DISPLAY AND LIGHT INDICATORS
Examples: Not exiting phone mode after a call (radio
cannot receive fleet or subfleet calls), transmitting in
receive-only conventional mode, trying to select a dynamic
mode when no dynamic ID assignment has been made.
Display/Light Meaning
BUSY light on The display shows a conventional
mode with activity on it, or selected
trunked system is currently busy.
Wait for callback.
XMIT light on Indicates you are transmitting.
Dir indicator lit Radio is in direct (mobile-to-
mobile) operation.
PRI, NPRI
indicators lit
The display shows a mode in the
scan list with the indicated priority
level.
P displayed Telephone dialing pause. Press
Sel to continue the dialing.
NO ACK displayed Unit being called with the
Enhanced Private Conversation or
Call Alert Page feature is not in
service, or emergency alarm or
status/message transmission is
not acknowledged by dispatcher.
NO ANSWR
displayed
Unit being called with Enhanced
Private Conversation or Call Alert
Page does not respond, but is
operational.
EMERGNCY
displayed
Radio is in emergency alarm or
call state.
NO EMERG
displayed
A mode incapable of emergency
transmission has been selected.
OUT RNG displayed Radio is out of range of the
trunking system.
ALERT TONES
Type of Tone Name Explanation
1 Low-Pitched
Tone
Invalid Key
Alert
Feature button
pressed is not valid
in selected mode, or
a Call Alert or
emergency alarm
was not
acknowledged.
1 High-Pitched
Tone
Central
Acknowledge
or Valid Key
Central controller
has received request
for Call Alert or
emergency alarm
transmission.
You pressed a valid
key.
4 High-Pitched
Tones
Dispatcher or
Mobile Unit
Acknowledge
Dispatcher is
acknowledging your
emergency
transmission. Mobile
unit has received
your Call Alert.
5 High-Pitched
Tones
The above two
acknowledge tones,
heard in tandem.
2 High-Pitched
Tones
Private
Conversation
You have an
incoming call. Press
Call, then the PTT
button, then talk.
4 High-Pitched
Tones every 6
seconds
Call Alert Page Call Alert page has
been received.
3 Short High-
Tones (after
requesting a
busy channel)
(upon pressing
the PTT button)
Automatic Call
Back or Talk
Permit
Channel is available
for previously
requested
transmission.
System is accepting
your transmission.
Low-Pitched
Tone (upon
pressing the
PTT button
during Transmit)
(Operation
Error)
Talk Prohibit/
Out-of-Range,
or Time-Out
Timer, or Illegal
Mode
Out of trunked radio
system range or
system is out of
service.
Present transmission
will soon be disabled.
You have entered a
mode where normal
system traffic will be
missed, or you
attempted something
that is not allowed.
(See examples
below.)
High-Pitched
Tone every 10
seconds in
unmuted receive
condition
Failsoft System central
controller failure. The
radio reverts from
trunked operation to
operation similar to a
conventional
repeater.
Others may share
the channel.
ALERT TONES (Continued)
Type of Tone Name Explanation
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