Methods To Make A Radio Call; Making A Talkgroup Call - Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

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General Radio Operation
When you receive a Telephone Call, you hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green. The
backlight of the screen turns green.The display shows Phone call and the call received icon blinks.
Procedure:
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
3 Press or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to hang up and return to the Home
screen.
See also Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) on page 45
Call.
1.6

Methods to Make a Radio Call

You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by using:
• The preprogrammed Zone menu.
• The Mode Rocker .
• A preprogrammed One Touch button.
• The Contacts list (see
NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled,
when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon
feature exit.
1.6.1

Making a Talkgroup Call

Prerequisites: To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that
talkgroup.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
• or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp. The display shows
the last-selected talkgroup. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel .
• Use the Mode Rocker to select the channel with the desired talkgroup.
2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call.
The radio shows different indicators based on the system the radio is configured.
• For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid red. The display shows the
talkgroup alias or ID.
• For Trunking system, the LED lights up solid red.
4 Speak clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
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Contacts on page 55).
for details on making a Telephone