Group calls, Joining a talkgroup, Making group calls – Motorola NNTN5565A User Manual

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Advanced Calling Features

Group Calls

A group call is similar to a Private call, but is made
to all members of a Talkgroup at once.

Before you can make or receive group calls, a
Talkgroup must be established. After the Talkgroup
is established, you must join the Talkgroup.

Joining a Talkgroup

Your sales representative or your service provider
establishes Talkgroups for you and assigns each
Talkgroup a Talkgroup number. You can choose a
name for each of your Talkgroups when you create
entries for them in Contacts.

To receive group calls made to any of these
Talkgroups, you must join the Talkgroup.

1 Press

A

under Contcs. -or-

From the main menu, scroll to Contacts and
press

O

.

2 Scroll to the Talkgroup you want to join.
3 Press

A

under Join.

Note: You can only monitor one Talkgroup at a

time.

Making Group Calls

1 Press

#

. Then enter the Talkgroup number

using the keypad. -or-

Choose the Talkgroup name from Contacts or
recent calls list.

2 Proceed as if making a Private call.

Receiving Group Calls

To answer a group call:

Proceed as if answering a Private call. Only one
person at a time may speak on a group call.

The Private ID or name of the person who is
speaking will appear on the display below the
Talkgroup number.

Turning off Group Calls

To set your phone to prevent you from hearing
group calls to your Talkgroup:

1 From the main menu, select Settings > 2-Way

Radio > Tkgrp Silent.

2 Set this option On.

To set your phone to let you hear group calls to
your Talkgroup:

Set Tkgrp Silent to Off in step 2.

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