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4 Highlight the required status message and press the Send key.
5 Do one of the following:
Enter the number or press abc to select the name from your contact list. Press Send.
Select the required talkgroup from the TalkGroup List.
The display shows one of the following delivery reports:
Status Sent
Status Failed
4.3.10
Sending an RMS Status
Prerequisites: This feature is only available when enabled by your service provider. See Radio
Messaging System (RMS) on page 164 for details.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
If… Then…
If the radio is in
the RMS mode,
go to step 2.
NOTE: RMS mode is only applicable for MTP8550Ex.
If the radio is
not in the RMS
mode,
a Perform one of the following actions:
From the home screen, press MenuMessagesSend RMS/
FMS.
Press and hold the One Touch Button configured to display the
Send RMS/FMS menu.
Use a menu shortcut assigned to the Send RMS/FMS menu.
b Perform one of the following actions:
For MTP8500Ex – Scroll to the required RMS status.
For MTP8550Ex – Go to step 2.
NOTE: The navigation through the radio menu is only available if your service provider
enabled the Send RMS/FMS menu item. However, your service provider can configure a
One Touch Button to display the Send RMS/FMS menu even if the navigation is not
possible.
If the radio is not in RMS Mode, and the Send RMS/FMS menu item is disabled, and no
One Touch Button is configured to display the Send RMS/FMS menu, then the radio can
only receive RMS messages but cannot send them.
2 Perform one of the following actions:
Press and hold a required key (for RMS status 0–9).
Press the required two keys combination (for RMS status 10–99).
Scroll to the required RMS status.
Type out a message using RMS Free Text (available in SDS-TL only).
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