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Transmitting a call
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Transmitting a SelCall
SelCall allows you to make a call to a specific station or to a
particular group. Other MDC 1200 system transceivers on the
channel will not receive a SelCall that does not match their
station or group ID’s.
Not available on Non-display types.
q
Push
[MDC Call] to enter the MDC menu selection mode.
• Or push
[MDC SelCall] to enter the transceiver alias selection
mode. In this case, skip step
w
.
For Handhelds:
For Mobiles:
S E L C A L L
T
I N D I V I D U A L 1
SELCALL
−UP
INDIVIDUAL1
MDC SELC CALA
w
Push
[MDC Call] again to enter the transceiver alias se-
lection mode.
e
Push
[CH Up] or [CH Down], or rotate [CH Up/Down] to
select a desired alias.
r
Push and hold
[PTT] to transmit a SelCall to the selected
station, then speak into the microphone.
• “ ”
(for Handhelds) or “
” (for Mobiles) appears.
t
Release
[PTT] to receive.
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Transmitting a Call Alert
Call Alert allows you to notify another user who may be away
from the transceiver that you want to talk.
Not available on Non-display types.
q
Push
[MDC Call] to enter the MDC menu selection mode.
• Or push
[MDC CallAlert] to enter the transceiver alias selection
mode. In this case, skip steps
w
and
e
.
w
Push
[CH Up] or [CH Down], or rotate [CH Up/Down] to
select “
CALALERT.”
For Handhelds:
For Mobiles:
C A L A L E R T
I N D I V I D U A L 1
CALALERT
−UP
INDIVIDUAL1
MDC SELC CALA
e
Push
[MDC Call] again to enter the transceiver alias se-
lection mode.
r
Push
[CH Up] or [CH Down], or rotate [CH Up/Down] to
select a desired alias.
t
Push
[PTT] to transmit a Call Alert to the selected station.
• “
CA CALL” is displayed.
y
Release
[PTT].
• “
CA OK” is displayed after receiving an acknowledgement from
the targeted station.
• “
CA FAIL” is displayed if the targeted station does not receive
the signal or send back an acknowledgement.
u
After a specified time period has passed, the transceiver
will return to receive.
MDC 1200 SYSTEM OPERATION
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