,
no originator ID will be displayed on the radio. The selection is
effective for all MDC-1200® signaling channels. (Different call types
cannot be selected for different channels)
MDC-1200® Voice Select Call
In a system that uses Voice Select Call (VSC), all radios remain
muted until a VSC command to their ID is received. Then the radio
unmutes until loss of receive carrier. If this feature is enabled, the
radio will remain muted unless a VSC command is received.
GE Star® format type
This selection defines which of the sixteen GE Star® formats are in
use.
GE Star® PTT ID, Emergency ID
The actual maximum value depends on the GE Star® format type
selected (1 – 16383). Generally, the PTT ID and the Emergency ID
in GE Star® are the same; however, they could be programmed
different if desired. A radio cannot be programmed for an ID of 0
(zero) but a radio can encode to a target ID of 0.
GE Star® Group ID
The actual maximum value depends on the GE Star® format type
selected (0 – 16383) . A GE Star® ―ALL CALL‖ is a selective call to
ID 0 (zero) and is not re-definable. A group call can be any valid