Operating instructions

5-30 5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual April 2009
Text Messaging Section 5 - Conventional Mode Features
Note Text messaging requires a full (DTMF) keypad. All text messages, either sent or received,
are limited to 200 characters.
5.16.1 Data Setup for Text Messaging
A portable subscriber can send a text message to another subscriber on a digital
conventional channel regardless of whether the channel uses a repeater.
The radio’s text message menu contains the item “Set R to R”. The default for this setting
is enabled, in which the following capabilities are operable:
• A text message can be sent between radios on a simplex digital channel
• A text message can be sent between radios on a digital channel with a repeater (if
repeater talk-around is enabled)
• The repeater in use is programmed for Repeated Data mode (not supported by EFJ 2600
repeaters)
If “Set R to R” is disabled:
• A text message can be sent between radios on a digital channel with a repeater if
PCTextMessage is connected to that repeater (all radios must be dynamically registered
to the repeater)
• A text message can be sent between a radio and PCTextMessage on a digital
conventional channel (if PCTextMessage is connected to that repeater)
5.16.2 Sending a Text Message
A text message can be sent to another radio or to a user of PCTextMessage, depending
upon the setup described in paragraph 5.16.1.
To send a text message:
1 Press the assigned text messaging button, or select text messaging from the menu. The
Messaging Entry list appears.
2 Select the desired message destination from the list:
- “Dispatcher” - the message will be sent to a user of PCTextMessage
- Unit ID - the message will be sent to the radio with the unit ID selected from the list
- “Dir Entry” - the message will be sent to the unit ID entered manually by the user
3 When the destination is selected, press the F2 button (or the PTT button). The Text
Entry screen appears.