Tait TM8200 mobiles, Operator'S Manual

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44 Operating in MPT trunked mode
Dialling a status message
If your radio has a keypad microphone installed, the status
messages programmed for your radio can be dialled. To dial
the message, you need to know the number associated with
the status message. There may be up to 30 status
messages programmed.
For information about entering characters using the keypad
microphone, see
“About the keypad microphone” on page 5 .
To dial a status message:
1 Dial *0s*n , where s is the number of the
status message and n is the radio
unit number you wish to send the
message to.
2 Alternatively, dial *0s*p , where p is the
number of a preset call. See “Dialling a
preset call” on page 36 for more information.
3 Press Send or the or PTT key.
The call details appear in the display.
While the call is being setup, you can
cancel the call by pressing
Clear .
About text messages
Your radio may be programmed so that you can send
text messages. There are three options for creating
text messages:
■
selecting a preset text message ,
■
editing a preset text message , or
■
creating a new text message .
Note: To either edit or enter a text message, your radio must
have a keypad microphone installed. For information
about entering alphanumeric characters using the
keypad microphone, see
“About the keypad micro-
phone” on page 5 .