Motorola APX 1000 Series - Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call; Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the
preprogrammed Emergency button for about a
second.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
This feature gives your radio priority access on a
channel for conventional system, and to a talkgroup
for trunking system.
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
If successful, the display shows Emergency on the
current zone and channel. You hear a short,
medium-pitched tone and the LED blinks red
momentarily.
The radio exits Emergency Alarm and enters the
Emergency Call state when one of the following
scenarios occur:
• You receive the dispatcher’s acknowledgment.
The display shows Ack received.
• You receive no acknowledgement. The display
shows No acknowledge.
• You press the PTT button while in the
Emergency Alarm mode.
If unsuccessful, 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.
Turning the radio off also cancels the emergency
state.
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm
to the system without triggering any audio or visual
indicators.
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
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