Motorola T56MN1 User Manual

Push-to-Talk

PTT

Button

one or more, talk to them all

Private calls

Private calls are push-to-talk calls between two people.

Make and answer private calls

To make a private call:

• Enter the recipient’s PTT

number.

• Press Menu / >

Contacts, and select a

contact that has a PTT
number.

To talk, press and hold the PTT Button. To listen,
release the PTT Button.

To answer a private call, press the PTT Button after the
caller has stopped talking.

To end a private call, press End/Power @ or do
nothing. The call will end after a few seconds.

Set push-to-talk speaker

You can listen to push-to-talk calls through your
phone’s speaker or earpiece. Press Speaker ) to turn
the speaker on or off.

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Call alerts

Use call alerts to tell someone you want to speak to
them.

To send a call alert:

• Enter a Private ID, and press

press the PTT Button.

Contacts, and highlight a contact containing a

• Press

Private ID. Press
when prompted.

When you receive a call alert, you can:

•Answer: Press the PTT Button to begin a private call

with the sender.

• Queue: Press

call alert queue.

•Clear: Press

alert.

Note: Call alerts will automatically be moved to the
queue after a few minutes of inactivity. You won’t be
able to make phone calls or private calls until the call
alert is moved, or you’ve chosen one of the options
above.

Alert, and press the PTT Button

Queue to store the call alert to the

Clear to dismiss and delete the call

Alert. When prompted,

Turn off a call alert

You can press the volume keys to turn off a call alert
before answering the call.

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SDG calls

Need to talk to more than one person at a time? With
SDG (Selective Dynamic Group) calls you can talk to up
to 20 people at a time.

Note: To store groups on your phone you need a
group-call-capable SIM card. Contact your service
provider for more information.

Create SDG lists in contacts

Find it: Menu / > Contacts

1 Select [New SDG List].

2 If you want to assign a name to the SDG list, enter

the name.

Note: If you do not assign a name, the SDG list is
named “SDG” followed by the number of members
in the SDG list. For example, “SDG (8)” for an SDG
list with eight members.

3 Add Private IDs.

Save.

4 Press

Make SDG calls

1 From Contacts or the recent calls list, scroll to or

select the SDG list you want.

2 Press the PTT button.

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Web

Find it: Menu / > Net

Note: Your service provider may charge you to surf the

Web or download data.

Go to a Web site

1 From the home page, select Go to URL.

Edit.

2 Press

3 Enter the Web address and press

Ok to go to the Web site.

4 Press

Create a bookmark

1 While on a Web page, press and hold Menu / >

Mark page.

2 Name the bookmark and select

Access a bookmark

From a web page:

1 Press and hold Menu / > Favorites.

2 Highlight a bookmark and press r, or press its

number on the keypad.

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Done.

Save.

Text entry

Your phone provides convenient ways to enter words,
letters, punctuation, and numbers whenever you are
prompted to enter text (for example, when adding a
contact or when sending a message).

Change character input mode

1 When you see a screen where you can enter text,

press Menu / to change the character input mode.

2 Select one of the following options:

Options

Alpha Press a key one or more times to

cycle through the letters and
numbers of that key. When you
see the character you want, just
press another key or wait a
second or two to move on.

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Options

Word Predictive text – predicts the word

you want, with just one keypress
per letter. If the prediction is
correct, press the Navigation Key
right to accept the word. If the
prediction is not correct, press
and hold the Navigation Key down
to see other options. Highlight the
correct word and press r to
select.

Symbols Enter symbols.

Numeric Enter numbers.

Text Settings Select the desired entry language

and Word Prediction features.

Insert Select an item to be inserted,

such a picture, an audio clip or a
voice recording.

Note: Only available when using
MMS messaging.

Tip: When entering text, press and hold # to change
letter capitalization (Abc > ABC > abc).

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Contacts

Store a phone number or Private ID

Find it: Menu / > Contacts > [New Contact]

1 Enter a name for the new contact. Each contact’s

name can contain up to 20 characters.

2 Select a ringtone.

3 Select a type for the contact (

Work1, Work2, Home, Email, Fax, Pager, Talkgroup,
SDG, Msg Group, IP, or Other). Choose Private to

store a Private ID.

4 Enter the number for the contact and press

Call a stored phone number or
Private ID

Find it: Menu / > Contacts

1 Scroll to the contacts.

2 If the contacts contains more than one number,

scroll left or right until the type of number you want
to call is displayed (such as

Work2, Home).

3 If you chose a phone number, press Talk ` to begin

a call. If you chose a Private ID, Talkgroup ID, or SDG
list, press and hold the PTT Button to start a call.

Mobile, Private,

Save.

Mobile, Private, Work1,

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Messaging

Find it: Menu / > Messages

Your phone can use both SMS and Multimedia
Messaging Service (MMS) messaging. The type of
messaging your phone uses is determined by your
service provider.

Create & send messages

Find it: Menu / > Messages > [Create Message]

1 Enter the phone number of the person you want to

send the message to and press r, or press
to select a contact or recent call.

2 Enter your message in the

3 Optionally, insert (embed) or attach a picture, sound,

or quick note.

• Quick notes are short, pre-written phrases.

QNotes to enter a quick note.

Press

• To insert pictures, sounds, (audio files), or voice

recordings into the body of your message,
press Menu / >

Picture

, Insert Audio, Capture Picture, or

Record Voice.

Note: You can only insert one item at a time. To
remove an item from a message, highlight it
and press

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Delete.

Mesg field.

Insert > Add QNotes, Add

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