Status Message; Automatic Status Response; Long Message - Kenwood TK-782 Service Manual

TK-782

" Status Message

Using a 2-digit number, you can send and receive a Status
message which may be decided in your talk group. Each
Status may be displayed with 16 alphanumeric characters if
programmed in the radio. A maximum of 15 received mes-
sages can be stored in the stack memory, and it can be re-
viewed after reception. If the message memory becomes
full, the oldest one will be erased. The stack memory will be
cleared by turning radio power off.
! Status 80~99 (Special)
Status numbers from 80 to 99 are reserved for special
purposes. Entering these statuses from the DTMF keypad
can be inhibited.
Please notice that the following status numbers are used
for special purposes;
80~89 : Reserved for future use.
90 : Remote kill on. Disable all transceiver functions.
91 : Remote stun on. The transceiver cannot operate.
92 : Turns stun off.
93 : Spare.
94 : Acknowledgement status sent when the radio unit is
in stun mode.
95~98 : Reserved for future use.
99 : Emergency Status.
Note : Remote stun works with DTMF stun function also.

! Automatic Status Response

If you pre-select a status number and leave the radio in
the Status Mode, it can automatically respond with the se-
lected status number upon request from the base station.
(The request function is initiated by serial control on the base
station (Optional).)
" Short Messase (Optional)
A maximum of 48 characters can be sent (External equip-
ment is required). Received Short Messages will be displayed
in the same manner as a Status Message. A maximum of 15
received messages can be stored in the stack memory. In
the Stack Mode, 3-digit LCD indicates the received Short Mes-
sage as "Q1"~"Q15".

" Long Message

A maximum of 4096 characters can be sent (External
equipment is required). Received Long Message will not be
displayed or stacked in the radio memory but is output
through the COM (Data) port.
" Emergency Function
Emergency status 99 will be sent at the beginning of each
emergency transmission.
! Emergency Status response
Either "Horn" or "Alert" can be selected for the called ra-
dio unit's response to reception of status 99 which is used
as an emergency status.
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