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10.7 ALERT TONES
The P5400 radio provides audible Alert Tones or “beeps” to indicate the various operating conditions (see
Table 10-3).
Table 10-3: Alert Tones
NAME TONE DESCRIPTION
Call Originate one short mid-pitched
OK to talk after pressing the push-to-talk
button
Call Queued one high-pitched
Call queued for processing
Autokey one mid-pitched
Queued call received channel assignment
System Busy three low-pitched
System busy or unable to complete call
Call Denied one low-pitched
Radio is not authorized on the system or
group
Carrier Control
Timer
five high-pitched/one long low-
pitched
PTT depressed for maximum length of time
Low Battery one low-pitched/one short mid-
pitched
Low battery
TX Low Battery
Alert
one low-pitched
After PTT - battery too low to transmit
10.8 SYSTEM SELECTION
METHOD 1: From the control knob: If system selection is programmed to the
SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION control knob, select a system
by turning the knob to the desired system number position (1-16). The
display registers the new system name on line one. The
button can be
programmed to provide access to a “2
nd
bank” of 16 system numbe
positions (17-32).
METHOD 2: From the keypad: If system selection is programmed as the primary function
of
and select a system by pressing or to scroll through the
system list. The display registers the new system name on line one.
METHOD 3: (P5470 model radios only) Direct Access: Press
to enter the system
select mode. Press the numeric key, which is mapped to the desired system.
Press
. The radio will move to the selected system.
If system selection is programmed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL knob, direct
access to systems will not be available. Pressing or will scroll through
different sets of 16 systems each (banks) if more than 16 systems are programmed into
the radio. The systems within each bank are then selectable via the Voice group
selection knob as described previously in METHOD 1.
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