Motorola Micom 2 Manual

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Receiving Calls
MICOM-2E receives four kinds of calls:
· AllCalls
· Individual calls
· Net calls
· Sound calls
Receiving an AllCall
An AllCall is a broadcast message. MICOM-2E uses it to establish a
connection with all other stations.
1.When an AllCall is received, the display flashes an
AllCall alert that alternates the words “ALL CALL”
with the calling station’s name.
2.Press any key, including PTT. The calling station’s
name appears fixed.
3.If the calling station’s name is longer than 15
characters, a right arrow appears in the display.
Press[-->] under the arrow to scroll the name
to the right.
If only you received the call in ALE mode, the 
[LQA] appears for viewing the channel link quality.
4.Press
to disconnect the AllCall.
Disconnecting returns MICOM-2E to ALE or Channel mode, depending on
which mode was active when the AllCall was received. 
						

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Receiving an Individual Call
An individual call is a call directed to a specific station.
1.When MICOM-2E receives an individual call, the
calling station’s name appears flashing in the LCD
display.
2.Press any key, including PTT. The calling station’s
name appears fixed.
3.If the calling station’s name is longer than 15
characters, a right arrow appears in the display.
Press[-->] under the arrow to scroll the name to
the right.
4.Press
to disconnect the call.
Disconnecting returns MICOM-2E to Scan or Channel mode, depending on
which mode was active when the individual call was received. 
						

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Receiving a Net Call
A net call is a call directed to a group of stations on the net.
1.When MICOM-2E receives a net call, the display
flashes an alert that alternates the words “NET
CALL” with the calling network’s name.
2.Press any key, including PTT. The calling network’s
name appears fixed.
3.If the calling network’s name is longer than 15
characters, a right arrow appears in the display.
If only you received the call in ALE mode, the 
[LQA] appears for viewing the channel link quality.
Press[-->] to scroll the name to the right.
4.Press
to disconnect the net call.
Disconnecting returns MICOM-2E to ALE or Channel mode, depending on
which mode was active when the individual call was received. 
						

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Receiving a Sound Call
1.When MICOM-2E receives a sound call, the calling
station’s name appears in the LCD display with the
letters S to identify that the call is a sound call.
The ALE, after a few seconds returns MICOM-2E automatically to ALE or
Channel mode, depending on which mode was active when the sounding
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Transmitting Calls
MICOM-2E can transmit the same kinds of calls that it can receive:
· AllCalls
· Individual calls
· Net calls
· Sound calls
Transmitting AllCalls
The AllCall feature is programmable; it is possible to set MICOM-2E to
receive or ignore both outgoing (Transmit) or incoming (Receive)
AllCalls. For example, it is possible that a MICOM-2E station be
configured to receive AllCalls but not to be able to initiate one. At the
end of an AllCall, MICOM-2E automatically returns to its previous
working mode.
The most common use of AllCalls is in cases of distress. A person
initiating an AllCall because of distress is more likely to want to make
any available connection in the minimum period of time than to issue a
call to an individual or to a select group. In some situations, it may be
decided to program a MICOM-2E to ignore AllCalls to ignore calls from
addresses outside of a receiver’s net.
If the MICOM-2E station is set to receive AllCalls, it stops scanning
when an AllCall is received.
If the MICOM-2E stations is set to issue AllCalls, when it issues an
AllCall, it broadcasts a message to all the other stations. All the stations
that are capable of receiving calls can receive the AllCall.
In Channel mode, the call is performed on the current channel.
In Scan mode, if an AllCall channel has been defined, then the call is
performed on that channel. If no AllCall channel has been defined, the
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To send an AllCall:
1.Pressand hold it down continuously for about 3 seconds.
The AllCall screen appears in the LCD display.
2.Press any key, including the PTT, to establish the
link.
3.Pressto disconnect the call. 
						

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Transmitting Individual Calls
MICOM-2E can initiate an individual call while in Channel mode or ALE
mode. The procedure is the same as for net calls. See the following
section for the procedure.
To make an individual call:
1.Press[CALL].
The LCD display shows the last called station.
2.Pressto scroll between the stations.
The LCD display shows the programmed network, the programmed
member stations in each network, and the programmed entries into the
dialing directory.
3.Choose a station or directory entry from the list.
4.Press
[SEND].
Optionally, you can also transmit a preprogrammed message.
5.Press
[PAGE].
6.Press[-->] to scroll through the message.
7.Press[SEND]. 
						

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You can also choose to transmit over a specific channel.
8.Press
[CHAN].
You see the Channel Link Quality screen in the
display.
9.Press[BEST] to obtain the channel with the best broadcast
LQA mark.
OR
Press
 to scroll to the channel of your choice.
10.Press
[SEND] or.
The horizontal bars to the right in the LCD display
indicate that transmission is in progress.
11 .Press any key, including the PTT, to establish the
link.
12.Pressto disconnect the call. 
						

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Transmitting Net Calls
The RSS, at the time of configuration, programs the group into MICOM-
2E. MICOM-2E can initiate a net call while in Channel mode or ALE
mode.
To make a net call:
1.Press[CALL].
The LCD display shows the last called station.
2.Pressto scroll between the stations.
The LCD display shows the programmed networks, the programmed
member stations in each network, and the programmed entries into the
dialing directory.
3.Choose a network from the list.
4.Press
[SEND].
Optionally, you can also transmit a message.
5.Press
[PAGE].
6.Pressto scroll through the message text.
7.Press[SEND].
The names of the receiving stations appear in the
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8.Press any key to establish the link.
9.Pressto disconnect the call.