9.2
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
9.3
Sending Emergency Alarms with Emergency Calls
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
• Your radio displays the confirmation message of a successful or unsuccessful
acknowledgment from the dispatcher.
• Your radio exits Emergency Alarm and enters the Emergency Call state.
2 Perform one of the following actions based on the type of emergency call:
Option Actions
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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