User guide

Making a Radio Call

You can select a channel by using:

• Channel Rocker

•

A programmed One Touch Access button

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 will be able to unscramble

the transmission.

Making a Group Call

To make a call to a group of users, your radio must

be configured as part of that group.

1 Do one of the following.

• Select the channel with the active group alias

or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page 26.

• Press the programmed One Touch Access

button.

2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

3 Press the PTT button to make the call.

The LED lights up solid green. The display shows

the group call alias.

4 Wait for one of the following tones to finish (if

enabled), and speak clearly into the microphone.

• The Talk Permit Tone.

•

The PTT Sidetone.

5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled),

and speak clearly into the microphone.

6 Release the PTT button to listen.

When the target radio responds, the LED blinks

green. You see the transmitting radio alias or ID

on your display.

If the Channel Free Indication feature is

enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment

the transmitting radio releases the PTT button,

indicating the channel is free for you to respond.

Press the PTT button to respond.

If there is no voice activity for a predetermined

period of time, the call ends. Radio returns to the

screen you were on prior to initiating the call.

Making and Receiving Calls

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