Kenwood NEXEDGE NX-720 Instruction Manual

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125-TONE SIGNALING5-tone Signaling is enabled or disabled by your dealer. This function opens the squelchonly 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.■ Transmitting1 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 1xUp], [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■ ReceivingWhen you receive a call containing the correct tones, the transceiver will enter Selcallmode. An alert tone will sound and the calling station’s ID appears on the display.Press any key to return to normal operation.STATUS MESSAGEYou 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 yourtransceiver.■ Transmitting1 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 ManualInput mode. Press the / key to select the digit you want to change, thenrotate the Selector to change the Code Up or Down. Or, you can enter theCode 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.