Motorola Astro Radio Software 68 81098e85 O Manual

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Radio Wide 
Configuration MenuFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4 and then F3 to access this menu.
Portables Only
Mobiles Only
The RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION MENU can be used to access 
settings for features, parameters and options that affect both Trunking 
and Conventional operation. Typically, when you start editing a 
codeplug, you should access this menu and configure the Radio wide 
configuration options first by working your way through the sub-
menus of this menu. This will allow the options on other...

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Function Key Descriptions
F2 - RADIO OPTIONSBrings up a menu through the sub-menus of which you can edit 
general options that affect operation of the radio as a whole such as 
Alert Tones, Silent Emergency and Time-Out Timer (TOT) values. The 
options on this screen should be correctly edited and verified before you 
proceed to edit personality data.
F3 - FEATURE OPTIONSBrings up a screen where you can define the function that each button, 
switch, and menu item performs.
F4 - PHON. TX OPTIONSThis...

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Radio Wide OptionsFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F3 and then F2 to access this screen.
Portables Only
Mobiles Only
This screen allows you to set up various options that affect Radio wide 
operation. The options on this screen should be correctly edited and verified 
before you proceed to edit personality data.
Press Ta b to select the desired field, or press the desired function key 
(F1 - F10). If a field is highlighted, use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to 
select the desired choice or value.
DCBMOTOROLA...

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Function Key Descriptions
F6 - SECURE OPTIONSThis option will be active only if the current radio is capable of Secure 
operation and the Secure Hardware Equipped field on this screen is set to Yes. 
Brings up a screen where you can modify Radio wide Secure option 
settings.
F7 - EMER OPTIONS
(Emergency Options)This option will be visible only if the current radio codeplug supports 
Emergency features. Brings up a screen where you can edit Radio wide 
Emergency feature options such as alarms and...

103 Low Battery Standby Chirp (sec)This field will be visible for Portables only. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys 
to make your selection or enter the desired value directly. This is the 
length of time between successive low battery alert chirps. Valid 
entries range from 30 to 930 seconds in 30-second increments. A 
setting of Disabled (that is, the radio will not sound alarms when it is 
idle, but the alarm will still sound at the end of each transmission if 
the Low Battery Tx Chirp field is enabled.)
Low...

104 Mute Tones OperationThis field will be visible for Portables only. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys 
to enable/disable Mute Tones Operation. When this field is enabled, 
the user will be able to mute the keypad chirps from the radio menu. 
For this feature to work properly, a mute selection must also be made for the 
desired button on the MENU ITEM LIST CONFIGURATION screen (F4/F3/
F3/F4).
Selectable Keypad MuteThis field will be visible for Mobiles only. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys 
to enable/disable this...

105 Secure Hardware EquippedThis field will not be visible unless a Secure-capable radio has been read. Set 
this field to “Yes” ONLY if the current radio is capable of Secure 
operation and you would like to enable Secure operation. If not, set 
this field to “No”. Setting this field to “Yes” will allow you to access the 
RADIO WIDE SECURE OPTIONS screen (F4/F3/F2/F6).
Note: It may take a few seconds for the function key option to
be displayed in the screen’s function key ID area.
!
Caution
Before setting...

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Radio Wide Secure 
OptionsFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F3, F2 and F6 to access this screen.
This screen can be accessed only if the current radio is Secure-equipped and 
the Secure Equipped field  on the RADIO WIDE OPTIONS screen (F4/F3/F2) 
is set to “Yes”. This screen allows you to set up various Secure options 
that affect Radio wide operation.
Press Ta b to select the desired field, or press the desired function key 
(F1 - F10). If a field is highlighted, use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to 
select the...

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Field Definitions
Ignore Sec/Clr Switch When 
StrappedIgnore Sec/Clr Switch When Strapped is only displayed for radios 
equipped with CAI Digital Operation.
If this parameter is set to Yes and the active radio mode is strapped to 
Secure or Clear, the radio ignores the position of the Secure/Clear 
Switch and allows user-initiated voice transmissions based upon the 
mode’s strapping. In this configuration the Secure/Clear Switch has no 
effect.
If this parameter is set to No and the active radio mode...

108 Auto LoginUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable or disable the radio’s Auto 
Login feature. This feature is a sub-feature of the radio lock feature and will 
operate only when Radio Lock is enabled. If Auto Login is enabled, the 
radio will NOT prompt the user to enter the password on power-up. It 
will use the previously entered password to unlock the radio.
Note: The password should have been entered at least once
when the Radio Lock feature is enabled.
Infinite Key RetentionUse the UP/DOWN arrow...