Tyco Electronics P5300 User Manual

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The sending process has three steps. First select the destination radio’s User ID, then select the alert 
message, and finally send the message.  

1.  Using the keypad, enter *7, the 

 

 keys. 

At the “AlertDst” prompt, enter the full User ID of the unit to send the message. A shortened User ID 
number can be dialed using the following guidelines: 

•  If the radio being called is in the same region and agency – enter only the last four digits. 
•  If the radio being called is in the same region, but a different agency – enter the last seven digits. 
•  If the radio being called is in another region or if the area is unknown – enter all ten digits. 

2.  Press the 

 key to activate the selection. 

3.  Use the   and   buttons or the 

 and 

 buttons to scroll through the available messages until the 

desired message is displayed. 

4.  Press the 

 or 

 key to send the message. 

5.  Observe Status Messages (Table 8-7) to ensure proper delivery. 

1.  Using the 

 or

 

key, scroll through the menu until “AlertDst” (Alert Destination) appears. 

2.  Use the   or   button to scroll through the list of User IDs until the desired destination is displayed 

and press the 

 key. 

3.  Use the   or   buttons to scroll through the available messages until the desired message is 

displayed. 

4.  Press the 

 key to send the message. 

5.  Observe Status Messages (Table 8-7) to ensure proper delivery. 

When a selective alert message is received by a radio, a four-beep tone is heard. The tone is heard only 
once, but the message “NEWALRT” alternates with the talk group on the main display. Up to 8 received 
messages can be stored. If a ninth message is received, the first (oldest) message is automatically deleted 
to make room for the new message. 

Received messages are displayed with the time and source information.  

To display a Selective Alert Message: 

1.  Using the 

 or

 

button, scroll through the menu items until “Alerts Rcvd” appears. The oldest 

message is displayed and scrolls across the top line of the display. 

2.  The message includes the time, the User ID, and alias of the sender along with the message. 

3.  To view the next message, press the   or   button to go forward or backwards. 

1.  Display the message.