General Radio Operation; Selecting A Zone; Selecting A Radio Channel - Motorola ASTRO APX User Manual

General Radio Operation

Selecting a Zone

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to
use this feature.
A zone is a group of channels. The following methods
are options on how to select a radio zone. The result
of all the methods is the same. You can use the
options interchangeably depending on your
preference and the programmed functions.
• Select a zone via the MFK:
a) Rotate the MFK until the display shows the
desired zone.
• Select a zone via the radio menu Zone:
a)
or to Zone and press the Menu Select
button directly below Zone.
b) or to the required zone, or use the
keypad to enter the zone number.
c) Press
or the PTT button to confirm the
selected zone number.
d) Press the PTT button to transmit on the
displayed zone channel.

Selecting a Radio Channel

A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as
transmit/ receive frequency pairs. The following
methods are options on how to select a radio
channel. The result of all the methods is the same.
You can use the options interchangeably depending
on your preference and the programmed functions.
• Select a channel via the MFK:
a) If channel is set as the primary mode, turn the
MFK until the display shows the desired
channel.
If channel is not set as the primary mode, press
the MFK once and repeat this step.
b) Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on
the displayed channel.
•
Select a channel via the radio menu Chan:
a)
or to Chan.
b) Press the Menu Select button directly below
Chan.
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