Draft 02 - Sep 1 2015
Viking Mobile Radio Operating Manual
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E C T I O N
Section3
General Operation
3.1
Basic Operation
3.1.1
Turning Power ON and Setting Volume
Power is turned ON and OFF by pressing the ON-OFF /Volume knob. The radio goes
through a self test when power is turned ON. When that is successfully completed,
software version, unit ID, zone, then channel are briefly displayed (except when a
conventional analog channel is selected), a tone sounds (if tones are enabled), and the
radio is ready for normal operation. If “ENTER PSWD” (Standard Control Head) or
“Enter Password” (Lightning Control Head) is briefly displayed, refer to the next section.
The radio can be programmed so that one of the following combinations are selected at
power up:
- Last Zone/Last Channel
- Programmed Zone/Last Channel
- Programmed Zone/Programmed Channel
If the Radio Alias feature is enabled, the radio will display the (up-to-ten characters for the
Standard Control Head) and (up-to-sixteen characters for the Lightning Control Head)
Radio alias in place of the Self Test message during startup. Radio alias
identifies the
personality file used to program the radio, the service area for which the radio is
programmed, or functional grouping for which the radio is programmed. The Radio ID
alias display will be included with the Radio Info display items in both button/scroll and
menu modes. If disabled, the Radio info menu mode will display a blank line.
