User's Guide

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General Radio Operations

Table 7: Tx/Rx LED Indicator

Indicator Status

8.1

Transmitting and Receiving Calls

Slow blink-

ing red

The radio is on standby.

1 Press the PTT button to respond.

Solid red The radio is in transmission

mode.

NOTE:

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone (TPT) to end

and speak. If you receive a busy tone, the

channel is either not available, busy, or there

Fast blink-

ing red

IMPORTANT:

The radio is in receiving mode.

is no user reachable within transmission

range.

A quick double beep is heard.

2 Hold the radio vertically by 1 to 2 in. from mouth

when speaking into the microphone.

3 Release the PTT button to listen.

Do not release the PTT button at any given

time when talking on the radio. Whether you are

transmitting using the PTT button or using an

in-line PTT on the earpiece accessory, always

ensure the PTT button is pressed firmly until the

transmission is finished. Releasing the PTT button

while transmitting and trying to immediately press

the PTT button again causes the radio to give a loud

denial tone.

Wait for two seconds and press PTT again to

continue speaking. If you press the PTT button

to transmit and a busy tone is received instead

of a TPT, this means the channel is either not