Motorola XPR 5550 - Manual (Page 34)

Receiving and Making Calls
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Making a Radio Call
After selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber alias
or ID, or group alias or ID by using:
• The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 34)
• A programmed One Touch Access button
• The programmed number keys – This method is for Group,
Private and All Calls only and is used with the keypad
microphone (see Making a Group, Private or All Call with
the Programmable Number Key on page 83).
• Manual Dial (via Contacts) – This method is for Private Calls
only and is dialed using a keypad microphone (see Making a
Private Call by Manual Dial on page 83)
NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on
the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission.
Only target radios with the same Privacy Key as your
radio are able to unscramble the transmission.
See Privacy on page 59 for more information.
The One Touch Access feature allows you to make a
Group or Private Call to a predefined ID easily. This
feature can be assigned to a short or long
programmable button press.You can ONLY have one
ID assigned to a One Touch Access button. Your
radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons
programmed.
Making a Group Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be
configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See
Selecting a Channel on page 18.
OR
Press the programmed One Touch Access button.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
up. The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The
first text line shows the group call alias.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
OR
Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call
icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias
or ID on your display.
5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases