Messaging; Sending Status Conditions; Emergency Alarm And Emergency Call - E.F. Johnson Company 5100 SERIES Service Manual

Answering a Page
1. When a page is received, the display indicates
"PAGE" and a recurring received page tone sounds
(five beeps) sounds.
2. To clear and ignore the page, press the CLR key.
NOTE: If the CLR key is programmed for the
Private Call function, it will not clear the page.
3. Answering a page is the same as placing a private
call. Therefore, press the Private Call option switch
and follow the instructions for placing a private call
in Sections 2.7.4 or 2.7.5, whichever is applicable.

2.7.8 MESSAGING

The messaging feature allows preprogrammed
messages to be sent to your dispatcher. Up to 16
messages can be preprogrammed, and they are identi-
fied by a tag (alias). If a Message option switch is
programmed, messages are sent as follows:
1. Momentarily press the Message option switch. The
alias of the last message sent is displayed.
2. Enter the index of the desired message if you know
it or scroll through the list using the
until you find the desired message. Press the CLR
key to cancel the message.
3. Press the PTT switch to send the message. When the
message is received and acknowledged by the
dispatcher, a signaling success tone (six beeps)
sounds and the display returns to the normal channel
indication. If there is no acknowledgment after 6
seconds, a tone sounds and "NO ACK" is displayed.
Press the CLR key to return to normal operation.

2.7.9 SENDING STATUS CONDITIONS

The status feature allows you to send your current
status to your dispatcher. Up to eight status conditions
can be preprogrammed, and they are identified by an
alias (name). If the Status option switch is
programmed, status conditions are sent as follows:
1. Momentarily press the Status option switch. The
alias of the last status sent is displayed.
2. To change the displayed status, enter the index of the
desired status if you know it or scroll through the list
using the
status. Press the CLR key to cancel this function.
3. Press the PTT switch to send the status. When the
message is received and acknowledged by the
dispatcher, a signaling success tone (six beeps)
sounds and the display returns to the normal channel
indication. If there is no acknowledgment after 6
seconds, a tone sounds and "NO ACK" is displayed.
Press the CLR key to return to normal operation.
2.7.10 EMERGENCY ALARM AND
EMERGENCY CALL
Emergency alarms and emergency calls are sepa-
rate functions that can be individually programmed on
SMARTNET/SmartZone channels. The Emergency
switch is pressed to initiate these features. This switch
is the orange button located next to the antenna
connector.
An emergency alarm is a special data transmis-
sion to alert your dispatcher of an emergency situation,
and an emergency call is an urgent request for access
to a voice channel. The emergency alarm and call are
and keys transmitted on the emergency talk group or announce-
ment group that has been preprogrammed by your
system operator on the currently selected channel.
Proceed as follows:
1. To transmit an emergency alarm, select a SMART-
NET/SmartZone channel that has that feature
enabled and then press the Emergency option
switch.
2. The emergency alarm is then transmitted and
"EMERGNCY" is indicated in the display for a
short time. Transmitting continues until an acknowl-
edgment is received (indicated by two beeps) or the
programmed number of attempts have occurred.
Silent operation may also be programmed in which
case no audio or visual indication of the alarm con-
dition occurs.
3. To transmit an emergency call, press the Emergency
option switch with a SMARTNET/SmartZone chan-
nel selected that has that feature enabled. Then man-
ually press the PTT switch and begin speaking as
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and keys until you find the desired
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