Icom IC-V3500 Advanced Manual page 7

1 ADVANCED OPERATIONS
Emergency Call function
Using the HM-133V
1 Confirm that no Emergency signal is being received
2 Hold down [BANK/OPTION] for 3 seconds until 6
short countdown beeps and 1 long beep sound
• The channel will change to the one set as an
Emergency frequency, and an Emergency signal will
be transmitted
• An Emergency alert sounds at the level set in the
Emergency alert volume setting
L The alert and transmitting the signal last for 10 seconds
3 After transmitting the Emergency signal, the
audio from the surrounding area is automatically
transmitted for 10 seconds, and you can explain
your situation
4 Wait for an answer signal
L You can also transmit an audio signal by holding
down [PTT]
L After 5 seconds have passed since receiving the
signal, or no signal is received for 10 seconds,
the transceiver will sound an Emergency alert and
transmit an Emergency signal again
NOTE: The countdown beeps and the long beep,
the Emergency alert, and the received answer signal
come from the internal speaker, speaker jack, or
both, depends on the setting of AF output selection
See 8-8 for details
DReceiving an Emergency signal
When an Emergency signal is received:
• The received Emergency signal will sound at the
level set in the Emergency alert volume setting
• The function display blinks
• If a scan is activated, it will stop
• If the Priority watch is activated, it will stop in the
operating mode that the signal is received
z After receiving the signal, you can transmit an
answer by holding down [PTT]
NOTE: Even if another function is assigned to
[BANK OPT], the transceiver will receive an
Emergency alert However, the volume level will not
change, and the function display will not blink
TIP:
• When "MIN" is selected in the Emergency alert
volume setting, the received Emergency signal will
not sound
• The Weather Alert function keeps being turned
ON, even if an Emergency signal is received
• If any operation is performed while receiving the
signal, the volume level will be set back to the
original level, and the function display blinking will
be stopped
For the next 10 minutes, the volume level will not
be changed, even if the signal is received again
Only the function display will blink
The function display blinks, and the received
Emergency signal will sound
1-4
Hold down for 3 seconds