Tyco Electronics P5300 8.2 RADIO STATUS ICONS

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8.2 RADIO STATUS ICONS

Status Icons indicate the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show operating modes

and conditions and appear on the third line of the display (see Table 8-2).

Table 8-2: Status Icons Descriptions

Steady – Battery charge indicator. Appears in the 1st position in OpenSky mode.

Flashing – Low battery indicator.

Steady – Stealth mode is enabled, all tones and the display backlight are disabled, voice is still

heard. Appears in the 2nd position in OpenSky mode.

Steady – Indicates Selective Call mode. Appears in the 8th position in OpenSky mode.

VTAC Connection Indicator – Indicates the client is connected to a VTAC. Appears in the 9th

position in OpenSky mode.

Steady – Radio is data registered. Appears in the 10th position in OpenSky mode.

Steady – Indicates received signal strength. Appears in the 11th and 12th positions in OpenSky

mode.

Figure 8-1: Full Cycle Battery Charge Indicator

The battery charge indicators illustrate approximate level only, based on battery voltage. Refer to Figure

8-1.

Contents

Main MM-008212-001, Rev. A 2 MANUAL REVISION HISTORY REV DATE REASON FOR REVISION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CREDITS! Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1 SAFETY CONVENTIONS MM-008212-001, Rev. A 2 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION 2.1 RF EXPOSURE GUIDELINES MM-008212-001, Rev. A 2.2 ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE/COMPATIBILITY MM-008212-001, Rev. A 3 OPERATING TIPS 3.1 EFFICIENT RADIO OPERATION 3.1.1 Antenna Care and Replacement 3.1.2 Electronic Devices MM-008212-001, Rev. A 3.1.3 Aircraft 3.1.4 Electric Blasting Caps 3.1.5 Potentially Explosive Atmospheres MM-008212-001, Rev. A 4 BATTERIES 4.1 CONDITIONING BATTERY PACKS 4.1.1 Conditioning NiMH Battery Packs 4.1.2 Conditioning NiCD Battery Packs 4.2 CHARGING BATTERY PACKS 4.3 BATTERY PACK USAGE MM-008212-001, Rev. A 4.4 CHANGING THE BATTERY PACK 4.4.1 Removing the Battery Pack MM-008212-001, Rev. A 4.4.2 Attaching the Battery Pack 4.5 BATTERY DISPOSAL Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 5 INTRODUCTION 5.1 WATER RESISTANCE MM-008212-001, Rev. A 6 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES 22 DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER Page 7.1 CONTROLS Page Page Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 7.1.3 Display 7.1.3.1 Radio Status Icons Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 7.1.4 Tri-Color LED 7.2 UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8 OPENSKY OPERATION 8.1 CONTROLS 8.1.1 Buttons and Knobs 8.1.2 Keypad Page 8.2 RADIO STATUS ICONS 8.3 TRI-COLOR LED 8.4 LOG IN TO THE NETWORK MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.5 LOG OFF THE NETWORK 8.6 PERSONALITY 8.6.1 Profiles MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.6.2 Talk Groups 8.7 OPENSKY DISPLAY OVERVIEW 8.7.1 Displays Top Line 8.7.2 Displays Second Line 8.7.3 Dwell Display 8.8 ALERT TONES 39 8.9 BASIC MENU STRUCTURE 40 Menu Name Radio Displays 8.10 KEYPAD FUNCTION COMMANDS (P5370 ONLY) 8.11 CHANGING THE ACTIVE PROFILE 8.12 CHANGING THE SELECTED TALK GROUP 8.13 ADJUSTING DISPLAY AND BUTTON BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.14 STEALTH MODE 8.14.1 Enabling Stealth Mode 8.14.2 Disabling Stealth Mode 8.14.3 Stealth Mode using A/B Switch 8.15 ADJUSTING SIDE TONE AUDIO LEVEL 8.16 CHANGE OPERATING MODE 8.17 RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING VOICE CALLS 8.17.1 Receiving a Voice Call 8.17.2 Transmitting a Voice Call 8.18 ADJUSTING AUDIO TREBLE LEVEL 8.20 SCANNING 8.20.1 Selecting Scan Modes MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.20.2 Checking or Changing Active Scan Mode 8.20.2.1 Setting the Scan Mode MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.20.2.2 Duration of Scanning Mode Selections 8.20.3 Scanning Priority 8.21 MAKING SELECTIVE CALLS MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.21.1 Manually Dialing a Selective Call (P5370 Only) 8.21.2 Selective Call Using Speed Dial MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.21.3 Accepting a Selective Call 8.22 SELECTIVE ALERTS 8.22.1 Defining Messages MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.22.2 