ADVANCED FEATURES
Advanced Call Features
Making a Priority Dispatch Call
If a talkgroup is congested, the Priority Dispatch
feature allows you to call the dispatcher on a
different talkgroup. This talkgroup is called the
Priority Talkgroup. Each trunking talkgroup can have
its own assigned Priority Talkgroup. Priority Dispatch
is not available during Emergency operations. Scan
feature is suspended when Priority Dispatch is
initiated.
Dispatch console that supports this feature must be
preprogrammed to use this feature. Check with your
dealer or system administrator for more information
on a dispatch console supporting this feature.
Procedure:
1.
Press the preprogrammed
Priority Dispatch
button.
A tone sounds and the radio enters Priority
Dispatch mode. The radio exits this mode when
the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires.
2.
Before the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer
expires, press and hold the
PTT
button to
transmit.
The display shows the Priority Talkgroup alias.
3.
Release the
PTT
button to listen.
The radio exits Priority Dispatch mode, returns to
its original talkgroup, and displays the home
channel alias.
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