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 Call is selected. If the radio detects no
Status Call activity for 6 seconds, an alert tone sounds until you press or the PTT button.
6.2.5
Sending a Message
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
• Press the preprogrammed Message button.
• or to Msg and press the Menu Select button directly below Msg.
2 Perform one of the following actions:
•
or to the required message.
• Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the message list.
3 Press the PTT button to send the message.
When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack
received.
NOTE: If the Display Last Acknowledged User Status/Message is enabled, the display
shows the last acknowledged message.
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 Message is selected. If the radio detects no
message activity for six seconds, an alert tone sounds until you press or the PTT button.
6.2.6
Making a Priority Dispatch Calls
If a talkgroup is congested, the Priority Dispatch feature allows you to call the dispatcher on a different
talkgroup. This talkgroup is called the Priority Talkgroup. Each trunking talkgroup can have its own
assigned Priority Talkgroup.Priority Dispatch is not available during Emergency operations. Scan
feature is suspended when Priority Dispatch is initiated.
Prerequisites:Dispatch console that supports this feature must be preprogrammed to use this feature.
Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on dispatch console supporting
this feature.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Priority Dispatch button.
A tone sounds and the radio enters Priority Dispatch mode. The radio exits this mode when the
Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires.
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