Motorola APX 5500 - Selecting a Talkgroup; Sending a Status Call

2.2.3.1
Selecting a Talkgroup
Procedure:
1 or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp.
The display shows the last Talkgroup that was selected and stored.
2 Perform one of the following actions.
• or to Pset for the preset preprogrammed Talkgroup.
• or to the required Talkgroup.
3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the currently selected Talkgroup and
return to the Home screen.
If the encryption key associated to the new Talkgroup is erased, you hear a momentary key fail
tone and the display shows Key fail.
If the encryption key that is associated to the new Talkgroup is not allowed, you hear a
momentary key fail tone and the display shows Illegal key.
4
Press to return to the Home screen.
2.2.4
Sending a Status Call
When and where to use: This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher about a
predefined status.
Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum of eight status conditions is possible.
NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled. You
will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions.
• Press the preprogrammed Status button.
•
or to Sts and press the Menu Select button directly below Sts.
The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list.
2 Perform one of the following actions:
• or to the required status.
• Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list.
3 Press the PTT button to send the status.
When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack
received. The radio returns to normal dispatch operation.
If no acknowledgment is received, you hear a low-pitched tone and the display shows No
acknowledge.
4 Press
to return to the Home screen.
No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is selected. If the radio detects no
Status Call activity for six seconds, an alert tone sounds until you press
or the PTT button.
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