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5Release the PTT button to listen.When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green. 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 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.

7Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call.

You can also make a Group Call via Contacts (see Making a Group Call from Contacts on page 44).

Making a Private Call

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.

There are two types of Private Calls. The first type, where a radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call, while the other sets up the call immediately.

Only one of these call types can be programmed to your radio by your dealer.

You 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, or the Channel Selector Knob, 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 60 or Call Alert Operation on page 53 for more information.

Procedure:

1Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page 23.

OR

Press the programmed One Touch Access button.

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 Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the subscriber alias. The second text line displays the call status.

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.

6If 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.

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XPR 7550 specifications

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