SELECTIVE CALLS

A Selective Call, or Selcall, is a voice call to a particular station or group of stations.

ACTIVATING SELCALL MODE

To activate Selcall Mode, access Menu No. 10 (Call Type) {page 11} and set the call type to Selcall.

MANUAL SELCALLS

If your dealer has programmed your transceiver with a list of stations, you can manually select a station to send a selcall.

SELECTING A STATION USING THE TRANSCEIVER KEYS

1While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed as Selcall to view the Selcall list.

2 Press the CH and keys to select the ID of the station you want to call.

3Press the PTT switch and begin your conversation.

•Alternatively, you can press the ■ key to page the selected station, rather than making a voice call.

•While making the call, theicon flashes.

4When the call connects, the LED indicator flashes orange. Begin your conversation by pressing the PTT switch and speaking into the microphone.

5After you have finished your call, release the PTT switch.

• A proceed tone sounds and the

icon remains on

the display.

 

•Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer, your speaker will mute if no response is received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by pressing the key programmed as Monitor.

SELECTING A STATION USING A MICROPHONE KEYPAD

1While in Selcall Mode, press and hold the PTT switch, then enter the 3-digit ID of the station you want to call, followed by the # key.

•Releasing the PTT switch before entering the # key will cancel the call.

•The key is used as a wild card when entering group codes. For example, sending the group code 00 allows you to contact all stations that have “00” as the last 2 digits of their ID codes.

•While making the call, theicon flashes.

2When the call connects, the LED indicator flashes orange. Begin your conversation by pressing the PTT switch and speaking into the microphone.

3After you have finished your call, release the PTT switch.

• A proceed tone sounds and the

icon remains on

the display.

 

•Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer, your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by pressing the # key or the key programmed as Monitor.

DIRECT SELCALLS

Your dealer can program up to 4 special keys so that you can quickly and easily make a selcall to a specific station.

Press the key programmed as Direct Call 1 to Direct Call 4 to send a selcall to the stations programmed onto those keys.

• While making the call, the

icon flashes. When the

call is complete, the

icon remains on the display.

•Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer, your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by pressing the # key or the key programmed as Monitor.

RECEIVING A SELCALL

When a Selcall is received, an alert tone will sound and the calling station’s ID (or name) will appear on the display.

To respond to the call, press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone.

•Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer, your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by pressing the # key or the key programmed as Monitor.

MEMORY CALLS

If a character message has been set up in one of the 4 available memory call locations, you can easily send those messages when making a Selcall.

SELECTING A MEMORY CALL USING THE TRANSCEIVER KEYS

1While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed as Selcall to view the Selcall list.

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