Answering A Private Call - Motorola MTS 2000 Operation Manual

You Do
5. If the party you are calling answers,
carry on with your conversation in
the normal radio manner: press and
hold the PTT Switch to talk; release
the PTT Switch to listen.
6. When you have finished the conversa- The radio will return to normal
tion, press the Call button to hang up. operation.

Answering a Private Call

If you press the PTT Switch before you select the PRIVATE CALL button, the
response will be transmitted to everyone in your selected Talkgroup, but the
person calling you will NOT be able to hear you.
When your radio receives a Private Call, you will hear two alert tones [repeat-
ing every 5 seconds for 20 seconds], and the display will alternate between "CALL
RECEIVED" and the home display. The Private Call status annunciator will show
at the top of the display.
You will have 20 seconds to answer the call before the radio automatically
returns to the normal operation.
You Do
1. To respond to the private call, press
the Call Button.
After viewing the caller's ID number, NOTE: If you do not enter the Private
you can decide to either talk privately Call feature [via the Call Button]
[go to step 2], or not answer the call
by letting the remainder of the 20
seconds elapse and returning to
normal operation.
2. Press and hold the PTT Switch to talk. The caller's ID number will remain on
Carry on with your conversation in
the normal radio manner: press and
hold the PTT Switch to talk; release
the PTT Switch to listen.
Snohomish County PUD Radio Operations Manual • Rev. 6/03
The Mobile Radio Does
Your radio and the radio you called
will be in a "private" conversation
that no one else in the radio system
will be able to hear you.
The Mobile Radio Does
The display will show the incoming
caller's ID number, and the call
received annunciator will turn off.
before pressing the PTT Switch, your
transmission will be made as a
Talkgroup transmission, rather than a
private call.
the display for the duration of the call.
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