Monitor Feature; Monitoring A Channel; Monitoring Conventional Mode - Motorola APX 1000 User Manual

• 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

When and where to use: Do one of the followings to monitor a channel. You can use these options
interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.
Procedure:
• Monitoring a Channel with Monitor button.
a. Press the preprogrammed Monitor button.
b. Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary.
c. Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.
The LED lights up solid red.
d. Release the PTT button to receive (listen).
The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display when you monitor a channel using the
preprogrammed Monitor button.
• Monitoring a Channel using the selected zone channel.
a. Select the desired zone and channel.
b. Listen for a transmission.
c. Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary.
d. Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.
The LED lights up solid red.
e. Release the PTT button to receive (listen).
1.8.2

Monitoring Conventional Mode

When and where to use:
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