Making Priority Dispatch Calls - Motorola APX 2 User Manual

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Chapter 7 : Types of Radio Calls
Option
Selective Call
Telephone Call
7.3

Making Priority Dispatch Calls

The Priority Dispatch feature allows you to call the dispatcher on a different talkgroup when a talkgroup
is congested. This talkgroup is called the Priority Talkgroup. Each trunking talkgroup can have an
assigned Priority Talkgroup. Priority Dispatch is not available in Emergency operations. The Scan
feature is suspended when Priority Dispatch is initiated.
Prerequisites: The dispatch console that supports this feature must be programmed to use this
feature. For more information, contact your system administrator.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Priority Dispatch button.
A tone sounds, and the radio enters Priority Dispatch mode. The radio exits this mode when the
Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires.
2 Before the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires, press and hold the PTT button to transmit.
The display shows the Priority Talkgroup alias.
3 To listen, release the PTT button.
The radio exits Priority Dispatch mode, return to its original talkgroup, and displays the home
channel alias.
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Actions
For incoming Selective Calls, your radio automatically plays
the transmission from the call.
a Respond to the call by pressing and holding the PTT
button.
b Speak into the microphone.
Perform one of the following actions:
• To receive call, press Call Response.
• To talk, press and hold the PTT button.
• To listen, release the PTT button.