Low-Battery Alert; Coded Squelch Operation; Variable Rf Power Level (Selected Models Only); Failsoft Operation (Trunked Systems Only) - Motorola GP580 EX Basic User's Manual

• If a continuous talk-prohibit tone is heard
when the PTT switch is pressed, transmission is
not possible. The radio may be out of range.

Low-Battery Alert

Your radio emits an alert tone when a low-battery
condition is detected.

Coded Squelch Operation

Tone Private-Line (PL), Digital Private-Line (DPL), and
carrier squelch operation are all available in your radio,
on a per-mode basis. When in carrier squelch
operation, all traffic on the mode is heard. When in PL
or DPL operation, your radio responds to only those
messages intended for you. When this feature is
mode-slaved, PL, DPL, or carrier squelch is
programmed to each mode.
Whenever the radio is operating in carrier squelch, the
C
display will show .
Variable RF Power Level
(Selected Models Only)
Radios can have more than one power level. High
power can be programmed on modes where high
power is permitted, and low power can be
programmed on all other modes. The high-/low-power
feature can be selected via the menu keys.
FAILSOFT OPERATION
(TRUNKED SYSTEMS ONLY)
The "failsoft" system ensures continual radio
communications capability during a trunked system
failure. Your radio will automatically go into failsoft
operation, if the central trunking controller fails for any
reason. While in failsoft operation, your radio will
transmit and receive on a predetermined frequency on
a conventional mode. When the trunked system
returns to normal operation, the radio will automatically
leave the failsoft operation and return to trunked
operation.
During failsoft operation,
1. You will hear a faint
"beeping" sound
every ten seconds.
2. Your radio becomes unsquelched.
Alternates between
FAILSOFT
and
PLANT POLICE
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