Tait TM8250 Operator's Manual page 5

Operating in conventional mode .............................................. 43
Selecting a zone ....................................................................................... 44
Selecting a channel ................................................................................... 45
Selecting a group ...................................................................................... 48
Checking that a channel is clear ................................................................ 51
Making a call ........................................................................................... 53
Making a local call ................................................................................... 54
Making a call using your address book ...................................................... 56
Connecting to a telephone network .......................................................... 58
Making an emergency call ........................................................................ 60
Sending a status message ......................................................................... 60
Transmitting at low power ........................................................................ 61
Ending active calls .................................................................................... 63
Activating the repeater before a call .......................................................... 64
Communicating directly with other radios ................................................. 65
Receiving a call ......................................................................................... 66
Receiving a text message .......................................................................... 66
Hearing faint and noisy signals ................................................................. 68
Using your radio in different repeater areas ............................................... 70
Scanning a group of channels ................................................................... 71
Changing the signalling used on a channel ............................................... 79
Dual radio operation (TM8260 only) ........................................ 81
About the foreground and background radio ............................................. 82
Dual radio display states and descriptions ................................................. 83
Radio controls in a dual radio system ........................................................ 84
Switching between radios (changing the foreground radio) ........................ 85
Making a call on more than one radio (dual transmit) ................................ 86
Monitoring more than one radio (dual receive) .......................................... 87
Cross-band repeater mode ........................................................................ 88
Operating in MPT trunked mode .............................................. 89
Changing your operating mode ................................................................. 90
Checking that your network is available .................................................... 91
Changing your network ............................................................................ 91
Making a preset call ................................................................................. 93
About talkgroups and scan groups ............................................................ 95
Making a talkgroup call ............................................................................ 96
Changing group membership .................................................................... 97
About emergency operation .................................................................... 101
Dialling a PABX number ......................................................................... 103
Dialling a PSTN number .......................................................................... 103
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