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1. OPERATION
1-21
8. Select [CH] (Channel), then press the ENT/ACK key. The channel select options
pop up appears.
9. Select the appropriate option, then press the ENT/ACK key.
For broadcast messages, skip to step 12.
10. Select [RETRY], then press the ENT/ACK key. The retry attempts setting pop up
appears.
11. Press S to increase the retry attempts, T to decrease the retry attempts. The
maximum setting for retries is 3. Press the ENT/ACK key to apply the setting and
close the pop up.
12. Press T to highlight the message text, then press the ENT/ACK to display the
software keyboard.
13. Input the new message text, referring to section 1.5.4. The maximum number of
characters allowed is as follows:
BROADCAST: 90 characters.
ADDRESSED: 85 characters.
14. Press S or T to highlight [<SEND MSG>] at the top right of the screen, then press
the ENT/ACK key. A confirmation pop up appears.
15. Select [YES] to send the message or [NO] to cancel the message, then press the
ENT/ACK key.
Note: The following pop up messages may be displayed during sending or after the
message has been sent.
Pop up message Description
MESSAGE SENT SUCCESSFULLY. Displayed after a message is sent successfully.
NO TEXT IN MESSAGE Displayed when the message body is blank and <SEND
MSG> is selected.
FAILED TO SEND MESSAGE.
(CODE:X)
The message failed to send. The code (indicated as "X"
in the example to the left) indicates the reason for the fail-
ure.
"CODE:1" indicates that the message was not acknowl-
edged by the recipient.
"CODE:2" indicates that the message failed to send.
CH
BOTH A & B
ONLY A
ONLY B
ALTERNATE
Sends the same message to both channel A and channel B.
Sends the message to channel A. If channel A is set to RX
only and channel B is set to TXRX, the message is sent to
channel B.
Sends the message to channel B. If channel B is set to RX
only and channel A is set to TXRX, the message is sent to
channel A.
Sends messages on alternating channels. In other words, if the last message
sent on channel A, the next message is sent on channel B.

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