User's Manual

Operating in trunked mode 95
DRAFT 4
About trunked text messages
Your radio may be programmed so that you can send
text messages. The three options for creating text
messages are selecting a preset text message,
editing a draft text message, or creating a new text
message.
To either edit or enter a text message, your
radio must have alphanumeric keys.
Using the alphanumeric keys to enter text
When the alphanumeric keys are used to enter a text
message, they have special functions.
■ Use the # key to select the type of text entry:
upper and lower case characters (ABC, abc), ini-
tial capitals (Abc), or numbers (123).
■ Use the left selection key (Clear) to delete a char-
acter from the display.
■ Use the scroll keys to move through a message.
Repeated presses of these keys will give you the
characters shown in the following table.
In the example below, a preset text message has
been selected, and is being edited.
Key Characters Key Characters
.,?!-/1 PQRS7
ABC2 T UV8
DEF3 WXYZ9
GHI 4 space 0
JKL5
MNO6
Options
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C lea r
abc 16/100
currently
selected text
entry option
(lower case)
number of characters
used/total number of
characters allowed
cursor: shows current point of text entry