Receiving And Responding To A Radio Call; Receiving And Responding To A Group Call - Vertex Standard VXD-720 Operating Manual

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Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

O n c e t h e c h a n n e l ,
LED Indicator
subscriber ID or group
ID is displayed, you
can proceed to receive
and respond to calls.
T h e L E D l i g h t s u p
solid green while the
radio is transmitting
and blinks green when
the radio is receiving.
NOTE: The LED lights
up solid green
w h i l e t h e
radio is transmitting and blinks green rap-
idly when the radio is receiving a privacy-
enabled call.
To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your
radio must have the same Privacy Key,
OR the same Key Value and Key ID (pro-
grammed by your dealer), as the transmit-
ting radio (the radio you are receiving the
call from).
See Privacy on page 72 for more informa-
tion .

1 Receiving and Responding to a Group Call

To receive a call from a group of users, your radio
must be configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home
screen):
1 The LED blinks green.
2 The first line of the display shows the caller
alias, and the RSSI icon. The second line dis-
plays the group alias and the Group Call icon (in
Digital mode only).
3 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0
cm) from your mouth.
4 If the Channel Free Indication feature is en-
abled, you will hear a short alert tone the mo-
ment the transmitting radio releases the PTT
button, indicating the channel is free for you to
respond. Press the PTT button to respond to
the call.
5 The LED lights up solid green.
6 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if en-
abled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
OR
Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if en-
abled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
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