You Hear Tone Name When
Out-of-Range When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates
that the radio is not in the range of the trunked radio
system. Illegal Mode When you have entered
Illegal Mode When you have entered a mode where normal system
traffic will be missed, or you are attempting something
which is not permitted. Examples include: forgetting to
exit the telephone interconnect mode after a call ends
(fleet and subfleet calls cannot be received), attempt-
ing to transmit on a receive-only conventional mode,
attempting to select a dynamic mode where no dynamic
ID assignment has been made.
Auto Power Off Powers off the radio when no user actions occur during
a preprogrammed length of time.
Single,
high-pitch-
ed tone ev-
ery nine
seconds
Failsoft When a trunked system central controller failure in
an unmuted receive condition. The radio reverts from
trunked operation to a system similar to conventional
radio repeater operation. Other system users can be
heard sharing the channel.
Brief low-
pitched
tone
Time-Out Timer Warn-
ing or Menu Inactive
Exit
When your present transmission will soon be disabled.
Single,
short, high-
pitched
tone
Valid Key When you press a valid key, or you enter a feature con-
figuration state, or you are receiving or transmitting in
the clear mode on secure models (with TX Clear Alert
Tones enabled).
Single, low-
pitched
tone
Invalid Key When you tried to make an invalid key press, or that an
emergency alarm, reprogram request, or status/mes-
sage was not acknowledged.
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