Sending An Emergency Alarm; Sending An Emergency Call (Trunking Only) - Motorola ASTRO APX 6000 Series Quick Reference Card

Sending an Emergency Alarm

This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which
identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.
Procedure:
1
Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2
The display shows EMERGNCY and the current zone or
channel. A short, medium-pitched tone sounds and the
LED rapidly blinks red.
OR
An invalid tone sounds, if the selected channel does not
support emergency.
3
When you receive the dispatcher's acknowledgment, the
display shows ACK RCVD. Four tones sound, the alarm
ends, and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
OR
If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows
NO ACK. The alarm ends and the radio exits the Emergency
Alarm mode.
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Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel.
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
selected before you entered the emergency state.
•
Non-Tactical/Revert
preprogrammed emergency channel. The
emergency alarm is sent on this same channel.
Procedure:
1
Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2
The display shows EMERGNCY and the current zone or
channel. A short, medium-pitched tone sounds and the
LED rapidly blinks red.
OR
An invalid tone sounds, if the selected channel does not
support emergency.
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