Tait International Limited TPEHGE User Manual

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 Operation  46
 
Making a group call
Turn the channel selector to select the channel 
with the active group alias or ID.
Hold the radio vertically one to two inches (2.5 to 
5 cm) from your mouth.
Press the PTT key to make the call. 
The LED lights up solid red and the Group Call icon 
 
appears. The first text line shows the group call 
alias.
Wait for the Talk Permit tone to finish (if enabled) 
and speak clearly into the microphone, or
 
wait for the PTT side tone to finish (if enabled) and 
speak clearly into the microphone.
Release the PTT key to listen. 
When the called radio responds, the LED lights up 
green. You see the Group Call icon  , the group 
alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on 
your display.
Your radio may be programmed to create a short 
alert tone the moment the target radio releases the 
PTT key, indicating the channel is free for you to 
respond. Press the PTT key to respond.
 
or
 
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined 
period of time, the call ends.
The radio returns to the screen you were on prior 
to initiating the call.