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You can easily select the home group by pressing and holding the
back key. If voice feedback is activated, the radio plays "Home".
When the home group name is displayed in the idle mode, press and
hold the PTT key. You can start speaking after a short tone is played
and
(transmitting) appears on the display.
You can also set the radio to make a call to the home group when
you press and hold the duty key
. See Duty key setting on
page 94. When you talk, press and hold the duty key
.
Dynamic talk groups
Dynamic talk groups can be added to and removed from the
memory of the radio over the air by your service provider or network
operator. When groups are added or removed, a notification is
displayed, such as
Group added
. A notification tone may also be
played. Your organisation can define whether the tone is played or
not. It is also possible to set the tone
On
or
Off
by selecting
Menu
→
Talk groups
→
Group settings
→
DGNA tone
.
To view the changes, press
View
. The changes are saved in the
Group journal
; see Group journal on page 50.
In each folder, the dynamic groups are shown at the end of the
group list if the folder has been set to show dynamic groups. For
details, contact your network operator or service provider.
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Start group communication
To start group communication, group calls must be on. Select a
folder and a talk group you primarily want to communicate with,
activate scanning if you want, and select the groups you want to
scan. You may also define how you want the PTT key to function.
Switch group calls on and off
1. Select
Menu
→
Talk groups
→
Group settings
→
Group calls
.
2. To switch group calls on, scroll to
On
, and press
OK
. To switch
group calls off, scroll to
Off
, and press
OK
.
