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Alert Tones
IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS
Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio’s condition. The following table lists these tones and when they occur.
You Hear Tone Name Heard
Short,
Low-Pitched
Tone
Play
Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test.
Reject When unauthorized request is made.
Time-Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out.
No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgement .
Individual Call Warning Tone When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity.
Long,
Low-Pitched
Tone
Play
Time-Out Timer Timed Out After time out.
Talk Prohibit/PTT Inhibit (When PTT button is pressed) transmissions are not allowed.
Lack of Voice PTT Time out When the radio ends your call after it detected there are lack of voice for 5 seconds after
the PTT is pressed and hold. Your radio ends the call to enable your radio to receive calls
from other radio users.
Out of Range (When PTT button is pressed) the radio is out of range of the system.
Invalid Mode When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel.
A Group of
Low-Pitched
Tones
Play
Busy When system is busy.