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Chapter 13: Emergency Operation
13.2
Emergency Keep-Alive
This feature prevents your radio from turning off when in Emergency mode. If this feature is enabled, you are
required to exit Emergency mode before turning off your radio.
13.3
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:
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A tone sounds
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The LED blinks orange momentarily
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The radio displays Emergency
Result: 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:
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A high-pitched tone sounds (Trunking only)
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The display shows Acknowledge Received
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Four audio tones sound
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The alarm ends
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The radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode
13.4
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...
Emergency Call
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Then...
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.