Sending a Message 8.22.2.1 Selecting a Destination Using the Keypad (P5370 Only) 8.22.2.2 Selecting a Destination Using the Menu 8.22.3 Receiving a Message 8.23 MAKING INTERCONNECT CALLS (P5370 ONLY) 8.24 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.24.1 Declaring an Emergency Call or Alert 8.24.2 Receiving an Emergency Call 8.24.3 Dismissing an Emergency MM-008212-001, Rev. A 8.25 DYNAMIC REGROUPING 8.26 GPS COORDINATES Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9 EDACS OPERATION 9.1 TURNING ON THE RADIO 9.2 CONTROLS 9.2.1 Buttons and Knobs MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.2.2 Keypad MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.3 DISPLAY 9.4 RADIO STATUS ICONS 9.5 TRI-COLOR LED 9.6 STATUS MESSAGES 9.7 ERROR MESSAGES 9.8 ALERT TONES 9.9 SYSTEM SELECTION MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.10 GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION 9.11 MODIFY SCAN LIST 9.11.1 P5370 Model 9.11.2 P5350 Model 9.12 BACKLIGHT ON/OFF 9.13 CONTRAST ADJUST 9.14 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 9.15 LOCKING/UNLOCKING KEYPAD 9.16 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT 9.17 MENU 9.17.1 Menu Item Selection Process Page 66 Table 9-4: Menu Item Information MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.18 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION 9.18.1 Clear Mode 9.18.2 Digital Mode MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.18.2.1 Scanned Group Calls 9.19 SCANNING TRUNKED GROUPS 9.19.1 Turning Scan On and Off MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.19.2 Adding Groups to a Scan List MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.19.3 Deleting Groups from a Scan List 9.19.4 Nuisance Delete 9.20 SCANNING TRUNKED SYSTEMS MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.21 EMERGENCY OPERATION 9.21.1 Receiving an Emergency Call 9.21.2 Declaring an Emergency Call 9.22 INDIVIDUAL CALLS 9.22.1 Receiving and Responding to an Individual Call Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.22.2.2 Direct Dial Individual Calls (P5370 Model Only) 9.22.3 Call Storage Lists 9.23 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.23.3 Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency: Overdial/Conventional Mode MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.24 PROGRAMMABLE ENTRIES 9.24.1 Pre-Storing Individual and Telephone Interconnect Calls from the Keypad ENTRY MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.25 STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION 9.25.1 Status Operation NO ENTRY MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.25.2 Message Operation 9.26 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION ENTRY 9.26.1 Emergency Operation 9.27 MACRO KEY OPERATION 9.28 PORTABLE DATA MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.28.1 Displays 9.28.2 DATA OFF Operation 9.28.3 DATA ON Operation 9.28.4 Exiting Data Cells MM-008212-001, Rev. A 9.28.5 Scan Lockout Mode 9.28.6 Data Lockout Mode Page Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 10.1 CONTROLS 10.1.1 Buttons and Knobs MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.1.2 Keypad Page MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.2 DISPLAY 10.2.1 Radio Status Icons 10.3 TRI-COLOR LED MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.4 STATUS MESSAGES 10.4.1 Error Messages DSP ERR ERR=XXXX ERR x 10.5 ALERT TONES 10.7 SYSTEM SELECTION 10.8 GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.9 MODIFY SCAN LIST 10.9.1 P5370 Model 10.9.2 P5350 Model 10.10 NUISANCE DELETE 10.11 BACKLIGHT ON/OFF 10.12 CONTRAST ADJUST 10.13 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 10.14 LOCKING/UNLOCKING KEYPAD 10.15 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.16 MENU 10.16.1 Menu Item Selection Process Page 95 Table 10-3: Menu Item Information MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.17 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION 10.17.1 Clear Mode 10.17.2 Digital Mode MM-008212-001, Rev. A 10.17.2.1 Scanned Group Calls 10.18 RECEIVING A CALL 10.19 SENDING A CALL Page Page 11 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 12 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING BATTERY WARRANTY WARRANTY