Clock Operation; Vu Meter Operation; Speaker Mute Operation (L999_ Required) - Motorola APX 7500 User Manual

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4.10

Clock Operation

The Consolette supports a Clock on its auxiliary display for displaying the current time. The clock
shows hours and minutes and can be configured for 12 hour format or 24 hour format. It can also
be disabled completely. In 12 hour format an AM/PM indication is shown. The clock feature does
not provide the date, or seconds resolution.
Setting the clock is accessed through the SETUP softmenu underneath the auxiliary display.
Timekeeping is done by the RTC circuitry on the controller card within the Consolette. Optionally,
the time can be retrieved from the NTP server when connected to the network.
The Consolette now contains a battery backup circuit for use with the Clock. If power is completely
interrupted to the Consolette, the internal coin cell battery will maintain the time. Once power is
restored to the Consolette, the display will show the time and not need to be reset by the user. The
Consolette ships from the factory with a coin cell installed. It is a CR2032 or equivalent battery size
and is rated for a nominal voltage of 3.0 Volts.
4.11

VU Meter Operation

The Consolette supports a VU Meter on its auxiliary display. The VU Meter is a bar-graph
representation of the audio level on the currently selected transmit audio input.The VU Meter can
be enabled/disabled using the onboard Consolette Configuration application.
4.12

Speaker Mute Operation (L999_ Required)

The Consolette supports a Speaker Mute button on units with a control head present. This button
can be used to mute the front panel speaker for a programmable duration or until the button is
pressed again.
When the Speaker Mute button is activated, its backlight will change to red as an indicator to the
operator. Also, an icon on the auxiliary display is shown to indicate when the speaker is muted.
There are audio interactions between the Speaker Mute button and some rear panel inputs
including: the Headset and the Mute_In* input (Crossmute feature). When the Headset is
attached, the local speaker is automatically muted and the Speaker Mute button is disabled for as
long as the Headset is attached. Additionally, if the Mute_In* signal on the rear of the Consolette is
activated, the local speaker is automatically muted.
The Consolette can be configured to have the Speaker Mute button disabled.
Supported Features