Emergency Radios

Channels:

Local Site: (“SiteNumber - SiteInitials” eg. 501-AHS )

  • Broadcasts ONLY to other radios on the specific site’s channel
  • Any communication from Emergency Announce (MAINTENANCE & DISTRICT ADMIN ONLY) will talk-over this channel

Emergency:

  • Broadcasts to anyone on the Emergency channel district-wide
  • Is used to reach out to Maint & District Admin in case of a school-site OR district emergency

Emergency Announce: (MAINTENANCE & DISTRICT ADMIN ONLY)

  • Used by Admin to reach-out to schools to tell them to switch to Emergency channel
  • All communication will broadcasts over all channels district-wide

District / Maint / Site Admin Radios (Touchscreen):

Turning on the unit

  • Hold the power button until the radio vibrates and the screen lights up with the PeakPTT logo.
  • It will take 15-20 seconds for the radio to complete power up and login.

User Guide: PTT-624G Quickstart User Guide

admin radio power button admin radio buttons

Staff Radios (Non-Touch):

Turning on the unit

  • Hold the power button until the light on front turns blue (very faint, shouldn’t take more than 5 seconds if radio is charged).
  • It will take 15-20 seconds for the radio to complete power up and login.

User Guide: PTT-394G Quickstart User Guide

staff radio lower-right buttons staff radio upper-left buttons

Troubleshooting

Issue: Staff Radio Screen shows PTT, Settings, and the Date instead of channels

  • Turn the channel knob until the screen shows PTT, then click the channel knob to select PTT
  • Channels should now show up and be selectable

Issue: Staff Radio Screen only shows channel names, no connection or battery info

  • Put in a work order on Web Help Desk listing the affected radios

Issue: Battery does not fully charge

  1. Turn off the radio
  2. Remove the back cover
  3. Remove the battery and press the power button several times
  4. Re-insert the battery
  5. Turn on the radio and charge it overnight