Operating Manual

6-10 5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual March 2008
SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
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 6 seconds after the PTT switch is pressed. Auto
exit then occurs.
6.7 Messaging
Note This feature is not available with P25 trunked operation.
The messaging feature allows preprogrammed messages to be sent to a dispatcher. Up to
16 messages can be preprogrammed, 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.
Note Only the message number assigned to the alias is sent – not the actual text of the alias. For
example, if MSG 1 is assigned to alias “In Service”, “MSG 1” is sent – not “In Service”.
6.8 Sending Status Conditions
The status feature allows you to send your current status to your dispatcher. Up to eight
status conditions can be preprogrammed, 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.