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3 CONTROLS
AND
CONNECTIONS
3.1 LOCAL CONTROL STATION
Front panel controls, indicators, and other operator features are shown in Figure 3-1. The following are
general descriptions of each feature.
3.1.1 DC
Power
Indicator
A DC power indicator is located on the front-left station panel. This indicator illuminates when the
station’s main built-in power supply is turned on and supplying DC voltage to Control Station.
3.1.2 Transceiver
The CS-7000 Control Station may be equipped with an M5300 or M7300 transceiver, respectively. The
M5300 transceiver is a single band transceiver capable of EDACS, Conventional and OpenSky modes of
operation. The M7300 transceiver is a dual band 700/800 MHz transceiver capable of EDACS,
Conventional, P25, and OpenSky modes of operation. Both transceivers include the CH721 control head.
3.1.2.1
Transceiver ON/OFF/Volume Control
Local Control Stations rely on the transceiver’s ON/OFF-Volume control for volume level setting. Refer
to Section 3.2.4 when setting the volume on remote control stations.
3.1.2.2 Local
Microphone
The transceiver’s microphone connector shown in Figure 3-1 is used for local control stations. Refer to
Section 3.2.1 when connecting a microphone to a remote control station.
3.1.3 Local
Speaker
The station contains a front firing local speaker for improved performance.
Figure 3-1: Front Panel Features – Local Control Station
3.2 REMOTE
CONTROL
STATION
In addition to the features found on the local control station, remote control stations include the features
described in the following sub-sections.
