User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Introduction
- 1 NGTtransceiver compliance
- 2 Installation
- 3 The handset
- 4 Getting started
- Switching on the transceiver
- Changing the screen contrast
- Changing the screen brightness
- Using the keys on the handset
- Accessing the Main Menu
- Switching scanning on or off
- Switching mute on or off
- Entering your station self address
- Listen Before Transmit Mode
- Replacing LQA information for all channels in an ALE/CALM network
- Making a manual sounding operation in an ALE/CALM network
- Selecting the best channel in an ALE/CALM network
- Making a Selective call from the Address List
- Making a Phone call from the Address List
- Making an emergency call using the emergency key
- Using a special ALE address syntax to make a call
- Appendix A— Standard hot keys
- Appendix B— Entering and editing text
- Appendix C— Finding words and values
- Appendix D— Creating an entry in a list
- Appendix E— HF radio transmission
- Appendix F— Definitions
- Index
Getting started
54 NGT ASR Transceiver Getting Started Guide
1 To complete the call, use the information in the following
table.
If you are
making an...
Do this...
Emergency call • wait until a message informs you that the call has been
successful
• hold down the PTT button then speak, releasing the PTT
button when you have finished speaking
• press the key to end the call and resume scanning
NOTE
You should test your transceiver’s emergency
call facility on a regular basis. In doing this, the
process of making an emergency call will
become familiar, so that in an emergency you
will have confidence that the call is effective.
Before testing the emergency call, you should
notify the recipients of the call that you are
going to perform a test emergency call.