M1503 User Guide ______________________________________________________________________ Version 1.3
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5.7
Sending Messages
Your M1503 can transmit preprogrammed messages to a list of preprogrammed recipients. These
Canned Messages
allow
you to originate a new message to a specific recipient. The list of messages and recipients are configured over the air by a
system administrator, or by you directly through the
SPARKGAP Management Gateway
.
Canned messages are a useful way to quickly and easily send short status-type messages (
Running Late
,
Out of Service
,
In
Service
, etc.) to specific recipients, or to issue quick commands (
signal TAC4
,
report status
, etc.) to small groups. In some
cases this feature can also be used for more complex interoperability tasks, depending on your agency or department
procedures and circumstance. Your M1503 supports up to 32 canned messages and 15 canned addresses.
To send a message from your M1503, select the
Send a Message
menu item from the
Main Menu
page. Your M1503 will
then prompt you to select a recipient and then a message from 2 separate pop-up windows. Use your
Up
and
Down
buttons to navigate these lists and then press
Select
to select the correct item. You will then see the final message
composed on the screen. To send the message, select
Send
; to abandon the message and return to the
Main Menu
page,
select
Quit
. You may also press the
Escape
key to return to the
Main Menu
page.
Once you select OK, the message is placed into the M1503 transmit queue, where it will wait for a few seconds until
transmitted to the network. While messages are in queue, the number of pending transmissions will appear next to
the
Sent Messages
menu item on the
Main Menu
page. Once all pending messages are successfully transmitted, this
count will vanish.