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EDACS OPERATION
RECEIVING A MESSAGE
1.
Turn the radio on by sliding the
ON/OFF
switch on the battery pack, to
the
ON
position. A yellow area will be visible on the battery. After the
radio has passed the power-up self test an optional tone will sound and
the current System and Group will be displayed. If the unit does not
pass the test, an error message will be displayed (see
ERROR
MESSAGES
section) or the display will be blank.
2.
Press the
SHIFT/CLR
button and then use the
SELECT
buttons s or
t to select an EDACS system. The SYStem display will indicate the
current System selected.
3.
Use the
SELECT
buttons s or t to select the desired Group. The GRP
display will indicate the current Group selected. The radio is now ready
to receive messages.
4.
INDIVIDUAL CALL - If an individual call (call directed only to your radio)
is received, the radio unsquelches on the assigned channel and the
"BSY"
flag lights. If programmed on, the individual call received tones
(one high followed by one low) will sound and the originator’s ID or just
"id"
(dependent upon programming) is displayed in the GRP and SYS
fields.
GROUP CALL - When the radio receives a group call, it unsquelches
on the assigned channel and lights the
"BSY"
flag. If programmed on,
the group call received tone (single tone) will sound. The radio can
also be programmed to display the Group name orginators ID in the
GRP and SYS fields.
INTERCONNECT CALL - If an interconnect call (telephone call di-
rected to your radio) is received, the radio unsquelches on the assigned
channel and the
"BSY"
flag turns on. If programmed on, the intercon-
nect call received tones (one high followed by one low) will sound. A
"ph"
will be displayed in the GRP field.
The optional call received tones are programmed off by default.
NOTE
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