120 Emergency operationStandard emergency modeWhen you press the emergency key your radio enters‘emergency mode’, if your radio is programmed inthis way.When the radio enters emergency mode, it willautomatically send alerts together with your radio unitID to the dispatcher. These alerts are usually sent ona designated emergency channel.Warning The way your radio behaves in emergencymode depends on how your radio is programmed.For further information on what your radio may do inemergency mode, see "What happens during anemergency call?" on page 120.What happens during an emergency call?The exact way your radio behaves when it entersemergency mode depends on how your radio isprogrammed.The main phases for emergency modes aresummarized below. The length of each phase isdetermined when the radio is programmed.When the emergency key is pressed:Digital channels: the radio continually sendsemergency alerts to the dispatcher until aresponse is received. Details of your locationmay also be sent (if this feature is available foryour radio).The radio alternately transmits and receivesso the dispatcher can hear what is happeningin the vicinity of your radio.(Emergencies end once this phase iscomplete or when you end emergency mode.)bc
