General Radio Operation
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4 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT
button to listen.
5 Press H to hang up and return to the Home screen.
Note: If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu
Select button directly below CALL, your conversation
will be heard by all members of the talk group.
If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button
directly below the
CALL
, you will not respond privately to the call
just received. Instead, you initiate a Private Call. See Making a
Private Call (Trunking, Digital Mode Only) on page 28.
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call
(Trunking Only)
This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard
phone calls from a landline phone.
Note: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the time-out
timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the
timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit
Tone upon feature exit.
Procedure:
1 You hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks
green. The backlight of the screen turns green. The display
shows PHONE CALL and the call received icon blinks.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below PHON.
3 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT
button to listen.
4 Press H or the Menu Select button directly below PHON
button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
See Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) on page 29 for
details.
Making a Radio Call
You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by
using:
• The preprogrammed Zone switch
• The Channel Knob
• A preprogrammed One Touch button
• A preprogrammed Mode Select button
• The Contacts list (see Contacts on page 40).
Note: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the time-out
timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the
timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit
Tone upon feature exit.