Alert Tones - Motorola APX 8500 Manual

Identifying Status Indicators

Alert Tones

Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio's condition. The following table lists these tones and
when they occur.
You Hear Tone Name
Two
Private Conversation
high-pitched
tones
Four high-
pitched tones
Call Alert
every five
seconds
Single high-
Central Acknowledge
pitched tone
Four high-
Mobile Unit Acknowledge
pitched tones
Sound similar
to a telephone System Busy
busy signal
Heard
When a private call is received.
When a Call Alert page is received.
When the central controller of the system receives the Call Alert, emergency alarm,
reprogram request, or status/message transmission.
When a Call Alert page is received by the intended unit, or the emergency alarm,
reprogram request, or status/message transmission is acknowledged by the intended
dispatcher.
When the PTT button is pressed, indicates transmission fail because all system radio
channels are in use. Release the PTT button and wait for callback.
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