Man Down (Fall Alert); Radio Alerts When Fall Alert Is Triggered; Testing Fall Alert - Motorola APX 8000 User Manual

7.14

Man Down (Fall Alert)

Man Down (Fall Alert) is a supporting feature of the Emergency operation. The Emergency feature
must be programmed for Man Down (Fall Alert) to operate.
Your radio activates the Man Down (Fall Alert) feature when it achieves or exceeds a tilt angle
threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and radio motion below the motion sensitivity level.
The radio must stay in this condition for a programmed period before the Emergency Alarm or Call is
activated.
NOTE: Because Man Down (Fall Alert) may be triggered accidentally, consider the following
scenarios when using your radio:
• If the radio is programmed to a horizontal position only, it must be worn in a vertical position.
• If the radio is programmed with the Man Down (Fall Alert) feature, turn off the radio when
charging it with a wall-mounted charger.
• When you dismiss Man Down (Fall Alert) and keep the radio horizontal, no emergency will
be sent and no further Man Down (Fall Alert) notification will occur until the device is rotated
back to normal (portrait) mode.
7.14.1

Radio Alerts When Fall Alert is Triggered

When Fall Alert is triggered, your radio plays an alert tone, and the display shows Fall-Alert.
NOTE: If the radio is programmed for Surveillance Mode, the radio inhibits all tones and lights
including the Fall Alert tones.
Fall Alert Enhanced
Your radio also supports Fall Alert Enhanced where an alert tone is played for a programmed period.
This tone is louder than the programmed minimum level or the current level of the speaker. This tone
acts as a beacon to help find the radio.
NOTE: The radio plays this alert tone even in Surveillance Mode.
When the alert tone is active, changing to another channel with a different setup triggers a different
response from the radio:
• The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel without Emergency feature.
• The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel with Emergency but no Fall Alert feature.
• The current alert tone is inhibited and is replaced with a different alert tone when you change to a
channel with Emergency feature and a different Fall Alert configuration.
• The alert tone continues when you change to a channel with Emergency and similar Fall Alert
configuration.
7.14.2

Testing Fall Alert

Prerequisites: Ensure that Fall Alert feature is configured in your radio.
Procedure:
1 Turn on the radio, and place it in a vertical position for at least 5 seconds.
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