Motorola ASTRO XTL 2500, User Manual

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ASTRO XTL 2500 D i g ita l M o b i l e R adio
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T run k in g Op eration
Failsoft
If t h e trun k ed s y ste m’ s c entra l c ontro ll er f ai l s f or an y reason , t h e radio
indi c ates failsoft . I n t h is c ondition , t h e radio trans m its and re c ei v es on
a p re - deter m ined f re q uen cy in a c on v entiona l m ode .
F ai l so f t ensures t h at y ou w i ll h a v e c o mm uni c ations c a p a b i l it y at a ll
ti m es . R adios c an b e p ro g ra mm ed by t h e s y ste m ad m inistrator so
units t h at nor m a lly c o mm uni c ate on t h e sa m e trun k ed m ode w i ll b e
assi g ned to t h e sa m e f ai l so f t re p eater f re q uen cy.
S in c e t h e nor m a l trun k in g f eatures do not o p erate durin g f ai l so f t ,
m u ch o f t h e p ri v a cy o f trun k ed s y ste m s is l ost . Y ou m ust s h are t h e
ch anne l w it h ot h er users unti l t h e f ai l ure is c orre c ted .
T o c ontinue , in F ai l so f t , to c o mm uni c ate w it h ot h er ta lkg rou p s :
F ai l so f t :
If a s y ste m t h at is in f ai l so f t is a cc essed wh i l e in s c an , t h e radio
f ree z es s c an and re m ains on t h e f ai l so f t f re q uen cy f or a p eriod o f si x
se c onds . Th is ti m e p eriod c an b e ch an g ed by a q ua l i f ied radio
te ch ni c ian . Th is a ll o w s t h e o p erator to m onitor t h e f ai l so f t f re q uen cy
f or a c ti v it y b e f ore resu m in g s c annin g.
1 R otate t h e Mode k no b ro ck er s w it ch to ch an g e to a di ff erent
re p eater f re q uen cy.
Th e f ai l so f t c ondition is indi c ated by a f aint b ee p in g tone e v er y
e v er y nine se c onds ( radio uns q ue lch ed ).
Wh en t h e trun k in g s y ste m returns to nor m a l o p eration , t h e
b ee p in g tone sto p s .
2 P ress t h e PTT b utton to ta lk, and re l ease t h e b utton to l isten .