Z2 Controller Operations Manual
Z2C Installation and Operation Manual
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Interoperability Now
For comparison, in the following screenshot, VHF TAC was returned to one-way monitoring.
Therefore, when the channel receives an active COR signal, it transmits the PTT signal and audio
to the other channels in its net (UHF TAC and SIP HQ), as well as to the Dispatcher.
Figure 6-11: COR from Channel in One-Way Communications and in a Net
6.2.4
Monitoring
The
Monitors Area
is located below the interoperability nets on the Z2 Controller Home Page.
The entire
Monitors Area
can be expanded and collapsed. When the Monitors Area is collapsed,
the number of Monitor Groups, if any, will be displayed in the bar.
Within the
Monitors Area
are
Monitor Groups
; each
Monitor Group
can be expanded and
collapsed. A
Monitor Group
is made up of one channel resource that is designated a
Monitor
(or
Listener
), and any number of other channel resources that are being
monitored
(listened to) by
the
Monitor
. Each
Monitor Group
displays the
Monitor
and the
monitored
channels, regardless
of whether the
Monitor Group
is expanded or collapsed.
The Monitors feature functions independently of interoperability net and Dispatch activity, with
one exception. If a Monitor is also a resource in the Dispatch Resource Zone
and
it is put into
two-way communication with the Dispatcher, the Monitor will no longer hear resources it is
monitoring for the duration of the two-way communication.
Refer to the screenshots after these bulleted lists as you consider the following:
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There is no transitive audio propagation caused by monitoring configuration.
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Thus, if channel A is monitoring channel B, and channel B is monitoring channel
C, channel A does not hear the audio from channel C. Likewise, if channel A is
monitoring channel B, and channel B and channel C are in a net together, channel
A will still only hear channel B’s audio, not channel C’s.