Initiating A Telephone Call - Motorola ASTRO XTL 5000 User Manual

Initiating a Telephone Call

The display shows the desired telephone number.
Press the PTT button to initiate the phone call to the number on
the display.
The phone number being called remains on the display.
If the system does not acknowledge the call, your radio displays
12 $&.12:/('*( .
Notes:
• If the phone system is malfunctioning or not currently
available, the display shows 12 3+21( , and you hear a
continuous tone when you press the PTT button.
• If the phone system is busy, and not available at all, then the
display will show 3+21( %86< . If you hear a continuous tone,
the system phone connection is busy. You should exit phone
mode and try again.
• If the display shows 3+21( %86< and you hear a busy tone,
then there is no channel available, and the radio will
automatically connect when the channel is ready.
• After reaching the number you are calling, you might need to
dial an extension number before you can reach your party.
You also have the option of sending in additional digits
(overdial) to the telephone system (for example, credit card
numbers and PINs).
- If your radio is programmed for live overdial, every digit
pressed after the phone call has been established is sent
into the telephone system.
- If your radio is programmed for buffered overdial, the digits
pressed are queued into the radio's memory, and they are
all sent in together upon the next PTT button press. You
cannot send in digits and talk on the same PTT button
press. If you press the PTT button to send the digits, you
must release the PTT button and press it again if you wish
to transmit your voice.
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