5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green, the radio unmutes and the response sounds through the radio's speaker.
6If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
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If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends.
7Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call.
For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
See Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key on page 43 for details on assigning an entry to a number key on the keypad.
Stopping a Radio Call
This feature allows you to stop an ongoing Group or Private Call | Making | ||
to free the channel for transmission. For example, when a radio | |||
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experiences a "stuck microphone" condition where the PTT |
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button is inadvertently pressed by the user. |
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Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature. | and | ||
Procedure: | |||
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While on the required channel: | Receiving | ||
3 | Wait for acknowledgement. | ||
1 | Press the programmed Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey |
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2 | The display shows Remote Dekey. |
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The radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display | |||
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shows Remote Dekey Success, indicating that the channel is now free.
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The radio sounds a negative indicator tone and the display shows Remote Dekey Failed.
The display shows Call Interrupted, and the radio sounds a negative indicator tone until you release the PTT button, if it is transmitting an interruptible call that is stopped via this feature.
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