Emergency - Motorola ASTRO XTS 4000 User Manual

Common Radio Features

Emergency

If the top (orange) button is programmed to send an emergency
signal, then this signal overrides any other communication over the
selected channel.
Your radio can be programmed for the following:
• Emergency Alarm
• Emergency Call
• Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
• Silent Emergency Alarm
Consult a qualified radio technician for emergency programming of
your radio.
Send an Emergency Alarm
An emergency alarm will send a data transmission to the dispatcher,
identifying the radio sending the emergency.
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.
If the selected channel does not support emergency, the display
shows No Emergency. Select a channel that does show
Emergency.
Note:
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the
Emergency button for about a second.
When you receive the dispatcher's acknowledgment, you see ACK
2
Received, four tones sound, the alarm ends, and the radio exits
the emergency mode.
If no acknowledgement is received, you see No Acknowledge,
the alarm ends, and the radio exits the emergency mode.
Note:
For Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call: The radio
enters the Emergency Call state either after it receives the
dispatcher's acknowledgment, or if you press the PTT button
while in Emergency Alarm. Go to step 2 of "Send an
Emergency Call", below.
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