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9.2 MESSAGESDuring radio operation, various messages are displayed on either line 1 or line 2. Typical messages include
control channel status information, such as system busy or call denied, or messages associated with the
radio's operation, (i.e. volume adjust). These messages are described as follows:
Table 9-1: Display Messages
MESSAGE  NAME  DESCRIPTION 
QUEUED  Call Queued  Trunked mode only. Indicates the system has placed the call in a request queue. 
SYS BUSY  System Busy  Trunked mode only. Indicates the system is busy, no channels are currently 
available, the queue is full or an individual call is being attempted to a radio that is 
currently transmitting. 
DENIED  Call Denied  Trunked mode only. Indicates the radio is not authorized to operate on the selected 
system. 
CC SCAN  Control Channel Scan  Trunked mode only. Indicates the control channel is lost and the radio has entered 
the Control Channel Scan mode to search for the control channel. 
WA SCAN  Wide Area Scan  Trunked mode only. Indicates the control channel is lost and the radio has entered 
the Wide Area Scan mode to search for a new system (if enabled through 
programming). 
TALKARND  Talk-around  Conventional mode only. Indicates the radio is operating on conventional channels 
in talk-around mode (no repeater). 
*RXEMER*  Receive Emergency  Trunked mode only. Indicates an emergency call is being received. This message 
will be flashing on line 2. 
*TXEMER*  Transmit Emergency  Trunked mode only. Indicates an emergency call has been transmitted. This 
message will be flashing on line 2. 
VOL=31  Volume Level  Indicates the current volume level. The volume level display ranges from OFF 
(silent) to 31 (loudest). 
UNKNOWN  Caller's ID Not 
Received  Indicates that an individual call is being received, but the caller's ID was not 
received. 
TX DATA  Transmit Data  Trunked mode only. Indicates the radio is transmitting a data call. 
RX DATA  Receive Data  Trunked mode only. Indicates the radio is receiving a data call. Displayed on line 2. 
DATA OFF  Data OFF  Trunked mode only. Indicates the radio is in the data disabled state. Displayed on 
line 1. 
DATA ON  Data ON  Trunked mode only. Indicates the radio has been toggled to the data enable state. 
Displayed for two seconds on line 1 when toggled to enable state. 
SYSC ON  System Scan Features 
ON  Trunked mode only. Indicates the System Scan features are enabled. 
SYSC OFF  System Scan Features 
OFF  Trunked mode only. Indicates the System Scan features are disabled. 
T99 ON  Type 99 Decode ON  Conventional mode only. Indicates the Type 99 Decode feature is enabled. 
T99 OFF  Type 99 Decode OFF  Conventional mode only. Indicates the Type 99 Decode feature is disabled. 
PA ON  Public Address ON  Indicates that the public address function of the radio is enabled. 
PA OFF  Public Address OFF  Momentary  (2  seconds)  indicates that public address function of the radio was 
disabled. 
ALRM ON  External Alarm Enabled  Indicates that the external alarm function of the radio is enabled. 
ALRM OFF  External Alarm 
Disabled  Momentary (2 seconds) indicates that the external alarm function of the radio was 
disabled. 
PVT DIS  Private Mode Disabled  Indicates that private mode is disabled or no encryption key has been programmed 
for the selected group/channel or special call. 
FRCD PVT  Forced Private 
Operation  Indicates that forced private operation has been pre-programmed into radio.