Changing Zones

Using an interoperability channel may require the operator to change zones in their radio

Directions:

  1. Press the Soft Button under “ZONE.”
  2. If “ZONE” doesn’t appear on the radio display screen, press the right or left arrows until it does.
  3. Press the arrows to toggle through the zones until the desired zone is identified.
  4. Press the HOME button or the SEL soft button to select the desired zone.
Close-up photograph of the front panel of a portable radio (Motorola XTS model) showing a display screen with buttons underneath. The radio screen shot contains the time, battery strength indicator, zone name, channel name, and three menu items across the bottom. There is a number 1 below the "Zone" menu item on the screen, numbers 2 and 3 above the arrow buttons on the front panel, and a number 4 over the "Home" button on the front panel. The radio display contains the following text: the time of 11:15 in the upper left corner, IO2 DHS-RPT in the center representing the Zone and Channel Name. Three menu items across the bottom read Mute, Clck, Zone from left to right.
Close-up photograph of the front panel of a portable radio (Motorola APX model) showing a display screen with buttons underneath. The radio screen shot contains the time, battery strength indicator, zone name, channel name, and three menu items across the bottom. There is a number 1 below the "Zone" menu item on the screen, numbers 2 and 3 above the arrow buttons on the front panel, and a number 4 next to the left "soft button" on the front panel below the radio display screen. The radio display contains the following text: the time of 10:01 in the upper left corner, Zone IO1 in the center with DHSNET directly underneath representing the Zone and Channel Name. Three menu items across the bottom read Mute, Clck, Zone from left to right.