GME TX3520 - Manual (Page 17)

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SELECTIVE CaLLING
Overview
Your radio has a selective calling system known as selcall that
operates like a telephone. Your radio is pre-programmed with
its own unique selcall Identification number. If this number
is called by another radio, your radio will beep to alert you. If
you do not want to hear any other activity while waiting on a
channel, you can select the QuIEt mode. Your radio will then
remain quiet to all incoming signals until your selcall number
is called.
Your radio will allow you to store up to ten of your most
frequently called selcall numbers in memory and each number
can be labelled for easy identification.
Selcall identification number
Your radio is factory programmed with its own unique selcall
Identification number (Ident). this number identifies your
radio from others in your area. Your radio’s own selcall Ident
will be displayed for a few seconds to the left of the channel
display when you first turn the radio on. You will need to
make your Ident known to anyone who may need to call you
using selcall.
NOTE: Although your radio is factory-programmed with a
unique selcall Ident, you can change your Ident to another
number if required (see Selcall Memories on next page).
Selcall Ident labels
When storing selcall Idents, you can add labels to each one
to make it easier to identify whose Ident you are recalling. In
addition, if an incoming selcall matches one of your stored
Idents, the label can be displayed instead of the Ident.
to add or display labels, your radio must be in the AlPHA
mode. to switch between AlPHA mode and numErIc mode,
briefly press the F key followed by the ALPHA key. ‘AlPHA’ or
‘numBEr’ will be displayed briefly to the left of the channel
display to indicate the selected mode.
The QUIET mode
Your radio can be set to monitor signals on a busy channel but
remain QuIEt unless it receives its own selcall Ident. In this
way, you won’t be disturbed unless someone calls you. When
your selcall Ident is received, the QuIEt mode is deactivated
and an alarm sounds to alert you to the call. You can then
converse normally on the channel. to use the QuIEt mode,
refer to the QuIEt mode section further below.
NOTE: the QuIEt mode overrides the normal squelch system
to ensure that the radio remains quiet even when the channel
is busy. When QuIEt is set, you may see the icon appear
on the display indicating the channel is being used. However,
unless someone transmits your selcall Ident, nothing will be
heard in the speaker.
You can activate the QuIEt mode on individual channels i.e.
some channels can be set to remain Quiet while others can
remain open to all incoming signals.
USING SELCaLL
Entering a Selcall Ident
1. Press the CALL button. is displayed, along with the
last sent or received selcall Ident. If an AlPHA label is
displayed you will need to press F then ALPHA to switch to
numeric mode.
2. Press and hold the Channel knob (or LVL
PRI key) until the
radio beeps. the right-hand digit of the selcall Ident
will flash.
3. rotate the Channel knob (or press or ) to select the
required number in the flashing digit position.
4. Briefly press the Channel knob (or LVL
PRI key) again to
select the next digit position.
5. repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter all 5 digits as required. the
selcall number is now ready to send.
6. Press and hold the CALL button. A long beep will be heard
and the radio will transmit the selcall Ident.
NOTE: If the call is not sent within 10 seconds of entering the
last Ident digit the call function will time out and the radio will
return to normal mode. to exit the
mode without sending
the selcall briefly press the CALL button