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Common Radio Features
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm
1 With your radio turned on, 
press the Emergency 
button.The current zone/
channel is displayed 
alternately with EMERGENCY, 
and a short, medium-pitched 
tone sounds.
•Short tone
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the 
Emergency button for about a second.
2 Press and hold the PTT 
button and announce your 
emergency into the 
microphone. 
3 Release the PTT button to 
end the transmission and wait 
for a response from the 
dispatcher. 
4 Press and hold the 
Emergency button for about 
a second to exit emergency. 
1 With your radio turned on, 
press the Emergency 
button. The display does not 
change, the LED does not 
light, and you hear no tones.
• Display does not change
• LED does not light
• No tones
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the 
Emergency button for about a second.
EMERGENCY
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