User ManualTable of Contents1 SAFETY CONVENTIONS102 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION112.1 RF EXPOSURE GUIDELINES112.2 ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE/COMPATIBILITY123 OPERATING TIPS133.1 EFFICIENT RADIO OPERATION133.1.1 Antenna Care and Replacement133.1.2 Electronic Devices133.1.3 Aircraft143.1.4 Electric Blasting Caps143.1.5 Potentially Explosive Atmospheres144 BATTERIES154.1 CONDITIONING BATTERY PACKS154.1.1 Conditioning NiMH Battery Packs154.1.2 Conditioning NiCD Battery Packs154.1.3 Additional Information154.2 CHARGING BATTERY PACKS164.2.1 Charging Guidelines164.3 BATTERY PACK USAGE164.3.1 Usage Guidelines164.4 CHANGE THE BATTERY PACK174.4.1 Remove the Battery Pack174.4.2 Attach the Battery Pack174.5 BATTERY DISPOSAL185 INTRODUCTION195.1 WATER RESISTANCE (P7200 ONLY)215.2 UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR (UDC)216 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES227 CHANGE OPERATING MODE247.1 CHANGE FROM OTP MODE247.2 CHANGE TO OTP MODE248 OPENSKY OPERATION258.1 POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME CONTROL258.1.1 Power ON/OFF258.1.2 Volume Control258.2 CONTROLS258.2.1 Buttons and Knobs268.2.2 Keypad (P7250, P5250, and P7270)278.3 DISPLAY288.4 RADIO STATUS ICONS288.5 TRI-COLOR LED298.6 LOG IN TO THE NETWORK298.7 LOG OFF THE NETWORK308.8 PERSONALITY308.8.1 Profiles308.8.2 Talk Groups308.9 OPENSKY DISPLAY OVERVIEW318.9.1 Display’s Top Line318.9.2 Display’s Second Line318.9.3 Dwell Display318.10 ALERT TONES328.11 BASIC MENU STRUCTURE338.12 ERROR MESSAGES358.13 KEYPAD378.13.1 Keypad Function Commands (P7270 Only)378.13.2 Quick Buttons (P7270 Only)388.13.3 LOCK/UNLOCK the KEYPAD388.13.4 Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (P7270 only)388.14 CHANGE THE ACTIVE PROFILE398.15 CHANGE THE SELECTED TALK GROUP398.16 ADJUST DISPLAY AND BUTTON BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS398.17 STEALTH MODE398.17.1 Enable Stealth Mode398.17.2 Disable Stealth Mode398.18 ADJUST SIDE TONE AUDIO LEVEL408.19 CHANGE OPERATING MODE408.20 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT VOICE CALLS408.20.1 Receive a Voice Call408.20.2 Transmit a Voice Call418.21 ADJUST AUDIO TREBLE LEVEL418.22 TALK GROUP LOCK OUT418.22.1 Lock Out a Talk Group428.22.2 Unlock a Talk Group428.23 SCANNING428.23.1 Select Scan Modes428.23.2 Change Active Scan Mode438.23.2.1 Duration of Scanning Mode Selections438.23.3 Scan Priority448.23.3.1 Change Scan Priority448.24 MAKE SELECTIVE CALLS448.24.1 Manually Dialing a Selective Call (P7270 Only)458.24.2 Selective Call Using Speed Dial458.24.3 Accept a Selective Call468.24.4 Reject a Selective Call468.24.5 Terminate a Selective Call468.25 SELECTIVE ALERTS468.25.1 Define Messages468.25.2 Send a Message478.25.2.1 Select a Destination Using the Keypad (P7270 Only)478.25.2.2 Select a Destination Using the Menu488.25.3 Receive a Message488.25.4 Delete a Selective Alert Message488.26 INTERCONNECT CALLS (P7270 ONLY)488.26.1 Make an Interconnect Call488.26.2 Receive an Interconnect Call498.27 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS498.27.1 Declare an Emergency Call or Alert498.27.2 Receive an Emergency Call508.27.3 Dismiss an Emergency508.27.4 Clear an Emergency508.28 OPENSKY ENCRYPTION (P7200 ONLY)518.28.1 Automatic Encryption518.28.1.1 Using Automatic Encryption518.28.2 Manual Encryption (P7270 Only)518.28.2.1 Using Manual Encryption528.29 DYNAMIC REGROUPING528.30 GPS COORDINATES528.31 V-TAC FUNCTIONS528.31.1 Extended Coverage Modes (“XCOV” and “XCOVTG”)528.31.2 Change Between Extended Coverage Modes538.31.3 Use the XCOV Mode538.31.3.1 Manually Access the XCOV Mode538.31.4 Use the XCOV-TG Mode548.31.4.1 Radio Limitations Using XCOV-TG548.31.4.2 Access the XCOV-TG Mode548.31.5 Use the Scene-of-Incident Mode559 EDACS AND P25 TRUNKED OPERATION579.1 TURN ON THE RADIO579.2 CONTROLS579.2.1 Buttons and Knobs589.2.2 Keypad (P7250, P5250, and P7270)599.3 DISPLAY619.4 RADIO STATUS ICONS629.5 TRI-COLOR LED639.6 STATUS MESSAGES639.7 ERROR MESSAGES649.8 ALERT TONES649.9 SYSTEM SELECTION659.10 GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION659.11 MODIFY SCAN LIST669.11.1 P7270 Model669.11.2 P7250 and P5250 Models669.12 NUISANCE DELETE (P7270 MODEL)679.13 BACKLIGHT ON/OFF679.14 CONTRAST ADJUST679.15 DECLARE AN EMERGENCY679.16 LOCK/UNLOCK THE KEYPAD679.17 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT689.17.1 Using the Menu Button689.17.2 Using the