Motorola MT 2000 User Manual page 297

MTSX RSS
Active Channel A channel upon which the radio is receiving or transmitting a signal.
Adjustment A means of tuning the radio to a special value.
Align To adjust the position setting of any multiple stage device to obtain optimum product
performance.
ANI Automatic Number Identification. Used for access/release codes that are frequently used for
system management and billing purposes. ANI numbers may only be programmed by the
RSS and may not be changed in the field.
Announcement Grouping structure used in a Type II or Type IIi trunking system. An Announcement Group is
Group a large group of radio users that under normal circumstances coordinate actions among
themselves.
Archive file A file containing the personality of a radio - the contents of the radio's codeplug.
Archive File The procedure of merging the data from two codeplugs to pass on customer personalities
Cloning quickly from one radio to another. In the case of archive file cloning, the source of the
factory data is an archive file, and the source of the tuning data is the target radio.
Arrow keys The cursor movement keys located on the numeric keypad. The up and down arrow keys
are used to increment and decrement values.
Asynchronous A data communications method in which information is transmitted one
Communication character at a time. A start bit precedes each character and a stop bit follows each
character.
Auto Affilliation The ability of radios in a Type II or Type IIi system to automatically transmit their talkgroup
and unit ID information to the Central Controller. Affilliation occurs after the radio has locked
on to the control channel frequency. It does not require the radio user to press the PTT.
Automatic Retry The ability of the portable radio to send up to 16 inbound signalling words in a four second
period, if the outbound signalling word is not received from the central controller after the
radio has made a request to transmit.
Backup File A duplicate file of the archive file that is used in event that the original archive file becomes
damaged or erased.
Base Station (BSI) An identifier which is programmed into the central controller and sent out in Morse
Identifier code ID on the lowest frequency trunked repeater.
Blank Frequency A channel that is not assigned a transmit frequency.
Blank PL Code A channel that is not assigned a receive or transmit PL code.
Boot To load the computer's operating system.
Busy Channel A feature on conventional modes that gives "listening privacy". The radio will not key
Lockout (BCL) when there is a carrier on channel unless it is your PL/DPL group. Instead, you will hear a
busy tone while PTT is held. Also, you will not be allowed to monitor the channel. If all
users that share the channel have BCL enabled, then the users have a privacy similar to
what a trunked radio system provides.
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