Typical Functions And Conditions - Icom IC-F620 Programming Software Manual

Keys Key
Assignment
P RSSI
4
System N/A
Up/Down
Function How to Use
Power On When the radio is first activated, it will briefly display the text entered in the
Opening Text field of the Field Data programming screen. Then is will display the
firmware version. It will then begin to look for a system to register to. Depending on
the setting of the Preferred Last Registered field of the PassPort programming
screen, the radio will first search for its "Home Site" or the site it was last registered
to.
Searching (Roam) The radio go into search mode when one of several criteria are met:
Normally, a site should be found within about 20 seconds. On large systems or in
marginal conditions this process could take up to 10 minutes or longer.
While in search mode the radio will display "NO SVC" alternating with the current
group or system tag. When a better site has been located the radio will attempt to
register.
Registration You will see the ASID (or ASID alias) of the site the radio is attempting to register
to on the Function Display. When the radio has successfully registered, the
registration tone will sound.
System Up/Down The current System can be displayed by pressing either of the System Up/Down
Keys and keys. Another press of either key will change the system (if there is more than one
Group/MIN system in the radio). The current group can be displayed by pressing either of the
Up/Down Keys Group/MIN Up/Down keys. Another press of either key will change the group (if
there is more than one group in the system) or select MIN aliases for selective call
(again – if so programmed). When changing groups, if the radio is registered to its
"home site", the radio will NOT need to "re-register" into the site as a new group is
selected. The user should not expect registration tones except when first registering
to the site. If a user is on a "roam site" the user must wait for the radio to register to
the site again (and get the registration tones) as a new group is selected (though not
technically true if the group selected is a "primary group").
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Function
The Signal Strength Indicator on the Function Display usually shows
sufficient information concerning the strength of the signal from the
site the radio is currently registered to. There are times, often when
attempting to troubleshoot system problems, that selecting this will
provide more detailed information concerning the signal strength (and
the ASID of the current system). Also, advanced users often appreciate
the information displayed here. Activating this key sets up an
alternating display between the RSSI and the system or group tag
(depending on which rocker key, System or Talk Group, was last
activated). The RSSI display is in the follow format: XX YY-ZZ,
where XX is the ASID of the current system, YY is RSSI value of the
current data message and ZZ is the average RSSI value of last two
received data messages. The dash between YY and ZZ will turn to a
"+" when there is activity on the channel the radio is monitoring.
Use this to scroll through the system list. A double beep will sound as
you reach the "limit" and cycle to the "top" or "bottom" of the list.
T F
YPICAL UNCTIONS AND
When the radio has just been turned on.
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• When a new PassPort system is selected.
When the signal from the current site the radio is registered to becomes
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unusable for communications.
When the Roam Request key is activated.
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