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ASTRO XTSTM 2500 Model II Digital Portable
Radio Interactive End-User Training
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ST. CLAIR COUNTY
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XTS 2500 Model II
Status Symbols
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Your Radio
16-Position Select Knob Talkgroup/Channel
Select Zone Select
Talkgroup/Channel Select
Zone Select
Power On/Off Volume Control
10 46AM
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3-Position Concentric Switch Options Talkgroup/Cha
nnel Select Direct/TalkAround PL Defeat Scan On
or Off Scan List Edit Zone Select
Direct/TalkAround Mute Keypad Tones Scan List
Edit Smart Battery
MUTE
BATT
PROG
Emergency
Control Top
Side Buttons
Scan On or Off
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
Call Alert Page (Respond(-(T) Private Call
(Respond)-(T) Display Light-(Conventional)
Menu Options
Nuisance Talkgroup/Channel Delete
Side Button 2 Options Call Alert Page
(Respond) Call Alert Page (Send) Call
Response Direct/TalkAround Display Light Dynamic
Priority Emergency ID Number (View Your) Call
Button ID Number (View Your) Page Button
Monitor Nuisance Talkgroup/Channel Delete Phone
Call (Place) Phone Call (Respond) Private
Conversation Call (Place) Private Conversation
Call (Respond) Scan On or Off Site Lock Site
View/Search Status/Message Calls Talkgroup/Channel
Calls Volume Set Tone
Side Button 1 Options Call Alert Page
(Respond) Call Alert Page (Send) Call
Response Direct/TalkAround Display Light Dynamic
Priority Emergency ID Number (View Your) Call
Button ID Number (View Your) Page Button
Monitor Nuisance Talkgroup/Channel Delete Phone
Call (Place) Phone Call (Respond) Private
Conversation Call (Place) Private Call
(Respond) Scan On or Off Site Lock Site
View/Search Status/Message Calls Talkgroup/Channel
Calls Volume Set Tone
Top Side Button Options Call Alert Page
(Respond) Call Alert Page (Send) Call
Response Direct/TalkAround Display Light Dynamic
Priority Emergency ID Number (View Your) Call
Button ID Number (View Your) Page
Button Monitor Nuisance Talkgroup/Channel
Delete Phone Call (Place) Phone Call
(Respond) Private Conversation Call
(Place) Private Conversation Call (Respond) Scan
On or Off Site Lock Site View/Search Status/Messag
e Calls Talkgroup/Channel Calls Volume Set Tone
Top Button Options Call Alert Page (Respond) Call
Alert Page (Send) Call Response Direct/TalkAround
Display Light Dynamic Priority Emergency ID
Number (View Your) Call Button ID Number (View
Your) Page Button Monitor Nuisance
Talkgroup/Channel Delete Phone Call
(Place) Phone Call (Respond) Private Conversation
Call (Place) Private Conversation Call
(Respond) Scan On or Off Site Lock Site
View/Search Status/Message Calls Talkgroup/Channel
Calls Volume Set Tone
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Fleet Map Radio Templates
See the Radio Template for your specific entity
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Status Symbols 1 of 2
Signal Strength
Direct/ TalkAround
Monitor
Scan
Battery Status
View Program
Call Receive
Secure
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Status Symbols 2 of 2
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Status Alert Tones
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Installation andRemoval Procedures
Battery
Antenna
Belt Clip
Universal Connector
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Antenna

• To install the antenna
• Turn the radio off.
• Screw the antenna (clockwise) into the antenna
  receptacle on top of the radio.
• Tighten the antenna firmly with your fingers.
• To remove the antenna
• Turn the radio off.
• Unscrew the antenna (counter-clockwise) and
  remove it from the antenna receptacle on top of
  the radio.

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Battery 1 of 8

• To install the battery
• Turn the radio off.
• Align the three tabs at the bottom of the battery
  with the three slots at the bottom of the back of
  the radio.
• Angle the battery forward toward the radio until
  the battery clicks into place.
• To remove the battery
• Turn the radio off.
• Holding the radio in one hand, push down on the
  battery release slides on both sides of the
  battery with the other hand.
• Angle the battery away from the radio and remove.

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Charging the Battery with the IMPRES Adaptive
Charger 2 of 8
You are using the IMPRES Adaptive Charger and
IMPRES or SMART Batteries

• The battery must be charged before use.
• Memory effect is a phenomenon that causes a loss
  in battery capacity or voltage due to repetitive
  shallow discharging or long-term overcharging.
• This memory effect has been greatly reduced in
  your batteries through the use of new cell
  technology.
• It is still recommended, however, that you
  discharge your battery as much as possible
  before recharging it.
• Recharging after each shift is good standard
  practice.
• When charging a battery that is attached to your
  radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full charge.

