Motorola APX 5500 User Manual

2.8.2
Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
Radios configured as Supervisor are able to cancel emergency mode of other radios. The dispatch
console must be preprogrammed to use this feature. Check with your dealer or system administrator
for more information on dispatch console supporting this feature.
Procedure:
1 Perform one of the following actions.
If… Then…
If the emergency mode is
initiated by other radios,
press and hold the Programmable Button (Purple) button
and press the Emergency button.
If the emergency mode is
initiated by the Supervisor,
Perform one of the following actions.
• Press and hold the Emergency button.
• Press and hold the Programmable Button (Purple)
and press the Emergency button.
• Wait for console to clear emergency.
NOTICE: The following buttons combinations are supported:
• Radio Programmable Button (Purple) and Emergency button.
• Radio Programmable Button (Purple) and accessory Orange button.
• Accessory 1-Dot Button and radio Emergency button.
• Accessory 1-Dot Button and accessory Orange button.
2.8.3
Sending an Emergency Alarm
When and where to use: This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the
radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
A tone sounds and the display alternates Emergency and the home display. A dispatcher
acknowledgment Ack received display follows. For trunking system, the radio also sounds a
high-pitched tone that indicates the alarm has been received by the trunked system’s central
controller.
2 Press and hold the EMERGENCY button or the PTT button to return to normal operation.
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Motorola APX 5500 Specifications

General

Brand	Motorola
Model	APX 5500
Category	Radio
Language	English