Operating in conventional mode 63(Depending on how your radio is programmed, youmay be able to press a function key or use yourQuick Access menu to select individual calls.)2 Scroll to the person you want to call and press thePTT key to make the call immediately.3 Alternatively, scroll to the person you want to calland press Select.The message Call...? briefly appears on thedisplay.4 Press the PTT key to make the call.Understanding talkgroupsThis feature is available for digital channels only.A talkgroup is a collection of radio users with whomyou want to have private conversations. For example,a state's public safety agencies could have thefollowing talkgroups:■ Local talkgroups—used by a specific agency tocommunicate within their own local agency. It mayeven be made up of a county of public safety offi-cers.■ Regional talkgroups—used by large state agen-cies that have regional divisions.■ Statewide talkgroups—used by an agency to com-municate with public safety members in anotherregion. Statewide talkgroups, as their name sug-gests, enable public safety agencies to communi-cate with each other from one end of the state tothe other.Individual callCar 2Car 1 SelectCancelCall...?Car 2 MenuCancel
