Motorola ASTRO XTS-5000 Instruction Manual

ALASKA LAND MOBILE RADIO
(ALMR)
MOTOROLA
XTS-5000
Portable Radio Operation
11
Portable
Radio
Operation
February 10, 2009

WelcomeWelcome
This tutorial has been prepared exclusively for you the user of
This
tutorial
has
been
prepared
exclusively
for
you
,
the
user
of
the statewide Alaska Land Mobile Radio System.
The ex
p
lanations here were desi
g
ned with the intent to
p
rovide
pgp
basic system information.
However, for in-depth system or radio information, you should
lt C i ti C di t th ALMR
consu
lt
your
C
ommun
i
ca
ti
ons
C
oor
di
na
t
or or
th
e
ALMR
Operations Management Office.
Remember
that each radio and each user account is agency
Remember
that
each
radio
and
each
user
account
is
agency
configurable and may vary from the information presented
here.
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FleetFleet--mapping, Codeplugs andmapping, Codeplugs and
TemplatesTemplates

Fleet
map

Fleet
-
map
•Method to organize channels and talkgroups in an
agency’s radio
•Custom for every agency
Codeplug
•
Frequencies talkgroups and configuration for a radio
•
Frequencies
,
talkgroups
and
configuration
for
a
radio
•Includes control of radio: Knobs, switches, menus
Template
•Standardized Codeplug Policy
•Allows for Cloning
•Minimizes radio programming time
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Conventional OperationConventional Operation
DOC AST DNR VFD Other
Similar to grocery store line.
Users can only talk when their channel is
clear of traffic.
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Trunked OperationTrunked Operation
(Similar to a
bank teller
li )
li
ne
)
Any bank teller can
provide your services
Trunking allows
many talkgroups to
provide
your
services
.
The person at the front
of the line is helped by
the next available teller.
many
talkgroups
to
utilize a limited
number of
repeaters.
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the
next
available
teller.
repeaters.

Bank Teller LineBank Teller Line
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Site AffiliationSite Affiliation

Site Affiliation:

Site
Affiliation:
•Radio can only affiliate ONE talkgroup with ONE site
at a time
•Radio transmits its information (Unit ID, Talkgroup ID,
etc.) to the control channel of the site
•The site authorizes the radio for use on the s
y
stem
y
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ScanningScanning

Scanning on a conventional system:

Scanning
on
a
conventional
system:
•Radio changes frequencies rapidly
•Stops when traffic is received on any channel in the
scan group
scan
group
Scanning on a trunked system:
Radio monitors the control channel for talkgro p ID’s
•
Radio
monitors
the
control
channel
for
talkgro
u
p
ID’s
in the scan list
•The site must have a radio affiliated with the
t lk ID i d t b d t th t t ffi
t
a
lk
group
ID
i
n or
d
er
t
o
b
roa
d
cas
t
th
a
t
t
ra
ffi
c
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Site TrunkingSite Trunking

All ALMR radio sites are linked by

All
ALMR
radio
sites
are
linked
by
various methods to the Zone Controller

If a link is broken one or more sites will

If
a
link
is
broken
,
one
or
more
sites
will
operate in a stand alone manner and
continue to process local traffic ONLY
continue
to
process
local
traffic
ONLY
.
The site cannot share traffic with other
ALMR sites
ALMR
sites
The radio will attempt to affiliate with a
fully operational site
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fully
operational
site

Mutual Aid RegionsMutual Aid Regions
The State has been divided
The
State
has
been
divided
into 6 Mutual Aid Regions.
REGION: Area Covered
AS th tAl k
D
A
:
S
ou
th
eas
t
Al
as
k
a
B: MatSu Valley
C: Western Alaska
D: Interior Alaska B
C
E: Kenai Peninsula
F: Anchorage Bowl A
C
E
F
Note:
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Each Region has it’s own group of resources for Mutual Aid and Interoperability. Additionally, both
the IOP and IC zone are available. Regional Tactical Interoperable Communication Plans (TICPs) are
developed for use of these channels and resources.