Emergency Operation; Special Considerations For Emergency Operation; Table 6: Emergency Operation Scenarios - Motorola APX 2000 User Manual

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7.10

Emergency Operation

The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation. An emergency signal overrides any other
communication over the selected channel.
Your radio supports the following Emergency modes:
• Emergency Alarm
• Emergency Call
• Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
• Silent Emergency Alarm
Only one Emergency mode can be assigned to the Emergency button.
Your radio is also programmed to operate in one of the following conditions:
Tactical/Non-Revert
The radio sends an emergency alarm and/or makes an emergency call on the current channel.
Non-Tactical/Revert for Conventional System
The radio reverts to the programmed emergency channel to send an alarm and/or make an
emergency call.
Non-Tactical/Revert for Trunking System
The radio reverts to the programmed emergency talkgroup (trunking system) or channel
(conventional system) to send an alarm and/or make an emergency call.
For more information, contact your system administrator.
7.10.1

Special Considerations for Emergency Operation

The following scenarios apply during Emergency operation:

Table 6: Emergency Operation Scenarios

Scenario
If you press the Emergency button while in a
channel that has no Emergency capability,
If you change to a channel or mode with no
Emergency capability while in Emergency oper-
ation,
If you change to a channel or mode with Emer-
gency capability while in Emergency operation,
If the radio is out-of-range of the system or the
emergency alarm is not acknowledged,
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a tone sounds.
your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds until you select a valid Emer-
gency channel or mode, or until you disable
the Emergency operation.
• The display for Model 3.5 and Model 2.5
shows No emergency.
the Emergency Alarm and/or Emergency Call
continues on the new channel or mode.
your radio shows the following indications:
• A tone sounds.
• The display shows No acknowledge.
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