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Message call, Preparation for a Message call, Message selection, New Message input

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SELCALL/ALE OPERATION 4 DDMessage call The Message call allows you to exchange text messages of up to 64 characters,* with the intended ID station, and also leave a message at the station. * Icom Selcall: 64 characters (upper case/Lower case letters) Open Selcall: 3 2 characters (Only upper case letter) • Preparation for a Message call Send a Channel Test call on several Selcall channels, and check the propagation on each one to select the channel with the best signal quality. (p. 26) • Sending a Message call qqHold down [ ] for 1 second to enter the Network selection screen. wwPush [r] or [s] to select the desired Network, and then push [ ]. • The Networks that belong to the Icom Selcall or Open Selcall systems must be selected. eePush [r] or [s] to select the Call Type to "Message." • "Selective," "Phone," "Message," "Send Position," "Get Position," "Get Status," "Emergency," "Channel Test" and "Stun" are selectable. The Get Status call is selectable in the Icom Selcall, and the Stun call is selectable in the Open Selcall. rrPush keypad to enter the Call ID, and then push [ ]. • The previously entered Call ID is displayed. • Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to move the cursor. • Push [8] to delete the digit to the left of the cursor. • This Call ID is not stored in the Call ID list. ttSelect the desired Message or edit New message. m Message selection ➥➥Push [r] or [s] select the Message, and then push [ ]. m New Message input q Hold down [4] to enter the input mode. 1 2 3 w Push keypad to enter the Message. • Push [A/a](#) to toggle between the Upper, 4 Lower case letter input modes and Number in- put mode. • Push [8] to delete the character, symbol or num- 5 ber to the left of the cursor. • Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to move the cursor. e Push [4] to save the Message. 6 • This Message is not stored in the Message list. 7 yyPush [r] or [s] to select the Profile, then push [ ]. 8 uuPush [r] or [s] to select the Channel. • Only the channels that belong to the selected Network in step w, are displayed. • If desired, push [Tests](§§) to transmit the Channel Test call in this step. 9 10 11 12 13 14 iiPush [ ] to transmit the Message call. The call is stored in the Call Out memory. • While calling, push [PTT] to cancel the call. 15 You can also make a Message call when the Address screen is displayed. In this case, you can skip 16 several steps, see page 29 for the Simple Selcall operation details. 17 Quick Reference 21

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Quick Reference
The Message call allows you to exchange text mes-
sages of up to 64 characters,* with the intended ID
station, and also leave a message at the station.
*
Icom Selcall:
64 characters
(upper case/Lower case letters)
Open Selcall:
32 characters (Only upper case letter)
•
Preparation for a Message call
Send a Channel Test call on several Selcall channels,
and check the propagation on each one to select the
channel with the best signal quality. (p. 26)
• Sending a Message call
Hold down
q
[
]
for 1 second to enter the Network
selection screen.
Push
w
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the desired Network, and
then push
[
]
.
• The Networks that belong to the Icom Selcall or Open
Selcall systems must be selected.
Push
e
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the Call Type to “Mes-
sage.”
• “Selective,” “Phone,” “Message,” “Send Position,” “Get Posi
-
tion,” “Get Status,” “Emergency,” “Channel Test” and “Stun”
are selectable.
The Get Status call is selectable in the Icom Selcall,
and the Stun call is selectable in the Open Selcall.
Push keypad to enter the Call ID, and then push
r
[
]
.
• The previously entered Call ID is displayed.
• Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
)
to move the cursor.
• Push
[
8
]
to delete the digit to the left of the cursor.
• This Call ID is not stored in the Call ID list.
Select the desired Message or edit New message.
t
❍
Message selection
Push
➥
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
select the Message, and
then push
[
]
.
❍
New Message input
q
Hold down
[
4
]
to enter the input mode.
w
Push keypad to enter the Message.
• Push
[A/a]
(#) to toggle between the Upper,
Lower case letter input modes and Number in-
put mode.
• Push
[
8
]
to delete the character, symbol or num-
ber to the left of the cursor.
• Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
)
to move the cursor.
e
Push
[
4
]
to save the Message.
• This Message is not stored in the Message list.
Push
y
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the Profile, then push
[
]
.
Push
u
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the Channel.
• Only the channels that belong to the selected Network in
step
w
, are displayed.
• If desired, push
[Tests]
(
§§
) to transmit the Channel Test
call in this step.
Push
i
[
]
to transmit the Message call. The call is
stored in the Call Out memory.
• While calling, push
[PTT]
to cancel the call.
You can also make a Message call when the Ad-
dress screen is displayed. In this case, you can skip
several steps, see page 29 for the Simple Selcall
operation details.
Message call
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