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Disaster Alert
Disaster Alert call is a broadcast emergency call initiated by the radio, with emergency pre-emptive
priority that everyone in a broadcast area can hear. This feature is specifically designed for
catastrophic situations, such as earthquakes, and has the highest priority over other calls. All radios
under Disaster Alert display emergency notification on their screens. The alert message, its duration
and destination talkgroup can be configured in the codeplug.
In order to initiate Disaster Alert, switch the radio to Disaster Alert mode and press PTT button. When
the call ends, the radio will exit the Disaster Alert state.
During Disaster Alert, other functionality is impacted:
When Disaster Alert begins, any other ongoing services are terminated.
No other services can interrupt this type of call.
Hot Mic functionality cannot be used.
Speech can only be in Clear mode, even if any of the encryption services are enabled. The only
exception is E2E Encryption.
NOTICE: Not all infrastructures support this feature. Please consult with your service provider
before enabling this feature.
Initializing Disaster Alert Calls
Procedure:
1 From the home screen, press the MENU key.
2 Select ServicesDisaster Alert.
Your radio enters Disaster Alert Mode and it displays Disaster Alert icon.
3 To start the call press PTT.
Your radio displays Disaster AlertIn Use.
Exiting Emergency Operations
Prerequisites: Make sure that your radio is engaged in Emergency Operations.
Procedure:
1 If your radio screen displays Emergency Mic On, press End.
2 Press and hold Exit.
NOTICE: If an Emergency Operation was triggered by Emergency number (not by
EMERGENCY button), you can press the END key to exit the Emergency Operation.
3 If your radio displays Do you want to exit?, press Yes to exit.
Your radio exits Emergency Operations.
Repeater Mode
NOTICE: Repeater Mode does not apply to MTM5200 radio.
The Repeater Mode provides repeater connectivity between radios operating in the DMO Mode.
Chapter 3: Modes
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