Motorola III operating instructions Selecting a Zone and Mode

16 Basic Radio Operation (cont.)

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1 2 A B C 3 D E F

1	2 A B C	3 D E F
4 G H I	5 JKL	6MNO

7P R S 8TUV 9 W X Y

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Selecting a Zone and Mode

A mode is a channel or talkgroup and all features slaved to it. A zone is a grouping of modes that can be selected either through the 3-position toggle switch, or via the keypad. Before you send or receive, set the radio to the desired zone and mode. To do this:

1.Turn the radio on and press the right arrow key ( ) until “ZONE” appears on the display.

2.Press the key below “ZONE.” The current zone name will flash on the display; the mode name will stay on solid.

3a. Press the right arrow key ( ) until the desired zone name appears on the display.

or

3b. Enter the number (1 through 16) of the desired zone. The new zone name appears, flashing (MTS 2000 III models only) .