Special Considerations For Emergency Operation; Emergency Keep-Alive; Exiting Emergency Operation; Table 3: Emergency Operation Scenarios - Motorola APX 8000XE User Manual

Non-Tactical/Revert for Conventional System
The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency channel to send an alarm and/or make an
emergency call.
Non-Tactical/Revert for Trunking System
The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency talkgroup (trunking system) or channel
(conventional system) to send an alarm and/or make an emergency call.
Man Down is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature. For more information, see
Down on page 50.
Contact your system administrator for more information.
6.9.1

Special Considerations for Emergency Operation

The following scenarios apply during Emergency operation:

Table 3: Emergency Operation Scenarios

If...
If you press the Emergency button while in a
channel that has no Emergency capability,
If you change to a channel/mode with no Emer-
gency capability while in Emergency operation,
If you change to a channel/mode with Emergen-
cy capability while in Emergency operation,
If the radio is out-of-range of the system or the
emergency alarm is not acknowledged,
6.9.2

Emergency Keep-Alive

This feature prevents the radio from being turned off when it is in Emergency mode. If this feature is
enabled, you are required to exit Emergency mode before turning off your radio.
6.9.3

Exiting Emergency Operation

If an Emergency operation is triggered on your radio, the dispatch console or radios configured as
Supervisor can also exit the Emergency operation.
Procedure:
To exit Emergency operation, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button.
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Then...
a low-pitched tone sounds.
the following occurs:
• The display shows NO EMERG.
• A continuous low-pitched tone sounds until
you select a valid Emergency channel/mode
or until you disable the Emergency opera-
tion.
the Emergency Alarm and/or Emergency Call
continues on the new channel/mode.
a tone sounds and the display shows No ac-
knowledge.
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