Kenwood TK-5220 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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Select “ALL” Fleet and “ALL” ID to make a call to all units
(Broadcast call).
StAtuS meSSAge
You can send and receive 2-digit Status messages which may
be decided in your talk group. Messages can contain up to 16
alphanumeric characters. Status messages range from 10 to
99 (80 ~ 99 are reserved for special messages).
A maximum of 15 received messages (combined status
messages and short messages) can be stored in the stack
memory of your transceiver.
Transmitting
1 Select your desired zone and channel.
2 Press the key programmed as Status to enter Status
mode (proceed to step 5) or Selcall + Status
to enter
Selcall mode (proceed to step 3).
3 Press / to select the station you want to call.
If Manual Dialing is enabled, you can enter a station ID by
using the DTMF keypad.
4 Press to enter Status mode.
5 Press / to select the status you want to transmit.
If Manual Dialing is enabled, you can enter a status ID by
using the DTMF keypad.
6 Press the PTT switch or Side 2 key to initiate the call.
“<COMPLETE>” appears on the display when the status
has been successfully transmitted.
Receiving
The icon will flash and a calling ID or text message will
appear when a Status call is received. Press any key to
return to normal operation.