Motorola APX 1500 - 9.2 Sending Emergency Alarms; 9.3 Sending Emergency Calls (Trunking Only); 9.4 Sending Emergency Alarms with Emergency Calls

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:
1 Press the programmed Emergency button.
2 To return to normal operation, press and hold the Emergency button or the PTT button.
Your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds.
• The display shows Emergency and home display alternately.
• When you receive acknowledgment from the dispatcher, the display shows Ack received.
NOTE: For trunking system, a tone sounds to indicate that the alarm has been received by the
trunked system central controller.
9.3
Sending Emergency Calls (Trunking Only)
This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Emergency button.
Your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds.
• The display shows Emergency and home display alternately.
2 Speak into the microphone while pressing and holding the PTT button.
3 To end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher, release the PTT button.
4 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the programmed Emergency button.
9.4
Sending Emergency Alarms with Emergency Calls
This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel for conventional system, and to a talkgroup
for trunking system.
If your radio has both emergency call and alarm features enabled, after the alarm is acknowledged,
your radio automatically proceeds to the call mode.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Emergency button.
Your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds.
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