TRANSCEIVER PROGRAMMING

Announcement Groups Screen

This screen programs the announcement groups that are used to communicate with several talk groups simultaneously. There can be up to 3 announcement groups per system, and each announcement group can have up to 15 talk groups.

To create an announcement group, click the “Add AG” button and the “Add TGs to the AG” screen shown above is displayed. Enter the announcement group ID, click the talk groups to select/de-select those that are to be included, and then create the announce- ment group by clicking the “Create AG” button. To delete the current announcement group, click the “Delete AG” button.

To edit an announcement group, click the “Modify List” button on the right and the preceding

screen is displayed. Select the announcement group to be edited from a pull-down menu selecting by clicking the “AG” arrow. Then click the talk groups to select/ de-select them and then click the “Update List” button to make the changes.

Control Channels Screen

This screen allows the system manager to view and edit the control channels. Each SMARTNET system can have up to four control channels, and each SmartZone system can have up to 32 control channels. Only one control channel is active at a time.

To edit this list, click the Control Channels tab and then the “Modify List” button on the right side. The following information is then programmed in the dialog box that is displayed:

Control Channel - Selects the control channel to be edited. To add a new channel, click the “New Entry” button.

Frequency - The transmit and receive frequency of the control channel. These are the mobile frequen- cies, not the repeater frequencies. Only multiples of 5 kHz and 6.25 kHz are valid. With 800 MHz fre- quencies, a receive frequency 45 MHz above the transmit frequency is automatically entered.

New Entry Button - Click this button to display the dialog box used to add another control channel.

November 1999

 

Part No. 001-7780-500

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EFJohnson 7780 service manual Announcement Groups Screen, Control Channels Screen