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Emergency Type This field will be visible only if the Emergency field on this screen is set to
Enabled. The following choices are available:
Both types of emergency support reverting (that is, transmitting
emergency on a predetermined channel).
Emer PTT ID Sidetone This field will be visible only if the Emergency Type field on this screen is set
to Alarm and Call. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to choose whether or
not the radio should emit a sidetone when the emergency ID is being
sent.
Acknowledge Alert Tone This field will be visible only if the Emergency field on this screen is set to
Enabled. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to enable/disable the
emergency acknowledge beep which will sound when the radio
receives acknowledgment of its emergency call.
Revert Table This table will be visible only if the Emergency field on this screen is set to
Enabled. This field is part of the Emergency Channel Revert table. The
table contains the channels pointed to in the Conventional
personalities to which the radio reverts when it enters Emergency call
mode. Enter the zone numbers and the channel numbers in the table.
Each MDC personality will select one of these channels or itself
First create the Conventional personalities. Then go to the ZONE/
CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT screen and enter channel information.You
will then be able to set the MDC emergency channels.
Note: Emergency revert channels cannot be receive-only channels.
Alarm Only An emergency message is repeatedly sent to the base
station until it is cancelled in one of the following ways:
❒ All the allowed retries (both polite and impolite) have
been sent;
❒ An acknowledgment is received from the base station;
❒ A first PTT press is executed; or
❒ A long press of the emergency button occurs.
Alarm & Call An emergency message is repeatedly sent to the base
station until:
❒ All the allowed retries (both polite and impolite) have
been sent; or
❒ The radio receives an acknowledgment from the base
station.
Once an acknowledgment is received, the user can talk to
the base station. An emergency PTT ID will be sent with
the voice on each PTT press. The emergency call can be
cancelled by a long press of the Emergency button.