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Send an emergency call – Motorola XTSTM 1500 User Manual

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ASTRO XTS 1500

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Common Radio Features

Send an Emergency Call

An Emergency Call will send a type of dispatch giving your radio

priority access to channels.

The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in
Emergency Call, except, if enabled, it will return to one of the
following:

1

With your radio turned on,
press the Emergency
button. A short, medium-
pitched tone sounds.

Short tone

Note: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the

Emergency button.

2

Press and hold the PTT
button and announce your
emergency into the
microphone.

3

Release the PTT button to
end the transmission and
wait for a response from the
dispatcher.

4

Press and hold the
Emergency button for about
a second to exit emergency.

Using this operation:

means you will talk...

1. Tactical/Non-Revert

on the channel you
selected before you
entered the emergency
state.

2. Non-Tactical/Revert

on a preprogrammed
emergency channel. The
emergency alarm is sent
to this same channel.

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