User's Manual

CONVENTIONAL FEATURES
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then transmitted back. To respond to the call, the radio
must be programmed with the CALL option switch,
and have a Unit Call programmed with the ID of the
calling mobile.
Place and receive a Unit Call as follows:
1. To transmit a unit call, press the CALL option
switch. The alias (tag) of the last Unit Call is
displayed.
2. If required, rotate the Select switch to display the
desired call. The alias and ID of the unit calls that
have been programmed are alternately displayed.
3. Press and then release the PTT switch. Ringing is
then heard and “WAIT” displayed to indicate that
the mobile is being rung. To disable this ringing but
not the call, briefly press the PTT switch again.
Ringing occurs for 20 seconds or until the call is
answered, whichever occurs first.
4. When a unit ID call is received, two beeps sound (if
tones are enabled), and “Call Rcvd” and the alias of
the Unit ID are alternately flashed.
5. To respond, select the Unit Call mode by pressing
the CALL option key. The following operation then
occurs:
• If a unit call has been programmed with the ID of
the calling mobile, it is automatically selected. A
response can then be made without changing the
selected channel.
• If no Unit Call has been programmed with the ID
of the calling mobile, a response cannot be made
in this mode.
• If the call timer times out (set by programming) or
the channel is changed before a response is made,
the unit call mode is exited.
5.15.6 CALL ALERT
General
The Call Alert™ feature* allows pages to be sent
and received on P25 conventional channels. Opera-
tion is similar to SMARTNET/SmartZone and P25
Trunked channels.
Answering a Page
1. When a page is received, five beeps sound and
“PAGE” is displayed. The ID of the mobile paging
you is stored as the last ID received.
2. To clear or ignore the page, press any option switch.
If the PTT switch is pressed, a group call is placed
on the selected channel.
3. To answer the page as a unit call (see Section
5.15.5), press the CALL (Private/Unit) option
switch and the alias of the mobile paging you is
displayed. Press the PTT switch and respond. One of
the following conditions then occur:
• If the mobile being called is on the air, ringing is
heard until the called party answers or for 20
seconds, whichever occurs first. If no answer
occurs within 20 seconds, a continuous tone
sounds and “NO ANS” is displayed.
• If the mobile being called is not on the air, a
continuous tone is heard instead of ringing and
“NO ACK” is displayed.
4. When the call is finished or if it could not be
completed for some reason, end it by pressing the
Unit Call option switch or the F1 (Exit) key.
Initiating a Page
1. With a P25 conventional channel selected, momen-
tarily press the ALERT (Call Alert) option switch.
The alias of the last ID called is displayed.
2. If required, rotate the Select switch to display the
desired mobile. The alias of each number is
displayed.
3. Press the PTT switch and one of the following
occur:
• If five beeps sound, the system received the page
and the paged mobile is on the air and received it.
The page mode is automatically exited.
* This feature requires 5300 operating (ARM) software
1.22 or later and PCConfigure 1.20 or later.