User's Manual

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call
A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to
another individual radio.
When you receive a Private Call, the LED blinks
green
. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call
sounds through the radio's speaker.
1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0
cm) from your mouth.
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If the Channel Free Indication feature is
enabled, you hear a short alert tone the
moment the transmitting radio releases the
PTT button, indicating the channel is free for
you to respond. Press the PTT button to
respond.
The LED lights up solid green.
2 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled),
and speak clearly into the microphone.
3 Release the PTT button to listen.
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period
of time, the call ends.
See Making a Private Call on page
27 for details on
making a Private Call.
Receiving an All Call
An All Call is a call from an individual radio to every
radio on the channel. It is used to make important
announcements requiring the user’s full attention.
When you receive an All Call, a tone sounds and the
LED blinks green.
Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds
through the radio speaker.
An All Call does not wait for a predetermined period
of time before ending.
If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled,
you will hear a short alert tone the moment the
transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating
the channel is now available for use.
You cannot respond to an All Call.
Note: The radio stops receiving the All Call if you
switch to a different channel while receiving the call.
During an All Call, you will not
be able to use any
programmed button functions until the call ends.
Making and Receiving Calls
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