Operating in conventional mode 63Setting your status (on analogchannels)For analog channels, your radio may be able tomaintain a record of your current status. This statusmay be sent with outgoing calls programmed tocontain status information. If the radio receiving yourcall has been programmed with the same statusmessages, it will decode and display your status.The status indicates your current activity or location,such as “en route” or “at lunch”.To change your current status:1 Press Menu and select Set status.2 In the Set status menu, scroll through the list ofstatus messages until the message youwant appears.3 Press Select. The message Status updatedappears on the display.Sending and receiving statusmessagesA status message is sent to another party to indicateyour current activity or location, such as “en route” or“at lunch”. If the radio receiving your message hasbeen programmed with the same status messages, itwill decode and display your message. If you receivea status message, the message is automaticallyqueued, since a response is not expected.Status messages can also be used to control externaldevices.SelectBackMain menuSet statusDial radio call
