Motorola i885 manual Setting Up More Talkgroups, Making group Walkie-Talkie calls

Advanced Calling Features

To receive group Walkie-Talkie 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 will now be able to receive Group communications from this Talkgroup only. You can only monitor one Talkgroup at a time.

Setting Up More Talkgroups

You can set up a Talkgroups by contacting your Boost Sales Representative at the time of activation.

When you create your Talkgroups, you can select your own Talkgroup numbers.

You can join a new Talkgroup by pressing # and entering the number using the keypad. Then press A under Join.

Making group Walkie-Talkie 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 a Boost walkie-talkieTMcall.

Receiving group Walkie-Talkie calls

To answer a group Walkie-Talkie call:

Proceed as if answering a Boost walkie-talkieTMcall. Only one person at a time may speak on a group Walkie-Talkie call.

The BoostTM walkie-talkie number or name of the person who is speaking will appear on the display below the Talkgroup number.

Turning off group Walkie-Talkie calls

To set your phone to prevent you from hearing group Walkie-Talkie calls to your Talkgroup:

1From the main menu, select Settings > WT Options > Tkgrp Silent.

2Set this option On.

To set your phone to let you hear group Walkie-Talkie calls to your Talkgroup:

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