Alert Tone Indications - Motorola GTX User Manual

Alert Tone Indications

The GTX radio generates a number of audible tones to indicate radio operating
conditions:
• Low Battery – A low-battery condition is indicated by a high-pitched, cricket-
like "chirp-chirp". There are two low battery conditions. The low battery alert
will be heard if the battery voltage falls below the low voltage level. The tone
will be emitted when the PTT is released in the transmit mode, and when the
low battery condition is detected in the receive mode.
• Successful Power-Up – When the radio is first turned on, a short high-pitched
tone indicates that the radio has passed its power-up self test and is ready for
use.
• Unsuccessful Power-Up – When the radio is first turned on, a short low-
pitched tone indicates that the radio has failed to pass its power-up self test and
is not ready for use. Contact your nearest Motorola Service Shop.
• Invalid Mode – A continuous, low-pitched tone is heard when an invalid or
unprogrammed operation is performed on the radio.
• Valid (Good) Key Press – A short, medium-pitched tone when a key is pressed
indicates that the key instruction has been accepted.
• Invalid (Bad) Key Press – A short, low-pitched tone when a key is pressed
indicates that the key instruction has been rejected.
• Time-Out Timer Warning – Your radio's time-out timer limits the duration of
your transmission time. When you are pressing the PTT switch (transmitting),
a short, low-pitched warning tone will sound four seconds before the allotted
time will expire.
• Time-Out Timer Timed-Out – If your phone conversation is longer than the
time allotted to the time-out timer, a continuous, low-pitched tone will sound,
indicating that your transmission has been cut off. This tone will continue until
you depress the PHON button.
• Failsoft (Trunked Systems Only) – A faint "beeping" tone every ten seconds
indicates that the radio is operating in the failsoft mode.
• Phone Busy – A "bah-bah-bah-bah" tone when telephone interconnect is
accessed, indicates that all available channels are busy and the radio is in queue
for the next available phone channel.
• DTMF Tones (During Dialing) – When a digit (0 to 9, * and #) is dialed, a
DTMF tone will be heard.
• Out of Range Tone – When the radio is Out of Range from the selected
Trunking site, a continues, low pitched tone is heard while the PTT is pressed.
8 Getting Started
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