The Radio Settings menu allows the user to switch on or off, or adjust, a range of different terminal functions. To access the Radio Settings menu from the top level screen, press the down arrow key, then the left or right arrow keys to select the Radio Settings menu.
The down arrow key should then be pressed to access the menu of different settings available. These are described below. The customisation of the terminal determines which of the options are present. When a valid request is made to select or de-select one of the options a large tick will be displayed on colour and greyscale terminals.
The Radio Settings cards for Covert Mode and Lone Worker which were available in previous versions of the software are not available when User Profiles are a programmable option on the terminal.
ALERTS
This function allows all audible alerts to be de-activated and is often associated with Covert Mode enabled (see below).
To enable alerts press the green telephone key. This places a cross in the box (or on some terminals this will be shown by a dot in a circle).
To disable alerts press the red telephone key (remove cross from the box / dot from circle).
After programming the default state for this function is alerts enabled. However if the terminal is switched off with the alerts disabled, alerts remain disabled when the terminal is next switched on.
VIBRATOR ALERT
This function allows the user to be alerted to an incoming individual half duplex or full duplex call or an incoming SDS or Status message by the terminal vibrating. To select this option the user should press the green telephone key (cross in box/dot in circle). To de-select, the user should press the red telephone key. The pattern of vibrations will be different depending on whether a voice call or message has been received. (Please see Vibrator Alerts table.)
If a voice call is received, the terminal will stop vibrating when either the green or red telephone key is pressed.
If the Vibrator Alert has been selected and the user then enables Covert Mode, the Vibrator Alert is switched off and is not re-enabled when Covert Mode is disabled. Once Covert Mode has been enabled, the user may re-select Vibrator Alert from the Radio Settings card if this is required.
LOUDSPEAKER
This function allows the speaker to be switched on or off. The default is speaker on. To switch the speaker off the user should press the red telephone key (remove cross from the box /dot The terminal will not vibrate if the incoming call is a group call or direct set-up call or if the terminal is attached to a car kit or charger.
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from circle).To switch the speaker on when it is off the user should press the green telephone key (cross in the box/dot in circle).
BACKLIGHT
The default is backlight on (cross in the box / dot in circle). To switch the backlight off press the red telephone key (remove cross from the box /dot from circle).
To reactivate, press the green telephone key.
On mobile products, and on some hand-held products it is also possible to adjust the intensity of the backlight and the key pad illumination by rotating the Navi-knob™.
CONTRAST
The contrast may be adjusted as required by turning the Navi-knob™. This option is only available on colour and greyscale terminals.
STATUS DESTINATION
The Status Destination function allows the user to enter, or subsequently alter, a default status and SDS address that the terminal will always present to the user when a status or SDS message is being sent. The destination address may be that of either a group or an individual.
To edit the default Status destination press and hold the down arrow, then enter the new individual identity using the keypad, and press the green telephone key. To discard changes press the red telephone key. If a Status destination number which is valid for the selected dialling mode is input a large tick will be displayed, but if an invalid number for the selected dialling mode is input a large cross will be displayed and the number will not be stored.
DIRECT MODE
This function allows the user to switch between Trunked Mode Operation and Direct Mode Operation. To activate press the green telephone key (cross in the box/dot in the circle).
When Direct Mode has been selected the initials ‘DMO’ are displayed in the top left corner of the screen.
To deactivate press the red telephone key.
In Gateway products, operating mode selection is achieved in a slightly different way. See section on Direct Mode Gateway Operation.
TRANSMIT INHIBIT
This feature stops all transmissions from the terminal if the user enters a RF sensitive area such as a hospital, unless the terminal has been customised to continue to support Emergency calls (see section on Health and Safety). To activate Transmit Inhibit press the green telephone key (cross in the box / dot in circle).
To deactivate press the red telephone key.
Activating and deactivating this option automatically transmits a predefined status message informing the control room of the current status.
Switching the speaker on and off can also be achieved by configuring a soft key.
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While Transmit Inhibit is activated the LED flashes amber, four rapid flashes at a time, indicating limited service and the Transmit Inhibit icon (which is customisable) is displayed in the top right hand corner of the screen. However if Covert Mode is active at the same time as Transmit Inhibit, the LED will not appear to flash.
SCANNING ON
This function allows scanning to be enabled or disabled. See section on Scan Lists and User Defined Scan Lists.
HELP TEXT
Help Text is a text area in the Radio Settings menu which is used to indicate which terminal soft key function is associated with which key. Help Text is normally accessed via its own soft key (Sepura default is normally key zero). With the Help Text displayed, use the up and down arrow key to read all of the text.
PIN CHANGE
This option allows the user to change the PIN required to switch on the terminal.
Press and hold the down arrow key to change the PIN. The user will be asked to enter the current PIN, then the new PIN and then will be asked to confirm the new PIN before the change will be made. If all these requests are completed correctly a large tick will be displayed and the PIN will be changed. However if the old PIN is entered incorrectly or confirmation of the new PIN is entered incorrectly, a large cross will be displayed and the PIN will not be changed. Also, during this PIN change sequence, if no keys are pressed for a given period, the terminal will revert to the top level screen and the PIN will not be changed.
SDSDELIVERY REPORTS
Sepura terminals support SDS reports. This allows the user to request a Delivery Report and a Read Report when sending an SDS (text) message.
There are four basic options available to the user:
• No reports
• Delivery report only
• Read report only
• Both reports
To enable the required settings, with the SDS Report Request page selected, press the up or down arrow keys to move the arrow cursor up or down to select the option required. Press the green telephone key to set the option or press the red telephone key to remove the cross from the box (or dot from circle). Repeat for both options.
GPSENABLE
Sepura products have the capability of being fitted with GPS modules. GPS is normally fitted for user safety and/or resource management. GPS activation and deactivation is normally carried out on air by the controller sending the terminal a specific SDS message that addresses the GPS. However, there can be circumstances when having the GPS active might not be appropriate so this option allows the user to switch off the GPS reports.
The default state is GPS enabled.
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QUICK GROUPS
A quick group soft key allows the user to change quickly to a talkgroup that was previously selected as a quick group, by simply pressing the appropriate soft key.
To associate a talkgroup to a quick group, first select a talkgroup in the normal way from the default screen. Then select a quick group that you wish to associate with the talkgroup from the Radio Settings menu and press the green telephone key.
A different way of associating a talkgroup to a quick group, is by pressing the Mode button, then using the Navi-knob™ and/or the up/down arrow key to select the desired talkgroup and then pressing the PTT.
The new quick group/talkgroup association will now appear on the quick group page.
This functionality is not available on Mobile and Gateway terminals operating in Gateway Mode.
TIME AND DATE
This function allows the user to view the current time and date. If configured it will be possible to edit the time and date if required. This may be achieved by first pressing and holding the down arrow key to enter edit mode and then using the Navi-knob™ and/or the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor.
In order to change a number, the cursor should be positioned to the left of that number and the new number should be entered from the numeric keypad. There is no need to delete the old number as it will automatically be overwritten.
When the time and date are set as required, press the green telephone key to save the entry.
If a valid time and date have been entered a large tick will be displayed momentarily. The new time and date will be visible on the Radio Settings card and the time will also be displayed on the bottom line of the top level menu screen.
If an invalid time or date is entered a large cross and an error message will be displayed when the user presses the green telephone key to store them, and the original time and date will not be altered.
USER PROFILES
This function allows the user to select a specific pre-defined combination of alerts and settings for the terminal. See earlier section on User Profiles.
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