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Each talkgroup may have one associated Announcement 
Talkgroup (ATG) that it monitors (if set up by your Service 
Provider).
An ATG is a special group which is linked to a number of 
talkgroups and has the highest priority level, thus enabling 
broadcast of the call to all these talkgroups.
When an ATG is selected, the scanning icon is not displayed. 
The MTM800E monitors the ATG scan list instead of the 
selected scan list. The ATG scan list contains all the 
talkgroups associated with a selected ATG. Your Service 
Provider should advise what talkgroups are associated with 
which Announcement Talkgroup.
Your MTM800E will always monitor the Group Calls in the 
ATG scan list. To place an Announcement Call, you must first 
select the specified Announcement Talkgroup as advised by 
your Service Provider, otherwise you will only be able to 
participate when an Announcement Talkgroup is received.
Activation and deactivation of talkgroup scanning has no 
effect on the ATG scan list.
Selecting a Group
You can select a talkgroup in one of the following ways, by 
using the:
• rotary knob
• navigation key
• alphabetical search
• folder search
• numeric keypad entry - Speed Dialing (if configured by 
your Service Provider)
For group scrolling configuration, see page 40.
When you navigate in the favorite folders and select a DMO 
group, your terminal will switch between TMO and DMO (and 
vice-versa).