Motorola i880 manual Joining a Talkgroup, Making Group Calls, Receiving Group Calls

Advanced Calling Features

To set your phone not to end calls when you close the flip:

Set Flip to End to Off in step 2.

Note: If you are using your phone with a headset, and you have the Flip to End option set to On, closing your flip sends incoming sound to the headset and does not end the call.

Group Calls

A group call is similar to an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call, but is made to all members of a Talkgroup at once. A Talkgroup is a predetermined group of SouthernLINC Wireless customers.

Before you can make or receive group calls, a Talkgroup must be established. After the Talkgroup is established, you must join the Talkgroup.

Joining a Talkgroup

Your sales representative or SouthernLINC Wireless establishes Talkgroups for you and assigns each Talkgroup a Talkgroup number. You can choose a name for each of your Talkgroups when you create entries for them in Contacts.

To receive group calls made to any of these Talkgroups, you must join the Talkgroup.

1Press A under Contcs. -or-

From the main menu, scroll to Contacts and press O.

2Scroll to the Talkgroup you want to join.

3Press A under Join.

Note: You can only monitor one Talkgroup at a time.

Making Group Calls

1Press #. Then enter the Talkgroup number using the keypad. -or-

Choose the Talkgroup name from Contacts or recent calls list.

2Proceed as if making an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call.

Receiving Group Calls

To answer a group call:

Proceed as if answering an InstantLINC Mobile to Mobile call. Only one person at a time may speak on a group call.

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