User's Manual

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Table 7-6: Status of Selective Alert
STATUS MESSAGE
DEFINITION
Delivering
Select Alert message transmit attempt
Busy
Too busy – Try again
Dest Down
Receiving radio not logged on – Not
registered
Not Reg
Transmitting radio not logged on – Not
registered
Delivered
Transmission complete
Unreachable
No response
Partial
Transmission interrupted
7.25.2 Receiving Messages
When a selective alert message is received by a radio, a four-beep tone (one low, two high,
and one low) is heard and “NewAlert” flashes until the new message is read. Up to eight (8)
received messages are stored. If another message is received, the first (oldest) message is
automatically deleted to make room for new incoming messages.
Displaying Received Messages
1. Using , scroll through the menu until “AlertsRecvd” (Alerts Received) appears in
the bottom line of the display. “No alerts” or the last received (newest) message appears
in the display. It is preceded by the time the message was received, and the sender‟s
name/alias.
2. View other received messages using .
3. To delete the message currently being viewed, press the MENU button.
Deleting Received Messages
To delete a received message:
1. Display the message.
2. Delete the message by pressing the MENU button.
3. Confirm the deletion by pressing the MENU button again.
7.25.3 Defining Pre-Programmed Messages
All selective alert messages are pre-defined by the radio system‟s maintenance personnel.
These messages are sometimes referred to as “canned” messages. Custom selective alert
messages cannot be created by the radio user. The entire selective alert message, including
the abbreviation, can include up to 99 text characters.