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Using the IMPRES Adaptive Charger 3 of 8

• IMPRES Charger
• Monitors the usage pattern of the IMPRES battery
  and,
• Stores that information in the IMPRES battery,
  then
• Performs a recondition cycle only when needed.
• Will not overheat the battery regardless of how
  long it is left in the charger.
• Charger monitors the battery and automatically
  tops off the battery, as required.

NOTE IMPRES batteries may be charged in
conventional chargers. However, the Smart Energy
features will not be enabled.
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Using the IMPRES Adaptive Charges Charge
Indicator Lights - 4 of 8
Charge Indicator Description Single Flash
Green Charger has successfully powered
up. Steady Red Battery is in rapid charge
mode. Flashing Green Battery has completed rapid
charge (gt90 available capacity). Battery is in
Top-Off charge (Trickle Charge) and requires
approximately 1 hour. Steady Green Battery has
completed charging and is fully
charged. Flashing Yellow Battery is recognized
by charger but is waiting to charge. (Either the
battery voltage is too low or the battery
temperature is too low or too high to allow
charging. When this condition is corrected,
the battery will begin charging). Flashing
Red Battery is unchargeable or not making proper
contact. Steady Yellow Battery is in recondition
mode. The length of time the charger remains in
this mode is dependent upon the state of
charge remaining in the battery when inserted.
(Fully charged batteries require more time to
recondition8 hours or morethan fully discharged
batteries.) Flashing Red Green Battery may be
approaching the end of its rated service life.
This is not a fault indication, merely a
notification to the user that the battery may
soon no longer be able to yield expected
service and may need to be replaced.
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Using the IMPRES Adaptive Charges Initial
Battery Charge 5 of 8

• Initial Battery Charge
• 1. Must be in an IMPRESS Adaptive Charger to
  properly calibrate the IMPRES battery and enable
  the Smart Energy features. This process is
  indicated by a STEADY YELLOW indicator light.
• The process is automatic and includes an initial
  reconditioning and then begins charging upon
  completion of this process.
• To ensure optimum performance prior to the
  initial use, all new batteries should be left in
  the charger until the light turns solid green.
• If this process is interrupted, the charger will
  calibrate the battery upon the next insertion.

NOTE New batteries (never used before) may
prematurely indicate a full charge (STEADY GREEN
indication).
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Using the IMPRES Adaptive Charges Automatic
Manual Reconditioning 6 of 8

• Automatic Reconditioning of the Battery
• When the IMPRES battery is properly inserted into
  the charger, the charger determines if it is
  appropriate to
• recondition the battery. If the battery needs
  reconditioning, the charger automatically
  indicates a STEADY
• YELLOW. This process may take up to 8 hours or
  more to complete, depending upon the state of
• charge and capacity rating of the battery when
  inserted.
• NOTE It important that the battery be allowed
  to complete the recondition/recharge process for
  it to be effective. Leave the battery
  in the charger until the charger indicates a
  STEADY GREEN.
• Manual Reconditioning of the Battery
• Within 2 ½ minutes of the initial insertion of an
  IMPRES battery (STEADY RED indication), remove
  and reinsert the battery within 5 seconds to
  manually force reconditioning to occur. The
  charger indicator changes from a STEADY RED to a
  STEADY YELLOW. This forces the charger to
  recondition and automatically recharge the
  battery.
• NOTE Excessive use of this feature reduces the
  cycle life of the battery.

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Using the IMPRES Adaptive Charges Manually
Terminating Reconditioning 7 of 8
Manually Terminating Reconditioning At any time
during the reconditioning process (STEADY YELLOW
indication), remove and reinsert the battery
within 5 seconds. This causes the charger to
terminate the reconditioning process and begin
the charging process. The charger indicator
changes to a STEADY RED. NOTE The
conditioning charge feature creates an audible
ticking sound in the receiving radio during the
rapid and trickle charge modes of operation.
This sound is caused by periodic discharge pulses
to the battery. Changing the switch position
located on the bottom of the charger from
position A to position B reduces the
frequency of the discharge pulses. This has a
minimal impact on the effectiveness of the
charger. Toward the end of the rapid charge
cycle (STEADY RED indication), the battery
voltage exceeds the normal operating voltage of
the radio. Voltage returns to a normal level
following the rapid charge mode or when the
battery is removed from the charger. If the
radio is turned on while the charger is in rapid
charge mode, the radio becomes temporarily
inoperable. This condition can be cleared by
removing the radio from the charger and turning
the radio off and on again. During the
reconditioning process, the battery becomes fully
discharged. As a result, the radio may not
function during reconditioning mode.
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Using the IMPRES Adaptive Charges Special
Features - 8 of 8

• Special Features
• If the IMPRES battery is charged for gt 2 ½
  minutes, the IMPRES Adaptive Charger retains
  the serial number of the IMPRES battery.
• The battery can be removed from the charger for
  up to 30 minutes.
• Once the battery is reinserted back into the
  charger, it will resume the charging process from
  that point when the battery was first removed.

