Glossary
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KVL
Key-variable loader: A device for loading
encryption keys into the radio.
LCD
Liquid crystal display.
LED
Light-emitting diode.
Li-Ion
Lithium ion.
Man Down
A life-saving feature that senses the radio
user may be in trouble by monitoring the
whether the radio is in a vertical or
horizontal position or whether the radio is
motionless.
When this feature is triggered, the radio
alerts the user with audio and visual alerts.
It can also trigger Emergency Alarm the
Post-Alert Timer is not cancelled.
MDC
Motorola Data Communication
Menu Entry
A software-activated feature shown at the
bottom of the display – selection of these
features is controlled by the
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Definition
Monitor
Check channel activity by pressing the
Monitor button. If the channel is clear, you
hear static. If the channel is in use, you
hear conversation. It also serves as a way
to check the volume level of the radio,
since the radio “opens the squelch” when
the monitor button is pressed.
Multi-Function
Knob
It works as a power on/off button, provides
primary and secondary functions like
volume change and mode change.
Multi-System
Talkgroup Scan
List
A scan list that can include both talkgroups
(trunked) and channels (conventional).
Network Access
Code
Network Access Code (NAC) operates on
digital channels to reduce voice channel
interference between adjacent systems
and sites.
NiMH
Nickel-metal-hydride.
Non-Tactical/
Revert
The user talks on a preprogrammed
emergency channel. The emergency alarm
is sent out on this same channel.
OTAR
Over-the-air rekeying.
Page
A one-way alert, with audio and/or display
messages.
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Definition
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