Memory Channel; Repeater/Talkaround - Motorola GM300 Series Selling Manual

Channels
On the GM360 and GM380 there are several methods to change channel:
Use the up / down scroll buttons. If the buttons are held down, the radio will fast scroll


through the channels.
Enter the channel number directly on the keypad on the GM380, or on the SMART mic on


the GM360.
Press a Memory Channel button.


With direct entry from the keypad, the menu select button (tick) must be pressed before the radio
goes to the new channel. If the selected channel is invalid (including wrong number of digits), an
error tone is sounded, and the radio returns to the Channel menu option.
Benefits
Different methods of channel selection to suit the user.


Fast scroll, direct keypad entry and Memory Channel all facilitate fast channel selection.


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Memory Channel

On the GM360 and GM380, up to two of the programmable function buttons can be programmed as
Memory Channel. A Memory Channel button has a specific channel assigned to it. A short press of
the button will take the radio direct to that channel without having to use the channel scroll buttons or
keypad.
Memory Channel buttons avoid the hassle of scrolling through all the channels programmed into the
radio; they jump straight to a predefined channel.
Memory Channel buttons can be fixed or user programmable. If the Memory Channel buttons are
user programmable, a long press of the button changes the channel assigned to the button to the
one that radio is on at the time. This allows the user to redefine the channels if a particular channel
is more frequently used.
User programmed Memory Channels are remembered when the radio is turned off.
Benefits
Fast Access to Important Channels


User Programmable for day to day operations


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Repeater/Talkaround

Repeater channels use fixed base equipment to increase the range of the radio's signal. Sometimes
a repeater is used to interface users to telephone interconnect equipment or other system features.
Talkaround frequencies are used between radios within close range of each other when there is no
repeater, the repeater is not operating or communications off a system repeater is desired.
A programmable button can be programmed as a Repeater/Talkaround select. On a Repeater
channel that has "Talkaround" enabled, the programmable button toggles the channel between
repeater and talkaround frequencies.
Benefits
Provides direct (radio-radio) operation.


Allows operation out of repeater range.


Continued communication even when parts of the system are taken out of service for


maintenance.
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