Motorola APX 8000, User Manual

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• For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights
up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup
alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID.
• For Trunking system, the display shows the caller
alias or ID.
1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0
cm) from your mouth.
2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call.
The LED lights up solid red.
3 Release the PTT button to listen.
See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 42 for
details on making a Talkgroup Call.
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking
Only)
A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to
another individual radio.
The one-to-one call between the two radios are not
heard by the others in the current talkgroup. The
calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving
radio is active on the system and can display the
caller ID.
Note
With the inactivity timer enabled (optional),
when there is no response from the receiving
radio, the calling radio exits the call with Menu
Inactive Exit tone after the timer expires.
When you receive a Private Call, you hear two alert
tones and the LED blinks green. The display shows
CALL RCV
, alternating with the caller alias (name) or
ID (number).
1 Press the Call Response button within 20
seconds after the call indicators begin.
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the
PTT button to listen.
3 Press the Call Response button to hang up and
return to the Home screen.
You cannot initiate a Private Call.
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call
(Trunking Only)
This feature allows you to receive calls similar to
standard phone calls from a landline phone.
General Radio Operation
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