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Table 8-9 lists and defines the messages that may be displayed by the radio during a Selective Alert.
Table 8-9: Status of Selective Alert Messages
STATUS MESSAGE
DEFINITION
Alert Sent
Alert message successfully sent to target.
Delivered
Alert message passed to network.
Delivering
Delivering alert message to target.
New alert
New alert message received.
No alerts
No alerts are available.
Busy
VNIC congested and cannot deliver message at
the current time.
Dest Down
Destination home VNIC down.
Ignored
Destination is either non-responsive or does not
care to respond.
Inv Option
Distribution option is invalid.
Not Reg
Destination is not registered.
Partial
Not all destination ESN instances reachable.
Unauth Alrt
Unauthorized service function; initiator is not
authorized to send the selected service message.
Unknown Msg
Unknown status received from VNIC.
Unreachable
Alert destination cannot be reached.
8.25.2
Send a Message
The sending process has three steps. First select the destination radio’s User ID, then select the alert
message, and finally send the message.
8.25.2.1 Select a Destination Using the Keypad (P7270 Only)
1.
Using the keypad, enter *7.
At the “AlertDst” prompt, enter the full User ID of the unit to send the message. A shortened User ID
number can be dialed using the following guidelines:
•
If the radio being called is in the same region and agency – enter only the last four digits.
•
If the radio being called is in the same region, but a different agency – enter the last seven digits.
•
If the radio being called is in another region or if the area is unknown – enter all ten digits.
2.
Press the # key to activate the selection.
3.
Use the
and
buttons or the
and
buttons to scroll through the available messages until
the desired message is displayed.
4.
Press the
or # key to send the message.
5.
Observe Status Messages (Table 8-9) to ensure proper delivery.
