RADIO CALL 
INFORMATION
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Radio Call Information
English
RADIO CALL INFORMATION
EMERGENCY ALARMS
Your radio can be programmed to emit one of 
the two emergency alarms described below:
¥ MDC Emergency Alarm (only if the signalling 
system you are on is MDC), and
¥ Emergency Siren
The MDC Emergency Alarm feature gives you 
a one-button quick access to call a particular 
radio or center (predeÞned by your dealer) in 
emergency situations. When activated, the radio 
goes into an Emergency state, which can be 
programmed to
¥ continually give visual and audio feedback,
¥ give no audio feedback, but with visual feed-
back, or
¥ give no audio/visual feedback, but the radio 
can receive and transmit.
 The Emergency Siren will cause the radio to 
sound a repetitive tone at the maximum volume.
1. Press and release the Emergency button to ini-
tiate an Emergency Alarm.
2. Press and hold the Emergency button to can-
cel the Emergency Alarm.
3. Press and release the Emergency button to 
restart the Emergency sequence.
TALKAROUND
In your communications network, you may be 
using a repeater to cover a larger area than what 
is possible with your radio. However, you can 
communicate with another radio within your 
radioÕs range without going through the repeater 
by using the Talkaround feature. This is 
especially useful when the repeater is down. 
Press the programmed Repeater/Talkaround 
button to toggle between the options of making 
or not making a call through the repeater. A 
positive indicator tone indicates that the radio is 
in talkaround mode, while a negative indicator 
tone indicates that the radio is in repeater mode.
SQUELCH
If a particular channel receives many unwanted 
calls coming from radios that do not belong to 
your communications group and are some 
distance away, or the Òbackground noiseÓ is 
excessive, you can try to Þlter these 
transmissions out by tightening the channelÕs 
squelch. However, tightening squelch could 
cause calls from members of your