Push-To-Talk (Ptt) Button; Identifying Status Indicators - Motorola ASTRO APX User Manual

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

The PTT button on the side of the
microphone serves two basic
purposes:
•
While a call is in progress, the
PTT button allows the radio to
transmit to other radios in the
call.
Press and hold down PTT
button to talk. Release the PTT
button to listen.
The microphone is activated
when the PTT button is pressed.
•
While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
a new call. See Making a Radio Call on page 32 for more
information.
PTT Button

Identifying Status Indicators

Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
TMS Menu Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20
Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25
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