Tait TP9300 User Manual - Dialing A Status Message
66 Operating in trunked mode
Dialing a status message
If your radio has alphanumeric keys, the status
messages programmed for your radio can be dialed.
To dial the message, you need to know the number
associated with the status message.
To dial a status message:
1
Dial
*0s*n
, where
s
is the number of the status
message and
n
is the radio unit number you wish
to send the message to.
2
Alternatively, dial
*0s*p
, where
p
is the number of
a preset call. See
"Dialing a preset call" on page 54
for more information.
3
Press
Send
or the
#
or PTT key.
The call details appear in the display. While the call
is being setup, you can cancel the call by
pressing Clear.
About trunked text messages
Your radio may be programmed so that you can send
text messages. The three options for creating text
messages are selecting a preset text message,
editing a draft text message, or creating a new text
message.
To either edit or enter a text message, your
radio must have alphanumeric keys.
Using the alphanumeric keys to enter text
When the alphanumeric keys are used to enter a text
message, they have special functions.
■
Use the
#
key to select the type of text entry:
upper and lower case characters (
ABC
,
abc
), ini-
tial capitals (
Abc
), or numbers (
123
).
■
Use the left selection key (
Clear
) to delete a char-
acter from the display.
■
Use the scroll keys to move through a message.