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Standard Configurations Planning the Installation 2-17
2.1.4 Ignition Sense Switch (Radio Wide Advance)
CPS selectable settings to control the radio’s functionality based on the state of the vehicle’s Ignition 
status.
NOTE: When either TX Inhibit, PTT TX Inhibit or Required are selected, the Emergency Power Up 
feature will not be available to the radio-user. 
 
When any other Ignition Switch setting is made, Emergency Power Up is available to the 
radio-user, regardless of current ignition state. 
 
Any optional inactivity time-out timer setting in CPS may delay the power off of the radio once 
Ignition sense is removed.
Table 2-4.  Ignition Sense Switch Settings in CPS
Feature Description
Blank • Radio POWERS ON when the Power Button is pressed or with the emergency power up 
feature.
• Radio POWERS OFF when the Power Button is pressed.
TX Inhibit • Radio POWERS ON when the Power Button is pressed or with the emergency power up 
feature.
• Radio POWERS OFF when the Power Button is pressed.
•If IGNITION is not present all transmissions are inhibited.
• The radio will not affiliate with trunking systems and therefore CANNOT receive any 
trunking dispatch communications.
• Emergency Alarm transmissions are NOT possible with the use of the emergency power 
up feature.
PTT TX Inhibit • Radio POWERS ON when the Power Button is pressed or with the emergency power up 
feature.
• Radio POWERS OFF when the Power Button is pressed.
•If IGNITION is not present all transmissions are inhibited.
• The radio is able to affiliate with trunking systems. The radio can ONLY receive trunking 
dispatch communications.
• Emergency Alarm transmissions are possible with the use of the emergency power up 
feature.
Required • Radio POWERS ON when the Power Button is pressed and Ignition is present.
• Radio POWERS ON when Ignition is cycled and radio was previously ON.
• Radio POWERS OFF when the Power Button is pressed, or when Ignition is lost.
Soft Power Off • Radio POWERS ON when the Power Button is pressed, or when Ignition is detected.
• Radio POWERS OFF when the Power Button is pressed, or when Ignition is lost.
Ignition Only Power Up • Radio POWERS ON when Ignition is present.
• Radio POWERS OFF when Ignition is lost.
• Control head power button is ignored.