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Whenever the macro name is entered, the controller will dial the telephone
number and announce the call as you programmed it. Autodials are great for
club members who often call family or friends.
Emergency autodials can also be created.
• Start the macro with commands to Reset The Autopatch Timeout Timer
(page 7-16), and perhaps enable the CTCSS encoder (for remote tape
recorders). (See page 10-2.)
• Reverse these commands using the Select Autopatch Dump-Triggered
Macro command on page 7-10.
Some groups use the autopatch only for emergency calls. In that case,
publicize the macros that dial emergency services. Keep the autopatch access
password concealed so that only macros can be used to access the autopatch.
Since macros can store any commands, not just autopatch commands, you
can create macros which change the personality of the repeater. An
Emergency Status Macro might change the ID and tail messages, and the
autopatch timeout timer; a Normal Status Macro could change these
parameters back to the usual settings.
A macro can be created to announce the beginning of a net by sending a tone
page and a speech synthesized message. Enter another macro to announce
the club meeting as part of the ID message a week before the meeting occurs.
(Long strings of digits are unnecessary each time if you program the macros
beforehand.)
A library of macros can be created to serve your club members. Some quick
examples might include:
• Send the time or date.
• Generate DTMF pages to activate selective call decoders (and the new
handhelds that have built-in DTMF decoders).
• Redial the autopatch or extend its timeout timer.
• Reset the repeater timeout timer.
• Pulse a tape cartridge machine that plays the latest club announcements.
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