Operating Manual Part 15

Table Of Contents
5-20 5300 ES Series Mobile Radio Operating Manual October 2008
Conventional Features
5.13.8 Call History
If programmed, the Call History feature stores the IDs of the last five radios that have
made talkgroup calls, unit calls, or call alerts to the user’s radio. To view the Call History
list:
1 Access Call Alert or Unit Call List History from the menu. The first call displayed is
the most recent call received. Calls from mobile radios are indicated byM”, and calls
from portables by a triangle symbol.
2 Scroll through the list to view up to 5 calls, in order from most recent to least recent.
5.13.9 Messaging
The messaging feature allows preprogrammed messages to be sent to a dispatcher on P25
channels. Up to 16 messages can be preprogrammed, and they are identified by an alias. If
a MSG (Message) option switch is programmed, messages are sent as follows:
1 Momentarily press the MSG option switch (or select the option via the menu). The alias
of the last message sent is displayed.
2 If required, rotate the Select switch to display the desired message. Then send the
message by momentarily pressing the PTT or Select switch. A single beep sounds when
the Select switch is pressed (if that option is enabled). One of the following events then
occurs:
If five beeps sound and “ACK RCVD” is displayed, the message was received and
automatically acknowledged by the system.
If after five tries the message is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and “NO ACK” is
displayed.
Note A smart console with message receiving capabilities must be used to receive messages.
5.13.10Status Messaging
The status messaging feature allows you to manually or automatically send your current
status to your dispatcher on P25 channels. Up to eight status conditions can be
preprogrammed, and they are identified by an alias. If the STATUS option switch is
programmed, status conditions are sent as follows:
1 Momentarily press the STATUS option switch (or select the option via the menu). The
alias of the current status condition is displayed.