Common Radio Features
2a. Emergency Alarm | 2b. Silent-Emergency Alarm 2c. |
During a non-silent emergency alarm
state:OR
•the LED will light,
•a short, medium- pitched tone will be heard,
•when the emergency alarm is acknowledged by the dispatcher, the radio sounds four beeps and the alarm ends.
During a silent- emergency state:
OR
•the LED will not light,
•tones will not be heard,
•the audio will be muted (turned off) and will remain so until you exit the emergency alarm state.
The silent-emergency state will continue until you press the PTT Switch.
Note
•For all types of emergency signals — If you change channels while in emergency operation, the emergency alarm or call will be moved to, and continue on, the new channel if the new channel is also programmed for emergency operation. If the new channel is not programmed for emergency operation, an invalid-mode tone will sound until the emergency state is exited, or you change to a channel programmed for emergency operation.
•For emergency-alarm with emergency-call signals— After receiving the acknowledgment from the dispatcher, your radio will enter the emergency-call state.
•For emergency-call signals — While your radio is in emergency-call state, it operates in the usual dispatch manner. Or, if enabled in your radio, your radio will return to one of the following operations:
Tactical/Non-Revert Operation — you will talk on the channel you selected before entering the emergency state.
Non-Tactical/Revert Operation — you will talk on a preprogrammed emergency channel, and the emergency alarm will also be sent to this preprogrammed emergency channel.
