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Conventional Features
Status Calls (Digital Modes Only)
Radio status calls are used to inform the dispatcher of the present
state of the mobile unit. For example, a status might be ENROUTE or
AT SITE. Status names are field programmable. Each radio can have
up to 8 separate statuses.
Sending a Status Call
1 Press the STS softkey, and the display shows the last-
acknowledged status name.
2 Rotate the Mode knob to review the list of status names, or use
the keypad to enter the number of the status you wish to send.
Note: If no button is pressed for a period of time, an inactivity
warning will sound.
3 The display shows the desired status name or number, press the
preprogrammed SEL menu button or the PTT button to send the
transmission.
One of the following conditions occurs:
• The radio display shows PLS WAIT until the transmission is
received and acknowledged.
When the dispatcher acknowledges the status, four high-
pitched tones sound, and the display shows ACK RCVD
The radio then returns to normal dispatch operation.
• If the status is not acknowledged after approximately six
seconds, the display alternates between NO ACK and the
associated status name. A low-pitched tone also sounds
continuously.
• If there is no acknowledgment, do one of the following:
Press the microphone PTT button or preprogrammed SEL
menu button to resend the status transmission.
OR
Press the EXIT softkey to return to normal dispatch operation.
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