Motorola III - Manual (Page 26)

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25 General Radio Features Operation
(cont.)
Emergency Operation (cont.)
Sending an Emergency Call (Radios With Trunked
Emergency Call Operation Only)
1. Press the emergency button. The LED lights solid
red, the display alternates between showing
“EMERGENCY” and the current trunked zone and
mode, and a short, medium-pitched emergency
tone sounds.
2. Press the PTT switch to request a priority mode
assignment in the trunked system.
3. While the radio is in emergency call operation it
operates in the usual dispatch manner.
Note:
• The trunked mode you will talk to in an
emergency is controlled by whether your radio
is programmed for tactical or non-tactical
operation. If tactical, you will be talking to the
mode you selected before entering emergency
c a l l ; i f n o n - t a c t i c a l , y o u w i l l t a l k t o a
preprogrammed emergency mode.
• I f y o u c h a n g e t r u n k e d m o d e s w h i l e i n
emergency call operation, the emergency call
will be moved to, and continued on, the new
mode.
4. It is important that you exit the emergency call
mode when you have finished your emergency call.
To do this, press the emergency button for more
than 1 1/2 seconds (programmable). You will hear
a medium-pitched emergency-exit tone until the
emergency button is released, and the radio will
return to normal operation.
Emergency with Voice to Follow
With this feature (aka "Hot Microphone"), the radio
is placed in the transmit mode for a preprogrammed
period of time (programmable by RSS) after the
emergency alarm is activated. During this time period,
t h e " h a n d s - f r e e " m o d e i s a c t i v a t e d , a n d v o i c e
transmisions can be made without pressing the PTT.
After the transmit time has expired, the unit will dekey
and go into a receive mode as it normally does after
dekeying. At this point, normal operation resumes; the
user will be required to press PTT for any further
transmissions on that emergency channel.