Receiving and Making Calls

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Making a Radio Call

After selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID by using:

The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 34)

A programmed One Touch Access button

The programmed number keys This method is for Group, Private and All Calls only and is used with the keypad microphone (see Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key on page 83).

Manual Dial (via Contacts) This method is for Private Calls only and is dialed using a keypad microphone (see Making a Private Call by Manual Dial on page 83)

NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission. Only target radios with the same Privacy Key as your radio are able to unscramble the transmission.

See Privacy on page 59 for more information.

The One Touch Access feature allows you to make a Group or Private Call to a predefined ID easily. This feature can be assigned to a short or long programmable button press.You can ONLY have one ID assigned to a One Touch Access button. Your

radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons programmed.

Making a Group Call

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 18.

OR

Press the programmed One Touch Access button.

2Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the group call alias.

3Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.

OR

Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.

4Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display.

5If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases

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Motorola XPR 5550 manual Making a Radio Call,  Making a Group Call