Making and Receiving Calls
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Making a Group Call with the PTT Button
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
1Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page page 22.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green. The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the group call alias.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen.When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green, the radio unmutes and the response sounds through the radio’s speaker. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display.
6If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
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If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends.
7Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call.
Making a Private Call with the PTT Button
While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio must be programmed for you to initiate a Private Call.
You will hear a negative indicator tone, when you make a Private Call via the Contacts list, Call Log, One Touch Access button, the programmed number keys, if this feature is not enabled.
Use the Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an individual radio. See Text Message Features on page 58 or Call Alert Operation on page 51 for more information.
Procedure:
1Select the channel with the active individual alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page 22.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green, the radio unmutes and the response sounds through the radio’s speaker. The Private Call icon appears on the top right corner. The first text line shows the
