Motorola 05 Control Head

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North Zone Communications Committee

• Motorola 05 Control Head

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Radio ON/OFF

• 1. The power button is located to the left of the
  display and nearest the bottom
• 2. Press the button to turn the radio on or off

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Setting Volume

• 1. Rotate the left Volume Knob clockwise to
  increase the volume or counter-clockwise to
  decrease the volume

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Selecting a Talkgroup

• 1. To select a talkgroup, rotate the Mode Knob in
  either direction until the desired talkgroup name
  is displayed

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Selecting a Zone

• 1. Press the Soft Menu Key under ZONE
• 2. Use the Mode Knob or Navigation Keys to change
  between zones
• 3. To select the zone, press the Home key to set
  the radio to that zone

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Transmit Receive

• 1. Select the desired zone and talkgroup. The
  selected zone and talkgroup appear on the display
• 2. Listen for ongoing conversation. When the
  talkgroup becomes available, proceed with your
  call
• 3. Press the Push-To-Talk (PTT) on the microphone
  and wait for the Talk Permit Tones (3 quick
  beeps). Begin speaking with the microphone 1
  inch from your mouth

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Transmit Receive

• 3a. If you hear a phone-type busy signal,
  release the PTT and wait for the system to call
  you back with the Call Back Tones (similar to the
  Talk Permit)
• 3b. If you hear a steady low-pitched tone,
  release the PTT and wait until the talkgroup is
  available. When the talkgroup is available,
  return to step 3
• 4. Release the PTT to receive

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Scan ON/OFF

• Note If you turn the scan on and hear a
  continuous low tone with the words EMPTY LIST
  on the display, turn the scan off and program a
  scan list. Each System (e.g. County RCS, San
  Diego City, and Conventional) requires its own
  scan list. Remember that you can not scan between
  Systems.

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Scan ON/OFF

• 1. To turn Scan ON, press the Soft Menu Key under
  SCAN. SCANNING ON should display momentarily.
  A Z will be display constantly
• 2. To turn Scan OFF, press the Soft Menu Key
  under SCAN. SCANNING OFF will display on the
  screen momentarily. The Z will no longer be
  displayed

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Scan List Program

• 1. Press the Soft Menu Key under PROG. A new
  set of Soft Menu Keys will appear with the only
  option of SCAN
• 2. Press the Soft Menu Key under SCAN
• 3. Another new set of Soft Menu Keys will appear.
  This will contain SEL, DEL, and RCL. The
  scan programming symbol, will appear
  flashing in the top of the display

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Scan List Program

• 4. Use the Navigation Keys and Mode Knob to
  display the talkgroup you wish to scan
• 5. Press the Soft Menu Keys under SEL once to
  add the displayed talkgroup to the scan list as a
  Non-Priority talkgroup

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Scan List Program

• 5a. When the talkgroup is added as a
  Non-Priority, the scan symbol Z will appear in
  the top of the display
• 5b. To increase the priority of that talkgroup
  to a priority 2, press the Soft Menu Key SEL
  again. You will notice a small dot appear next
  to the scan symbol Z. (Only one talkgroup can
  be Priority 2, so this should be your dispatch or
  HOME channel)

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Scan List Program

• 6. To remove a talkgroup, press the Soft Menu Key
  under DEL
• 7. To view your current scan list while
  programming, press the Soft Menu Key under RCL.
  Press this consecutively to see each talkgroup
  in your scan list
• 8. You can scan up to 10 talkgroups in each
  system
• 9. If you have added too many talkgroups, the
  radio will emit a low-pitched tone

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Scan List Program

• 10. Press the Home Key to resume normal
  operations
• NOTE Your radio has been pre-programmed to have
  whichever talkgroup you are selected to transmit
  on as your Priority 1 talkgroup. As you switch
  talkgroups to transmit, the new talkgroup becomes
  Priority 1

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View Scan List

• 1. Press the Soft Menu Key under VIEW
• 2. A new set of Soft
  Menu Keys will
  appear with the
  only
  option of
  SCAN
• 3. Press the Soft Menu Key under SCAN

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View Scan List

• 4. Use the Mode Knob or Navigation Key to scroll
  through the current scan list
• 5. Press the Home Key to resume normal operations

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Nuisance Delete

• When a particular talkgroup you are scanning
  becomes annoying, you can temporarily delete the
  talkgroup from the scan list. This is called
  Nuisance Delete.
• 1. Use the Navigation Key to locate NUIS as a
  Soft Menu Key option
• 2. While scanning, wait until the talkgroup you
  wish to Nuisance Delete is receiving and is
  displayed

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Nuisance Delete

• 3. While you are receiving a transmission, press
  the Soft Menu Key under NUIS
• 4. To resume scanning that talkgroup, turn the
  scan OFF, then back on again or change zones.
  You may also turn the radio power off and then
  back on. All programmed talkgroups will now be
  scanned

