User guide
Receiving and Making Calls
English
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Use the Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an
individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 49 or
Call Alert Operation on page 42 for more information.
Procedure:
1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See
Selecting a Channel on page 19.
OR
Press the programmed One Touch Access button.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
up. 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.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the green LED blinks.
5 If 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.
6 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a
Private Call from Contacts on page 35), manually dial a
Private Call (see Making a Private Call by Manual Dial on
page 86) or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the
required target alias via a keypad entry (see Making a Group,
Private, Phone or All Call by Alias Search on page 87).
Making an All Call
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel.
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this
feature.
Procedure:
1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See
Selecting a Channel on page 19.
2 Press 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 All Call.
3 Wait 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.
Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.