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Table 3-1: Front Panel Controls and Functions

PART FUNCTION

POWER

Button/Volume Dial

• Push to turn the radio on

• Push and hold for approximately one-half (0.5) of a

second

to turn the radio off.

• Twist clockwise to increase volume.

• Twist counter-clockwise to decrease volume.

Mic Connection

• Connect hand-held, hands-free, DTMF microphone,

speaker-mic, or headset here.

EMERGENCY button

• Pressing the EMERGENCY button, if enabled

through programming, will send an emergency alert

and open voice communication on the currently se-

lected talk group or the default emergency talk

group (depending upon how the system is defined).

• To end an emergency call, press and hold the

emergency button for approximately four seconds.

AMBIENT LIGHT

sensor

• Radio automatically adjusts the display and button

backlight brightness level based on ambient light.

Do not block this sensor.

MENU and SELECT

buttons

• Cycle through the menu loop with UP  and

DOWN  buttons.

• Scroll through selections with LEFT  and RIGHT

 buttons.

• Press SELECT button to activate the current

selection. In some cases, this is not necessary as the

last selection will automatically activate after a short

period.

• The SELECT button flashes green when the radio is

receiving and red when the radio is transmitting.

DISPLAY area

• Menu selections and messages.

• Network Connectivity icon (Figure 3-2)

• Current Volume Level icon (Figure 3-2)

♦ Volume numeric representation within the

display (0 = Muted, 40 = Loudest).

• User may select which one of several dwell displays

the radio uses.

PRE-SET buttons

• These buttons are used to store and recall user-

selectable parameters such as scan mode, selected

profile, selected talk group, and priority talk group.

Different parameters can be stored at each of the

three different pre-set buttons.

The Power Button may be configured to function in different ways or be disabled altogether.

Refer to Section 3.3.1 for more detail. At power-up to V-TAC mode (e.g., portable radio not in

vehicular charger at V-TAC turn on), the V-TAC will sound four tones (high-medium-high-

medium) as it initiates the default Extended Coverage mode.

The length of time necessary to hold the Power Button is configurable. The default time length is

one-half of a second.