Responding to an Emergency Alarm
Procedure:
When receiving an Emergency Alarm:
1In the Alarm List, ^ or vto the required alias.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is now available for use.
3Press PTT button to transmit
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen. When the emergency initiating radio responds, the LED blinks green, the radio unmutes and the response sounds through the radio's speaker. You see the Group Call icon, the group ID, and transmitting radio ID on your display.
6Your radio displays the Alarm List.
Emergency voice can only be transmitted by the emergency initiating radio. All other radios (including the emergency receiving radio) transmit
Sending an Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm (i.e. a
Procedure:
1Press the programmed Emergency On button.
2The display shows Tx Alarm and the destination alias. The LED lights up solid green and the Emergency icon appears.
3When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgement is received, the Emergency tone sounds and the LED blinks green. The display shows Alarm Sent.
OR
If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm acknowledgement, and after all retries have been exhausted, a tone sounds and the display shows Alarm Failed.
4Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode and returns to the Home screen.
If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode.
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