Send an Emergency Call
An Emergency Call will send a type of dispatch giving your radio
priority access to channels.
1
With your radio turned on,
press the Emergency
button. A short, medium-
pitched tone sounds.
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the
Emergency button.
2
Press and hold the PTT
button and announce your
emergency into the
microphone.
3
Release the PTT button to
end the transmission and
wait for a response from the
dispatcher.
4
Press and hold the
Emergency button for about
a second to exit emergency.
The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in
Emergency Call, except, if enabled, it will return to one of the
following:
Using this operation:
1. Tactical/Non-Revert
2. Non-Tactical/Revert
ASTRO XTS 1500
Common Radio Features
•
Short tone
means you will talk...
on the channel you
selected before you
entered the emergency
state.
on a preprogrammed
emergency channel. The
emergency alarm is sent
to this same channel.
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