# Using the Dispatch Panel

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## Dispatch Portal

When you first open a Sonoran Radio community with standalone enabled, you will see this page:

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To join the radio, press **Connect.** After connecting, you will be greeted with a row of channels, and a list of connected users underneath them

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### Hotkeys (Keybinds)

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Push-to-talk key binds are only global in the [desktop application](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/download-the-app).

On web, the browser window must be in focus.
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<summary>Dispatch Hotkeys</summary>

Hotkeys allow for faster actions at the press of a button. These can be configured by clicking the gear icon to open the settings menu.

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* [Push to Talk](#transmitting-push-to-talk)
* [AI Mode Toggle](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/integrations/dispatch-ai#via-hotkey)
* [Temporary Per-Channel Push to Talk](#transmitting-push-to-talk)
* [Tone Board](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/tutorials/usage/dispatch-panel/custom-tone-board)
* [Change Group Tab](#switching-transmit-and-scanned-channels-1)
* [Change Channel](#switching-transmit-and-scanned-channels)
* [Volume Change](#volume-sliders)

Right click on a hotkey button for the option to clear it.

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### Transmitting (Push to Talk)

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<summary>Dispatch Push To Talk</summary>

To transmit over Sonoran Radio, you can press the microphone button on the top-left.

Alternatively, use the [PTT hotkey](#hotkeys-keybinds).

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To temporarily transmit in a single channel, and move back to your original channel afterwards, select the keyboard icon to set a per-channel XMIT hotkey.

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### Switching Transmit and Scanned Channels

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<summary>Switching Transmit and Scanned Channels</summary>

To switch to another channel, click the microphone button on the channel card.

`CTRL` + `Click` on the microphone option to transmit on multiple channels at once.

[You can also change channels via hotkey.](#hotkeys-keybinds)

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### Scanning (Listen) To Multiple Channels

Select the headphone icon on each channel to listen in.\
You can listen to multiple channels at once.

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### Drag and Drop Users

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<summary>User Drag-And-Drop</summary>

Change a user's channel ([requires permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/getting-started/invite-and-manage-users#manage-user-permissions)) by dragging and dropping their name into the channel header.

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### User Actions

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<summary>User Actions (Right Click)</summary>

Right click in the user to:

* Kick the user from the channel ([Requires Permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/getting-started/invite-and-manage-users#manage-user-permissions))
* Clear the [user's panic status](#unit-panic)
* Move the user to a different channel ([Requires Permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/getting-started/invite-and-manage-users#manage-user-permissions))
* Adjust the user's volume ([Requires Permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/getting-started/invite-and-manage-users#manage-user-permissions))
* Change the user's display name ([Requires Permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/getting-started/invite-and-manage-users#manage-user-permissions))
* Stun the user from transmissing temporarily ([Requires Permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/getting-started/invite-and-manage-users#manage-user-permissions))
* Ping the user to get their attention

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### Unit Panic

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<summary>Unit Panic Status</summary>

When a [unit toggles their panic status in-game](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/tutorials/in-game-radio/using-the-in-game-radio#panic), the dispatch portal will reflect this with a red banner and a red highlight on the panicked unit.

Dispatchers can [right-click the user to clear the panic](#user-actions-right-click) for them.

The [customizable panic sound effect](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/tutorials/usage/dispatch-panel/custom-sfx) will also alert dispatchers to an active unit panic.

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### Display Names

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<summary>Via Dispatch Portal</summary>

To change your display name, users will need the `Change Display Name` permission. To manage others, users will need the `Manage Display Names` permission.

#### Via Radio Interface

Right click a user in the radio interface and select `Display Name`

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<summary>Via Members Tab</summary>

#### Via Members Tab

In the admin panel's `Members` tab, select the drop-down and `Set Display Name` button to edit a user's display name.

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<summary>Via Sonoran CMS</summary>

#### Via Sonoran CMS

[Sonoran CMS can also automatically set and manage your Radio display names and sync them with Discord.](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/tutorials/integrations/sonoran-cms)

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<summary>Via Sonoran CAD Sync</summary>

[Learn about automatically setting radio display names to match your unit information in Sonoran CAD.](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/tutorials/integrations/sonoran-cad-integration)

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<summary>Via Command</summary>

Use the in-game command `/radio displayname John Doe` to update your radio display name.

[In-game commands can also be restircted with ACE permission](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/tutorials/usage/in-game-radio/configuring-ace-permissions)s.

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<summary>Via Developer Export or Endpoint</summary>

Programmatically [update a user's display name in FiveM](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/developer-documentation/developer-documentation/resource-events#set-display-name), [update a display name via API](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/developer-documentation/developer-documentation/api-endpoints/users/set-user-display-name), or use a [custom framework function for guest users](https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/radio/developer-documentation/developer-documentation/resource-events#guest-display-names).

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### Volume Changes

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<summary>Volume Sliders</summary>

Adjust the overall voice and sound effect volume by [opening the settings menu](#dispatch-hotkeys) and selecting the `Audio` tab.

In addition to the manual sliders, you can customize how much the [volume hotkeys](#dispatch-hotkeys) adjust the volume.

You can also [adjust volume for a specific user](#user-actions-right-click).

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<summary>Per-User Volume</summary>

Right-click on a user to individually increase or decrease their transmission volume.

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<summary>Per-Channel Volume</summary>

Right-click on a channel to individually increase or decrease transmission volume.

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### Viewing Channel IDs

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<summary>Channel IDs</summary>

Some integrations like ACE perm sync or scanner permissions may require you to enter the internal ID number of a specific channel.

Select the `#` symbol on the last channel in the dispatch panel to toggle ID visibility.

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