Motorola APX 5500 - Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot MIC; Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel for conventional system, and to a talkgroup
for trunking system.
If the radio has both emergency call and alarm features enabled, it automatically proceeds to the call
mode after the alarm is acknowledged.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
The display alternates Emergency and the home display. A high-pitched tone sounds,
indicating that the trunked system central controller has received the alarm. A dispatcher
acknowledgment (four high-pitched tones) follows, accompanied by an Ack received display.
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 off the radio also cancels the emergency state.
2.8.7
Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm and Call with hot mic to a group of radios.
When and where to use: Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation.
Follow the procedure to send Emergency Alarms and Call with hot mic on your radio.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
If successful, the display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. A tone sounds
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 acknowledgment. The display shows Ack received.
• You receive no acknowledgment. The display shows No acknowledge.
If unsuccessful, a tone sounds 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 The microphone remains active for the hot mic time specified in your radio's codeplug
programming.
4 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button.
Turning off the radio also cancels the emergency state.
2.8.8
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
When and where to use: This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the system without
triggering any audio or visual indicators.
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