Tait orca, Manual

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Tait Electronics Ltd has made every effort to ensure the
accuracy of the information in this manual. However, Tait
Electronics Ltd reserves the right to update the radio
and/or this manual without notice.
Contents
Safety warnings Safety warnings Safety warnings Safety warnings Safety warnings ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... ................................................................... 44444
Getting star Getting star Getting star Getting star Getting started ted ted ted ted .................................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... 66666
Installing the antenna ............................................................ 6
Installing and removing the battery pack .............................. 6
Installing and removing the belt clip ..................................... 7
Radio contr Radio contr Radio contr Radio contr Radio controls and indica ols and indica ols and indica ols and indica ols and indicators tors tors tors tors ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ 88888
On/off/volume control ......................................................... 8
16-way selector ...................................................................... 8
Side panel keys ..................................................................... 10
Keypad ................................................................................. 10
Radio indicators ................................................................... 10
Confidence tones ................................................................. 12
Programmable function key settings ....................................13
Keypad functions ................................................................. 14
Summary of radio indicators ................................................ 15
Basic oper Basic oper Basic oper Basic oper Basic operaaaaation tion tion tion tion ................................................................. ................................................................. ................................................................. ................................................................. ................................................................. 1111188888
Turning the radio on and off and controlling volume ........... 18
Operating modes .................................................................. 18
Battery indicator .................................................................. 19
Transmitting and receiving................................................... 19
Transmit timer ............................................................. 20
TTTTTrrrrrunking oper unking oper unking oper unking oper unking operaaaaation tion tion tion tion .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... .......................................................... 2222211111
Types of calls ....................................................................... 22
Trunking call setup .............................................................. 22
Call time limit ...................................................................... 23
Receiving calls ..................................................................... 24
Caller’s identity display ................................................ 25
Group calls .................................................................. 26