User Manual

Advanced Features
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Sending an Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm, a non-
voice signal, which triggers an alert indication on a group of
radios.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.
2 The LED lights up solid green.
3 When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,
the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.
OR
If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm
acknowledgement, and after all retries have been
exhausted, a low-pitch tone sounds.
4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any audio or visual
indicators during Emergency mode.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to
Follow
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group
of radios. Your radio’s microphone is automatically activated,
allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without
pressing the PTT button.
This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”.
NOTE: Some accessories may not support “hot mic”. Check
with your dealer or system administrator for more
information.
If you press the PTT button during the programmed hot mic
transmission period, the radio ignores the PTT press and
remains in Emergency mode.
NOTE: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and
continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires,
the radio continues to transmit until you release the
PTT button.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.
2 The LED lights up solid green.
3 Once a tone sounds, speak clearly into the microphone.
When hot mic has been enabled, the radio automatically
transmits without a PTT press until the hot mic duration
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