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Universal Connector Cover

• The universal connector cover protects the side
• connector near the antenna.
• To remove the cover
• Turn the radio off.
• Carefully insert a flat-bladed screwdriver
  between the bottom of the cover and the
  connector.
• Holding the top of the cover with your thumb,
  push the screwdriver gently downward and lever
  the cover away from the radio.
• To install the cover
• Turn the radio off.
• Insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot
  above the connector.
• Rub the ball of your thumb from the top to the
  bottom of the cover, applying pressure towards
  the radio. This will flex the cover and snap it
  into place.

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Belt Clip

• To install the belt clip
• Remove battery before installing or removing the
  belt clip.
• Hold the battery with the back of the battery
  facing you.
• Hold the belt clip with the top facing upward,
  and align the clip with the slots on the battery
  back.
• Slide the belt clip downward into the slots until
  it clicks into place.
• To remove the belt clip
• Pull away the metal tab at the top of the battery
  clip from the battery.
• Slide the clip upward until it comes away from
  the radio.

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GENERAL FEATURES
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Radio On/Off/Volume
To turn the radio on Turn the On/Off/Volume
Control knob clockwise. If the power-up test is
successful, you briefly see SELF TEST, then the
home display. If enabled, a power-up tone is also
heard. If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you
see ERROR XX/YY. (XX/YY is an alphanumeric
code.) To turn the radio off Turn the
On/Off/Volume Control knob counter-clockwise
until it clicks.
On/Off/Volume Knob
SELF TEST
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Call Alert Page Acknowledge(Call Alert/Private
Call)
When a Call Alert page is received, you hear
four repeating alert tones, the LED flashes
green, the call received symbol ( ) flashes
and PAGE RECEIVD Is displayed. To respond to a
Call Alert page Press any button or change
channels to acknowledge the page and clear the
alert from your radio. Note The radio that
initiated the Call Alert page will receive a
return acknowledgment when the Call Alert page is
received.
PAGE RECEIVD
MUTE
BATT
PROG
LED
IMPORTANT Standard Operating Procedure Return
to your primary dispatch (HOME or A1) and Respond
to Dispatch.
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Transmit and Receive

• To transmit
• Select the desired zone/talkgroup .
• Listen for ongoing conversations if the
  talkgroup becomes clear, proceed with your call.
• Press and hold the PTT button to transmit and
  wait for the Talk Permit tone. The LED will
  light red. When speaking, keep the microphone
  1-2" from your mouth.
• Note If you do not hear a Talk Permit tone, your
  system
• administrator has preprogrammed the tone to be
  off.
• Release the PTT button to receive (listen).

LED
Push-to-Talk (PTT)
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LED Status

• RED
• Solid
• - PTT is pressed radio is transmitting
• Flashing
• - Talkgroup/Channel Busy
• - Low Battery (lights while transmitting)

• GREEN
• Solid
• - Self-test being performed
• Flashing
• - Incoming Private Call

GREEN LED
RED LED
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Time-out Timer

• The time-out timer turns off your radios
  transmitter.
• The timer is set for 60 seconds.
• Hold down the PTT button longer than the
  programmed time.
• You will hear a low-pitched warning tone, the
• transmission will cut off, and the LED will go
  out until you
• release the PTT.
• Release the PTT button.
• The LED will re-light and the timer will reset.
• Press the PTT button to re-transmit. The time-out
  timer restarts.
• The timer will restart and the LED lights red.

LED
Push-to-Talk (PTT)
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16-POSITION SELECT KNOB
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Talkgroup/Channel Select(16-Position Select Knob)
Talkgroup/Channel Name

• To select a talkgroup/channel
• Rotate the 16-Position Talkgroup/Channel Select
  knob to the desired position.
• The new name will appear on the display.
• If the talkgroup/channel you selected is
  unprogrammed,
• repeat the above step.

