MT1500 Emerg Button on Lapel Mic

FDC_100 · Post by **FDC_100** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:22 am

I am experiencing a strange issue. I have an MT1500 set up to transmit MDC emgergency on a fixed channel when the button is depressed. When I connect the lapel mic with Emergency button an un-wanted delay occurs. When you depress and release the emergency button on the lapel mic, you get no audiable acknowledgement, and it takes 19 seconds to actually activate the emergency feature and send the emergency MDC packet to my dispatcher.

On my previous radio MT2000, as soon as you depress the emergency button, the emergency MDC packet is sent and you get an aduiable acknowledgement. I'm not sure if this is a software or firmware issue. Can anyone help me here??

Post by **akardam** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:26 pm

I recall reading about something similar in the user's guide booklet with my RMN5038 mic... I'll try and dig it out when I get home tonight.

M4Gunner · Post by **M4Gunner** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:57 pm

On the first page of the ERSM pdf brosure, in little print along the bottom it reads...

"*Emergency activation from the RSM is delayed until programmed Mandown Pre-alert and Post-alert delays elapse. Depending on radio model, factory
defaults or previous programming could set the delay times for as long a 8 to 120 seconds."

How do you like the mic otherwise?

FDC_100 · Post by **FDC_100** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:57 am

Can these pre-alert and post-alert delays be changed using the RSS or is that a firmware issue??

I would really like to get rid of that delay.

Post by **wavetar** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:13 am

Wow, what a stupid feature...I can't think of any reason why anyone would want the emergency button to work that way.

FDC_100, you should just have to disable the mandown feature in the CPS under the 'radio wide' screen, 'emergency' tab.

Todd