Chapter 15: Glossary - Motorola APX 6000XE User Manual

Glossary
This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this
manual.
ACK
Acknowledgment of communication.
Active Channel
A channel that has traffic on it.
Analog Signal
An RF signal that has a continuous nature rather than a
pulsed or discrete nature.
ARS
Automatic Registration Service.
ASTRO 25
Vertex Standard for wireless digital trunked
communications.
ASTRO Conventional
Vertex Standard for wireless digital conventional
communications.
Autoscan
A feature that allows the radio to automatically scan the
members of a scan list.
Send Feedback
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for
exchanging data over short distances from fixed and
mobile devices with high levels of security.
Bluetooth Pairing
Bluetooth pairing occurs when two bluetooth devices
exchanged a passkey to form a paired Bluetooth
wireless connection.
Call Alert
Privately page an individual by sending an audible tone.
Carrier Squelch
Feature that responds to the presence of an RF carrier
by opening or unmuting (turning on) a receiver's audio
circuit. A squelch circuit silences the radio when no
signal is being received so that the user does not have
to listen to "noise".
Central Controller
A software-controlled, computer-driven device that
receives and generates data for the trunked radios
assigned to it. It monitors and directs the operations of
the trunked repeaters.
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