It consists of central components that provide on-scene and inbuilding radio coverage, and enhanced
personnel accountability and monitoring:
• Your APX portable radios
• Incident Management Software
• Command Terminal
• Radio Frequency (RF) Modem (Conventional Only)
• Control Channel Radio (Trunking)
• Optional Data Radio (Trunking)
• Accountability Server (Trunking)
• DVRS (Optional)
If you have a critical situation, you can press the Emergency button which activates an alarm on the
Incident Management Software at the command terminal.
The command terminal receives the following status updates from your radio:
• Turning the radio on and off
• Automatic response to Polling
• Response to Evacuation commands
• Pressing the
PTT
button to make voice transmission
• Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call
• Entering or Exiting a Trunking Talkgroup
6.11.1
Entering Fireground Zone Channel (Conventional)
Procedure:
1
Upon powering up, one of the following scenarios occurs:
• If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as default, you hear the gurgle tone and the radio
displays the home screen. You are in Fireground zone channel.
• Get a qualified technician for assistance.
• If your home channel is not Fireground Zone Channel, toggle or change the radio zone
channel to Fireground Zone Channel.
If you are entering Fireground Trunking Talkgroup, upon powering up, ensure that the
Fireground Trunking Talkgroup is selected. The subscriber unit automatically appears on the
Incident Commander's terminal.
2
Listen for a transmission. Adjust the
Volume Control Knob
if necessary.
3
Perform one of the following actions:
• Press and hold the preprogrammed
Volume Set
button to hear the volume set tone. Adjust
the
Volume Control Knob
if necessary. Release the
Volume Set
button.
• At the desired Fireground zone and channel, press the preprogrammed
Monitor
button and
listen for activity. Adjust the
Volume Control Knob
if necessary.
• If your radio is working in Fireground Zone Channel, proceed to next step.
4
Press and hold the
PTT
button to transmit. The LED lights up solid red while transmitting. Talk
into the microphone clearly if needed.
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