Motorola Barrage  V860 User Instructions Download Page 2

Basic Phone Operation

Your phone supports 

Push-to-Talk

 (PTT), which allows 

you to use your phone like a walkie-talkie to commu-
nicate with an individual or group of individuals who 
are also Verizon Push-To-Talk subscribers.

To power phone off/on

Press the red Power/End Key until the phone powers off/on.

Volume adjustments

Press the arrow keys at the side of the phone. The top arrow increases 
the volume and the bottom decreases volume.

To make an emergency call

Press 112 and the green Call Key.

To redial the last number called

Press the green Call Key twice.

To answer & end a call

To answer press the green Call Key.
To end press the red Power/End Key.

To make a call

1.  Dial the areacode, and the phone number.  

Push-to-Talk Indicators

When you view PTT contacts and groups, the following indicators beside 
the entries show their 

AVAILABILITY

.

indicator & message

status

individual available

contact online (available for PTT call)

individual unavailable

contact offline (unavailable)

group available

group online (available)

group unavailable

group offline (unavailable)

The following indicators show 

PTT Call Status

:

indicator & message

Connecting to 

contact

Push-to-Talk Operation

Activate PTT Mode

1.  From the main screen, press the (OK) Key to open the 

MENU

.

2.  Use the 

NAV

igation Key to scroll to 

SETTINGS & TOOLS

 and press (OK).

3.  Scroll to 

CALL SETTINGS

 and press (OK).

4.  Scroll to 

PTT MODE

 and press (OK).

5.  Scroll to 

ON

 and press (OK).

The signal strength indicator reverses colors when 

PTT MODE

 

is set to 

ON

 and the phone is registered with the PTT server. 

PTT Calls

Note:

 PTT MODE must be set to ON to use PTT features. You 

can make a private PTT call or a group PTT call to other Verizon  
Wireless® PTT subscribers.

You can make two types of PTT Calls:

•  ALERT CALL - When you place an alert call, the PTT call recipient’s 

phone plays an audible tone and displays a message indicating that 
someone wants to speak to the recipient. The recipient can accept or 
decline the call. Alert calls cannot be sent to groups.

•  BARGE CALL - When you place a barge call, the recipient’s phone 

plays an audible tone, and the call automatically connects. Barge 
calls, as the caller simply keys the PTT and begins talking. They can 
be heard over the recipents speaker. 

PTT Call Basics

To speak

 during a PTT call, hold the PTT Key and speak after the tone. 

Only one person can speak at a time.

To let others speak

, release the PTT Key.

To end a call

, press the Power/End Key.

To Make a PTT Alert Call

1.  Dial the PTT recipient’s ten digit number or select the recipient from 

the PTT phone book. 

2.  Press the Alert Key. Your phone will display 

Press PTT Key to Alert

.

3.  Press the PTT Key to alert the recipient. Your phone plays “PTT 

Outgoing Alert” tones and displays 

Alerting

If the called party answers the alert, your phone displays 

Listening 

To

, and you will hear the called party speaking. If the called party 

chooses to ignore the alert, or if the phone is unavailable to accept a 
PTT call, your phone will display 

Unavailable

.

When the called party is finished speaking, you will hear the “Floor 
Available” tone, and your phone will display 

Connected To

.

4.  Press and hold the PTT Key to talk.

5.  Release the PTT Key when finished speaking. This allows the called 

party to reply.

6.  Press the Power/End Key to end the call.

To Make a PTT Barge Call 

(no alert given to recipient)

1.  Dial the PTT recipient’s ten digit number. 

2.  Press and hold the PTT Key, and listen for the “Ok to Talk” tone. The 

message 

CONNECTED TO

 will appear on the main screen. Speak 

while holding the PTT Key down.

3.  Press the Power/End Key to end the call.

Answer a PTT Call

Note:

 To receive PTT calls, you must be set PTT MODE to ON.

Incoming Barge Call

When you receive a barge call, your phone plays the “Barge” tone. You 
then hear the calling party speaking. Your phone will display the calling 
party’s wireless number. 

1.  Press and hold the PTT Key to talk.

2.  Release the PTT Key to let the other party talk.

3.  Press the Power/End Key to end the call.

Incoming Alert Call

When you receive an alert, your phone plays the “PTT Alert” tone and 
displays Incoming Alert, along with the phone number of the calling 
party. The “PTT Alert” tone repeats every five seconds until answered or 
ignored, or until twenty seconds have passed.

1. 

To answer the alert

, press and hold the PTT Key, and begin talking. 

To ignore the alert

, press the Ignore Key.

2.  Release the PTT Key to let the other party talk.

3.  Press the Power/End Key to end the call.

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