Motorola Understanding Talkaround on Two-Way Radios
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Talkaround

You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within talking range of other radios. This is called “talkaround”.

NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus.

Procedure:

Press the programmed Repeater/Talkaround button to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes.

OR

Follow the procedure below.

1S to access the menu.

2Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.

3Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.

4Por Q to Talkaround and press N to select.

5You see Turn On if the radio is currently in Repeater mode.

OR

You see Turn Off if the radio is currently in Talkaround mode.

6Press N to select.

7The display shows Talkaround On.

OR

The display shows Talkaround Off.

8The screen automatically returns to the previous menu.

The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down.

Permanent Monitor

Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity.

NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus.

Procedure:

1Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button.

2Radio sounds an alert tone, the yellow LED lights up, and the display shows Permanent Monitor On. The monitor icon appears on the display.

3Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button to exit Permanent Monitor mode.

4Radio sounds an alert tone, the yellow LED turns off, and display shows Permanent Monitor Off.

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Contents XPR 4550/XPR 4580 Display Mobile Page Declaration of Conformity Declaration of ConformityDeclaration of Conformity Contents IiiMaking an All Call Making a Group or Private Call with Contents System On or Off Important Safety Information Software VersionSee Checking the Firmware Version on page 63 to Viii Computer Software CopyrightsGetting Started How to Use This User GuideWhat Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell YouGetting Started Identifying Radio Controls Radio ControlsProgrammable Buttons  Assignable Radio Functions Assignable Settings/Utility Functions Transmit Interrupt Remote DekeyAccessing the Programmed Functions Push-To-Talk PTT ButtonIdentifying Identifying Status Indicators Display IconsCall Icons TalkaroundLED Indicators Sent Item IconsAudio Tones Indicator Tones Receiving and Making CallsSelecting a Site Procedure Selecting a ZoneCalls Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Private Call ReceivingMaking a Radio Call  Receiving an All Call Making a Call with the Channel Rocker  Making a Group Call Making a Private Call  Making an All Call Stopping a Radio Call Press the programmed Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey buttonTalkaround Permanent MonitorAdvanced Features Radio Check Sending a Radio Check Advanced Features Remote Monitor  Initiating Remote MonitorScan Lists  Stopping Remote Monitor Viewing an Entry in the Scan List  Editing the Scan List  Adding a New Entry to the Scan List Deleting an Entry from the Scan List  Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan List ScanDuring scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where  Deleting a Nuisance Channel  Restoring a Nuisance ChannelContacts Settings  Making a Group Call from Contacts Making a Private Call from Contacts Call Indicator Settings  Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Private Calls Assigning Ring Styles Call Log Features  Escalating Alarm Tone Volume Viewing Recent Calls  Missed Call Screen  Deleting a Call from a Call ListCall Alert Operation  Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List  Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access Button Emergency Operation Receiving an Emergency Alarm  Responding to an Emergency Alarm  Sending an Emergency Alarm Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call  Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow  Exiting Emergency Mode Text Messaging Features Reinitiating an Emergency Mode  Sending a Quick Text Message Managing Text Messages in the Drafts Folder  Viewing a Saved Text Message Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts  Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages Resending a Text Message  Forwarding a Text Message  Managing Sent Text Messages Viewing a Sent Text Message  Sending a Sent Text Message If the text message fails to send, the radio returns you to Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items  Receiving a Text Message  Reading a Text Message Managing Received Text Messages  Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox  Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the Inbox Replying to a Text Message with Quick Text  Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox Privacy  Deleting All Text Messages from the InboxIP Site Connect  Starting an Automatic Site Search  Stopping an Automatic Site Search Starting a Manual Site Search Advanced Radio Disable Security Radio Enable  Setting the Squelch Level Lone WorkerUtilities Feature On or Off  Setting the Power Level Turning the Option Board Features On or Off  Turning the Voice Operating Transmission VOX Turning the Public Address System On or Off  Turning the External Public Address System On or Off Controlling the Display Backlight  Turning Horns/Lights On or Off  Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level  Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off Turning the LED Indicators On or Off  Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off Accessing General Radio Information  Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off Checking the Radio ID Keypad Microphone Features  Checking the Firmware Version Checking the Codeplug Version Keypad Microphone Features Using the KeypadAdditional Advanced Features  Turning Keypad Tones On or Off Initiating a Radio Check by Manual Dial  Initiating Remote Monitor by Manual Dial  Making a Private Call by Manual Dial Making a Private Call by Alias Search  Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed Call ListText Messaging  Making a Call Alert by Manual Dial Writing and Sending a Text Message  Replying to Text Messages from the Inbox  Editing a Quick Text Message  Accessing the Drafts Folder  Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message Procedure Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial Dual Tone Multi Frequency Dtmf  Editing a Text Message Radio Disable via Manual Dial  Radio Enable via Manual DialAccessories AntennasAudio CablesMounting Kits Desktop AccessoriesMiscellaneous Accessories SpeakersLimited Warranty Limited WarrantyWarranty VII. Governing LAW Page 6880309T15

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