User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Declaration of Conformity
- Important Safety Information
- Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Getting Started
- Preparing Your Radio for Use
- Identifying Radio Controls
- Identifying Status Indicators
- General Radio Operation
- Advanced Features
- Advanced Call Features
- Contacts
- Scan Lists
- Scan
- Call Alert Paging
- Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and Conventional)
- Emergency Operation
- Sending an Emergency Alarm
- Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
- Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
- Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
- Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic
- Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
- Change of Channels during Emergency
- Emergency Keep-Alive Feature
- Fireground
- Automatic Registration Service (ARS)
- Text Messaging Service (TMS)
- Sending a Quick Text Message
- Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message
- Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
- Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message
- Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message
- Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message
- Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message
- Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message
- Receiving a Text Message
- Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox
- Replying to a Received Text Message
- Sent Text Messages
- Deleting a Text Message
- Deleting All Text Messages
- Secure Operations
- Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
- GPS Operation
- GPS Performance Enhancement
- The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS)
- Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinates
- Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature
- Saving a Waypoint
- Viewing a Saved Waypoint
- Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint
- Deleting All Saved Waypoints
- Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint
- Location Feature in Emergency Mode
- Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System)
- Trunking System Controls
- Bluetooth
- Turning On Bluetooth
- Turning Off the Bluetooth
- Re-Pair Timer
- Bluetooth Drop Timer
- Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection
- Standard Pairing Feature
- PIN Authentication in Pairing
- Turning On the Bluetooth Audio
- Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio
- Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device
- Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Device Information
- Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information
- Voice Announcement
- Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)
- Utilities
- Viewing Recent Calls
- Selecting the Power Level
- Selecting a Radio Profile
- Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias
- Selecting the Audio Speaker
- Controlling the Display Backlight
- Locking and Unlocking the Controls
- Turning the Controls and Buttons Tones On or Off
- Turning Voice Mute On or Off
- Using the Time-Out Timer
- Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features
- Using the PL Defeat Feature
- Digital PTT ID Support
- Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only)
- Transmit Inhibit
- IMPRES Battery Annunciator
- General Radio Information
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Limited Warranty
Text Messaging Service (TMS)
This features allows you to quickly send and receive
messages and run database queries directly from your
radios. The maximum length of characters for a text
message is 200.
The types of text messages available:
• A predefined message (quick text message).
• An edited quick text message.
The main menu consists of the following options:
• Inbox
• Compose
• Sent
NOTICE:
See Status Icons on page 41 for more information
on the TMS icons and TMS Menu Options on page
45 for more information on each menu option.
Sending a Quick Text Message
Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined
and usually consist of messages that are used most
frequently.
Each Quick Text message has a maximum length of 50
characters. You can select the required text from the Quick
Text.
1 Perform one of the following actions:
• To access this feature using the preprogrammed
button, press the preprogrammed Quick Text
button and proceed to step 4.
• To access this feature using the menu, proceed
to the next step.
2
or to TMS and press the Menu Select button
directly below TMS to access the TMS feature
screen.
3 Perform one of the following actions:
• or to Compose and press the Menu
Select button directly below Sel.
• Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit
to return to the Home screen.
4 or to Quick Text and press the Menu
Select button directly below Sel for a predefined
message.
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