Out-Of-Range Radio; Site Trunking Feature; Locking And Unlocking A Site - Motorola APX 7000 User Manual

During failsoft operation, your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a
predetermined frequency. You hear a medium-pitched tone and the display shows Failsoft.
When the trunking system returns to normal operation, your radio automatically leaves failsoft
operation and returns to trunked operation.
To continue in Failsoft and to communicate with other talkgroups, refer to the following procedure.
Procedure:
1 Rotate the 16–Position Select Knob to change to a different repeater frequency.
2 Press the PTT button to talk, and release the button to listen.
2.21.2

Out-of-Range Radio

When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel.
You hear a low-pitched tone and/or the display shows the currently selected zone/channel combination
and Out of range. Your radio remains in this out-of-range condition until it locks onto a control
channel or failsoft channel, or if it is turned off.
2.21.3

Site Trunking Feature

If the zone controller loses communication with any site, that site reverts to site trunking. When this
occurs, you can communicate only with the radios within your trunking site.
The display shows the currently selected zone/channel combination and Site trunking.
2.21.4

Locking and Unlocking a Site

When and where to use: This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam
among wide-area talkgroup sites. This feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to
another site in a wide-area system.
You can toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked by pressing the preprogrammed Site
Lock/Unlock button.
Follow the procedure to lock and unlock a site using the radio menu.
Procedure:
1 or to Site.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Site.
3 Perform one of the following actions.
• To lock the site, press the Menu Select button directly below Lock. The display shows Site
locked.
• To unlock the site, press the Menu Select button directly below Unlk. The display shows
Site unlocked.
The radio saves the new site lock state and returns to the Home screen.
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