Emergency Keep-Alive - Motorola APX 1000 User Manual

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Chapter 7 : Advanced Features
7.8.1
Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
The following scenarios apply during Emergency operation:
Table 2: Emergency Operation 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 no Emer-
gency capability while in Emergency operation,
If you change to a channel/mode with Emergen-
cy capability while in Emergency operation,
If the radio is out-of-range of the system or the
emergency alarm is not acknowledged,
7.8.2

Emergency Keep-Alive

This feature prevents the radio from being turned off when it is in Emergency mode. If this feature is
enabled, you are required to exit Emergency mode before turning off your radio.
7.8.3
Exiting Emergency Operation
If an Emergency operation is triggered on your radio, the dispatch console or radios configured as
Supervisor can exit the Emergency operation.
Procedure:
To exit Emergency operation, press and hold the programmed Emergency button.
7.8.4
Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
Radios configured as Supervisor are able to cancel emergency mode of other radios. The dispatch
console must be preprogrammed to use this feature. Contact your system administrator for more
information.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
If...
If the emergency mode is ini-
tiated by other radios,
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Then...
a low-pitched tone sounds.
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.
the Emergency Alarm and/or Emergency Call
continues on the new channel/mode.
a tone sounds and the display shows No ac-
knowledge.
Then...
press and hold the Side Button 1 and press the Emer-
gency button.