Advanced Features
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Emergency mode, the LED blinks red and the radio stays in 
Emergency mode.
If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any audio or visual 
indicators during Emergency mode, or allow any received calls 
to sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT 
button to initiate the call.
If your radio is set to Silent with Voice, it will not display any 
audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode, but allow 
incoming calls to sound through the radio’s speaker. The 
indicators will only appear once you press the PTT button to 
initiate, or respond to, the call.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to 
Follow 
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group 
of radios. Your radio’s microphone is automatically activated, 
allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without 
pressing the PTT button.
This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”.
If you press the PTT button during the programmed hot mic 
transmission period, the radio ignores the PTT press and 
remains in Emergency mode. 
NOTE: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and 
continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires, 
the radio continues to transmit until you release the 
PTT button.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.
2 The LED lights up solid green. The Emergency Search Tone 
sounds. It is temporarily muted when the radio transmits or 
receives voice. The tone stops when the radio exits 
Emergency mode.
NOTE: The Emergency Search Tone is an optional feature, it 
can be enabled or disabled via the CPS programming 
software. This feature is disabled, if Silent Emergency 
is enabled. The CPS can also program tone to sound 
to through the speaker of the radio (default) or wired 
accessory. Check with your dealer or system 
administrator to determine how your radio has been 
programmed.
3 Once a tone sounds, speak clearly into the microphone. 
When hot mic has been enabled, the radio automatically 
transmits without a PTT press until the hot mic duration 
expires.
While transmitting, the LED lights up solid green.
4 The radio automatically stops transmitting when:
Once the cycling duration between hot mic and receiving 
calls expires, if Emergency Cycle Mode is enabled.
OR
Once the hot mic duration expires, if Emergency Cycle