Motorola ASTRO APX MOBILE O2 CONTROL HEAD, User Manual

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Advanced Features
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Sending a Status Call
This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher
about a predefined status.
Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum
of eight status conditions is possible.
Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio
automatically exits the feature when your radio is left
idle long enough for the time to expire. You will hear the
Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Status button and proceed to Step 3.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1
>
or
<
(on the keypad mic.) to
Sts
.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below
Sts
.
3 The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the
first status in the list.
4
D
or
U
to the required status.
OR
Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the
location in the status list.
5 Press the PTT button to send the status. The display shows
Please wait
.
6 When the dispatcher acknowledges, four tones sound and
the display shows
Ack received
. The radio returns to
normal dispatch operation.
OR
If no acknowledgment is received, a low-pitched tone
sounds and the display shows
No acknowledge
.
7 Press
H
to return to the Home screen.
No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is
selected. If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six
seconds, an alert tone sounds until you press
H
or the PTT
button.