User's Guide

Group or Private Call to a predefined ID easily.
This feature can be assigned to a short or long
programmable button press. You can ONLY have
one ID assigned to a One Touch Access button.
Your radio can have multiple One Touch Access
buttons programmed.
— The programmed number keys – This method is
for Group, Private and All Calls only and is used
with the keypad (see Making a Group, Private or
All Call with the Programmable Number Key on
page 55).
— A programmable button – This method is for
Phone Calls only (see Making a Phone Call with
the Programmable Phone Button on page 56).
— The Contacts list (see Contact Settings on page
70).
— Manual Dial – This method is for Private and
Phone Calls only and is dialed using the keypad
(see Making a Private Call from Contacts on page
72, and ).
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 OR the same Key Value and Key ID as
your radio will be able to unscramble the
transmission.
Note: See Privacy on page 111 for more information.
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 45
— 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 Group Call
icon appears in the top right corner. The first text
line shows the group call alias.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled),
and speak clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
When the target radio responds, the LED blinks
green, the radio unmutes and the response
sounds through the radio’s speaker. You see the
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