2.7.3
Sending an Emergency Alarm
When and where to use:
This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the
radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.
NOTICE:
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.
Procedure:
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 acknowledgment is received, the display shows
No acknowledge
. The alarm ends when the
timer expires and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
2.7.4
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
When and where to use:
This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup.
Procedure:
1
Press the preprogrammed
Emergency
button.
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• The display shows
Emergency
on the current zone and channel. You hear a short medium-
pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.
• You hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate the selected channel does not
support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode.
2
Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3
Press and hold the
PTT
button. Speak clearly into the microphone.
4
Release the
PTT
button to end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher.
5
To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed
Emergency
button for about a
second.
2.7.5
Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Call with hot mic to a group of radios.
When and where to use:
Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation.
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