Motorola APX 1000 User Manual page 66

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Glossary
Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD)
An LCD uses two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid-crystal solution between them. An
electric current passed through the liquid causes the crystals to align so that light cannot pass
through them.
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
An electronic device that lights up when current is passed through it.
MDC
Motorola Solutions Digital Communications.
Menu Entry
A software-activated feature shown at the bottom of the display. Selection of a feature is
controlled by the programming of the buttons on the side of the radio.
Monitor
Check channel activity by pressing the Monitor button. If the channel is clear, you hear static. If
the channel is in use, you hear conversation. It also serves as a way to check the volume level of
the radio, since the radio "opens the squelch" when the monitor button is pressed.
Multi-Function Knob
It works as a power on/off button, provides primary and secondary functions like volume change
and mode change.
Multi-System Talkgroup Scan List
A scan list that can include both talkgroups (trunked) and channels (conventional).
Network Access Code
Network Access Code (NAC) operates on digital channels to reduce voice channel interference
between adjacent systems and sites.
Non-tactical/revert
The user will talk on a preprogrammed emergency channel. The emergency alarm is sent out on
this same channel.
Over-The-Air Rekeying
Allows the dispatcher to remotely reprogram the encryption keys in the radio.
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A one-way alert with audio and/or display messages.
Personality
A set of unique features specific to a radio.
Preprogrammed
A software feature that has been activated by a qualified radio technician.
Private (Conversation) Call
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