Tyco Electronics M/A-COM, M7300 Series 7.27 SELECTIVE ALERT

7.27 SELECTIVE ALERT

Selective alert messaging is an OTP feature allowing one of up to eight (8) pre-programmed text

messages (refer to Section 7.27.3) to be sent from one radio to another. The user specifies a destination

radio’s User ID, selects one of the pre-programmed text messages, and then transmits it to the destination

radio. The message delivery system adds time-of-day information and forwards the message to the

destination (receiving) radio. The sending radio receives a brief message noting the status of the

transmission. Refer to Table 7-7 for a list of possible status messages.

The first few characters of a message are part of the message text entered when the message is

programmed. This programming is performed by the system or network administration personnel.

Messages successfully received by the destination radio are stored until deleted or until it is power cycled.

The destination radio’s User ID can be selected via the menu or via the keypad on the system model

control head.

Menu Button Method:

1. Using , scroll through the menu until “AlertDest” (Alert Destination) appears in the bottom

line of the display. The current speed dial number scrolls on the top line.

2. Use to change to a different speed-dial number.

3. When the desired speed-dial number appears, press the MENU button to activate the selection.

4. Choose and send the message.

Keypad Method (System Model Control Head):

To select the destination radio’s User ID using the keypad, perform the following:

1. Press *7 on the keypad. “AlertDest” appears in the display.

2. Enter the number of the destination radio (e.g., 027-001-0006) using the DTMF keypad. If the region

number (first 3 digits; 027 in this example) is the same as this radio’s region number, these digits do

not need to be entered. Likewise, if the region and agency numbers (first 6 digits; 027-001 in this

example) are the same as this radio’s numbers, these digits do not need to be entered. Leading zeros

can also be ignored. Refer to Section 7.13.

3. Press the # key to enter the number.

Choosing and Sending the Message

After specifying the destination radio’s User ID (Section 7.27.1), the radio automatically allows you to

choose a message. The current message scrolls across the top line of the display. To choose a message:

1. Scroll through the message list using . The next available message in the list is displayed.

Pause between each arrow button press to observe the entire message as it scrolls across the top line

of the display.

2. To select and send the displayed message, press the Select button, or press the # button on the

keypad.

3. The status of the sent message will be momentarily displayed (Table 7-7).