Motorola PM1500, User Manual

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PM1500 Mobile Radio with Control Head
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Glossary
Home Display The first display information after the radio
completes its self test.
LCD Liquid-Crystal Display.
Mode A programmed combination of operating
parameters; for example, a channel or
talkgroup.
Mode-Slaving Radio programmed to automatically give the
proper operation for a given mode you have
selected.
Monitoring
(Conventional
Operation) Press a programmed monitor button to listen to
another user active on the channel. This way,
you may be prevented from talking over
someone else’s conversation.
Push-To-Talk
(PTT) button The PTT button engages the transmitter and
puts the radio in transmit (send) operation
when pressed. Press this button to transmit;
release it to receive.
Repeater A conventional radio feature, in which you talk
through a receive/transmit facility (repeater)
that re-transmits received signals in order to
improve communications range and coverage.
RF Radio Frequency. A part of the general
frequency spectrum between the audio and
infrared light regions (about 10 kHz to
10,000,000 MHz).
Squelch The muting of audio circuits when received
signal levels fall below a pre-determined
threshold. With carrier squelch, you hear all
channel activity which exceeds the radio’s
preset squelch level.