Chapter 16
Instant Personal Alert
Instant Personal Alert (IPA) is a notification that you can send to a contact that is busy or unable to
reply to a group or private call.
When you received an IPA, your radio sounds a tone and displays an icon and the sender alias.
The IPA received is stored in the IPA Status List and allows you to view and reply at any time. When
multiple IPAs are received, the latest IPA will appear at the top of the list. The IPA Status List can store
up to nine alerts.
Sending IPA
Procedure:
Select
Contacts/Info
→
<required contact>
→
Menu/OK
button.
Your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds.
• The display shows
Alert Sent
.
Receiving IPAs
When and where to use:
When you receive an IPA during idle mode, your radio shows the following
indications:
• The IPA is added to the IPA Status List.
• A tone sounds.
• The amber LED blinks until IPA is cleared.
• The display shows the IPA icon and alias.
When you receive an IPA during a call, the IPA will not show on the radio display but is added to the
IPA Status List. After the call is ended, your radio shows the following indications:
• The amber LED blinks.
• The display shows the IPA icon.
Viewing IPA List
Procedure:
Press and hold the
Contacts/Info
button and select
IPA
.
The display shows the latest IPA received following with the eight remaining alerts.
Clearing IPA Status List
Procedure:
Perform one of the following actions:
• From the contact list or IPA list, press and hold the
PTT
button on the contact that you want
to clear.
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