Motorola Astro XTL 1500, User Manual

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ASTRO XTL 1500 Digital Mobile Radio with Control Head
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Basic Radio Operation
Selecting a Zone and Mode (Channel)
A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit/receive
frequency pairs stored in your radio. A zone is a grouping of
channels. A mode is a combination of zones and channels. Your radio
is programmed by your system manager to have channels and zones
that you need in order to perform your day-to-day operations.
When your radio powers up, it defaults to the last selected zone and
channel before it was powered off previously. At times, you may need
to select a different zone or channel to transmit or receive on, as
follows:
1 Press the m button below
ZONE
.
2 The display shows the current zone and
mode.
3 Rotate the Mode Knob until the desired
zone is displayed.
OR
4 Press
ZNUP
or
ZNDN
preprogrammed buttons or softkeys to
scroll through the zones.
OR
5 If you know the zone number, enter it using the keypad on the
keypad microphone.
6 Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed
zone.
7 To select a particular mode within a zone, rotate the Mode
Knob until the desired mode is displayed.
Note: After the selection timer expires, the radio will automatically
select the zone and mode.
CHAN TGRP ZONE H / L