4.7
Alert Tones
Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of the condition of your radio. The following table lists these
tones and when they occur.
You Hear Tone Name When
Two high-
pitched
tones
Private Conversation When a Private Call is received.
Four high-
pitched
tones every
five sec-
onds
Call Alert When a Call Alert page is received.
Single,
high-pitch-
ed tone
Central Acknowledge When the central controller of the system receives the
Call Alert, emergency alarm, reprogram request, or sta-
tus/message transmission.
Four high-
pitched
tones
Mobile Unit Acknowl-
edge
When a Call Alert page is received by the intended
unit, or the emergency alarm, reprogram request, or
status/message transmission is acknowledged by the
intended dispatcher.
Sound simi-
lar to a tele-
phone busy
signal
System Busy When the PTT button is pressed, indicates transmission
fail because all system radio channels are in use. Re-
lease the PTT button and wait for callback.
A series of
two short,
high-pitch-
ed tones
Automatic Call Back When a channel is now available for your previously
requested transmission.
Talk Permit (Optional) When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates
that the system is accepting your transmission.
A series of
low-pitched
tones fol-
lowed by a
series of
high-pitch-
ed tones
Scan Alert On When Scan feature is activated through the preprog-
rammed button.
A series of
high-pitch-
ed tones
followed by
a series of
low-pitched
tones
Scan Alert Off When Scan feature is deactivated through the preprog-
rammed button.
Continu-
ous, low-
pitched
tone
Talk-Prohibit When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates
that the the system is out of service.
Smart PTT Inhibit When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates
that the channel is busy with the Smart PTT feature
enabled.
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