Kenwood NX-720GE - Manual (Page 16)

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5-TONE SIGNALING
5-tone Signaling is enabled or disabled by your dealer. This function opens the squelch
only when the transceiver receives the 5 tones programmed in your transceiver.
Transceivers that do not transmit the correct tones will not be heard.
SELCALL (SELECTIVE CALLING)
A Selcall is a voice call to a station or group of stations.
■ Transmitting
1 Select your desired zone and channel.
2 Press the key programmed as [Selcall] to enter Selcall mode.
3 Press
the / key to select the station you want to call.
• When using a microphone DTMF keypad, you can directly enter the station ID.
4 Press the key programmed as [Call 1] to [Call 6] and begin your conversation.
Note: Additionally, you can also use the keys programmed as [Digit 1x Down], [Digit 1x
Up], [Digit 10x Down], and [Digit 10x Up] to adjust the Selcall number. [Digit 1x Up/Down]
increases/decreases the Selcall number by 1 each time the key is pressed. [Digit 10x Up/
Down] increases/decreases the Selcall number by 10 each time the key is presse
■ Receiving
When you receive a call containing the correct tones, the transceiver will enter Selcall
mode. An alert tone will sound and the calling station’s ID appears on the display.
Press any key to return to normal operation.
STATUS MESSAGE
You can send and receive Status messages which may be decided in your talk group.
Messages can contain up to 16 alphanumeric characters.
A maximum of 15 received messages can be stored in the stack memory of your
transceiver.
■ Transmitting
1 Select your desired zone and channel.
2 Press the key programmed as [Status] to enter Status mode (proceed to step 5) or
[Selcall + Status] to enter Selcall mode (proceed to step 3).
3 Press the / key to select the station you want to call.
• In Selcall List Mode, press and hold the S or key for 1 second to enter Manual
Input mode. Press the / key to select the digit you want to change, then
rotate the Selector to change the Code Up or Down. Or, you can enter the
Code directly by using the microphone DTMF keypad.
4 Press the S or key to enter Status mode.
5 Press the / key to select the status you want to transmit.