Motorola XPR 5550 - Manual (Page 57)

Advanced Features
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2 Press
e
and select Yes to exit the Alarm List.
To revisit the Alarm List, press g to access the menu and
select Alarm List.
Responding to an Emergency Alarm
Procedure:
When receiving an Emergency Alarm:
1 In the Alarm List, f or h to the required alias.
2 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you
hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio
releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for
you to respond.
3 Press PTT button to transmit non-emergency voice to the
same group that the Emergency Alarm was targeted to. The
green LED lights up. Your radio remains in the Emergency
mode.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
OR
Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the emergency
initiating radio responds, the green LED blinks. You see the
Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio
alias or ID on your display.
6 Your radio displays the Alarm List.
Emergency voice can only be transmitted by the emergency
initiating radio. All other radios (including the emergency
receiving radio) transmit non-emergency voice.
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 or the
Emergency footswitch.
2 The display shows Tx Alarm and the destination alias. The
green LED lights up and the Emergency icon appears.
OR
The display shows Tx Telegram and the destination
alias. The LED lights up solid green and the Emergency icon
appears.
3 When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,
the Emergency tone sounds and the green LED blinks. The
display shows Alarm Sent.
OR
If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm