Kenwood TK-3173 Instruction Manual

Also see for TK-2170 SERIES: Service manual Function reference Instruction manual Specifications Service manual

28■ I DENTIFICATION CODESAn ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number anda 4-digit ID number. Each transceiver must have its ownFleet and ID number.ï Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a group call.ï Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual callin your fleet.ï Enter a Fleet number make a call to all units in the selectedfleet (Fleet call).ï Enter an ID number to make a call to the selected ID in allfleets (Supervisor call).ï Select ìALLî Fleet and ìALLî ID to make a call to all units(Broadcast call).Note: The ID range may be limited by programming.STATUS M ESSAGEYou can send and receive 2-digit Status messages which maybe decided in your talk group. Status messages range from10 to 99 (80 ~ 99 are reserved for special messages), each ofwhich can contain up to 16 alphanumeric characters.A maximum of 5 received Status calls can be stored in thestack memory of your transceiver. These saved messagescan be reviewed after reception. Depending on your dealersettings, when the stack memory is full, either the oldestmessage will be erased when a new message is received orthe new message will not be stored in the stack memory. Theicon lights when a message is stored in the stack memory.■ T RANSMITTING1 Select your desired zone and channel/ group ID.2 Press the key programmed as Status to enter StatusMode or Selcall + Status to enter Selcall Mode.ï When using the Status key to enter Status Mode, thestation ID is fixed and cannot be selected. Skip to step 5.