Receiving and Making Calls
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Making a Private Call 
While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call    
initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio 
must be programmed for you to initiate a Private Call.
You will hear a negative indicator tone, when you make a 
Private Call via the One Touch Access button or the Channel 
Selector Knob, if this feature is not enabled.
Use the Quick Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an 
individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 28 or 
Call Alert Operation on page 24 for more information.
Procedure:
1 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with 
the active subscriber ID.
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.
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 will 
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases 
the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to 
respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
OR
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of 
time, the call ends.
7 You hear a short tone.
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.
Procedure:
1 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with 
the active All Call group ID.
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.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak 
clearly into the microphone.
OR
 Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and 
speak clearly into the microphone.
Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.
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