Sending A Conventional Call; Receiving A Trunked Or Conventional Call; Failsoft Operation (Trunked Systems Only) - Motorola MTX8250 User Manual

SENDING A CONVENTIONAL CALL

1 Turn the radio on and select the desired
conventional zone and channel (see
"Selecting a Trunked or Conventional
Zone").
2 Press and hold the PTT button on the side
of the radio and speak slowly and clearly
into the microphone area. The red LED
lights continuously when the radio is
transmitting.
3 When you have finished talking, release the
PTT button to listen.
Note: In the United States, FCC regulations
require you to monitor the conventional
channels before sending a call. The
monitor feature can be accessed through
one of your programmable buttons.
• If the mode-busy feature is enabled, a
blinking red LED on receive (PTT button
released) indicates that the mode is
currently busy.
• If a mode is programmed for receive only,
any attempt to transmit on that mode will
cause an invalid-mode tone to sound until
the PTT button is released.
RECEIVING A TRUNKED OR
CONVENTIONAL CALL
1 Turn your radio on.
2 Adjust your radio's volume.
3 Use the Mode Selector knob to select the
desired trunked talkgroup or conventional
channel.
• Make sure the PTT button is released.
4 Listen for voice activity. The LED indicator
flashes green when your radio is receiving.
FAILSOFT OPERATION (TRUNKED
SYSTEMS ONLY)
This feature is programmable by your
authorized Motorola dealer.
The "failsoft" system ensures continual radio
communications capability during a trunked
system failure. Your radio will automatically go
into failsoft operation, if the central trunking
controller fails for any reason. While in failsoft
operation, your radio will transmit and receive
on a predetermined frequency on a
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