Chapter 7
Types of Radio Calls
Your radio can make a Talkgroup, Private, Selective, Status, and Telephone call in conventional and/or
trunking mode.
Call Type
Conventional
Mode
Trunking
Mode
SmartConnect
Talkgroup Call
This feature is a point-to-multipoint call
operation. Your radio must be config-
ured as a member of the talkgroup
for you to communicate within the talk-
group.
Private Call
This feature is a call from one individu-
al radio to another.
Selective Call
This feature is a call from an individual
radio to another individual radio with
privacy.
Telephone Call
This feature allows you to receive calls
similar to standard phone calls from a
landline phone.
7.1
Making Calls
Procedure:
1
Make calls by using the following options.
Option
Actions
Talkgroup Call
a
To transmit, press and hold the
PTT
button.
b
Perform one of the following actions:
• Trunking – Wait for the Talk Permit tone, then speak
into the microphone.
• Conventional – Speak into the microphone.
c
To listen, release the
PTT
button.
NOTE:
You cannot transmit longer than the preset
Time-Out Timer setting. If you attempt to do so,
the radio automatically stops your transmission,
and you hear a tone.
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