
OPERATION
2-17
Revised January 2001
Part No. 001-9800-501
1. Momentarily press the Status option switch, and the
alias of the last status sent is displayed.
2. To change the displayed status, scroll through the
status list by rotating the Select switch. Press the
Status option switch again to cancel this function.
3. Press the PTT switch to send the status. When the
message is received and acknowledged by the
dispatcher, a signaling success tone (six beeps)
sounds and the display returns to the normal channel
indication. If there is no acknowledgment after 6
seconds, a tone sounds and “NO ACK” is displayed.
Press the Status option switch again to return to
normal operation.
2.5.10 EMERGENCY ALARM AND CALL
Introduction
Emergency Alarms and Emergency Calls are
separate functions that can be individually enabled or
disabled on each SMARTNET/SmartZone system.
The Emergency option switch is also required for
these functions, and it is always the button to the left
of the display when it is used. Emergency Alarms and
Calls are transmitted on the emergency talk group
programmed on the selected system.
Emergency Alarms
An emergency alarm is a special data transmis-
sion that alerts a dispatcher of an emergency situation.
Proceed as follows to activate an emergency alarm:
1. Select a SMARTNET/SmartZone channel that has
this feature enabled and then press the Emergency
option switch. The radio then begins automatically
transmitting an emergency alarm data message and
“EMERGNCY” is indicated in the display for 3
seconds.
2. When the emergency alarm is acknowledged, the
emergency acknowledge tone (two beeps) sounds.
Silent operation may also be programmed in which
case no tone sounds and there is no indication that
an acknowledgment occurred.
3. The radio continues to transmit this message until an
acknowledgment is received or the programmed
number of attempts have been made. To exit this
mode, power must be turned off and then on again.
Emergency Calls
An emergency call urgently requests access to a
voice channel. To place this call, proceed as follows:
1. Select a SMARTNET/SmartZone channel that has
this feature enabled and press the Emergency option
switch. The emergency mode is indicated when
“EMERGNCY” is indicated in the display for
3 seconds.
2. To place the emergency call, manually press the
PTT switch and begin speaking as with a standard
call. All group calls which follow are then emer-
gency calls (private, telephone, and call alert calls
are not allowed). If the channel is changed, the call
is made on the emergency talk group programmed
for the new channel.
3. To exit this mode, power must be turned off and then
on again.
2.5.11 FAILSOFT OPERATION
If a failure occurs in the SMARTNET/Smart-
Zone system so that it cannot be used, the transceiver
automatically enters the failsoft mode. When this
mode is selected, “FAILSOFT” is indicated on the
lower line of the display.
When in the failsoft mode, operation is in the
conventional mode on a preprogrammed failsoft
channel. If a transmission is attempted before a failsoft
channel is located, a continuous tone sounds until the
PTT switch is released. When the radio system returns
to normal operation, this condition is automatically
detected and normal operation resumes.
2.5.12 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE SCANNING
Scanning on a SMARTNET/Smartzone channel
is similar to the standard and radio wide scanning
described starting in Section 2.3.11. Each channel can
be programmed with a different scan list that includes
up to 16 channels, one of which can be a priority
channel. Up to three lists can be programmed, and