Talkgroup/Channel Knob
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MUTE
BATT
PROG
NOTE Position 16 is an Emergency Talkgroup that
will always be monitored by dispatch
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3-POSITION CONCENTRIC SWITCH
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Zone Select(3-Position Concentric Switch)

• To select a zone
• Select zone A, B, or C using the 3-Position Zone
  Select switch.
• If the zone you selected is unprogrammed, repeat
  step 1.
• Press the Home button to confirm the displayed
  zone and talkgroup .

Zone Name
Zone Select Switch
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MUTE
BATT
PROG
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TOP BUTTON
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Emergency Send(Top Button) 1 of 3

• To send an emergency signal from your radio

EMERGENCY
MUTE
BATT
PROG
Send an emergency call.
Emergency Button
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Emergency SendEmergency Call(Top Button) 2
of 3
To send an emergency call Press the orange
Emergency button. Your radio reverts to
emergency status and has priority access to the
EMRGNCY 1 talkgroup. an audible alert is
heard and displayed at every dispatch console in
CENCOM The radio operates in the normal manner
while in emergency call status, except you are no
longer on your selected talkgroup. You talk on
the preprogrammed emergency talkgroup - EMRGNCY
1 - that is monitored by dispatch. The emergency
alarm is sent on this same talkgroup. The
current zone/talkgroup is displayed alternately
with EMERGENCY, the LED lights red. NOTE If
you are selected to a conventional channel, you
may not be able to send an emergency call. When
you press the orange button, your radio will emit
a prohibit tone indicating that the emergency
function is not available on the selected
channel. Continued
EMERGENCY
MUTE
BATT
PROG
LED
Emergency
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Emergency SendEmergency Call(Top Button) 3
of 3
To Exit/Clear an Emergency NEVER CLEAR AN
EMERGENCY WITHOUT BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY
DISPATCH. See St. Clair County SOP for proper
emergency procedure To Exit/Clear an
Emergency Press and hold the Emergency button
for a few seconds until you hear a dull tone.
The radio display will no longer display
EMERGENCY, AND Your radio will revert to your
selected talkgroup.
EMERGENCY
MUTE
BATT
PROG
Push-to-Talk (PTT)
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TOP SIDE BUTTON
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Scan On or Off(Top Side Button)

• The scan feature allows you to monitor traffic on
  
• different talkgroups/channels by scanning a
  preprogrammed list of talkgroups/channels. Your
  radio has two different scan lists - Priority
  Monitor Scan (trunked) and Talkgroup Scan
  (conventional).
• To turn scan on
• Press the Scan button.
• The scan status symbol ( ) is displayed,
  indicating scan is
• active.
• To turn scan off
• Press the Scan button.
• The scan status symbol ( ) will no longer
  be displayed,
• indicating scan has been deactivated.

Scan Button
A CNTY CALL
MUTE
PAGE
BATT
Note If you are selected to a trunked talkgroup
when you turn scan on, you will be using Priority
Monitor Scan. Priority one Selected Talkgroup
Priority two Primary Dispatch Talkgroup
You cannot nuisance delete a priority member. All
remaining members are non-priority. If you are
selected to a conventional channel when you turn
scan on you will be using Talkgroup Scan. All
scan members have equal priority and will not
interrupt each other.
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SIDE BUTTON 1
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Call Alert Respond (Side Button 1)

• When a Call Alert page is received, you hear four
• repeating alert tones, the LED flashes green, the
  call
• received symbol ( ) flashes and PAGE
  RECEIVD
• Is displayed.
• To respond to a Call Alert Page
• Press the Call Alert Respond button.
• Press the PTT button to talk release it to
  listen.
• Press the Home button to exit the call.

PAGE RECEIVD
MUTE
BATT
PROG
LED
Call Alert Respond Button
IMPORTANT Standard Operating Procedure Return
to your primary dispatch (HOME or A1) and Respond
to Dispatch.
Push-to-Talk (PTT)
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Private Call Respond (Side Button 1)

• When a Private Call is received, you hear two
  alert
• tones, the LED flashes green, the call received
• symbol ( ) flashes and BATT RECEIVD is
  displayed.
• To respond to a Private Call
• Press the Private Call Respond button within 20
  seconds.
• Press and hold the PTT button to talk release it
  to listen.
• Press the Home button or the Private Call Respond
  button to hang up and return to the home display.

CALL RECEIVD
MUTE
BATT
PROG
LED
Private Call Respond Button
Push-to-Talk (PTT)
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Display Light (Conventional Only)(Side Button 1)

• If poor light conditions make the display
  difficult to read
• Turn on the radios backlights by pressing the
  Light button.
• These lights will remain on for a preprogrammed
  time
• before they turn off automatically.
• OR
• You can turn them off immediately by pressing the
  Light
• button again.

