Selecting A Zone And Channel - Motorola BASIC XTS 3000 User Manual

General Radio Operations

Selecting a Zone and Channel

A zone is a grouping of channels. A channel is a group of radio characteristics
such as transmit/receive frequency pairs. After you turn your radio on, select
the desired zone and channel.
Zone Selection
1. Place the Zone Switch (if programmed, see page 2)
to the desired position.
Notes
• If the selected zone is unprogrammed, you will
hear a continuous, low-pitched tone (invalid-mode
tone) until a valid programmed zone is selected.
This does not mean your radio is unprogrammed,
only that the zone you selected is unprogrammed.
• If you would like a different channel within the selected
zone, see "Channel Selection" on this page.
2. To transmit on the selected zone/channel
combination, press the PTT Switch.
Channel Selection
1. Once you have a desired zone, rotate the 16-
Position Select Knob to the desired channel.
If the selected channel is unprogrammed,
Note
you will hear a continuous, low-pitched
tone (invalid-mode tone) until a valid
programmed channel is selected. This does
not mean your radio is unprogrammed,
only that the channel you selected is
unprogrammed.
2. To transmit on the selected zone/channel
combination, press the PTT Switch.
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Channel