Icom IC-F8100 Instruction Manual page 30

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SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
ï Get Status call
The Get Status call requests to send radio status infor-
mation including power supply voltage, signal strength,
output power, VSWR, and so on.
• Preparation for Get Status call
Sending a Channel Test call on several Selcall chan-
nels, and check the propagation on each channel to
select the channel of good signal quality. (p. 30)
• Sending Get Status call
q On the Memory Channel display, push
the Call select menu
w Push t or u
[ ](§) [
CALL," then push
e Push t or u
[ ](§) [
"GET STATUS."
• "SELECTIVE," "PHONE," "MESSAGE," "SEND PO-
SITION," "GET POSITION," "GET STATUS," "EMER-
GENCY" and "CHANNEL TEST" are selectable.
r Push to go to the next screen.
[ ]
• Push [HOME] to return to the previous screen.
❍ Call ID input
Push the numeric keys to enter the Call ID.
• Push [8] to delete the number.
• This Call ID is not stored in the Call ID list.
❍ Call ID selection
Push [List]
➥
mode.
Push t
[ ](§)
➥
• Push [Edit](§ § ) to return to the direct input
mode.
t Push to go to the next screen.
[ ]
• Push [HOME] to return to the previous screen.
❍ Network selection
Push t or
[ ](§)
y Push to go to the next screen.
[ ]
• Push [HOME] to return to the previous screen.
❍ Self ID selection
Push t or
[ ](§)
27
[
.
to select the Call to "SEL-
](§§§)
the Selcall menu.
[ ] to enter
to select the Call type to
](§§§)
to enter the list selection
(§ § )
or u to select the Call ID.
[ ](§§§)
u to select the Network.
[ ](§§§)
u to select the Self ID.
[ ](§§§)
❍ Self ID input
Push [Edit]
➥
Push the numeric keys to enter the Self ID.
➥
• Push [8] to delete the number.
• This Self ID is overwritten or stored in the Self ID
list.
• Push [List](§ § ) to return to the list selection
mode.
u Push
[
push t
[ ](§)
] to enter
ing channel.
• Push [HOME] to return to the Selcall menu.
i Push
[
stored in the Call Out memory.
• While calling, push [PTT] to cancel the call.
You can also transmit a Get Status call when show-
ing the Selcall Address display. In this case, you
can skip steps q to t above, after selecting the
Get Status call address.
• Receiving a Get Status call acknowledgement
q After the call is transmitted, your calling station re-
sponds a status information for an acknowledge-
ment. Push any key to enter the Call In memory.
w Push [More]
tion.
• Status information includes power supply voltage and
signal strength.
e Push
[HOME]
screen.
• Receiving a Get Status call
When a transceiver receives a Get Status call with
your individual ID, it automatically responds by trans-
mitting.
to enter the direct input mode.
(§§)
to enter the Channel Menu, and then
]
or u to select the desired operat-
[ ](§§§)
to transmit the Get Status call. The call is
]
or [Prev] to select the informa-
(§§§) (§)
to return to the normal operating