Draft 02 - Sep 1 2015
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Viking Mobile Radio Operating Manual
Controls & Display
Zone Number
- Indicates the currently selected zone from 1 up to 255, depending on the
options installed. A zone is a collection of channels that can be any combination of the
conventional, P25 Trunked, and SMARTNET/SmartZone types.
Note
The zone/channel numeric display and the zone/channel select bars in all supported
protocols and display operating modes can be inhibited by programming.
Status Display
- Two characters indicate various status information. See Table 2.1.
Channel Number
- Indicates the currently selected channel (conventional) or talkgroup
(other modes). The lines above the zone and channel displays indicate which display is
changed if the Select switch is turned. To switch between displays, press the Select switch.
Table 2.2 lists the symbols used on the display to indicate various operating modes and
status.
Table 2.1 Standard Control Head Display Symbols
Standard Control Head Display Symbols
Operating Mode Symbols
Unit (or Private) call mode active
Busy (displayed when radio enters a busy transmit state)
Monitor mode enabled
Interconnect mode enabled
Security enabled
• Keypad programming/edit mode - displayed when the radio is in a mode where
the user can edit radio parameters.
• P25 data context enabled - radio is ready for data operations or call history
(only when radio is in conventional unit call, call alert or text messaging and an
applicable unit ID is selected.)
• P25 data channel grant (radio is operating on a data channel) or text message
mode active.
Status Display Symbols
Scan enabled
The current channel is the priority channel in the enabled scan list (only when scan is on or
when in scan edit mode; located in left position)
The current channel is the priority 2 channel in the enabled scan list (only when scan is on
or when in scan edit mode; located in left position)
