Keyboard Function Keys

Question 1

INC

F1

Answer 1

Displays active incidents

Releases “control” of an incident

Brings up incident to be dispatched

Question 2

SUM

F2

Answer 2

Displays all active incidents

Question 3

IHF

F3

Answer 3

Incident History File

Question 4

PDI

F4

Answer 4

Police Related Incident File

Question 5

R

F5

Answer 5

Refresh, clears command line

Question 6

RET

F6

Answer 6

Retrieve, gain “control” of an incident

Question 7

ADD

F7

Answer 7

Add units to incident

Question 8

REL

F8

Answer 8

Release locked units

Question 9

PEND

F9

Answer 9

Sends incidents to the pending file

Question 10

GET

F10

Answer 10

Get incidents from the pending file

Question 11

DIS

F11

Answer 11

Dispatches incident,
open station audio,
sends teletype message

Question 12

CLE

F12

Answer 12

Clears the DCN

Question 13

INSERT

Answer 13

Call taker monitoring PAI’s

Question 14

INSERT

Answer 14

PAI’s not used/needed

Question 15

HOME

Answer 15

Returns cursor to the beginning of a typed command line

Question 16

PAGE UP

Answer 16

Scrolls “up” on page at a time

Question 17

DELETE

Answer 17

Deletes character to the right of the cursor

Question 18

END

Answer 18

Places cursor at the end of a typed command line

Question 19

PAGE DOWN

Answer 19

Scroll “down” one page at a time

Question 20

AAR

NUM LOCK

Answer 20

Automatic Aid Responding

Question 21

AAN

Answer 21

Automatic aid “not” responding

Question 22

ASG

/

Answer 22

Assignment Reduced

Question 23

CMT

*

Answer 23

“Spanish” call comment

Question 24

CMT

*

Answer 24

Consider Firefighter Safety

Question 25

911 -

Answer 25

Brings up last 911 call on command line

Question 26

***

Answer 26

Urgent Comment Comment is in red & remains at top of the comments section

Question 27

+

Answer 27

Makes comment flash

Question 28

~

Answer 28

Highlights comment

Question 29

.

Answer 29

Prevents comment from being placed on field units teletype

Question 30

HELP ESC

Answer 30

Displays all command functions