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SELECTIVE CALLS
A Selective Call, or Selcall, is a voice call to a
particular station or group of stations.
ACTIVATING SELCALL MODE
To activate Selcall Mode, access Menu No. 10 (Call
Type) {page 11} and set the call type to Selcall.
MANUAL SELCALLS
If your dealer has programmed your transceiver with
a list of stations, you can manually select a station to
send a selcall.
S
ELECTING
A
S
TATION
USING
THE
T
RANSCEIVER
K
EYS
1
While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed
as
Selcall
to view the Selcall list.
3
After you have finished your call, release the
PTT
switch.
• A proceed tone sounds and the
icon remains on
the display.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your
dealer, your speaker will mute if no reponse is
received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in
standby mode by pressing the
#
key or the key
programmed as
Monitor
.
DIRECT SELCALLS
Your dealer can program up to 4 special keys so that
you can quickly and easily make a selcall to a specific
station.
Press the key programmed as
Direct Call 1
to
Direct Call 4
to send a selcall to the stations
programmed onto those keys.
• While making the call, the
icon flashes. When the
call is complete, the
icon remains on the display.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer,
your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You
can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by
pressing the
#
key or the key programmed as
Monitor
.
RECEIVING A SELCALL
When a Selcall is received, an alert tone will sound
and the calling station’s ID (or name) will appear on
the display.
To respond to the call, press the
PTT
switch and
speak into the microphone.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer,
your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You
can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by
pressing the
#
key or the key programmed as
Monitor
.
MEMORY CALLS
If a character message has been set up in one of the
4 available memory call locations, you can easily
send those messages when making a Selcall.
S
ELECTING
A
M
EMORY
C
ALL
USING
THE
T
RANSCEIVER
K
EYS
1
While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed
as
Selcall
to view the Selcall list.
2
Press the
CH
and keys to select the ID of the
station you want to call.
3
Press the
PTT
switch and begin your conversation.
• Alternatively, you can press the
■
key to page the
selected station, rather than making a voice call.
• While making the call, the
icon flashes.
4
When the call connects, the LED indicator flashes
orange. Begin your conversation by pressing the
PTT
switch and speaking into the microphone.
5
After you have finished your call, release the
PTT
switch.
• A proceed tone sounds and the
icon remains on
the display.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your
dealer, your speaker will mute if no response is
received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in
standby mode by pressing the key programmed as
Monitor
.
S
ELECTING
A
S
TATION
USING
A
M
ICROPHONE
K
EYPAD
1
While in Selcall Mode, press and hold the
PTT
switch, then enter the 3-digit ID of the station you
want to call, followed by the
#
key.
• Releasing the
PTT
switch before entering the
#
key
will cancel the call.
• The
key is used as a wild card when entering
group codes. For example, sending the group code
00 allows you to contact all stations that have “00”
as the last 2 digits of their ID codes.
• While making the call, the
icon flashes.
2
When the call connects, the LED indicator flashes
orange. Begin your conversation by pressing the
PTT
switch and speaking into the microphone.
