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SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
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Page call
The Page call allows you to exchange up to 64 char-
acter text messages with the intended ID station, also
you to leave a message at the station.
•
Preparation for Page call
Sending a Selective Beacon call on several Selcall
channels, and check the propagation on each chan-
nel to select the channel of good signal quality. (p. 20)
• Sending Page call
q
Push
[
∫
∫
]
or
[
√
√
]
to select the desired channel for
Selcall.
w
Push
[CALL]
momentarily to enter the Call menu.
e
Push
[
Ω
Ω
CLR]
or
[OK
≈
≈
]
to select ‘PAGECALL.’
• ‘SELCALL,’ ‘GPS BCON,’ ‘GPS POSN,’ ‘EMER SEL-
CALL,’ ‘PAGECALL,’ ‘STATUS CALL,’ ‘SEL BCON’ are
selectable.
r
Push
[
√
√
]
to select ‘ID,’ then select an intended ID.
• Last selected ID is displayed.
• Enter the 4-digits (or 6-digits depending on Initial set
mode setting) number of the desired ID using 10-key-
pad directly. Or push
[OK
≈
≈
]
to enter ID selection, push
[
∫
∫
]
/
[
√
√
]
to select the pre-programmed ID, then push
[OK
≈
≈
]
to
fi
x the ID.
t
Push
[
√
√
]
to select ‘MSG.’
y
Push
[OK
≈
≈
]
to enter message selection.
<Select a preprogrammed message>
• Push
[
Ω
Ω
CLR]
to cancel the message selection.
• Push
[
∫
∫
]
/
[
√
√
]
to select the pre-programmed message,
then push
[OK
≈
≈
]
to select the message.
• Verify the message, then push
[I/O]
to
fi
x the message.
<Edit a new message>
• Push
[
∫
∫
]
/
[
√
√
]
to select the blank message, then push
[OK
≈
≈
]
to edit the massage programming.
- Push
[
II//O
O
]
to
fi
x the massage.
- Push
[
C
CA
AL
LL
L
]
to clear the edited character.
- Push
[
Ω
Ω
CLR]
/
[OK
≈
≈
]
to move cursor backward or
forward, respectively.
u
Push
[
C
CA
AL
LL
L
]
for 1 sec. to transmit the Page call.
• Before transmitting the Page call, verify ‘SelfID’ for your
own ID.
• While calling, push
[CALL]
to cancel the call.
i
After the Page call, your calling station responds
an acknowledgement. Push
[
Ω
Ω
CLR]
or
[OK
≈
≈
]
to
select the call, the following indication is displayed.
•
Receiving Page call
When a transceiver receives a Page call with your in-
dividual ID, it automatically responds by transmitting.
The receiving Selcall is stored in the selcall memory.
After receiving a Page call and push
[
Ω
Ω
CLR]
or
[OK
≈
≈
]
to select the call, the following indication is
displayed.
MES.20-01
--------
12:40
Page
-
call
---------
1006
Tomorrow PM. 7.30
è-ID:2999
MES.20-01
--------
12:45
Page
-
ack
----------
1024
è-ID:2999
-
-2020:SELCALL
--SelfID:1004
I/O:RET
---è---
CALL:CLR
ç--------------------å
ç--------------------å
H
ello
--SelfID:1004
I/O:RET
---è---
CALL:CLR
ç--------------------å
ç--------------------å
--2020:SELCALL
--SelfID:1004
è-
ç
-Hello
-------------
-
å
ç-
Tomorrow
-----------å
--
2020:SELCALL
--
SelfID:1004
è-ID:1024
--
ID:1006
ç-MSG
:
----------------å
--
2020:SELCALL
--
TX:
-
3.200.0
è-ID:
1024
------------
å
--
SelfID:1004
--------å
ç-
PAGECALL
----
--
2020:SELCALL
--
TX:
-
3.200.0
è-
ID:1024
--
SelfID:1004
ç
-PAGECALL
----------
-
å
--
2020:SELCALL
--
TX:
-
3.200.0
è-
ID:1024
--
SelfID:1004
ç
-SELCALL
-----------
-
å
SELCALL
USB
-A
12:34
RX
--
3.200.0
HI
