User's Guide

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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 94 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 37.
Press the programmed One Touch Access
button.
2 Hold the microphone 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 one of the following tones to finish (if
enabled), and speak clearly into the microphone.
the Talk Permit Tone
the PTT Sidetone
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
When the target radio responds, the LED blinks
green. You see the Group Call icon, the group
alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on
your display.
6
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.
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined
period of time, the call ends. Radio returns to the
screen you were on prior to initiating the call.
Note: You can also make a Group Call via Contacts
(see Making a Group Call from Contacts on page
60).
Making and Receiving Calls in Non-Connect Plus Mode
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