Sending A Status Call; Making A Priority Dispatch Calls - Motorola APX 7000XE User Manual

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Advanced Features
2.2.3

Sending a Status Call

When and where to use: 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.
NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled. You
will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions.
• Press the preprogrammed Status button.
• or to Sts and press the Menu Select button directly below Sts.
The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list.
2 Perform one of the following actions:
• or to the required status.
• Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list.
3 Press the PTT button to send the status.
When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack
received. The radio returns to normal dispatch operation.
If no acknowledgment is received, you hear a low-pitched tone and the display shows No
acknowledge.
4 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
2.2.4

Making a Priority Dispatch Calls

If a talkgroup is congested, the Priority Dispatch feature allows you to call the dispatcher on a different
talkgroup. This talkgroup is called the Priority Talkgroup. Each trunking talkgroup can have its own
assigned Priority Talkgroup.Priority Dispatch is not available during Emergency operations. Scan
feature is suspended when Priority Dispatch is initiated.
Prerequisites: Dispatch console that supports this feature must be preprogrammed to use this feature.
Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on dispatch console supporting
this feature.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Priority Dispatch button.
A tone sounds and the radio enters Priority Dispatch mode. The radio exits this mode when the
Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires.
2 Before the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires, press and hold the PTT button to transmit.
The display shows the Priority Talkgroup alias.
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or the PTT button.