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EMERGENCY Receive Feature

• Your radio has the ability to be notified if
  another user presses the EMERGENCY button
• When another user on your talkgroup presses their
  EMERGENCY button and then presses their PTT
  button
• 1. Your radio will emit a single beep tone, and
  will display EMER RCVD alternating with your
  talkgroup

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EMERGENCY Receive Feature

• 2. Your radio will clear the EMER RCVD only when
• 2a. The user that initiated the EMERGENCY
  cancels it, or
• 2b. You switch to another talkgroup

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PAGING Feature

• Your radio has the ability to receive a page from
  a dispatch console or base station
• Receiving a Page
• 1. When your radio is paged
  by another radio or
  dispatch
  console, you will hear 4 beep tones. The radio
  display will alternate between the talkgroup you
  are selected on and PAGE RECEIVED. The radio
  will beep at you every 5 seconds until you clear
  the page

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PAGING Feature

• 2. To clear the page, switch to your dispatch or
  home talkgroup and contact your dispatcher

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Display Light ON/OFF

• 1. Your radio has 4 levels of
  display brightness intensity
  High,
  Medium, Low, and
  OFF. Press the DIM button
  to change the display
  intensity
• NOTE While the display and keyboard backlights
  are OFF, the radio is still fully operational
• 2. Press the DIM button repeatedly through each
  level of intensity

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Changing Display Color

• 1. Use the Navigation Key to locate COLR above
  the Soft Menu Keys
• 2. Press the Soft Menu Key under COLR
• 3. A new set of Soft Menu Keys will be displayed.
  The keys will be SEL and CNCL
• 4. Use Mode Knob or Navigation Key to change
  color selection

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Changing Display Color

• 5. Color choices are Red, Green, Amber, Orange,
  Custom, and My Color 1 thru 5. Use Soft Menu Key
  SEL to make your choice
• 6. If you select My Color, you can save 5
  different colors you can create (My Color 1-5)
• 7. To do so, select EDIT and adjust color
  options with the Mode Knob

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Changing Display Color

• 8. You will be given a new Soft Menu Key option
  to change between the colors RED and GRN
• 9. Use the Mode Knob to change percentages of
  green and red colors to create My Color
• 10. Once you have created your My Color, select
  Soft Menu Key SAVE

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Changing Display Color

• 11. To activate your My Color you created, press
  the Soft Menu Key SEL
• 12. Once you have made your selection, or decide
  no longer to change the color, press the HOME key

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SITE Switch

• NOTE Your radio is programmed to automatically
  allow you to roam throughout the county, much
  like a cell phone system. There may be times,
  such as when the system goes into SITE TRUNKING,
  when you may wish to have your radio affiliate
  with a different mountaintop repeater site. (See
  the Field Reference Guide section System
  Conditions for more information.)

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SITE Switch

• 1. Press the Soft Menu Key under RSSI
• 1a. The radio will display the repeater site you
  are affiliated with for approximately 2 seconds
• 1b. The radio will then display the Received
  Signal Strength Indicator, or RSSI, and a number
  between 0 and 150. (Any number above 50 is
  considered good.)
• 1c. After approximately 2 seconds, the radio
  will return to normal operation

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SITE Switch

• 2. To force the radio to affiliate with a
  different repeater site, press and hold the
  RSSI Soft Menu Key until SCANNING appears in
  the display. The radio will attempt to affiliate
  with a different repeater site. The radio may
  affiliate with a different site, or it may
  re-affiliate with the same site

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SITE Switch

• 3. Repeat Step 1 to confirm which site you are
  now affiliated with. If you need to affiliate
  with a different site, repeat Step 2 until you
  affiliate with a different site

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DIRECT Operation

• Your radio has the ability to operate directly
  with other radios on a conventional channel,
  without going through the repeaters
• NOTE Remember that while operating in DIRECT,
  you will not be able to speak with your
  dispatcher or units a long distance away. DIRECT
  is only good for approximately 1-5 miles,
  depending on terrain, etc.

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DIRECT Operation

• 1. Switch your radio to a
  conventional talkgroup
  by following previous
  instructions
  (Selecting a Zone)
• 2. Press the DIR Soft Menu Key.
• 3. will be seen on the top of your display
  and DIRECT MODE will display momentarily
• 4. To exit DIRECT operation, press the DIR Soft
  Menu Key again. The will be removed and
  REPEATER MODE will display momentarily

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Monitor

• When you are on a conventional frequency, you
  should press the monitor button (prior to
  transmitting) to ensure no one else is using the
  same frequency. This is especially important
  when using your radio in a different state or
  county

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Monitor

• 1. Use the Navigation Key to obtain the Monitor
  Soft Menu Key option
• 2. Press the MON Soft Menu Key to determine if
  the talkgroup is busy, or
• 2a. Press and hold the Monitor Soft Menu Key for
  about 2 seconds to lock the squelch open
• 2b. Use the Mode Knob to change the squelch
  level
• 2c. Press the Home Key to exit

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Monitor

• 3. When the talkgroup is clear, press the PTT
  button and speak into the microphone

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Any Questions?

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