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SelcAll (SelecTive cAlling)
A Selcall is a voice call to a particular station or to a group of stations.
■ Transmitting
1 Select your desired zone and channel.
2 Press the key programmed as Selcall or Selcall + Status to enter Selcall
mode.
3 Press the GRP and keys or rotate the CH control to select the ID of
the station you want to call.
• Alternatively, you can enter a station ID using a DTMF keypad.
4 Press the microphone PTT switch and begin your conversation.
• Alternatively, you can press the PF 4 key to page the selected station, rather
than making a voice call.
■ Receiving
An alert tone will sound, the transceiver will automatically enter Selcall mode,
and the calling station’s ID will appear when a Selcall is received.
To respond to the call, press the microphone
PTT switch and speak into the
microphone.
■ Identification Codes
An ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number and a 4-digit ID number.
Each transceiver must have its own Fleet and ID number.
• Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a group call.
• Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual call in your fleet.
• Enter a Fleet number make a call to all units in the selected fleet (Fleet call).
• Enter an ID number to make a call to the selected ID in all fleets (Supervisor call).
• Select “ALL” Fleet and “ALL” ID to make a call to all units (Broadcast call).
Note: The ID range may be limited by programming.
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 can be stored in the Stack memory of your
transceiver. These saved messages can be reviewed after reception. Depending
on your dealer settings, when the Stack memory is full, either the oldest message
will be erased when a new message is received or the new message will not be
stored in the Stack memory.
• The (KCH-14) or (KCH-15) icon appears when a message is
stored in the Stack memory.