Emergency Operation (Trunked Mode)
Receiving An Emergency Call
If the radio receives an Emergency Channel
Assignment in trunked mode, an alert tone
sounds and the EMG status flag starts flashing.
Follow standard emergency procedures.
Sending An Emergency Call
1. To enable an emergency transmission,
press and hold the EMERGENCY BUT-
TON (small red button near antenna) for
the programmed time period. The radio
transmits an emergency message until
an Emergency Channel Assignment is
received. Upon receipt, the EMG status
flag turns on and the radio begins opera-
tion on the selected group or the home
group, depending upon programming.
2.
Press the PTT BUTTON and speak into
the microphone in a normal voice.
3.
Release the PTT BUTTON when the
transmission is complete and listen for a
reply.
Clearing An Emergency
If programmed for supervisory capabilities,
the M-PA can clear an emergency declared by it
or another radio. To clear an emergency on the
selected talk group, press
@
, then
#
then
press the red EMERGENCY BUTTON near the
antenna. The M-PA will then send a clear emer-
gency message, lighting the TX flag. The BSY
status flag will come on briefly after the EMG
status flag goes out.
Group ID Entry (System Model Only)
The group ID can be selected from the nu-
meric keypad (System Model only). First enter
the group ID that you want to select. Then press
and release the
@
key and press the
2
key.
The entered group ID takes the place of the first
group position. It can be selected now at group
position 1 like any other group.
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