Making a Call with the Channel Rocker
Making a Group Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
1Press the Channel Rocker to select the channel with the active group alias or ID.
2Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The display shows the group alias or ID, and the Group Call icon.
3Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
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Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
4Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display.
5 | If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you |
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| will hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio | Receiving | |
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| you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond. | ||
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| If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of |
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| time, the call ends. |
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6 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the | and | ||
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You can also make a Group Call via Contacts (see Making a | Making | ||
Group Call from Contacts on page 29). | |||
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Making a Private Call |
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While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call | Calls | ||
initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio must | |||
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be programmed for you to initiate a Private Call.
You will hear a negative indicator tone, when you make a Private Call via the Menu, Call Log, Contacts list, the One Touch Access button, or the Channel Rocker, if this feature is not enabled.
Use the Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 41 or Call Alert Operation on page 35 for more information.
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