Ericsson LBI-38377E manual Transmitting a Message, Listen for a reply

TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE EMERGENCY OPERATION

1.Select the desired mode, channel, and/or Channel Guard. See the MODE/CHAN- NEL/CG SELECTION for details..

2.Ensure no one is transmitting on the se- lected channel by pressing the MONITOR BUTTON to disable squelch or observing the display for the absence of the "BSY" status flag. If the Channel Busy Lockout feature is programmed for the selected channel, the radio will not transmit when the channel is busy.

3.Press and hold the PTT BUTTON. The "TX" and "BSY" status flags are displayed.

4.Hold the radio approximately three inches from your mouth and speak into the micro- phone in a normal voice.

5.Release the PTT BUTTON when the trans- mission is complete. If the transmission exceeds the programmed Carrier Control Timer limit, the radio will unkey and an alert tone will sound.

6.Listen for a reply.

The radio may be programmed to transmit GE- STAR emergency signalling when the EMERGENCY BUTTON is pressed or from a UDC connected lan- yard. If the EMERGENCY BUTTON is programmed for GE-STAR emergency activation, press it for ap- proximately one (1) second to activate the transmis- sion. If the lanyard is programmed for activation, follow the instructions provided with it. GE-STAR is programmed to transmit in one of the following meth- ods:

∙GE-STAR is transmitted on a predetermined mode and channel regardless of the selected channel. In this case the selected channel is available for voice and the radio will peri- odically "jump" to the predetermined channel and send the emergency message and then "jump back" to the selected channel for voice operation.

∙GE-STAR is transmitted on the selected channel. If the channel is changed the emer- gency bursts will follow the newly selected channel.

∙The radio switches to and stays on a prede- termined mode and channel and GE-STAR is transmitted on that channel. Rotating the

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