Operating Manual

5-22 5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual March 2008
Conventional Mode Features
1 With a P25 conventional channel selected, momentarily press the Call Alert option
switch or select that menu parameter. The alias of the last ID called is displayed.
2 If required, press the Up/Down switch to display the desired radio. The alias of each
number is displayed.
3 Press the PTT switch or the <F2> key and one of the following occur:
- If five beeps sound, the system received the page and the paged radio is on the air and
received it. The page mode is automatically exited.
- If the system received the page but the called radio is not on the air, a single beep
sounds and “No Ack” is displayed after six attempts after the PTT switch is pressed.
5.14.8 Messaging
The messaging feature allows pre programmed messages to be sent to a dispatcher on P25
channels. Up to 16 messages can be pre programmed, and they are identified by an alias. If
a Message option switch or menu parameter is programmed, messages are sent as follows:
1 Momentarily press the Message option switch or select that menu parameter. The alias
of the last message sent is displayed.
2 If required, press the Up/Down switch to display the desired message. Then send the
message by pressing the <F2> key or momentarily pressing the PTT switch. One of the
following events then occurs:
- If five beeps sound and “Ack Recvd” is displayed, the message was received and
automatically acknowledged by the system.
- If after five tries the message is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and “No Ack” is
displayed.
A smart console with message receiving capabilities must be used to receive messages.
5.14.9 Status Messaging
The status messaging feature allows you to manually or automatically send your current
status to your dispatcher on P25 channels. Up to eight status conditions can be pre
programmed, and they are identified by an alias. If the Status option switch or menu
parameter is programmed, status conditions are sent as follows:
1 Momentarily press the Status option switch or select that menu parameter. The alias of
the current status condition is displayed.