Motorola ASTRO APX 1000 Series, User Manual

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The radio operates in the normal dispatch
manner while in Emergency Call, except if
enabled, it returns to one of the following:
Tactical/Non-
Revert The radio sends
emergency alarm and/or
make emergency call on
the current selected
channel.
Non-Tactical/
Revert for
Conventional
system The radio reverts to the
preprogrammed
emergency channel to
send alarm and/or make
emergency call.
Non-Tactical/
Revert for
Trunking
system The radio reverts to the
preprogrammed
emergency talkgroup to
send alarm and/or make
emergency call.
Sending an Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send a data transmission,
which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to
the dispatcher.
Note:
The default timer of Emergency button press
to activate Emergency is 50 milliseconds. This
timer is programmable from 50 – 6200
milliseconds by a qualified technician.
Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• The display shows
Emergency
and the current
zone or channel. You hear a short medium-
pitched tone and the LED blinks red
momentarily.
• The radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to
indicate that the selected channel does not
support emergency and rejects to launch
emergency mode. The display shows
No
emergency
, if the selected channel does not
support emergency.
When you receive the dispatcher’s acknowledgment,
the display shows
Ack received
. Four tones sound,
the alarm ends, and the radio exits the Emergency
Alarm mode.
If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows
No acknowledge
. The alarm ends when the timer
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