Tyco Electronics P5400 Portable Radio User Manual


 
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7.1.3.1 Radio Status Icons
Status Icons represent various operating characteristics of the radio and appear on the third line of the
display. Each of the icons will be discussed in further detail in the corresponding modes of operation;
EDACS and Conventional icons will be discussed in the EDACS or Conventional Operation sections, and
P25 icons will be discussed in the P25 Operation section.
Table 7-2: Status Icons Descriptions
STATUS ICON DESCRIPTIONS
EDACS, CONVENTIONAL, AND P25 ICONS
Steady – “Busy” transmitting or receiving. Appears in the 2nd position of
the display.
Steady – special call mode (telephone). Appears in the 11
th
position of the
display.
Steady – during all radio transmissions. Appears in the 1st position of the
display.
Steady – transmit at low power. Appears in the 5th position of the display.
If icon is not visible – transmit at high power
Steady – battery charge indicator (refer to Figure 9-6). Appears in the 12th
position of the display.
Flashing – Low battery indicator (refer to Figure 9-6).
Steady – Indicates the current channel is set up as an analog channel.
Appears in the 7th position of the display.
Steady – group or channel in scan list. Appears in the 10th position of the
display.
Steady – priority 2 group or channel. Appears in the 10th position of the
display.
Steady – priority 1 group or channel. Appears in the 10th position of the
display.
Steady (rotates clockwise) – scan mode enabled. Appears in the 9th
position of the display.
If icon is not visible – scan is disabled
Steady – Channel Guard enabled. Appears in the 4th position of the
display.
If icon is not visible – Channel Guard is disabled
Steady – transmit in encrypt mode. Appears in the 6th position of the
display.
Flashing – receiving an encrypted call
Steady – Indicates the current channel is set up as a Project 25 (P25)
channel.
Steady – Indicates the current channel is set up as a ProVoice channel.
Appears in the 7th position of the display.