Motorola MTH800 manual Making an Emergency Group Call, Hot Microphone Feature

Making an Emergency Group Call

While in an Emergency Group Call, you can still perform group operations (such as changing group/folder, searching for a group, or entering the My Groups folder).

To initiate or answer a call while in Emergency Mode:

•Press and hold PTT.

•Wait for the talk permit tone (if configured) and talk.

•Release PTT to listen.

For the delivery reports, see “Sending an Emergency Alarm” above.

You can also participate in an Emergency Group Call (initiated by others) in Emergency Mode or in a standard Group Call.

Hot Microphone Feature

If the Hot Microphone feature was programmed into your MTH800 by your Service Provider, you can make an Emergency Group Call without the need to press and hold the PTT.

The following will happen upon entering Emergency Mode:

1. The MTH800 will automatically send an Emergency Alarm to the dispatcher (if configured by your Service Provider).

2. A Talk permit tone will be heard.
3. The following typical display will appear:
The microphone will stay open for a time
period determined and programmed by			Hot Mic On
your Service Provider.
		Folder 1
After the Hot Microphone time period expires,		Talkgroup 1
	Optns			End
or if you press PTT during the Hot Microphone
period, or if you press End soft key: the Hot Mic Ended
message will be displayed.The talk session ends. To
resume, press the Emergency button again.

Emergency Operation

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