Light Button
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SIDE BUTTON 2
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Nuisance Talkgroup/Channel Delete(Side Button 2)

• When the radio scans to a talkgroup/channel that
  you do not wish to hear (nuisance
  talkgroup/channel), you can temporarily delete
  the talkgroup/channel from the scan list.
• To delete a nuisance talkgroup/channel
• When the radio is locked onto the
  talkgroup/channel to be deleted, press the
  Nuisance Delete button. Repeat this step to
  delete more talkgroups/channels.
• Note You cannot delete a priority talkgroup (
  ) or the designated transmit
  talkgroup/channel.
• The radio continues scanning the remaining
  talkgroups/channels in the list.
• To resume scanning the deleted talkgroups/channels
  , change talkgroups/channels or turn scan off and
  then back on again.

A CNTY CALL
MUTE
PROG
BATT
Nuisance Delete Button
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MENU
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Direct/TalkAround (Menu)

• Applies only to SC I-CALL and SC I-TAC 1-4.
• Also known as talk-around operation, direct
  lets
• you bypass the repeater and connect directly to
• another radio. The transmit and receive
  frequencies
• are the same.
• To directly connect with another radio
• Select a conventional channel from the fleet map
  list provided by your system administrator.
• Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation
  button until DIR is displayed.
• Press the button directly below DIR.
• You momentarily see the current operation
  displayed
• DIRECT MODE or RPTR MODE.
• Press the button directly below DIR or RPTR to
  select the desired mode.

DIRECT MODE
RPTR
DIR
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Keypad Tones (Mute or Unmute)(Menu)

• To turn the keypad tones on or off
• Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation
  button until MUTE is displayed.
• Press the button directly below MUTE.
• The current state is shown TONES OFF or TONES
  ON.
• Press the button directly below OFF or ON.
• Note Press the Home or the PTT button to exit
  without
• changing the setting.
• Note Turning off keypad tones does not affect
  any other
• tones.

A CNTY CALL
MUTE
BATT
PROG
Push-to-Talk (PTT)
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Scan List Edit(Menu) 1 of 3

• This feature lets you change scan list members
  and
• priorities.
• To edit the scan list
• Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation
  button until PROG is displayed.
• Press the button directly below PROG
• Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation
  button until SCAN is displayed.
• Press the button directly below SCAN.
• You see the first available item and the
  view/program ( )
• symbol flashing, indicating the programming mode.
  You
• will also see SEL, DEL, and RCL displayed as
  possible
• selections.

A CNTY CALL
MUTE
BATT
PROG
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Scan List Edit(Menu) 2 of 3

• Press the button directly below SEL or DEL or
  RCL.
• SEL add the currently displayed item to the
  scan list.
• DEL delete the currently displayed item from
  the scan list.
• RCL view the next available item.
• OR
• When adding a priority member press the button
  directly below SEL additional times.
• You will see or or with
  a flashing dot.
• this item is in the scan list.
• this item is in the scan list as a
  priority-two
• member.
• (dot flashing) this item is in the scan
  list as the priority-one member.
• Note
• Priorities are preprogrammed for trunking scan

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DEL
RCL
SEL
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Scan List Edit(Menu) 3 of 3

• Press the left or right side of the 4-way
  Navigation button to select more items to be
  added or deleted.
• OR
• Use the 16-Position Select knob to select
  additional items to be added or deleted.
• Note The maximum number of members for a
  trunking
• priority monitor scan list is 15 for a
  conventional scan list,
• 15 and for a talkgroup scan list, 10.
• Press the Home button to exit scan list
  programming and return to the home display.

16-Position Select Knob
A CNTY CALL
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Smart Battery(Menu)

• This feature allows you to view the condition of
  your
• Smart Battery.
• To access information about your battery
• Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation
  button until BATT is displayed.
• Press the button directly below BATT.
• Battery data is displayed as follows
• CAPACITY indicates the current charge on the
  battery.
• INIT indicates the date of the initial use of
  the battery.
• EST CHGS indicates the estimated number of
  charges on
• the battery.
• Note If a Smart Battery is not powering your
  radio, the

A CNTY CALL
MUTE
BATT
PROG
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HOME Button
Using the HOME button Press the HOME button to
exit a programming mode OR Press and hold the
HOME button to return to A1 - your primary
dispatch
A CNTY CALL
MUTE
BATT
PROG
HOME Button