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Sending a call alert lets th e rec ip ient know you
want to talk to him or he r on a Private call.
When you send a call alert, the recipient’s phone
emits a series of beeps, or vibrates, and displays
your name or Private ID.
The recipient can :
•Answer — begin a Pr ivate call with th e sender
•Queue — store the call alert to the ca ll alert
queue, which is a l ist of call alerts
•Clear — dismiss and delete the call alert
Sending Call Alerts
1Enter the Private ID you want to sen d to, as you
would when making a Private call.
2Press A under Alert. Ready to Alert appears
on the display.
3Press the PTT button unti l Alert Successful
appears on the displ ay.
Note:If the alert is not successful , this may
mean the person you are trying to reach is
on a call or has the phone turned off.
Receiving Call Alerts
When you receive a call alert, you must answer,
queue, or clear it. You cannot receive phone calls
or Private calls until you do.
To answer a call alert:
Press the PTT button to mak e a Private call to
the sender.
To queue a call alert:
Press A under Queue.
To clear a call al ert:
Press O. -or-
Press A under Clear.
Note:The recent calls list also stores call alerts
you have received. They appear as
Private calls. Call ale rts remain in your
recent calls list until you delete them or
until they reach the end of the list.
Using the Call Alert Queue
When you queue a call alert, it remains in the call
alert queue until you m ake a Private call to the
sender or delete it.