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SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
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ï 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 [
ΩΩ
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 fix the ID.
t Push [
√√
] to select ‘MSG.’
y Push [OK
≈≈
] to enter message selection.
<Select a preprogrammed message>
• Push [
ΩΩ
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 fix the message.
<Edit a new message>
• Push [
∫∫
]/[
√√
] to select the blank message, then push
[OK
≈≈
] to edit the massage programming.
- Push [
II//OO
] to fix the massage.
- Push [
CCAALLLL
] to clear the edited character.
- Push [
ΩΩ
CLR]/[OK
≈≈
] to move cursor backward or
forward, respectively.
u Push [
CCAALLLL
] 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 [
ΩΩ
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 [
ΩΩ
CLR] or
[OK
≈≈
] to select the call, the following indication is
displayed.