Sending An Emergency Alarm; Sending An Emergency Call (Trunking Only) - Motorola APX Series User Manual

If...
If the emergency mode is
initiated by the Supervisor,
NOTICE: The following buttons combinations are supported:
• Radio Accy No-Dot Button (Purple) and Emergency button.
• Radio Accy No-Dot Button (Purple) and accessory Orange button.
• Accessory 1-Dot Button and radio Emergency button.
• Accessory 1-Dot Button and accessory Orange button.
6.9.5

Sending an Emergency Alarm

When and where to use: 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.
A tone sounds and the display alternates EMERGENCY and the home display. A dispatcher
acknowledgment ACK RECEIVED display follows. For trunking system, the radio also sounds a
high-pitched tone that indicates the alarm has been received by the trunked system's central
controller.
2 Press and hold the Emergency button or the PTT button to return to normal operation.
6.9.6

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

When and where to use: This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• A tone sounds and the display alternates EMERGENCY and the home display.
• You hear a short low-pitched tone to indicate that the selected channel does not support
emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode.
2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.0 to 2.5 cm) from your mouth.
3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher.
5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a
second.
Then...
Perform one of the following actions:
• Press and hold the Emergency button.
• Press and hold the Accy No-Dot Button (Purple) and
press the Emergency button.
• Wait for console to clear emergency.
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