62 Operating in conventional modeYour radio may send tones to capture the line.5 Press Send to send the number dialed in step 3.You may hear telephone dialing and ringing tones.6 Proceed with your call.7 Once the call has finished, press End.Your radio may send tones to release the line.Dialing DTMF tones (overdialing)Your radio may be programmed to allow dialing ofDTMF tones using the numeric keypad while on achannel or in a call. The dialing may be either sent outimmediately (as you type) or sent after pressing Send.Making an emergency callYou may be able to activate emergency mode byusing a programmed function key.1 Press the function key programmed forEmergency Mode and an emergency call is sent toyour dispatcher, or some other predeterminedlocation.While emergency mode is active, your radio mayautomatically cycle between receive and transmit,so that your dispatcher can hear any activity nearthe radio. Alternatively, your radio may appear toturn off but will actually remain inemergency mode.2 Reset the radio to normal operation at any time byturning the radio off and then on.Emergency mode may be programmed to endafter a fixed period of time. In this case, there isno need to turn the radio off and then on in orderto return the radio to normal operation.
