Kenwood TK-90 - Manual (Page 17)

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SELECTIVE CALLS
A Selective Call, or Selcall, is a voice call to a
particular station or group of stations.
ACTIVATING SELCALL MODE
To activate Selcall Mode, access Menu No. 10 (Call
Type) {page 11} and set the call type to Selcall.
MANUAL SELCALLS
If your dealer has programmed your transceiver with
a list of stations, you can manually select a station to
send a selcall.
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1 While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed
as Selcall to view the Selcall list.
3 After you have finished your call, release the PTT
switch.
• A proceed tone sounds and the icon remains on
the display.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your
dealer, your speaker will mute if no reponse is
received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in
standby mode by pressing the # key or the key
programmed as Monitor.
DIRECT SELCALLS
Your dealer can program up to 4 special keys so that
you can quickly and easily make a selcall to a specific
station.
Press the key programmed as Direct Call 1 to
Direct Call 4 to send a selcall to the stations
programmed onto those keys.
• While making the call, the icon flashes. When the
call is complete, the icon remains on the display.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer,
your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You
can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by
pressing the # key or the key programmed as Monitor.
RECEIVING A SELCALL
When a Selcall is received, an alert tone will sound
and the calling station’s ID (or name) will appear on
the display.
To respond to the call, press the PTT switch and
speak into the microphone.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your dealer,
your speaker will mute if no reponse is received. You
can unmute the speaker to remain in standby mode by
pressing the # key or the key programmed as Monitor.
MEMORY CALLS
If a character message has been set up in one of the
4 available memory call locations, you can easily
send those messages when making a Selcall.
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1 While in Selcall Mode, press the key programmed
as Selcall to view the Selcall list.
2 Press the CH and keys to select the ID of the
station you want to call.
3 Press the PTT switch and begin your conversation.
• Alternatively, you can press the ■ key to page the
selected station, rather than making a voice call.
• While making the call, the icon flashes.
4 When the call connects, the LED indicator flashes
orange. Begin your conversation by pressing the
PTT switch and speaking into the microphone.
5 After you have finished your call, release the PTT
switch.
• A proceed tone sounds and the icon remains on
the display.
• Depending on the Auto Reset time set up by your
dealer, your speaker will mute if no response is
received. You can unmute the speaker to remain in
standby mode by pressing the key programmed as
Monitor.
S ELECTING A S TATION USING A M ICROPHONE K EYPAD
1 While in Selcall Mode, press and hold the PTT
switch, then enter the 3-digit ID of the station you
want to call, followed by the # key.
• Releasing the PTT switch before entering the # key
will cancel the call.
• The key is used as a wild card when entering
group codes. For example, sending the group code
00 allows you to contact all stations that have “00”
as the last 2 digits of their ID codes.
• While making the call, the icon flashes.
2 When the call connects, the LED indicator flashes
orange. Begin your conversation by pressing the
PTT switch and speaking into the microphone.