The command terminal receives the following status
updates from your radio:
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Powering up or down the radio
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Automatic response to Polling
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Response to Evacuation commands
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Pressing the PTT button to make voice
transmission
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Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call
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Entering or Exiting a Trunking Talkgroup
Entering Fireground Zone Channel (Conventional)
1 For Conventional radio systems: Upon powering
up, perform one of the following actions:
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If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as
default, you hear the gurgle tone and the radio
displays the home screen. You are in
Fireground zone channel.
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If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as
default, but you hear a short, low-pitched tone,
the display shows Reg failed to indicate that
the command terminal does not respond to
Fireground Zone Channel. Get a qualified
technician for assistance.
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If your home channel is not Fireground Zone
Channel, toggle or change the radio zone
channel to Fireground Zone Channel.
2 Entering Fireground Trunking Talkgroup: Upon
powering up, ensure that the Fireground Trunking
Talkgroup is selected. The subscriber unit
automatically appears on the Incident
Commander's terminal.
3 Listen for a transmission. Adjust the Volume
Control Knob if necessary.
4 Perform one of the following actions:
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Press and hold the preprogrammed Volume
Set button to hear the volume set tone. Adjust
the Volume Control Knob if necessary.
Release the Volume Set button.
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At the desired Fireground zone and channel,
press the preprogrammed Monitor button and
listen for activity. Adjust the Volume Control
Knob if necessary.
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If your radio is working in Fireground Zone
Channel, proceed to next step.
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