Alarm Type; Alarm Mode; Operation Method Of Alarm In Digital Mode - Baofeng DM-5R User Manual

Note: There are two cases where the alarm initiator exits the

alarm mode:

● Press the [CALL]button or turn off the unit to exit alarm.
● When the alarm mode is exited in other modes (see below),
the alarm on the current channel can only be temporarily exited,
and the alarm will be resumed when the channel is re-selected.
If other channel has alarm function, the radio will alarm again
when it switches to the channel.
The activation of the alarm function is configured by the dealer
(configuration path of writing frequency software: "Settings ->
Signaling system -> Emergency alarm system -> System1").
Before using this function, you need to understand the following
concepts.

Alarm Type

The radio prompts in different modes for different alarm types, as
shown in the following table.
Alarm type Description
Disable Turn off alarm function (alarm disabled)
Conventional When alarms, the radio gives an audible and
visual prompt.
When alarms, the radio will not give any audible
Silent or visual prompt. At the same time, no sound is
made on any received audio.
When alarms, the radio will not give any audible
Silence with or visual prompt. However, the radio sounds
voice when you press and hold the PTT button to
initiate a call or respond to a call.
Alarm Mode
Except the alarm type "Disable", other alarm types support the
following alarm modes. You can ask the dealer to select one of
them (Note: The following methods use "Conventional" alarm
type as an example).
Alarm type Description
In this mode, you can press and hold the
Emergency [CALL] button to send an alarm tone to your
alarm partners or control center but can't talk to the
other party.
In this mode, you can press and hold the
Emergency [CALL] button to send an alarm tone to your
alarm and partners or control center, and then press and
call (alarm hold the [PTT] button to speak to the
call) microphone, and your voice and surrounding
background sound will be sent to the receiver.
In this mode, you can press and hold the
Emergency [CALL] button to enter the alarm transmission
alarm and channel. The product automatically activates
voice the "emergency microphone" (without holding
(emergency down the PTT button). You can speak to the
call) microphone, and your voice and the
surrounding background sound will be sent to
receiver.

Operation Method of Alarm in Digital Mode

The alarm system works only when the dealer has configured the
"emergency alarm system" (such as the number of courtesy