Message Call - Icom IC-F8101 Instruction Manual

D Message call
The Message call allows you to exchange text mes-
sages of up to 64 characters,* with the intended ID
station, and also leave a message at the station.
* Icom Selcall: 64 characters
(upper case/Lower case letters)
Open Selcall: 32 characters (Only upper case letter)
• Preparation for a Message call
Send a Channel Test call on several Selcall channels,
and check the propagation on each one to select the
channel with the best signal quality. (p. 26)
• Sending a Message call
q Hold down [ ] for 1 second to enter the Network
selection screen.
w Push [r] or [s] to select the desired Network, and
then push [ ].
• The Networks that belong to the Icom Selcall or Open
Selcall systems must be selected.
e Push r or s to select the Call Type to "Mes-
[ ] [ ]
sage."
• "Selective," "Phone," "Message," "Send Position," "Get Posi-
tion," "Get Status," "Emergency," "Channel Test" and "Stun"
are selectable.
The Stun call is selectable in the Open Selcall.
r Push the keypad keys to enter the Call ID, and then
push [ ].
• The previously entered Call ID is displayed.
• Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to move the cursor.
• Push [8] to delete the digit to the left of the cursor.
• This Call ID is not saved in the Call ID list.
SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
t Select the desired Message or edit New message.
❍ Message selection
➥ Push r or s
[ ] [
then push
[ ].
❍ New Message input
q Hold down [4] to enter the input mode.
w Push the keypad keys to enter the Message.
• Push [A/a](#) to toggle between the Upper,
Lower case letter input modes and Number in-
put mode.
• Push [8] to delete the character, symbol or num-
ber to the left of the cursor.
• Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to move the cursor.
e Push [4] to save the Message.
• This Message is not saved in the Message list.
y Push r or s to select the Profile, then push
[ ] [ ]
.
[ ]
u Push r or s to select the channel.
[ ] [ ]
• Only the channels that belong to the Network selected in
step w, are displayed.
• If desired, push [Tests](§§) to transmit the Channel Test
call in this step.
i Push to transmit the Message call.
[ ]
• While calling, push [
• The call is saved in the Call Out memory.
You can also make a Message call when the Ad-
dress screen is displayed. In this case, you can skip
several steps, see page 29 for the Simple Selcall
operation details.
select the Message, and
]
] or [PTT] to cancel the call.
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