12.2
Emergency Keep-Alive
This feature prevents the radio from being turned off when it is in Emergency mode. If this feature is
enabled, you are required to exit Emergency mode before turning off your radio.
12.3
Sending Emergency Alarms
This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency,
to the dispatcher.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed
Emergency
button.
Your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds
• The LED blinks red momentarily
• The radio displays
Emergency
When you receive an acknowledgment from the dispatcher (and the central controller if you are in a
trunking system), your radio shows the following indications:
• A high-pitched tone sounds (Trunking only)
• The display shows
Acknowledge Received
• Four audio tones sound
• The alarm ends
• The radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode
12.4
Making Emergency Calls (Trunking Only)
You radio is programmed to support emergency calls with or without Hot Mic. When emergency call
with Hot Mic is enabled, the microphone of your radio is automatically activated, allowing you to
communicate with a group of radios without pressing the
PTT
button.
The microphone remains active for the Hot Mic time specified in the codeplug programming of the
radio.
Procedure:
1
Press the preprogrammed
Emergency
button.
2
Perform one of the following actions based on the type of emergency call:
If…
Then…
Emergency Call
a
Press and hold the
PTT
button.
b
Speak into the microphone.
c
To end the transmission and wait for a
response from the dispatcher, release
the
PTT
button.
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