To view the currently selected status after it has been transmitted, press the 7key and then the CLEAR button prior to the time-out period. If the status was not sent successfully to the site, the text associated with the status will flash in the display.
The radio can also be pre-programmed to redesig- nate the keypad buttons for ST0 thru ST9 to send status condition. In this configuration the radio status operation will operate as previously described except the 7 key is not required.
Message Operation
Message operation permits the transmission of a pre-programmed message text to an EDACS site.
To send a message, press the 8key then press one of the number keys ( 0-9) to select the pre-programmed message text. If no message text has been programmed for the selected number key, the radio will display "NO ENTRY". A valid selection will per it the message text to appear in the display for a pre-pro- grammed time. After the time-out expires or the m key has been pressed (the mkey will override the time-out period), the message text is selected and will be transmitted to the site. If the site does not receive the message properly, the radio will sound a low pitched tone.
If an incorrect message text was selected or the incorrect number key was pressed, the message text can be changed during the pre-programmed time-out period by pressing another number key. The message
