Use the Quick Text Message or Call Alert features to
contact an individual radio. See Text Message
Features on page 62 or Call Alert Operation on
page 56 for more information.
1 Do one of the following.
• Select the channel with the active subscriber
alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page
30.
• Press the programmed One Touch Access
button.
2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0
cm) from your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call.
The LED lights up solid green. The first text line
shows the private call icon. The second text line
displays the private call alias.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled),
and speak clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
When the target radio responds, the LED blinks
green.
6
If the Channel Free Indication feature is
enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment
the transmitting radio releases the PTT button,
indicating the channel is free for you to respond.
Press the PTT button to respond.
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined
period of time, the call ends. You hear a short
tone. The display shows Call Ended.
You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see
Making a Private Call from Contacts on page 50).
Making an All Call
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the
channel. Your radio must be programmed to allow
you to use this feature.
Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.
1 Select the channel with the active All Call group
alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page 30.
2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0
cm) from your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call.
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