Kenwood TK-2180 Instruction Manual

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23TRANSMITTING A STATUS MESSAGEStatus messages can contain up to 16 alphanumericcharacters. To transmit a Status message:1 Select your desired zone and channel.2 Press the key programmed as Status to enter Status Modeor Selcall + Status to enter Selcall Mode.• When using the Status key to enter Status Mode, the stationID is fixed and cannot be selected. Skip to step 5 to continue.3 In Selcall Mode, rotate the selector or press the and C>keys to select the ID of the station you want to call.• Alternatively, you can enter a station ID using the DTMFkeypad.• If Manual Input Mode is enabled, you can enter digits by usingthe DTMF keypad or by selecting digits with the selector. Toenter Manual Input Mode, press and hold the S key. Whenusing the selector, rotate it to select a digit. The cursor can beshifted to the left or right by pressing the or C> key. Repeatthis process until the entire ID is entered.4 Press the S key to enter Status Mode.5 Rotate the selector or press the and C> keys to selectthe status ID you want to transmit.• Alternatively, you can enter the status ID using the DTMFkeypad.• If manual input mode is enabled, you can enter digits by usingthe DTMF keypad or by selecting digits with the selector. Toenter manual input mode, press and hold the S key. Whenusing the selector, rotate it to select a digit. The cursor can beshifted to the left or right by pressing the or C> key. Repeatthis process until the entire ID is entered.6 Press the Call 1 to Call 6 key to initiate the Status call.