Exiting Emergency As Supervisor (Trunking Only); Sending An Emergency Alarm - Motorola APX 8000XE User Manual

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Chapter 6: Advanced Features
6.9.4

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. Check with your dealer or system administrator
for more information on dispatch console supporting this feature.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions:
If...
If the emergency mode is ini-
tiated by other radios,
If the emergency mode is ini-
tiated by the Supervisor,
NOTICE: The following buttons combinations are supported:
• Radio Side Button 1 and Top (Orange) button.
• Radio Side Button 1 and accessory Orange button.
• Accessory 1-Dot Button and radio Top (Orange) button.
• Accessory 1-Dot Button and accessory Orange button.
6.9.5

Sending an Emergency Alarm

When and where to use:This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the
radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.
NOTICE: The default timer of Emergency button press to activate Emergency is 50
milliseconds. This timer is programmable from 50–6200 milliseconds by a qualified technician.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
One of the following scenarios occurs:
• The display shows EMERGENCY and the current zone or channel. You hear a short medium-
pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.
• The radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate that the selected channel does not
support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode.
When you receive the dispatcher's acknowledgment, the display shows ACK RCVD. Four tones sound,
the alarm ends, and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows NO ACK. The alarm ends and the radio exits the
Emergency Alarm mode.
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Then...
press and hold the Side Button 1 and press the Emer-
gency button.
Perform one of the following actions:
• Press and hold the Emergency button.
• Press and hold the Side Button 1 and press the
Emergency button.
• Wait for console to clear emergency.