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entries will accept up to 5 digits. The phone call list entries accept a combination of up to 31 digits
and pauses.
4. Press and hold the key until the display changes indicating that the number has been stored.
Repeat steps 1-4 to store additional numbers, to change numbers already stored, or to change the storage
location of a number.
9.25 STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION The Status and Message operations allow for the transmission of a pre-programmed status or a pre-
programmed message to an EDACS site. Each Status and Message is assigned an ID then cross-
referenced with the representative status condition (“Off Duty,” for example) or a message (“Call home”).
In addition, Status conditions can also be associated with a programmable Menu entry (required for
second method of transmitting a Status condition (see Section 9.25.1).
9.25.1 Status Operation
P5370 Model Radio
One of two methods can be used to transmit a status condition.
METHOD 1: 1. Press the key, then use the or buttons to scroll to the pre-programmed
status condition. STATUS and 0 through 9 pre-programmed status selections are
available from the menu.
2. If STATUS is selected, you need to enter the number of the status condition you
intend to transmit. If no status has been programmed for the selected number key,
the radio will display NO ENTRY. A valid selection will display the status for a pre-
programmed time.
After the time-out expires or the key has been pressed (the key will override the
time-out period), the status is selected and will be transmitted to the site or stored in the
radio memory where it can be polled by the site at a future time.
METHOD 2: 1. Press the key.
2. Press the corresponding pre-programmed 0 through 9 status condition key. If no
status has been programmed for the selected number key, the radio will display
NO ENTRY. A valid selection will permit the status condition to appear in the top
line of the display and the status ID to appear in the second line of the display for a
pre-programmed time.
After the time-out expires or the key has been pressed (the key will override the
time-out period), the status is selected and will be transmitted to the site or stored in the
radio memory where it can be polled by the site at a future time.
View the currently selected status after it has been transmitted by pressing the key and then the
key and then the button prior to the time-out period. If the status was not sent successfully to the site,
the text associated with the status condition will flash in the display.
The status selection can be changed by pressing a different status key 0 through 9, or the status operation
can be cancelled by pressing Option Button 2 . Both operations must be carried out prior to the time-
out period.