Sending An Emergency Alarm With Emergency Call; Sending An Emergency Alarm And Call With Hot Mic - Motorola APX 2500 User Manual

Follow the procedure to send Emergency Call with hot mic on your radio.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• The display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. A tone sounds and the
LED blinks red momentarily.
• A tone sounds to indicate that the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects
to launch emergency mode.
2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3 The microphone remains active for the hot mic time specified in the radio's codeplug
programming.
4 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button.
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Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call

When and where to use:
This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel for conventional system, and to a talkgroup
for trunking system.
If the radio has both emergency call and alarm features enabled, it automatically proceeds to the call
mode after the alarm is acknowledged.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
The display alternates Emergency and the home display. A high-pitched tone sounds,
indicating that the trunked system central controller has received the alarm. A dispatcher
acknowledgment (four high-pitched tones) follows, accompanied by an Ack received display.
2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher.
5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a
second.
Turning off the radio also cancels the emergency state.
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Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm and Call with hot mic to a group of radios.
When and where to use: Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation.
Follow the procedure to send Emergency Alarms and Call with hot mic on your radio.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
If successful, the display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. A tone sounds
and the LED blinks red momentarily.
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