Keypad Microphone Features
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2Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Group/Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the caller alias. The second text line displays either the call status for a Private Call or All Call for All Call.
3Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
OR
For Group Call only: 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. The display shows the destination alias.
5If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you 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.
OR
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends.
6Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call.
For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
See Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key on page 36 for details on assigning an entry to a number key on the keypad.
Making a Group, Private, Phone or All Call by Alias Search 
You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the required subscriber alias.
This feature is only applicable while in Contacts.
Procedure:
1g to access the menu.
2for hto Contacts and press gto select. The entries are alphabetically sorted.
3Key in the first character of the required alias.
4A blinking cursor appears.
Use the keypad to type the required alias. Press < to move one space to the left. Press > to move one space to the right.
Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters.
5The first line of the display shows the characters you keyed in. The next lines of the display show the shortlisted search results.
The alias search is
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