Emergency; Send An Emergency Alarm - Motorola ASTRO XTS 5000 III 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, the red LED
lights, 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.
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EMERGENCY
• Red LED
• Short tone
NO EMERGENCY