Sending A Status Call; Using The Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only) - Motorola ASTRO APX User Manual

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Sending a Status Call

This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher
about a predefined status.
Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum
of eight status conditions is possible.
Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio
automatically exits the feature when your radio is left
idle long enough for the time to expire. You will hear
the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Status button and proceed to Step
3.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
f a
1
or to Sts.
2
Press the Menu Select button directly below Sts.
3
The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the
first status in the list.
f a
4
or to the required status.
OR
Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the
location in the status list.
5
Press the PTT button to send the status. The display shows
Please wait.
6
When the dispatcher acknowledges, four tones sound and
the display shows Ack received. The radio returns to
normal dispatch operation.
OR
If no acknowledgment is received, a low-pitched tone
sounds and the display shows No Ack.
7 H
Press to return to the Home screen.
No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is
selected. If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six
seconds, an alert tone sounds until you press
button.
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Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature
(Trunking Only)
This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign
selected radios to a single special channel so they can
communicate with each other. This feature is typically used
during special operations and is enabled by a qualified radio
technician.
You will not notice whether your radio has this feature enabled
until a dynamic regrouping command is sent by the dispatcher.
H
or the PTT
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