User's Manual

Viking™ VP600 Portable Radio Operating Manual 6-7
SmartNet / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
• Unlimited - Telephone numbers can be selected from a list and also dialed directly
using the keypad.
6.4.1 Placing a Telephone Call
To recall from a list:
1 Momentarily press the Phone option key or select that menu parameter. The alias of the
last called telephone number is displayed. The interconnect call mode is indicated by
in the display.
2 If required, press the Up/Down buttons to display the desired number. The alias of each
number is displayed.
3 Press and release the PTT switch and “Dialing” is displayed. Refer to the bulleted list
following Step 3 below for events that may then occur.
To make direct entry using DTMF keypad:
1 Select the menu parameter or press and hold the Phone option button until a tone
sounds. The alias of the last called telephone number is displayed if it is in the phone
number list. Otherwise, the last eight digits of the last called telephone number are
displayed. The interconnect call mode is indicated by in the display.
2 Enter the telephone number using the 0-9, *, and # keys. To enter a pause (indicated by
“P”), press
* and then #. To erase the last digit, press the Left button. The number
scrolls to the left in the display so that the eight right-most digits are always displayed.
Numbers up to 16 digits (including pauses) can be entered. Press the (Clear) button
to cancel the call.
3 Press and release the PTT switch and “Dialing” is displayed. Events that may occur are
as follows:
- If the access is successful, a dial tone sounds and the dialed number is displayed and
sent. Either ringing or a busy signal is then heard as with a standard telephone call.
When the called party answers, press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen
(since the radio is half-duplex, it is not possible to talk and listen at the same time).
Each time the PTT switch is released, a go-ahead tone is sent to the land side party to
indicate when they can respond. To dial a number after the connection is made, press
the PTT switch and dial the number using the microphone keypad.
- If the selected telephone number is not valid, “Invalid” is displayed and an alert tone
sounds. Select a valid number.
4 When the telephone call is finished or if it could not be completed, end it by pressing
the Phone option button or (Clear) button.