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Transmitting A Status Message
1.
Turn scan OFF. The radio cannot transmit a status
message call with scan ON. When scan is turned ON,
the encoder is disabled and the radio is in the Monitor
mode.
2.
Select the desired system and channel as described in
the Basic Operation section on page 14.
3.
Observe the TX/RX indicator for any activity on the
channel. Never transmit with the green RX indicator
light ON.
4.
Press and hold the
EMER
button for at least l second to
Monitor the channel for activity. Noise will be heard if
there is no activity on the channel. This will also help in
setting the volume level to the desired level.
5.
Remove the microphone from the hookswitch.
6.
Press the
M
button. This will bring up the KME radio
main menu.
7.
Press the
+
or
-
buttons until the XXXX menu item
appears.
8.
Press the
M
button to view the submenu items.
9.
Press the
+
or
-
buttons to scroll through the submenu
items.
10.
When STAT appears in the display, press the
M
button
to view list of preprogrammed individual calls.
