Push-To-Talk (Ptt) Button; Identifying Status Indicators - Motorola ASTRO APX O2 Control Head Mobile Radio User Manual

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

The PTT button on the side of the
microphone serves two basic
purposes:
•
While a call is in progress, the
PTT button allows the radio to
transmit to other radios in the
call.
Press and hold down PTT
button to talk. Release the PTT
button to listen.
The microphone is activated
when the PTT button is pressed.
•
While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
a new call. See Making a Radio Call on page 35 for more
information.
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Identifying Status Indicators

Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
PTT
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19
Button
Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24
Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25
Alert Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 26
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
TMS Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22