Sending A Silent Emergency Alarm; Changing Channels During Emergncy; Using The Emergency Keep-Alive Feature - Motorola APX 3000 User Manual

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Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button until
your radio exits the Emergency Call mode.
Note: The timer of this long press can be preprogrammed.
Consult the qualified technician to program the
duration required.
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Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the
system without triggering any audio or visual indicators.
Procedure:
1
Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2
The display shows no changes, the LED does not light up,
and you hear no tones.
3
The silent emergency state continues until you:
Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for
about a second to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode.
OR
Press and release the PTT button to exit the Silent
Emergency Alarm mode and enter regular dispatch or
Emergency Call mode.
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Changing Channels during Emergncy

For ALL Emergency signals, when changing channels:
•
If the new channel is also preprogrammed for Emergency,
you can change channels while in Emergency operation. The
emergency alarm or call continues on the new channel.
•
If the new channel is NOT preprogrammed for Emergency,
the display shows NO EMERG. You hear an invalid tone until
you exit the Emergency state or change to a channel
preprogrammed for Emergency.
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Using the Emergency Keep-Alive Feature

This feature, when enabled, prevents your radio from being
turned off via the On/Off Switch when your radio is in the
Emergency state.
Note: Your radio only exits the Emergency state using one of
the ways mentioned in the previous sections.
See Sending an Emergency Alarm on page 41,
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) on
page 42, Sending an Emergency Alarm with
Emergency Call on page 42, or Sending a Silent
Emergency Alarm on page 43.
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