Kenwood TK-2170 Series Function Reference page 104

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20.4 Short Message Function
This function is the data communication function used to
transmit or receive a maximum of 48 characters.
With this function, the dispatcher can reliably send
information to a transceiver.
20.4.1 Sending a Short Message
A Short Message must be sent from the PC. The
transceiver cannot send a Short Message.
Note: Short Message cannot be sent if "Data" is not selected from
the COM port dropdown list.
Transceiver Operation
1. Send the serial command to the transceiver from
the PC.
The transceiver sends a Short Message.
• When the Short Message is properly sent to the
receiving party:
"COMPLETE" appears on the display.
• When the Short Message is not properly sent to
the receiving party:
"NO REPLY" appears on the display.
• When the channel is busy and the transceiver
cannot send the Short Message:
"BUSY" appears on the display.
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20.4.2 Receiving a Short Message
The received Short Message can be sent as follows.
Table 20-12 Sending a Short Message
Short Message
LCD
PC Command
Transceiver Operation
1. "RECV DAT" appears on the display when the
transceiver starts receiving a Short Message.
2. "COMPLETE" appears on the display when the
transceiver has received a Short Message.
(Individual Call only)
3. The "
The received Short Message appears on the
display.
A message is scrolled on the display if the Short
Message is longer than 8 characters.
Confidential
Description
The received Short Message appears
on the display.
The Short Message appears on the
display if "Fixed" is selected from the
Message Display Type dropdown list.
The received Short Message appears
on the display for 3 seconds and Selcall
ID appears for 2 seconds if "Alternate" is
selected from the Message Display
Type dropdown list.
The transceiver sends the received
Short Message using the serial
command. To use serial
communications, a user must connect
the PC or external devices to the
transceiver.
" icon blinks.
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