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3
 
Common Radio Features
 
Data Calls (Status Calls or Message Calls)
 
This feature allows you to send data calls (status calls or message calls) from 
your radio to the dispatcher to indicate a predefined condition. Each 
defined status or message can have a 12-character alias. You can have the 
following maximum number of predefined conditions: 16 message 
conditions; 16 status conditions for conventional; 8 status conditions for 
trunking.
 
• Sending a Status Call or Message Call
 
1a. Press 
 
>
 
 until the 
  
SS
SS
TT
TT
SS
SS
 
 
 
or 
  
MM
MM
SS
SS
GG
GG
 
 
 
softkey appears on the display.
2. Press 
 
N
 
 directly below the type of data call 
you wish to make.
  
SS
SS
TT
TT
SS
SS
 
 
 
 for Status Call
  
MM
MM
SS
SS
GG
GG
 
 
 
 for Message Call
PP
PP
OO
OO
LL
LL
  
  
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
  
  
NN
NN
WW
WW
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
SS
SS
TT
TT
SS
SS
  
  
PP
PP
RR
RR
OO
OO
GG
GG
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
MM
MM
SS
SS
GG
GG
  
  
PP
PP
OO
OO
LL
LL
  
  
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
  
  
NN
NN
WW
WW
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
SS
SS
TT
TT
SS
SS
  
  
PP
PP
RR
RR
OO
OO
GG
GG
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
MM
MM
SS
SS
GG
GG
  
  
 
1b. Press the 
 
Status 
Button
 
 or 
 
Message 
Button
 
 (if 
programmed,
 see page 2). 
This will 
take you 
directly to 
step 3.
See page 2
for your
radio’s
feature-
control 
programming
A
B
C
 
OR