Tait TP3300 User manual - Making A Private Call

47  Operation

Making a private call

1 Turn the channel selector to select the channel 

with the active subscriber alias or ID.

2 Hold the radio vertically one to two inches (2.5 to 

5 cm) from your mouth.

3 Press the PTT key to make the call. 

The LED lights up red. The Private Call icon 

appears. The first text line shows the subscriber 

alias. The second text line displays the call status.

4 Wait for the Talk Permit tone to finish (if enabled) 

and speak clearly into the microphone.

5 Release the PTT key to listen. 

When the target radio responds, the LED lights up 

green.

6 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.

7 You hear a short tone. The display shows 

Call Ended.

Turning scanning on and off

16-key and 4-key radios

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Press the function key programmed to turn scan 

on and off.

or

1 Press Menu and select Scan > Scan Switch.

2 Select On or Off.

If you cannot turn on scanning, select a scan list 

first (Scan > Scan List).