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 Emergency Operation 
Sending an Emergency Alarm 
ADVANCED FEATURES 
This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which 
identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher. 
 
Procedure: 
 
1  Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. 
 A tone sounds and the display alternates EMERGENCY 
and the home display. 
 
 A dispatcher acknowledgment ACK RECEIVED display 
follows. 
 AND, Trunking Only: 
 A high-pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been 
received by the trunked system’s central controller. 
 
2  Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT button to 
return to normal operation. 
 
Emergency (Orange) Button*