Initiating A Quick Call Ii Transmission; Emergency Operation; Exiting Emergency - Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

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Advanced Features
2.7.1

Initiating a Quick Call II Transmission

Prerequisites: The broadcasting or transmitting radio must be pre-programmed to see the tone in the
Quick Call II tone list. The receiving radio must also be pre-programmed to decode the tone to
broadcast.
Procedure:
1 or to QCII, and press the Menu Select button directly below QCII.
2 or to select the tone to broadcast.
3 Press the PTT to broadcast the selected tone, or press and hold the PTT to broadcast the
selected tone and transmit with your vocal transmission.
You hear the radio sounds the selected tone. You can begin your call after the tone ends.
4 Release PTT to listen.
2.8

Emergency Operation

The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation. If the Orange button is preprogrammed
to send an emergency signal, this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel.
Your radio supports the following Emergency modes:
• Emergency Alarm
• Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
• Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
• Silent Emergency Alarm
• Special Considerations for Emergencies
Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this
feature.
Only one of the Emergency modes can be assigned to the preprogrammed Emergency button or the
Emergency footswitch.
2.8.1

Exiting Emergency

The dispatch console that supports this feature can be programmed to clear the emergency state of
the radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on dispatch console
supporting this feature.
Procedure:
To exit emergency, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second.
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