Operating in conventional mode 53
Making a call
1
Select the required channel or scan group.
You may need to select the zone you want first, then select
the channel or group from that zone.
2
Check that the channel is clear. If the green LED is glow-
ing, the channel is busy and you may not be able to trans-
mit.
3
Once the channel is clear (the green LED is off), lift the
microphone off the microphone clip.
4
Hold the microphone about 5cm (2 inches) from
your mouth.
5
Press and hold the PTT key to transmit.
6
Speak clearly into the microphone and release the PTT
key when you have finished talking.
While you are transmitting, the
red LED glows and the transmit
symbol
appears in the
display.
Transmit timer
Your radio may have a transmit timer that limits the amount
of time you can transmit continuously.
When the transmit timer is about to
expire, the message
Transmit
timeout imminent
appears in the
display, the red LED flashes and the
radio gives three beeps.
If the transmit timer has timed out, you must release the PTT
before you can transmit again.
Your radio may be unable to transmit for a short time after
the transmit timer has expired.
Calling...
Dispatcher
Clear
Transmit
timeout
imminent
