Kyocera Brigadier - Manual (Page 139)

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Emergency Alerts
Your phone is compatible with the federally supervised cell phone alert services to send out
broadcast SMS messages for public warning:
To display the Emergency Alerts:
► From the Home screen, tap
> Emergency Alerts.
To configure the Emergency Alerts settings:
1. From the Home screen, tap > Emergency Alerts > > Settings.
– or –
From the Home screen, tap > Settings >
More… > Emergency Alerts.
2. Following options are available:
 Presidential: Receives an emergency presidential alert. (Presidential is always
grayed out [not selectable] and cannot be excluded.)
 Extreme Alert: Receives emergency alerts in an extreme emergency situation (an
extraordinary threat to life or property).
 Severe Alert: Receives emergency alerts in a severe emergency situation (a
significant threat to life or property).
 Amber: Receives alerts related to missing or endangered children.
 Help: Displays the help information for Emergency Alerts.
 Notifications: Receives notifications when you receive an emergency alert.
 Sound: Plays a sound when you receive an emergency alert.
 Vibrate: Vibrates your phone when you receive an emergency alert.
 Alert reminder: Sets how often your phone alerts you: Choose from Once, Every 2
minutes, Every 15 minutes, or Off.
 Emergency notification preview: Plays a sample emergency alert tone. Tap Stop
to stop the sound.
 Speak alert message: Uses the text-to-speech feature to read out the emergency
alert messages.
To delete an Emergency Alert:
1. From the Home screen, tap > Emergency Alerts.