Motorola APX 900 - Utilities; Selecting the Power Level; Selecting a Radio Profile

7.26
Utilities
This chapter explains the operations of the utility functions available in your radio.
7.26.1
Selecting the Power Level
This feature enables you to select the power level at which your radio transmits. The radio always
turns on to the default setting. These reduced transmit power level settings do not affect the receiving
performance of your radio, nor diminish the overall quality of the audio and data functionality of
the radio given the following conditions. Power level Low enables a shorter transmitting distance to
conserve power. Power level High enables a longer transmitting distance.
Prerequisites: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
Procedure:
1 Selecting the Power Level using the Transmit Power Level switch:
a Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level switch to toggle the power level between
low and high power.
2 Selecting the Power Level using the radio menu:
a
or to Pwr.
b Press the Menu Select button directly below Pwr.
The display shows Low power and the low power icon or the display shows High power and the
high power icon.
7.26.2
Selecting a Radio Profile
When and where to use: This feature allows you to manually switch the visual and audio settings
of the radio. The display, backlight, alert tones, and audio settings are defined according to the
preprogrammed radio settings of each radio profile.
Refer to a qualified technician for more information.
Do one of the following to select a radio profile. You can use the options interchangeably depending on
your preference and the programmed functions.
Procedure:
• Selecting a radio profile using the preprogrammed Profile button:
a. Press the preprogrammed Profile button.
b.
or to scroll through the menu selections.
c. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required radio profile, or press
the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes.
The radio returns to the Home screen. The profile name on the Home screen indicates the
current selected radio profile.
• Selecting a radio profile using the radio menu:
a. or to Prfl and press the Menu Select button directly below Prfl to access the
Profiles feature screen.
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