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Table 7-7: Status of Selective Alert
STATUS MESSAGE DEFINITION
Delivering Select Alert message transmit attempt
Busy Too busy – Try again
Dest Down Receiving radio not logged on – Not registered
Not Reg Transmitting radio not logged on – Not registered
Delivered Transmission complete
Unreachable No response
Partial Transmission interrupted
7.27.2 Receiving Messages
When a selective alert message is received by a radio, a four-beep tone (one low, two high, and one low)
is heard and “NewAlert” flashes until the new message is read. Up to eight (8) received messages are
stored. If another message is received, the first (oldest) message is automatically deleted to make room for
new incoming messages.
Displaying Received Messages
1. Using , scroll through the menu until “AlertsRecvd” (Alerts Received) appears in the bottom
line of the display. “No alerts” or the last received (newest) message appears in the display. It is
preceded by the time the message was received, and the sender’s name/alias.
2. View other received messages using .
3. To delete the message currently being viewed, press the MENU button.
Deleting Received Messages
To delete a received message:
1. Display the message.
2. Delete the message by pressing the MENU button.
3. Confirm the deletion by pressing the MENU button again.
7.27.3 Defining Pre-Programmed Messages
All selective alert messages are pre-defined by the radio system’s maintenance personnel. These messages
are sometimes referred to as “canned” messages. Custom selective alert messages cannot be created by
the radio user. The entire selective alert message, including the abbreviation, can include up to 99 text
characters.
7.28 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS (SYSTEM MODEL CONTROL HEAD) 7.28.1 Placing an Interconnect Call
If the radio system is equipped with Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) interconnect
equipment, telephone calls can be made from the M7300 using this procedure: