Icom IC-F5061D Operating Guide - Page 14

2 BIIS 1200 OPERATION ■ Transmitting an SDM D General The short data message, SDM, can be sent to an individual station or group stations. Also, 8 SDM memory channels are selectable and the messages can be edited on your PC. D Transmitting an SDM q W hile in the standby mode, push [BIIS Button], then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired station/group code. w P ush [BIIS Button] again, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired SDM. • " " appears. Appears MESSAGE 1 SDM 1 SDM is displayed. e P ush [Call] or [PTT]* to transmit the SDM to the selected station/group. * A PTT call can be made only when PTT call capability is permitted. • 2 beeps sound and the transceiver automatically returns to the standby mode when transmission is successful. D Direct message input The optional HM-152T is required for this operation. q W hile in the standby mode, push [BIIS Button] twice, then push [CH Up] or [CH Down] to select the desired SDM to be edited. • " " appears. w Push [M] or [#] to enter the message editing mode. • The first character blinks when [#] is pushed; the last character blinks when [M] is pushed. • " " blinks. e P ush the appropriate digit key, [0] to [9], to enter the desired character. • See the table on page 12 for the selectable characters. • Pushing [CH Up] also enters a space, pushing [CH Down] deletes the selected character. r P ush [#] to move the cursor to the right, push [M] to move the cursor to the left. t R epeat steps e and r to enter the desired text message. y P ush and hold [BIIS Button] for 1 second to write the set message into the message memory. • Push [BIIS Button] momentarily to cancel the editing and return to the original message display. 11