Tait TP9500 - Operating in Trunked Mode; Checking that Your Network Is Available

7 Operating in Trunked Mode
ThissectionexplainshowtheradiooperatesonaDMR(digital),MPT(analog)ordual-modetrunkednetwork.
Thesefeaturesarecontrolledbysoftwarelicenses(SFE)andmaynotbeavailablewithyourradio.
YourradiomusthavetrunkingfunctionalityprogrammedbeforeitcanoperateinDMRorMPTtrunked
mode.
This section covers:
CheckingthatyourNetworkisAvailable
ChangingtheNetwork
MakingaCallUsingtheAddressBook
MakingaPresetCall
AboutTrunkedZonesandWorkgroups
AboutEmergencyOperation
DialingaPABXNumber
DialingaPSTNNumber
ReceivingaCall
Re-establishingaCall
CheckingtheQueue
AboutStatusMessages
AboutTrunkedTextMessages
PlacingtheRadioinDo-Not-DisturbMode
SwitchingtoConventionalChannelsorConventionalGroups
Checking that your Network is Available
CheckthattheorangeLEDisflashingandthenetworkiconappearsonthedisplay.Thesearetheindicationsthatthe
radiohasaccesstoatrunkednetwork.
IfthenetworkiconisflashingandNo serviceappearsonthedisplay,theradioisattemptingtoaccessthetrunked
network.Ifthisiconremainsflashing,theradiomaybeoutofthenetworkcoveragearea.
IfLimited serviceappearsonthedisplay,oneofthenetworksitesortheconnectionbetweenthenetworksiteshas
beeninterrupted.Userscanstillmakecallstoradioscoveredbythesamesitebutnottoradiosonothersites.
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Tait International Ltd December 2019