Identifying Status Indicators
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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
The PTT button on the side of the
microphone serves two basic
purposes:
• While a call is in progress, the
PTT button allows the radio to
transmit to other radios in the
call.
Press and hold down PTT
button to talk. Release the PTT
button to listen.
The microphone is activated
when the PTT button is pressed.
• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
a new call. See Making a Radio Call on page 29.
Identifying Status Indicators
Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15
Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19
Alert Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20
PTT
Button