SENDING A MESSAGE
1.Turn the radio on and set the desired System and Group as described under RECEIVE A MESSAGE steps
2.Observe the display for the absence of the "BSY" indicator to ensure that no one is transmitting on the selected Group.
3.Press and release the PTT bar. The radio will perform the necessary signalling required to obtain a communication channel.
The radio is out of range or the radio is inoperative when the signalling is unsuccessful, the "NO" and "SV" indicators are illuminated and a sequence of five beeps are heard at the speaker. Any subsequent attempt to initiate a call within the next 20 seconds will be ignored. The radio can be cleared from this mode by double clicking the SHFT/CLR button.
All channels are busy when the signalling is unsuccessful and a one second low frequency tone is heard at the speaker. The call will not be retried automatically.
4.When the channel has been acquired, the "BSY" flag is illuminated and the Call Originate tones (three tone alert) will sound.
NOTE
If the "Call Retry" option is active, the radio will try the channel at twenty second intervals for five minutes before returning to the normal System/Group display.
5.Press PTT bar. The "TX" flag will illuminate. Hold the radio about three inches from your mouth and speak as you would normally into the microphone.
6.Release the PTT bar when the transmission is complete and listen for any reply.
SENDING A SPECIAL CALL
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