Selcall (Selective Calling); Transmitting; Receiving; Identification Codes - Kenwood TK-780 series 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 Press the tC or Ds key to select the ID of the station you want to call.
• You can also enter digits by using the DTMF keypad if Manual Dial is enabled.
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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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Reviewing Caller IDs in the Stack Memory

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1 Press and hold the A key for more than 1 second to enter Stack Mode.
• The last received Caller ID is displayed with the Caller ID number. "I" (ID)
appears with the number.
2 Press the tC or Ds key to select the ID you want to view (if more than
one ID is stored in the stack memory).
3 To erase the ID, press and hold the SCN key for more than 1 second.
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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.
to erase an incorrect digit.)
) will flash when a Selcall call is received and stacked.
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