Dual Control Audio
Audio output during dual control operation is a
MULTIPLE RADIO OPERATION
Orion mobile radio may be configured to operate in a multiple radio mode that permits more than one radio to be controlled from a single control unit or control location. The radios could be different frequency splits, trunked/conventional, etc.
In the multiple radio operation, the radios continue to operate as individual radios except with a common control unit. The control unit is used for display and control. The control unit display is shared by the multiple radio units and, when selected, a radio can be controlled by the control unit.
For multiple radio operation the control unit keypad must be pre- programmed for a variety of multiple radio buttons such as radio selection and radio mute.
Changing Selected Radio
A radio unit may be selected by pressing the radio selection button (pre- programmed) on the control unit. Also, a button may be
Shared Control Unit Display Modes
Radios in the multiple radio operation share the control unit display. Pre- programming the radios determines what the control unit displays. There are two modes of display: alternating radio display or first come first serve display. See also the following paragraph on Audio Modes.
Alternating Radio Display
In this mode the control unit display will alternate between showing the call information for the radios when more than one call is being received. This mode is available only if audio is summed (see following paragraph on Audio Modes).
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