Additional Information

Alert Tones

Sound

Tone Name

Occurs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Self-Test Fail

when the radio fails its power-up self test

Short,

 

 

No ACK Received

when the radio fails to receive an

Low-Pitched Tone

acknowledgment from the dispatcher

 

 

 

 

 

Reject

when an unauthorized request is made

 

 

 

 

Time-Out Timer

four seconds before time out

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time-Out Timer

after time out

 

Timed Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk Prohibit/

when the PTT switch is pressed and transmissions

 

PTT Inhibit

are not allowed

Continuous,

 

 

Out-of-Range

when the PTT switch is pressed and the radio is

Low-Pitched Tone

out of range of the system

 

 

 

 

 

Invalid Mode

when the radio is on an unprogrammed channel

 

 

 

 

Individual Call

when the radio is in an individual call for greater

 

Warning Tone

than 6 seconds without any activity

 

 

 

A Group of

 

when interconnect channel,

Low-Pitched Tones

Busy

phone line, or system is busy

(Busy Tone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Self-Test Pass

when radio passes its power-up self test

 

 

 

 

Clear Voice

at the beginning of a non-coded communication

 

 

 

Short,

Priority Channel

upon reception of activity on a priority channel

Received

Medium-Pitched

 

 

 

Tone

Emergency Alarm

upon entering the emergency state

 

Entry

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Echo

when the central controller has received a request

 

from a radio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Set

when volume changed on a quiet channel

Continuous,

 

 

Emergency Exit

upon exiting the emergency state

Medium-Pitched

 

 

Tone

PTT Sidetone

when data is sent by pressing the PTT switch, but

 

the user must wait to talk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failsoft

when system fails

 

 

 

 

Automatic Call

when voice channel is available from previous

 

Back

request

 

 

 

 

Talk Permit

upon pressing the PTT switch; verifying system

 

accepting transmissions

 

 

A Group of

 

 

Dispatcher-

 

Medium-Pitched

Upon receipt of a dispatcher-interrupt call

Interrupter

Tones

 

 

 

 

Keyfail

when an encryption key has been lost

 

 

 

 

Console

when a status, message, emergency alarm, or

 

Acknowledge

reprogram request ACK is received

 

 

 

 

Received

when a Call Alert or Private Conversation

 

Individual Call

call is received

 

 

 

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