Sending An Emergency Alarm - Motorola ASTRO APX 6000XE Series User Manual

Note: The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner
while in Emergency Call, except if enabled, it returns to
one of the following:
•
Tactical/Non-Revert
alarm and/or make emergency call on the current
selected channel.
•
Non-Tactical/Revert for Conventional system
The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency
channel to send alarm and/or make emergency call.
•
Non-Tactical/Revert for Trunking system
radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency
talkgroup to send alarm and/or make emergency
call.
Man Down is an alternate way to activate the Emergency
feature on the condition the Emergency must be set up for this
feature to operate.
See Man Down on page 73 for details.
– The radio sends emergency
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Sending an Emergency Alarm

This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which
identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.
Note: Emergency button press timer by default is set to 1
second. This timer is programmable from 0 – 6
seconds by a qualified technician.
Procedure:
1
Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2
The display shows Emergency on the current zone and
channel. You hear a short medium-pitched tone and the
LED blinks red momentarily.
OR
You hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to
indicate the selected channel does not support emergency
and rejects to launch emergency mode.
3
When you receive the dispatcher's acknowledgment, the
display shows Ack received. You hear four tones, the
alarm ends, and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
OR
If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows
No acknowledge. The alarm ends when the timer expires
and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
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