Receiving And Responding To A Talkgroup Call; Receiving And Responding To A Private Call (Trunking Only) - Motorola APX 1000 User Manual

• In conventional mode, the LED lights up solid yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission.
• In trunking mode, there is no LED indication when the radio receives a transmission.
• If the radio is receiving a secure transmission, the LED blinks yellow.
1.5.1

Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call

Prerequisites: To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that
talkgroup.
When and where to use: When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home screen) the radio
displays the following depending on the system your radio is configured to:
• For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup
alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID.
• For Trunking system, the display shows the caller alias or ID.
Procedure:
1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call.
The LED lights up solid red.
3 Release the PTT button to listen.
See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 52
1.5.2

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)

When and where to use:
A Private Call is a call from one individual radio to another.
The one-to-one call between the two radios are not heard by the others in the current talkgroup. The
calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the
caller ID.
NOTICE: With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), when there is no response from the
receiving radio, the calling radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone after the timer
expires.
When you receive a Private Call, you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The display
shows Call received and the call received icon blinks.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
• Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp.
• Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin.
If the caller alias is in the call list, the display shows the caller alias during the call.
If the caller name is not in the call list, the display shows the caller ID.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
3 Press or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
See also Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 53
Chapter 1: General Radio Operation
for details on making a Talkgroup Call.
for details on making a Private Call.
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