Special Considerations For Emergencies; Emergency Keep-Alive; Fireground - Motorola APX 7000 User Manual

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Advanced Features
2.8.9

Special Considerations for Emergencies

The following scenarios apply during Emergency mode:
Table 2: Emergency Operations Scenarios
If...
If you press the Emergency button while in a
channel that has no Emergency capability,
If you change to a channel/mode with Emergen-
cy capability while in Emergency operation,
If you change to a channel/mode with no Emer-
gency capability while in Emergency operation,
If the radio is out-of-range of the system or the
emergency alarm is not acknowledged,
2.8.10

Emergency Keep-Alive

This feature prevents the radio from being turned off when it is in Emergency mode. If this feature is
enabled and you want to turn off your radio, exit Emergency mode before turning it off.
2.9

Fireground

The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene. It
consists of central components that provide on-scene and inbuilding radio coverage, and enhanced
personnel accountability and monitoring:
• Your APX portable radios
• Incident Management Software
• Command Terminal
• Radio Frequency (RF) Modem (Conventional Only)
• Control Channel Radio (Trunking)
• Optional Data Radio (Trunking)
• Accountability Server (Trunking)
• DVRS (Optional)
If you have a critical situation, you can press the Emergency button which activates an alarm on the
Incident Management Software at the command terminal.
The command terminal receives the following status updates from your radio:
• Turning the radio on and off
• Automatic response to Polling
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Then...
a low-pitched tone sounds.
the Emergency Alarm and/or Emergency Call
continues on the new channel/mode.
the following occurs:
• The display shows No emergency.
• A continuous low-pitched tone sounds until
you select a valid Emergency channel/mode
or until you disable the Emergency opera-
tion.
a tone sounds and the display shows No ac-
knowledge.