Motorola Astro Radio Software 68 81098e85 O Manual

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MDC Call List TableFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F6, and then F4 twice to access this 
screen.
This screen lists the Call IDs and text for each member of the call list. 
The user can thus target a radio or set of radios when an individual or 
group call has to be sent out. The ID entries in this table are stored in 
the radio and made available to the user in Selective Call or Call Alert 
operation.
Press Ta b to select the desired field, or press the desired function key 
(F1 - F10). If a field is...

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Field Definitions
Number (#)The system automatically assigns a number to the Call ID entry when 
the user adds an entry.
Call IDEnter the four-digit (hexadecimal) MDC CALL ID comprised of 
hexadecimal digits A through F for this member of the call list. The 
Call ID is used to target a radio when an individual or group call has 
to be sent to that radio or set of radios. The valid range of values is 1 
through FFFF.
An MDC Call ID is either an Individual Call ID or a Group Call ID. The 
RSS interprets...

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MDC Repeater IDFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F6, F4 and then F5 to access this 
screen.
This screen allows you to view and change values for the MDC 
Repeater ID’s to be used with RAC. For Conventional personalities, 
RAC must enabled on a personality-by-personality basis and the 
correct options must be selected for each personality.
Note: When setting up MDC Repeater IDs, make sure that the
MDC Repeater ID list is properly filled out.
Press Ta b to select the desired field, or press the desired...

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ASTRO MenuFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F6 and then F5 to access this screen.
This screen allows you to navigate through the ASTRO edit screens. 
The options in these menus pertain only to ASTRO radio features. 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 - ASTRO OPTIONSBrings up a screen where you can edit options relating to all ASTRO...

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ASTRO Radio Wide 
OptionsFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F6, F5 and then F2 to access this 
screen.
Portables Only
Mobiles Only
This screen allows you to change and view the additional radio wide 
parameters which pertain to an ASTRO Radio. The various settings 
selected on this screen will affect the ASTRO channels of all radios set up 
under any ASTRO system. 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...

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Field Definitions
Max CAI Data Tx AttemptsThis field will be visible for Mobiles only. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys 
to select the Maximum Transmit Attempts per Common Air Interface 
(CAI) Data Packet or enter a value directly. If the radio fails to receive 
a positive acknowledgment to a confirmed packet transmission, it will 
attempt to re-send the confirmed CAI data packet. This field 
determines the maximum number of times (including the initial 
attempt) that the radio will retry a confirmed CAI data...

285 This value should be set to the maximum over-the-air data packet 
duration. For instance, for a maximum CAI packet size of 512 bytes, 
the value should be set to 750 ms. The value for Data FSSP may range 
from 0 to 5000 ms in 50-ms increments.
Note: For proper operation on a channel with ASTRO voice present,
this field should be set to no shorter than 200 ms due to the ASTRO
voice frame size. For more details on data channel access
operation, refer to the APCO 25 Common Air Interface
Operational...

286If the Common Air Interface (CAI) data packet to be transmitted is an 
acknowledgment, this timer represents the MAXIMUM time that the 
radio will wait after it detects a BUSY Channel Status Symbol to re-
check the Channel Status Symbols for permission to transmit. This 
value may range from 50 to 1000 ms in 50-ms increments.
Increasing this value reduces the potential of collision with other 
radios attempting to transmit data (seize the channel), but it also 
increases channel access delay.
Note:...

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ASTRO SystemsFrom the MAIN MENU, press F4, F6, F5 and then F3 to access this 
screen.
This screen allows you to change and view ASTRO system parameters. 
The fields shown on the screen are only for the system shown. 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 SYSAdds an ASTRO system.
F3 - PREV SYSAccesses the previous ASTRO system....

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Field Definitions
ASTRO SystemUse the UP/DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the available ASTRO 
systems. Alternately, the F3/F4 functions keys can be used to navigate 
through the available systems.
Individual IDThis field displays the Individual ID for the current ASTRO system. 
This ID is unique to each radio in the system.
Talkgroup IDThis field will  not be visible for radios equipped with CAI Digital Operation. 
This is the Talkgroup ID associated with the ASTRO system. This ID is 
used for Select...