Messaging
Important!
It is good practice to minimise the Messaging app when you're not using it. If it remains open, you will not receive audible alerts for messages and you may miss a task. Simply press the Home or Back buttons to close the app.
As with the previous responder handsets, it is possible to use the SMS function to check:
- Whether you are booked on
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The status of back-up for your current incident
This is done using the phone text messages, not NMA messages. Your phone should already have the number for CAD in the phone book, if not, ask your coordinator to add it.
To check you are booked on:
- From the phone Home Screen, tap the Messages icon
- Create, or reply to, a message from CAD (it may be named differently in your phone)
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The message content should be: S
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Send the message.
CAD will reply with your current status
If you have an incident in progress and wish to check the status of your back-up resource:
- From the phone Home Screen, tap the Messages icon
- Create, or reply to, a message from CAD (it may be named differently in your phone)
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The message content should be: B
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Send the message.
CAD will reply with the callsign of the allocated resource and the distance from the incident location.
