DIRECT STATUS CALLS

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

Press the key programmed as Direct Status Call 1 to Direct Status Call 4 to send the programmed status call to the stations programmed onto those keys.

• While making the call, the

icon flashes and “SEND

DATA” appears on the display. When the call is

complete, the

icon remains on the display.

“COMPLETE” appears on the display when the call has been successfully transmitted.

If the call cannot go through, “NO REPLY” appears on the display.

OPTIONAL VOICE MESSAGES

If both you and the target transceiver have optional VGS-1 units installed on your transceivers {page 20}, you can also use voice recordings as status messages.

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 D> key to view the Status list.

4 Press the CH and keys to select “VOICE REC”.

5Press the key or the PTT switch to initiate the call.

While making the call, theicon flashes.

A timer appears on the display when the transceiver is ready to receive your recording.

6Press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone to begin your recorded message.

As you make your recording, the timer will count down.

7Press thekey to end the recording at any time before the timer expires.

RECEIVING A STATUS CALL

A maximum of 5 received messages can be stored in the stack memory of your transceiver. These saved messages can be reviewed after reception. When the stack memory is full, either the oldest message will be erased when a new message is received or the new message will not be stored in the stack memory.

1 The icon will flash and a calling ID will appear when a status call is received.

2Press the D> key to view the status call.

3Press thekey to return to normal operation.

• The icon remains on the display when a message is stored in the stack memory.

REVIEWING MESSAGES IN THE STACK MEMORY

1Press and hold the key programmed as Selcall for 1 second to enter Status Confirmation mode.

The name or ID of the person who sent the last received message is displayed with the message number.

The

icon will flash when there is a message

 

stored in memory that has not yet been viewed.

The

icon will flash when there is a voice message

 

stored in memory.

2 Press the CH and keys to select the desired caller ID.

3Press the D> key to view the message and the <C key to return to the caller ID list.

When selecting a voice message, “VOICE MSG” appears on the display and the message will be played back.

4Press thekey to return to normal operation.

To delete the selected message, press the A key. To

confirm the deletion, press the key. To cancel,

press the

key.

To delete all messages, press and hold the A key for 1 second. To confirm the deletion, press the key.

To cancel, press the

key.

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