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METHOD 2:  
(P5470 model radios only) 
1.  Enter the overdial selection mode by pressing the 
 button.   
2.  Press and hold the PTT
  button while entering the overdial numbe
 
sequence from the keypad.  This method sends DTMF tones during
individual, telephone interconnect, trunked group, or conventional channel 
calls.  Press the PTT to send the overdial sequence once. If the numbe
needs to be transmitted again it must be selected or entered again (this
prevents unwanted numbers from being sent the next time the PTT button
is pressed during the call).  Note: Anytime the PTT button is pressed an
 
held, the keypad is enabled for DTMF entry. 
Overdial select/entry mode remains active until the call is dropped, cleared, o
 is pressed. The overdial select/entry mode can be re-entered if the call is 
still active by pressing 
. 
This overdial select/entry mode remains active until dropped, cleared, or 
 is pressed. The overdial 
select/entry mode can be re-entered if the call is still active by pressing the 
 button. 
8.24 PROGRAMMABLE ENTRIES 
8.24.1 Pre-Storing Individual and Telephone Interconnect Calls from the 
Keypad 
Individual Call ID numbers, telephone numbers, and other number sequences for overdialing are stored in 
the special calls lists when programming the radio. The first ten entry locations of these lists can be 
changed by the radio operator. The keypad is used when adding, changing, and storing numbers in these 
entry locations.  
Use the following procedure to store a number in one of the first ten entries of a special call list:  
1.  Press the 
 or   button to enter the individual call list or the phone call list.   is displayed. 
2.  Scroll through the list using the   or   keys  until one of the first ten entries is reached. NO 
ENTRY is displayed if the location is empty.  
3.  Enter the desired number. If necessary, a pause can be entered by pressing and holding 0-9, 
, or 
 until an underscore appears in the display (telephone interconnect only). The individual call list 
entries will accept up to 5 digits. The phone call list entries accept a combination of up to 31 digits 
and pauses.  
4.  Press and hold the   key until the display changes indicating that the number has been stored.  
Repeat steps 1-4 to store additional numbers, to change numbers already stored, or to change the storage 
location of a number. 
8.25 STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION 
The Status and Message operations allow for the transmission of a pre-programmed status or a pre-
programmed  message to an EDACS site.  Each Status and Message is assigned an ID then cross-
referenced with the representative status condition (“Off Duty,” for example) or a message (“Call home”).  
In addition, Status conditions can also be associated with a programmable Menu entry (required for 
second method of transmitting a Status condition (see Section 8.25.1).