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- Page 1 IDAS™ Technical Tips “Action of the TX / RX LED” IC-F3160/F3260 Series Handheld Radio IC-F5060 Series Mobile Radio...
- Page 2 Furthermore, the purchase of Icom products shall not be deemed to grant any license either directly or by implication, except for the normal non-exclusive license to use the product that is specified by law in the sale of a product.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 Table of contents 1 Introduction ………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 TX / RX LED ..……………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Location of the TX / RX LED ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 2 Registering the radio ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 5 Action of the TX/RX LED ..………………………..………………………………………………………………………..… 5 Related settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5, 6 3 Standing by …………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………….…. -
Page 4: Introduction
Every IDAS transceiver has TX / RX LED indicators showing the radio status to the operator. This is common with ICOM’s traditional analog FM radio or IDAS radios configured for conventional or trunked systems. The basic indications are described in the following table. -
Page 5: Registering The Radio
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 2 Registering the radio The following timing chart and text explains the working theory of registration after you have turned ON the radio. It takes approximately 10 seconds after you turn ON the radio to complete the registration process, if there are no other radios trying to register to the same [Collect repeater] at the same time. Action of the TX/RX LED A maximum of 6 seconds (adjustable) Approximately 10 seconds... - Page 6 TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 2 Registering the radio (continued) ■Site ID TX cycle (UC-FR5000) Default Value: 5 seconds Selectable range: 3 to 10 seconds Set the time interval to transmit the [Site ID] from the [Collect repeater] and the [Home repeater] of a Multi-site Trunked mode site.
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Page 7: Standing By
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 3 Standing by After the radio has successfully finished registering, it moves to a repeater assigned as the [Home repeater] and enters the standby mode. Preprogrammed channel text is displayed on the radio’s LCD. The LED blinks green every several seconds. The LED blinking default interval is 5 seconds, but you can adjust this to a longer or shorter interval. -
Page 8: Receiving A Call
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 4 Receiving a call When the radio receives an incoming call from another radio in the same Talkgroup, the LED lights green and audio is heard from speaker. Depending on preprogrammed settings, the LCD backlight is turned ON, beeps are heard from the speaker along with the incoming call, and the Caller ID or corresponding name is displayed. - Page 9 TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 4 Receiving a call (continued) ■Ringer on Receive (CS-F3160/F5060) TIPS: Select an option other than “OFF” if you want to hear beeps when receiving an incoming call. Select the desired ringer type when the digital squelch opens. Default: OFF Selectable options: Null: Ringer sound (or non sound) is retained even when the digital squelch opens.
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Page 10: Home Repeater Busy
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 5 Home repeater busy If the repeater assigned as the [Home repeater] is occupied by another subscriber radio or other Talkgroup than the one you belong to, the TX/RX LED also lights green. However no sound is heard from the speaker, the LCD backlights are not turned ON, and the caller ID or name is not displayed. -
Page 11: Initiating A Call
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 6 Initiating a call After the radio successfully finishes the registration, hold down the [PTT] to initiate a call. It takes approximately 320 milliseconds to establish a handshake to talk, if the radio is within the service area and there is no retry. Action of the TX/RX LED Hold down the [PTT]. -
Page 12: Call Retry
TTX-F3160/F5060-V1.0 7 Call retry After holding down the [PTT] to initiate a call, if there is no acknowledgement from the repeater, the radio sends the [Call request] again. If the retry count exceeds the number of attempted retries, the radio stops sending a [Call request]. - Page 14 © 2012 Icom Inc. 1-1-32, Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003, Japan...