Testing Private Calls

WAVE clients can only initiate Private Calls to users in their Contact list. In the WAVE 3000 Server, click Users to open the Users list. In the Contacts column, click the numbered link in the row of the desired user. When the Contacts page opens, select and save the contacts to add.

Private Calls are half-duplex and time-out after the duration specified in Setup > WAVE Mobile Communicator > Private Call Inactivity.

On WAVE clients, there is no option to answer a Private Call. By default, WAVE clients automatically accept Private Calls, and audio comes through immediately. WAVE clients can terminate a Private Call using the red disconnect button.

On WAVE clients, all Talk Groups are automatically muted during a Private Call to prevent the distraction of Talk Group audio from playing during the Private Call. Once the Private Call times out, all Talk Groups return to their previous muted or unmuted states.

On the Linked Capacity Plus radio (for radios with a display only), press the Menu button and navigate to Contacts, then press enter (the central button). Navigate to the contact you wish to call. If the contact does not exist, then select Manual and add the Subscriber ID of the WAVE Mobile Communicator client you wish to call. When the Subscriber ID is on-screen, press the transmit button (the same button you would normally use to transmit over a Talk Group).

The WAVE client should chime and buzz to indicate an incoming connection. The screen automatically switches to the Directory tab, and any audio transmitted by the radio comes through immediately. Communication is half-duplex. Wait until the radio completes transmission, and then respond back using the transmit button at the bottom of the WAVE Mobile Communicator client screen.

On the WAVE client, tap the Directory tab and then tap to select a radio user to call. Once the user to call is selected, press and hold the Push to Talk button at the bottom of the screen to initiate the call. The WAVE client sounds an audio chime to denote a call in progress. If the user is not available, a negative chime sounds and a notice appears. Once the call goes through, hold the button down to transmit.

On the radio receiving the call, the audio from the Private Call should come through clearly, and the radio should indicate a call is in progress. The radio can respond by pressing and holding the transmit button. Audio should come out of the WAVE client clearly.

On the WAVE client, tap the Directory tab and then tap to select a WAVE Mobile Communicator user to call. The receiving WAVE Mobile Communicator client plays a sound to indicate the reception of the Private Call. Private Calls cannot be rejected, and audio begins immediately. (All Private Calls are considered “barge-in” calls). The WAVE Mobile Communicator client receiving the call automatically switches to the Directory tab. Press and hold the transmit button at the bottom of the client to transmit.