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Identification Codes, STATUS MESSAGE, Transmitting, Receiving

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Identification Codes An ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number and a 4-digit ID number. Each transceiver has its own ID. • Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a fleet call. • Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual call in your fleet. • Enter a Group ID (which is programmed in the FPU) to make a group call. • Enter a Fleet number followed by an ID number to make an individual call in your desired fleet (Inter-fleet call). • Select "ALL" Fleet and "ALL" ID to make a call to all units (Broadcast call). • Select "ALL" Fleet and enter an ID number to make a call to the selected ID in all fleets (Supervisor call). STATUS MESSAGE You can send and receive 2-digit Status messages which may be decided in your talk group. Messages can contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters. Status messages range from 10 to 99 (80 ~ 99 are reserved for special messages). A maximum of 32 received messages can be stored in the stack memory of your transceiver. These saved messages can be reviewed after reception. Depending on your dealer settings, when the stack memory is full, either the oldest message will be erased when a new message is received or the new message will not be stored in the stack memory. The " " indicator appears when a message is stored in the stack memory. Transmitting 1 Select your desired zone and channel. 2 Press the button programmed as [Status] to enter Status Mode (proceed to step 5), or [Individual + Status]/ [Group + Status] to enter Selcall Mode (proceed to step 3). 3 Press the [ ] buttons to select the station you want to call. 4 Press the [ S ] button to enter Status Mode. 5 Press the [ ] buttons to select the status you want to transmit. 6 Press the PTT switch or Side 2 button to send Status messages. • "COMPLETE" appears on the display when the status has been successfully transmitted. Receiving The " " indicator will flash and a calling ID or text message will appear when a Status call is received. Press any button to return to normal operation. 72

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Identification Codes
An ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number and a 4-digit ID number.
Each transceiver has its own ID.
•
Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a fleet call.
•
Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual call in your fleet.
•
Enter a Group ID (which is programmed in the FPU) to make a group call.
•
Enter a Fleet number followed by an ID number to make an individual call in
your desired fleet (Inter-fleet call).
•
Select “ALL” Fleet and “ALL” ID to make a call to all units (Broadcast call).
•
Select “ALL” Fleet and enter an ID number to make a call to the selected ID in
all fleets (Supervisor call).
STATUS MESSAGE
You can send and receive 2-digit Status messages which may be decided in
your talk group. Messages can contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters. Status
messages range from 10 to 99 (80 ~ 99 are reserved for special messages).
A maximum of 32 received messages can be stored in the stack memory of your
transceiver. These saved messages can be reviewed after reception. Depending on
your dealer settings, when the stack memory is full, either the oldest message will
be erased when a new message is received or the new message will not be stored
in the stack memory. The “
” indicator appears when a message is stored in the
stack memory.
Transmitting
1
Select your desired zone and channel.
2
Press the button programmed as
[Status]
to enter Status Mode (proceed to
step 5), or
[Individual + Status]/ [Group + Status]
to enter Selcall Mode
(proceed to step 3).
3
Press the
[ <B ]
and
[ C> ]
buttons to select the station you want to call.
4
Press the
[ S ]
button to enter Status Mode.
5
Press the
[ <B ]
and
[ C> ]
buttons to select the status you want to transmit.
6
Press the
PTT
switch
or
Side 2
button to send Status messages.
•
“COMPLETE” appears on the display when the status has been
successfully transmitted.
Receiving
The “
”
indicator will flash and a calling ID or text message will appear when a
Status call is received. Press any button to return to normal operation.