Motorola Astro Radio Software 68 81098e85 O Manual

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Conventional Radio 
Wide OptionsFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F6 and then F2 to access this screen.
The options and parameters on this screen apply to all Conventional 
modes. Other Radio wide options that apply to both Conventional 
and Trunking operation are located on the RADIO WIDE OPTIONS 
screen (F4/F3/F2). Trunking options are located on the TRUNKING 
RADIO WIDE OPTIONS screen (F4/F4/F2) .                                                            
Press Ta b to select the desired field, or...

240 Smart PTT Retry Timer (ms)Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select a value for Smart PTT Retry 
Timer. When Smart PTT is enabled, this field adjusts the time interval 
at which the radio will sample for a clear channel. The valid range of 
values is 0 (zero) to 5000 ms in 25-ms increments.
Smart PTT Quick Key Timer (ms)Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select a value for Smart PTT Retry 
Timer. When Smart PTT is enabled, a quick key (double press) of the 
PTT button can override the feature and cause the...

 
241 
Conventional 
Personality
 
From the MAIN MENU, press   
F4  
,   
F6  
 and then   
F3  
 to access this screen.
This screen allows the user to edit information for Conventional 
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 desired choice or value. 
Function Key Descriptions
 
F2  
 - ADD PERS  
Adds a Conventional personality. Each personality must be 
“connected”...

 
242 
F8 
 - PHONE OPTIONS 
This function will be active only when the Phone Operation field has been 
set to a value other than None and the radio is Phone capable.  
 Brings up a 
screen where you can access the Conventional interconnect access 
codes and digit timing parameters for this personality.  
F9 
 - MORE OPTIONS 
Brings up a screen where you can access additional parameters that can 
be used to customize a radio to specific system requirements. 
Field Definitions
 
Personality 
Use the UP/DOWN...

 
243 Hot Keypad 
This field will not be visible if the Receive Only field is set to Enabled.  
Use 
the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable/disable Hot Keypad (DTMF while 
transmitting) operation for this personality. When this feature is 
enabled, the keypad is live during all dispatch operation. Pressing any 
digit 0 (zero) through 9, “*”, or “#” will cause that digit to be 
transmitted. 
Phone Operation 
This field will not be visible if the Receive Only field is set to Enabled.  
Use 
the UP/DOWN arrow keys to...

 
244 Revert 
Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the Emergency transmit 
channel. The choices are Selected Channel, or Channel 1, 2, or 3. 
Selected Channel will cause the emergency transmission to always be 
broadcast on the current personality. However, the emergency 
transmission can also be reverted to another personality. Each MDC 
System also contains a table of three emergency revert channels which 
are configured on the MDC SYSTEM screen ( 
F4/F6/F4/F3  
). Channels 
1, 2, and 3 refer to that...

 
245 Squelch Type 
Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select Receive, Transmit and/or 
Direct (Talkaround) squelch type from among the following: 
A data field for a Receive code will be displayed if PL or DPL is selected. 
PL Code 
Enter the PL (Private-Line) code directly in Hz (192.8 for instance) or 
use the alphanumeric code (7A for instance). Alternatively, the UP/
DOWN arrow keys may be used to scroll through standard frequencies 
and codes. Press  
F1 
 HELP while in this field to view a list of...

 
246 
Conventional 
Secure Personality
 
From the MAIN MENU, press  
F4 
,  
F6, F3 
 and then  
F6 
 to access this 
screen. 
Note:  
For radios equipped with CAI, the fields:
Secure/Clear Strapping    will read      
Voice  Secure/Clear Strapping  
       
Key Strapping              will read    
Voice Key Strapping 
Key Selection               will read    
Voice Key Selection 
This screen can be accessed only when a radio equipped with Secure 
hardware has been read and the field Secure Hardware...

247 Secure/Clear StrappingUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the Secure/Clear Strapping for 
this personality. The valid choices are:
The factory default is Select.
Voice Secure/Clear StrappingUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the Secure/Clear Strapping for 
this personality 
The factory default is Select.
Key StrappingUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the Key Strapping for this 
personality.
Voice Key StrappingUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the Voice Key Strapping for 
this personality....

248This field defines the time period that the user’s radio will remain 
muted when dekeying following a secure transmission. In radio 
systems having a large amount of data throughput delay, the tail end 
of the user’s transmitted message could be heard following dekey if 
this field is not set correctly to account for systems delays.
XL TransmitUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable XL transmit mode for this 
personality. This field configures the transmit mode of the XL chip. If 
this feature is enabled, XL...