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Table 8-9 lists and defines the messages that may be displayed by the radio during a Selective Alert.
Table 8-9: Status of Selective Alert Messages
STATUS MESSAGE DEFINITION
Alert Sent Alert message successfully sent to target.
Delivered Alert message passed to network.
Delivering Delivering alert message to target.
New alert New alert message received.
No alerts No alerts are available.
Busy VNIC congested and cannot deliver message at
the current time.
Dest Down Destination home VNIC down.
Ignored Destination is either non-responsive or does not
care to respond.
Inv Option Distribution option is invalid.
Not Reg Destination is not registered.
Partial Not all destination ESN instances reachable.
Unauth Alrt Unauthorized service function; initiator is not
authorized to send the selected service message.
Unknown Msg Unknown status received from VNIC.
Unreachable Alert destination cannot be reached.
8.25.2 Send a Message The sending process has three steps. First select the destination radio’s User ID, then select the alert
message, and finally send the message.
8.25.2.1 Select a Destination Using the Keypad (P7270 Only) 1. Using the keypad, enter *7.
At the “AlertDst” prompt, enter the full User ID of the unit to send the message. A shortened User ID
number can be dialed using the following guidelines:
• If the radio being called is in the same region and agency – enter only the last four digits.
• If the radio being called is in the same region, but a different agency – enter the last seven digits.
• If the radio being called is in another region or if the area is unknown – enter all ten digits.
2. Press the # key to activate the selection.
3. Use the and buttons or the and buttons to scroll through the available messages until
the desired message is displayed.
4. Press the or # key to send the message.
5. Observe Status Messages (Table 8-9) to ensure proper delivery.