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Viking™ VP600 Portable Radio Operating Manual
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Conventional Mode Features
• A text message can be sent between radios on a simplex digital channel.
• A text message can be sent between radios on a digital channel with a repeater (if
repeater talk-around is enabled).
• The repeater in use is programmed for Repeated Data mode (not supported by EFJ 2600
repeaters).
If “Set R to R” is disabled:
• A text message can be sent between radios on a digital channel with a repeater if
PCTextMessage is connected to that repeater (all radios must be dynamically registered
to the repeater).
to the repeater).
• A text message can be sent between a radio and PCTextMessage on a digital
conventional channel (if PCTextMessage is connected to that repeater).
5.15.2 Sending a Text Message
A text message can be sent to another radio or to a user of PCTextMessage, depending
upon the setup described in paragraph Section 5.15.1, "Data Setup for Text Messaging".
upon the setup described in paragraph Section 5.15.1, "Data Setup for Text Messaging".
To send a text message:
1 Press the assigned text messaging button, or select text messaging from the menu. The
Messaging Entry list appears.
2 Select the desired message destination from the list:
- “Dispatcher” - the message will be sent to a user of PCTextMessage.
- Unit ID - the message will be sent to the radio with the unit ID selected from the list.
- “Dir Entry” - the message will be sent to the unit ID entered manually by the user.
3 When the destination is selected, press the
(Menu) button (or the PTT button). The
Text Entry screen appears.
4 Enter the text of the message:
- The “2” through “9” bu.ttons scroll through the letters shown on their respective
nameplates
- The “1” button scrolls through symbols that can be inserted in the text string.
- The Right button inserts a space.
- The Left button is backspace.
5 When the text message is fully entered, press PTT to send it.