Alert Tones - Motorola ASTRO APX 6000 Series Quick Reference Card

Alert Tones

An alert tone is a sound or group of sounds. Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio's conditions. The following table
lists these tones and when they occur.
You Hear
Radio Self Test Fail
Short,
Time-Out Timer Warning
Low-Pitched
No ACK Received
Tone
Individual Call
Warning Tone
Time-Out Timer
Long,
Talk Prohibit/PTT Inhibit
Low-Pitched
Tone
Out of Range
Invalid Mode
A Group of
Low-Pitched
Tones
Tone Name
When radio fails its power-up self test.
Reject When unauthorized request is made.
Four seconds before time out.
When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment.
When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity.
After time out.
Timed Out
(When PTT button is pressed) transmissions are not allowed.
(When PTT button is pressed) the radio is out of range of the system.
When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel.
Busy When the system is busy.
Heard
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