Motorola APX 1000 Series - Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

Note: Emergency button press timer by default is set
to 1 second. This timer is programmable from 0 – 6
seconds 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.
• You hear 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. You hear four
tones, 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
expires and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm
mode.
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
This feature gives your radio priority access to a
talkgroup.
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
One of the following scenarios will occur:
•
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.
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