RADIO FAMILIARIZATION BRIEF CPT NICK FORLENZA

1.The Line of Sight in and around West Point is not ideal for VHF/Tactical radios 2.Repeaters have been installed on two points in order to relay voice throughout the training AO (COTS) 3.Teams will be issued two radios for emergency use

SS OPS Power On/Off & Volume System/Group Select Antenna System/Group Select Power On/Off & Volume Option Button 1 Clear Button (PTT) Push-to-Talk Battery (on Back) Display Emergency Button Universal Device Connector “UDC” (On Side) Keypad Speaker Antenna Emergency Button TX / RX Indicator Important Buttons to Know

-- System Select OPT -- Option Button 2 A/D -- Add or Delete Group in Scan List M -- Menu List SCN -- Scan On/Off M A/D OPTSCN Keypad Functions

P5150 Alert Tones Call Originateshort mid-pitched beep (“beep”) Autokeyshort mid-pitched beep sounding after queued and an open channel is gained (“beep”) Call Queuedhigh-pitched tone (“beep”) sounded when the system places the call request in a queue System Busythree low-pitched tones (“dut-dut-dut”), only with I-Calls Call Deniedlow-pitched tone (“bomp”) sounded when the radio is not authorized on the selected system Timing Outfive short high-pitched warning tones (“beep..”) followedby a low- pitched tone (“bomp”) Key Press Alertshort tone “beep”= access; low-pitched “bomp”= denial Low Batteryshort quiet mid-pitched tone (“beep”) Missed I-Calltelephone ring sounded when an incoming individual call is not answered

SS OPS Radio Operation 1.Turn on the radio. 2.Select the group you want to reach. 3.Group names appear on Line 2 of the display. 4.Push-to-Talk (PTT). 5.Indicator will light red while transmitting

G OPS Call Receive 1.The caller’s Radio ID or alias appears on Line 1 (ex ). 2.Group that is transmitting appears on Line 2. 3.Indicator will light green while receiving. 4.PTT to respond.

LOCKED OPS 2 1 Locking/Unlocking the Keypad When Radio is locked, all keys except PTT, Emergency, and M are locked. Knobs function normally. To Unlock: 1. Press M 2. Press Right/Down Button

SS PMO 2 1 Changing Groups 1.Turn the ‘GROUP SELECT’ knob to select a group. 2.Group names appear on Line 2 of the display.

1. Use the keys to select another system. 2.System names appear on Line 1 of the display. BH OPS 1 2 Changing Systems

SS OPS To Scan, you must have a Scan List. 2.To edit your Scan List, you must have Scan turned off. 3.If necessary, turn Scan off by pressing SCN. 4.The indicator will disappear from the display. Establishing a Scan List

SS OPS III 1 2, 3, 4 3 Adding Groups to the Scan List (2) 1.Turn the Group Select knob to the group you wish to add to your Scan List. 2.Press the A/D key once to add the group to the Scan List. 3. will appear in the display indicating the addition of the group to the Scan List. 4.Press A/D again to put the group in priority scan modes 2, 1, or to Delete the group from the scan list. priority scan mode 1 priority scan mode 2 priority scan mode 3

CNTRST=3 OPS 1,2,5 2,4 Changing the Contrast 1. Press M to enter the Menu mode. 2. Use the keys to find and select CONTRAST, and press M a second time. 3. CNTRST = 1, 2, 3, or 4 will appear in the display with the current setting. 4. Use the keys to change the brightness. 5. Press M a third time to store the change.

BCKL ON OPS 1,2,5 2,4 Backlight Control 1.Press M to enter the Menu mode. 2.Use the keys to find and select BCK LGHT and press M a second time. 3.BCK LGHT= ON or OFF will appear in the display with the current setting. 4.Use the keys to toggle the backlight on and off. 5.Press M a third time to store the change.

2 3 1 Changing the Battery 1.Before changing the battery, turn the radio off. 2.Press the battery release button on the bottom of the battery. 3.Lift the bottom of the battery pack up and away until it separates from the radio. 4.Insert the top of the new battery pack onto the radio then push down the bottom of the battery pack until it clicks. 4 4

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Reports (Safety) In the event of emergency at any time during the competition, competitors will use the following reports to call up to the Sandhurst TOC: 1.9 Line MEDEVAC: Medical Emergencies 2.9 Line UXO: Unexploded Ordinance

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