Push-­To-­Talk (Ptt) Button - Vertex Standard VXD-720 Operating Manual

Push-­To-­Talk ( PTT ) Button
The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two
basic purposes:
PTT Button
lows the radio to transmit to other radios in the
call.
Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Re-­
lease the PTT button to listen.
The microphone is activated when the PTT but-­
ton is pressed.
used to make a new call (see Making a Radio
Call on page 41).
If the Talk Permit Tone (see Turning the Talk
Permit Tone On or Off on page 90) or the PTT
Sidetone
tone ends before talking.
During a call, if the Channel Free Indication
You will also hear the Channel Free Indication
PTT button al-­
PTT button is
is enabled, wait until the short alert
feature is enabled on your radio (programmed
by your dealer), you will hear a short alert tone
the moment the target radio (the radio that is
receiving your call) releases the PTT button, in-­
dicating the channel is free for you to respond.
tone if your call is interrupted, for example when
the radio receives an Emergency Call.
You can turn off the Channel Free Indication
tone or the PTT Sidetone
radio tones and alerts (see Turning the Radio
Tones/Alerts On or Off on page 89).
by disabling all
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