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9.13 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
1. Press and hold the red Emergency/Home button (the length of time is programmable; check with the
system administrator).
2. *TXEMER* flashes in the display, plus and will be displayed. After 2-3 seconds the transmit
icon turns off.
3. *TXEMER* and remains until the emergency is cleared.
4. Press the PTT and reappears.
5. Release PTT when the transmission is complete.
9.14 LOCKING/UNLOCKING KEYPAD
1. Press button.
2. Within 1 second, press the Option button on the side of the radio.
9.15 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT
Transmit power adjustment is possible if enabled through programming. Within conventional systems,
transmit power is adjustable on a per channel basis.
There are two ways to toggle between high and low power:
9.15.1 Using the Menu Button
1. Press .
2. Using the or keys, scroll until the cursor (>) appears to the left of “TX POWER” in the
display.
3. Press again to toggle between High and Low power.
4. “POWER = HIGH” or “POWER = LOW” will appear momentarily on the top line of the display.
9.15.2 Using the Pre-Programmed Option Button
Press the Option button. “POWER = HIGH” or “POWER = LOW” will appear momentarily on the top
line of the display.
9.16 MENU
The Menu function accesses features that are not available directly from the keypad. The order and actual
menu items available is configurable through programming. Upon radio power up, the menu item that is
at the top of the menu list will always be displayed first. Subsequent access to the menu function will
return the last menu item that was shown in the display and cursor position.
1. To enter the menu mode, press .
2. Upon entering the menu selection mode, Menu options will appear in the display (see Figure 9-6).