Pre-Programmed Option Button689.18 MENU689.18.1 Menu Item Selection Process699.19 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION719.19.1 Clear Mode719.19.2 Digital Mode719.19.3 Private Mode (P7200 Only)719.19.3.1 Display the Currently Used Cryptographic Key Number729.19.3.2 Key Zero729.19.4 Private Operation (P7200 Only)729.19.4.1 Receive an Encrypted Call729.19.4.2 Transmit an Encrypted Call739.19.4.3 Scanned Group Calls739.20 SCAN TRUNKED GROUPS739.20.1 Turn Scan On and Off739.20.2 Add Groups to a Scan List749.20.3 Delete Groups from a Scan List759.20.4 Nuisance Delete769.21 SCAN TRUNKED SYSTEMS769.21.1 Wide Area System Scanning769.21.2 Priority System Scan769.21.2.1 Enabling the Wide Area System Scan Function769.21.2.2 When ProScan is Enabled769.21.3 ProScan779.22 EMERGENCY OPERATION779.22.1 Receive an Emergency Call779.22.2 Declare an Emergency Call779.22.3 Clear an Emergency Call779.23 INDIVIDUAL CALLS789.23.1 Receive and Respond to an Individual Call789.23.2 Send an Individual Call799.23.2.1 Pre-Stored Individual Calls799.23.2.2 Direct Dial Individual Calls (System Model Only)799.23.3 Call Storage Lists799.24 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS809.24.1 Receive a Telephone Interconnect Call809.24.2 Send a Telephone Interconnect Call809.24.2.1 Pre-Stored Number809.24.2.2 Direct Dial Phone Calls (P7270 Model Only)819.24.3 Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency: Overdial/Conventional Mode819.25 PROGRAMMABLE ENTRIES829.25.1 Pre-Store Individual and Telephone Interconnect Calls from the Keypad829.26 STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION829.26.1 Status Operation829.26.2 Message Operation839.27 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION839.27.1 Emergency Operation839.28 MACRO KEY OPERATION839.29 PORTABLE DATA849.29.1 Displays849.29.2 DATA OFF Operation849.29.3 DATA ON Operation849.29.4 Exit Data Calls849.29.5 Scan Lockout Mode859.29.6 Data Lockout Mode859.30 PAGE (P25 TRUNKED ONLY)8510 PROJECT 25 (P25) CONVENTIONAL OPERATION8610.1 TURN ON THE RADIO8610.2 CONTROLS8610.2.1 Buttons and Knobs8710.2.2 Keypad (P7250, P5250, and P7270)8810.3 DISPLAY9010.3.1 Radio Status Icons9110.4 TRI-COLOR LED9210.5 STATUS MESSAGES9210.5.1 Error Messages9310.6 ALERT TONES9310.7 SYSTEM SELECTION9310.8 GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION9410.9 MODIFY SCAN LIST9410.9.1 P7270 System Model9410.9.2 P7250 and P5250 Model9510.10 NUISANCE DELETE (P7270 MODEL)9510.11 BACKLIGHT ON/OFF9510.12 CONTRAST ADJUST9510.13 DECLAR AN EMERGENCY9610.14 LOCK/UNLOCK KEYPAD9610.15 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT9610.15.1 Using the Menu Button9610.15.2 Using the Pre-Programmed Option Button9610.16 MENU9610.16.1 Menu Item Selection Process9710.17 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION9910.17.1 Clear Mode9910.17.2 Digital Mode9910.17.3 Private Mode (P7200 Only)10010.17.3.1 Display the Currently Used Cryptographic Key Number10010.17.3.2 Key Zero10010.17.4 Private Operation (P7200 Only)10110.17.4.1 Receive an Encrypted Call10110.17.4.2 Transmit an Encrypted Call10110.17.4.3 Scanned Group Calls10110.18 GROUP CALLS IN P25 MODE10210.18.1 Transmit a Group Call10210.18.2 Receive a Group Call10210.19 INDIVIDUAL CALLS IN P25 MODE10210.19.1 Transmit an Individual Call10210.19.2 Receive an Individual Call10210.20 EMERGENCY GROUP CALLS IN P25 MODE10310.20.1 Declare an Emergency Group Call10310.20.2 Receive an Emergency Group Call10311 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION10411.1 CONTROLS10411.1.1 Buttons and Knobs10511.1.2 Keypad (P7250, P5250, and P7270)10611.2 DISPLAY10811.2.1 Radio Status Icons10811.3 TRI-COLOR LED10911.4 STATUS MESSAGES10911.4.1 Error Messages10911.5 ALERT TONES11011.6 TURN ON THE RADIO11011.7 SYSTEM SELECTION11011.8 CHANNEL SELECTION11111.9 MODIFY SCAN LIST11111.9.1 P7270 Model11111.9.2 P7250 and P5250 Model11211.10 NUISANCE DELETE (P7270 MODEL)11211.11 BACKLIGHT ON/OFF11211.12 CONTRAST ADJUST11211.13 DECLARE AN EMERGENCY11211.14 LOCK/UNLOCK KEYPAD11311.15 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT11311.15.1 Using the Menu Button11311.15.2 Using the Pre-Programmed Option Button11311.16 MENU11311.16.1 Menu Item Selection Process11411.17 RECEIVE A CALL11611.18 TRANSMIT A CALL11612 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE11712.1 IMMERSIBLE P720011713 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING118Size: 3.21 MBPages: 122Language: EnglishOpen manual