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Snohomish County PUD Radio Operations Manual • Rev. 6/03
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
MOBILE RADIO OPERATIONS
Mobile Radio Introduction .....................................................................................69
Section V: General Information ..............................................................................71
What is the Coverage and Transmitting Distance of the Radio System? ............... 72
How are Radio ID Numbers assigned? ....................................................................... 72
Who will have Radios? .................................................................................................. 72
What are Talkgroups? ................................................................................................... 72
Where Do I Go for Help With My Radio? .................................................................... 73
How Does the Computerized Radio System Work? ................................................... 73
What Happens When the Computer System Fails? ................................................... 73
How “Failsoft” Works ------------------------------------------------------- 73
Identifying Controls and Buttons ............................................................................... 74
Programmable Buttons ---------------------------------------------------- 76
Interpreting the Display ............................................................................................... 78
Status Annunciators -------------------------------------------------------- 78
Section VI: Basic Mobile Radio Operation ............................................................81
Interpreting the Mobile Radio Alert Tones ................................................................ 84
Turning the Mobile Radio On or Off ........................................................................... 87
Selecting a Zone and Talkgroup .................................................................................. 88
Mobile Radio Transmission Procedures .................................................................... 89
Tr ansmitting from a mobile radio ----------------------------------------- 89
Receiving a Transmission on the mobile radio---------------------------- 90
Paging Procedures ........................................................................................................ 91
Sending a Page -------------------------------------------------------------- 91
Answering a Page ----------------------------------------------------------- 92
Telephoning Procedures .............................................................................................. 93
Making a Telephone Call --------------------------------------------------- 93
Receiving a Telephone Call ------------------------------------------------- 94
Calling a Radio from a Telephone ------------------------------------------ 95