Conventional Mode - Motorola PTX760 Manual

Personality
Incoming calls to fixed and dynamic group
numbers are detailed in Receiving a Call and
displayed under Call Progress - Receiving.
To make an outgoing call to a selected
talkgroup, press the PTT and speak after the
confidence tone.
Calls are cleared in the normal manner.
If the system is busy an engaged tone will be
heard, release the PTT and wait for the
confidence tone. You may then proceed with
the call by pressing the PTT.
When in Talkgroup personality, you can still
make an individual or status call using the
keypad or entering the Contact List via the
menu as detailed in RADIO CALLS - Contact
List.

Conventional Mode

In the conventional mode your radio operates
as a standard two-way radio.
Select the personality "Conventional" as
described in Personality Selection, the
display shows:
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Channel xx
where xx is the channel number. Use the
rotary knob (1) to display and select the
desired channel.
Prior to transmission always make sure that
the channel is free (red LED not flashing).
Press the PTT (4) to transmit, release to listen.
The red LED lights while the radio transmits
and flashes if the channel is busy.
Some channels may be monitored for activity
by pressing the clear button (3). The L icon
will be displayed until the channel is changed
or the clear button is pressed again.
In the conventional mode, the radio is
equipped with a time out timer. A speech
limitation alert tone will sound a few seconds
before the transmitter in your radio is switched
off. The call timed out tone will sound and
continue until the PTT is released.
To generate DTMF tones, press and hold the
PTT while entering the desired number.