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MDC 1200 OPERATION
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Transmitting a Status Message
Status Messaging allows you to send a pre-programmed sta-
tus message. There are 16 status codes that can be sent. In
addition, the dispatcher can send an MDC 1200 signal that
causes the transceiver to automatically transmit its current
status.
q
Push
[MDC Call]
to enter the MDC menu selection mode.
w
Select “
STATUS
” using
[CH Up]
,
[CH Down]
,
[MDC Up]
or
[MDC Down]
.
For IC-F1700 series
For IC-F70 series
e
Push
[MDC Call]
again to enter the status message selec-
tion mode.
For IC-F1700 series
For IC-F70 series
r
Select the desired status message using
[CH Up]
,
[CH
Down]
,
[MDC Up]
or
[MDC Down]
.
t
Push
[PTT]
to transmit the selected status message.
• “
STAT TX
” is displayed.
y
Release
[PTT]
.
• “
STAT OK
” is displayed.
• “
STA FAIL
” is displayed if there is no acknowledgment from the
dispatcher.
u
After a specified time period has passed, the transceiver
will return to receive.
S T A T U S
S T A T U S 1
Pre-programmed status
message is displayed.
S T A T U S