RECEIVING AN EMERGENCY CALL
When you receive an emergency call a short beep will sound, the
EMER status flag will flash, and the BSY status flag will come on. Fol-
low your standard emergency procedures.
SENDING AN EMERGENCY CALL
To send an Emergency call proceed as follows:
1.
Activate the external emergency switch (optional). The EMER
and TX status flags will come on (unless programmed off).
2.
Press the PTT button on the microphone, and speak into the mi-
crophone in a normal voice.
3.
Release the PTT button when the transmission is completed, and
listen for any reply. The TX status flag will go out.
CLEARING AN EMERGENCY CALL
If your radio has been programmed as a supervisory unit, you may
clear emergency calls. When the emergency is no longer in effect, the
emergency call may be cleared as follows:
1.
Press and hold the CLR button while pressing the external emer-
gency switch (optional).
2.
Wait for the EMER status flag to go off.
3.
Release both buttons.
SPECIAL CALL
Receiving An Individual Call (Trunked Mode)
When you receive an individual call (call directed only to your ra-
dio), the CALL and BSY status flags will be displayed. If you want to
respond to the call, you have up to five seconds to press the PTT button.
Your call will automatically be directed to the station calling you.
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SETTING BACKLIGHT LEVEL
The level of backlighting for the LCD may be adjusted as follows:
1.
Press and hold the CLR button.
2.
Press the GROUP
▲
or
▼
button until the desired level of back-
lighting (off, low, medium, or high) is obtained. The backlight
level is stored when the radio is turned off.
3.
Release the CLR button.
SENDING AND RECEIVING TRUNKED MESSAGES
When operating in a trunked system (normal operation), use the pro-
cedures in this section. Operation in the conventional channel mode is
described under SENDING AND RECEIVING CONVENTIONAL
MESSAGES.
Receiving A Message
1.
Press the VOLUME button and listen for the desired level of
audio tone.
2.
Select the trunked system by operating the SYSTEM buttons.
3.
Select the desired group by operating the GROUP buttons.
The radio will now receive calls directed to the selected system and
group. If an individual call (call directed only to your radio) is received,
the SPC and BSY status flags will be displayed.
Sending A Message
1.
Select the desired system by operating the SYSTEM buttons.
Pressing the CLR button disables the squelch on conventional
channels. You may want to reduce the volume before setting the
backlight level to prevent excessive noise in the speaker.
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