Sending Evacuation Tone; Tactical Public Safety (Conventional Only); Using Tps Normal Transmission; Using Tps Emergency Transmission - Motorola APX 2000 User Manual

The radio cancels the indications, a tone sounds and the radio sends an acknowledgment to the
command terminal.
NOTE: Move the Volume Control Knob to adjust the volume of the audible alert from
full volume.
7.10

Sending Evacuation Tone

This feature enables the evacuation tone to be heard on the transmitting radio and on any radio that is
able to receive the tone instruction.
Procedure:
Once the tone begins to sound, if the orange button is released the tone continues to alarm on all
radios within the talkgroup, until the PTT button is released.
NOTE: Radio does not transmit evacuation tone if the radio is in secure mode.
7.11

Tactical Public Safety (Conventional Only)

Tactical Public Safety (TPS) enables the member of a group to identify the start and the end of a
transmission by displaying the caller name or ID on the radio display.
7.11.1

Using TPS Normal Transmission

Procedure:
At TPS Zone Channel, perform one of the following actions:
• Press PTT button to transmit. Talk clearly into the microphone. Release PTT button to listen.
• Receive and listen to call, the radio displays the caller's name or ID.
7.11.2

Using TPS Emergency Transmission

The following are two important alert tones designed for this feature.
Emergency Beacon
If you presses the Emergency button during an emergency, the radio sounds a Beacon at
maximum volume using the radio internal speaker (not adjustable). When pressing the PTT button
for voice communication, the beacon is muted.
Emergency Call De-Key Sidetone
The radio sounds an alert tone to remind you that the Emergency Mode is still active after you
release the PTT button for an Emergency call transmission. The volume of loudness depends on
the maximum tone volume set in your radio profile.
Procedure:
1 Press the Emergency button to enter Emergency Mode.
The Emergency Beacon tone sounds.
2 Press PTT button to make an Emergency Call.
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