User`s guide

Common Radio Features

Sending a Status Call (Trunking Only)

A Status Call is a text message sent to the dispatcher informing him

or her of your situation. It does not involve a voice transmission. The

status call feature is available on both conventional and trunked

systems. For example, a status call might indicate to the dispatcher

that you are ENROUTE or AT SITE.

Status names are field-programmable. In trunking modes, each radio

can have up to eight separate statuses.

Follow these steps to send a status call to your dispatcher:

1 Press the < or > button to scroll to

STS.

Press the preprogrammed Status button

(S1, S2, S3, T2, or T3 as appropriate)

and proceed to step 4.

2 Press the m button below STS.

The display shows the last acknowledged status entry or the

first status entry in the list.

3 Press the < or > button to scroll

through the available status choices.

Stop scrolling when you reach the

desired status (for example, STATUS 3).

4 Press the PTT button to transmit the

selected status. The display shows

PLEASE WAIT.

The dispatcher transmits an

acknowledgment upon receipt of the

status. Four tones sound and ACK

RECEIVED is displayed by your radio

upon receipt. The radio then returns to

normal dispatch operation.

• 4 tones