Switching Between Repeater Or Direct Operation Button; Monitor Feature; Monitoring A Channel - Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

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General Radio Operation
• Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required
ID.
• Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list.
• or to the required phone number.
• Use the keypad to enter the required phone number.
3 Press the PTT button to dial the phone number.
4 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
5 When your call is answered, press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to
listen.
6 Press to return to the Home screen.
See Alert Tones on page 37
1.7

Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button

When and where to use:
The Repeater Operation increases the radio coverage area by connecting with other radios through a
repeater. The transmit and receive frequencies are different.
The Direct or "talkaround operation" allows you to bypass the repeater and connect directly to another
radio. The transmit and receive frequencies are the same.
Procedure:
Perform one of the following actions.
• Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and
repeater modes.
• or to Dir and press the Menu Select button directly below Dir.
The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently in Repeater mode.
The display shows Direct mode and the Talkaround icon if the radio is currently in Direct mode
(during conventional operation only).
1.8

Monitor Feature

The monitor feature is used to make sure that a channel is clear before transmitting.
The lack of static on a digital channel when the users switch from analog to digital radios is not an
indication that the radio is malfunctioning.
Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allows only the
clear voice or data information to be heard.
1.8.1

Monitoring a Channel

Procedure:
• Monitoring a Channel in Conventional Modes:
a. Lift the microphone off the hook.
b. Listen for activity on that channel.
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for more information if your call is not answered.