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
With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), if
there is no response to the call after the timer
expires, your radio exits the call with Menu
Inactive Exit tone.
When you receive a Telephone Call, you hear a
telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green. The
display shows Phone Call and the call received icon
blinks.
1 Press the Call Response button within 20
seconds after the call indicators begin.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the
PTT button to listen.
3
Press or the Call Response button to hang
up and return to the Home screen.
See also Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) on
page 61 for details on making a Telephone Call.
Methods to Make a Radio Call
You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or
talkgroup by using:
• The 16-Position Select Channel Knob.
• The Contacts list (see Viewing Details of a Contact
on page 76).
Note
The radio automatically exits the feature, if the
feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the
radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will
hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature
exit.
Making a Talkgroup Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must
be configured as part of that talkgroup.
1 Turn the 16-Position Select Channel Knob to
select the channel with the desired talkgroup.
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.