Declaring An Emergency Call
To send an emergency call to the selected system and group (or on an optionally
1.Press and hold the red E button for approximately one second (this time is programmable and therefore could be longer or shorter; check with the system administrator). The radio will transmit an emergency call request with the radio ID until an emergency channel assignment is received.
2.When the working channel assignment is received, the radio sounds a single beep (Autokey alert tone) indicating it is ready for voice transmission. *TXEMER* flashes on line two in the display until the emergency is cleared.
3.Press PTT and speak into the microphone in a normal voice.
4.Release PTT when the transmission is complete and listen for a reply.
5.The emergency can be cleared by pressing and holding the cbutton followed by pressing the Ebutton then releasing both buttons.
SYSTEM SCAN OPERATION
The radio can be programmed with the following System Scan features. These features are automatically enabled upon radio power up. A key or menu option is also defined to allow the System Scan features to be toggled during radio operation. This is covered in the Menu Selection and Pre- Programmed Keypad Key sections. The System Scan state will be maintained through system changes but will default to ON at power up.
Wide Area System Scan
The ORION radio may be programmed for wide area system scan operation for
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