Selcall (Selective Calling); Transmitting; Receiving; Identification Codes - Kenwood TK-780 Instruction Manual

SELCALL (SELECTIVE CALLING)

A Selcall is a voice call to a particular station or to a group of stations.
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Transmitting

1 Select your desired system and group (or group and channel).
2 Press the A key to enter Selcall Mode.
3 Use the
you want to call.
• You can also enter digits by using the microphone keypad if Manual Dial is
enabled. (Press
4 Press the PTT switch and begin your conversation.
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Receiving

An alert tone will sound, the transceiver will automatically enter Selcall Mode,
and the calling station's ID will appear when a Selcall is received.
To respond to the call, press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone.
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Identification Codes

An ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number and a 4-digit ID
number. Each transceiver must have its own Fleet and ID number.
• Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a group call.
• Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual call in your fleet.
• Enter a Fleet number followed by an ID number to make an individual call
in your desired fleet (Inter-fleet call).
• Select "ALL" Fleet and "ALL" ID to make a call to all units (Broadcast call).
• Select "ALL" Fleet and enter an ID number to make a call to the selected
ID in all fleets (Supervisor call).
Note:
◆ Broadcast and Supervisor calls are programmed functions that cannot be made with a keypad.
◆ The ID range may be limited by programming.

STATUS MESSAGE

You can send and receive 2-digit Status messages (10 ~ 79) which may be decided
in your talk group. Messages can contain up to 16 alphanumeric characters.
A maximum of 9 received messages can be stored in the stack memory of your
transceiver. These saved messages can be reviewed after reception. If the
stack memory is full, the oldest message will be erased when a new message is
received. The mail icon (
memory.
Note: All stored messages will be cleared when the transceiver power is turned OFF.
/ keys (right side keys only) to select the ID of the station
to erase an incorrect digit.)
) lights when a message is stored in the stack
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