Tyco Electronics P5400 manual Programmable Entries, STATUS/MESSAGE Operation

MM-012099-001, Rev. B

METHOD 2: (P5470 model radios only)

1.Enter the overdial selection mode by pressing the button.

2.Press and hold the PTT button while entering the overdial number sequence from the keypad. This method sends DTMF tones during individual, telephone interconnect, trunked group, or conventional channel calls. Press the PTT to send the overdial sequence once. If the number needs to be transmitted again it must be selected or entered again (this prevents unwanted numbers from being sent the next time the PTT button is pressed during the call). Note: Anytime the PTT button is pressed and held, the keypad is enabled for DTMF entry.

Overdial select/entry mode remains active until the call is dropped, cleared, or

is pressed. The overdial select/entry mode can be re-entered if the call is still active by pressing .

This overdial select/entry mode remains active until dropped, cleared, or is pressed. The overdial select/entry mode can be re-entered if the call is still active by pressing the button.

8.24PROGRAMMABLE ENTRIES

8.24.1Pre-Storing Individual and Telephone Interconnect Calls from the Keypad

Individual Call ID numbers, telephone numbers, and other number sequences for overdialing are stored in the special calls lists when programming the radio. The first ten entry locations of these lists can be changed by the radio operator. The keypad is used when adding, changing, and storing numbers in these entry locations.

Use the following procedure to store a number in one of the first ten entries of a special call list:

1.Press the or button to enter the individual call list or the phone call list. is displayed.

2.Scroll through the list using the or keys until one of the first ten entries is reached. NO ENTRY is displayed if the location is empty.

3.Enter the desired number. If necessary, a pause can be entered by pressing and holding 0-9, , or until an underscore appears in the display (telephone interconnect only). The individual call list entries will accept up to 5 digits. The phone call list entries accept a combination of up to 31 digits and pauses.

4.Press and hold the key until the display changes indicating that the number has been stored.

Repeat steps 1-4 to store additional numbers, to change numbers already stored, or to change the storage location of a number.

8.25STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION

The Status and Message operations allow for the transmission of a pre-programmed status or a pre- programmed message to an EDACS site. Each Status and Message is assigned an ID then cross- referenced with the representative status condition (“Off Duty,” for example) or a message (“Call home”). In addition, Status conditions can also be associated with a programmable Menu entry (required for second method of transmitting a Status condition (see Section 8.25.1).

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