Motorola III operating instructions General Radio Features Operation

25General Radio Features Operation (cont.)

Emergency Operation (cont.)

Sending an Emergency Call (Radios With Trunked Emergency Call Operation Only)

1.Press the emergency button. The LED lights solid red, the display alternates between showing “EMERGENCY” and the current trunked zone and mode, and a short, medium-pitched emergency tone sounds.

2.Press the PTT switch to request a priority mode assignment in the trunked system.

3.While the radio is in emergency call operation it operates in the usual dispatch manner.

Note:

•The trunked mode you will talk to in an emergency is controlled by whether your radio is programmed for tactical or non-tactical operation. If tactical, you will be talking to the mode you selected before entering emergency call; if non-tactical, you will talk to a preprogrammed emergency mode.

•If you change trunked modes while in emergency call operation, the emergency call will be moved to, and continued on, the new mode.

4.It is important that you exit the emergency call mode when you have finished your emergency call. To do this, press the emergency button for more than 1 1/2 seconds (programmable). You will hear a medium-pitched emergency-exit tone until the emergency button is released, and the radio will return to normal operation.

Emergency with Voice to Follow

With this feature (aka "Hot Microphone"), the radio is placed in the transmit mode for a preprogrammed period of time (programmable by RSS) after the emergency alarm is activated. During this time period, the "hands-free" mode is activated, and voice transmisions can be made without pressing the PTT.

After the transmit time has expired, the unit will dekey and go into a receive mode as it normally does after dekeying. At this point, normal operation resumes; the user will be required to press PTT for any further transmissions on that emergency channel.