Preferences

Opening Preferences

Open the CAD menu and click Preferences. Changes apply straight away. Your preferences are saved on this device only.

Audio

Setting	Description
CAD Text to Speech	Read CAD events out loud. Doesn’t affect Dispatch AI. On by default.
Text To Speech (TTS) Voice	Male or Female.
Master Volume	Overall CAD volume.
TTS Volume	Volume of voice announcements.
Radio Volume	Volume of radio audio.
Call Note Notifications	Play a sound when a note is added to your assigned call.
On Call Sound	Play a reminder sound while you’re assigned to a call.
Bodycam Initiated Sound	The sound played when your bodycam goes live.

Radio

Setting	Description
Prioritize focused channel	Silence other channels while someone talks on your focused channel.
Legacy Radio FX	Use the older radio audio effects instead of the digital radio voice.
Radio FX strength	From a clean voice (0%) to a full radio effect (100%).
Input Device / Output Device	Your microphone and speakers.
Keybind Volume Change %	How much the volume keybinds change radio volume.
Remote PTT sound	Play a sound when someone else starts transmitting. Off by default.

Opening Preferences from the Radio window shows only these settings.

Radio Tones

Replace any radio sound with your own, or mute it: Key Down, Key Up, Talkover Blocked, Join, Listen-only join, Leave, Mute, Unmute, Volume Up, Volume Down and Volume Min / Max.

Legacy (desktop app)

Setting	Description
Disable native windows	Keep CAD windows inside the main app instead of popping them out.

Keybinds

Go to the Keybinds tab in Preferences, click a keybind, and press the keys or mouse button you want.

Show Default keybinds

Action	Default
Status: Available	`Ctrl` + `A`
Status: Unavailable	`Ctrl` + `U`
Status: Busy	`Ctrl` + `B`
Status: En-Route	`Ctrl` + `E`
Status: On-Scene	`Ctrl` + `O`
Custom statuses	Not bound
Panic	`Alt` + `P`
Quick Lookup	`Alt` + `L`
Toggle Recording (bodycam)	`Alt` + `R`
Radio push-to-talk	`Alt` + `T`
Radio Volume Up / Down	`Alt` + `+` / `Alt` + `-`
Cycle Joined Channels	`Alt` + `C`
Toggle Radio Mute	Not bound
Scan License (desktop app)	Not bound
Open the CAD (desktop app)	`Alt` + `X`

On Dispatch, status keybinds change the units you’ve selected. On other panels, they change your own unit.
In the browser, keybinds don’t work while you’re typing in a text box.
In the desktop app, keybinds work even when the CAD isn’t focused. If some fail to register, check your system’s input permissions for the app.

Show Other shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl` + `Esc` (`⌘` + `Esc`)	Close the focused window
`Ctrl` + `Enter` (`⌘` + `Enter`)	Open your last server, from the server list
`Esc`	Clear a table’s search box
`Shift` + click Radio	Open the full Radio window
`Shift` + click a channel	Join it without leaving your other channels
Right-click a channel	Open its settings
`Shift` + drag on the map	Select several units
Right-click the map	Show the closest units

Notification Sounds

These tones play for CAD events. Your server’s admins can replace any of them. See Custom Notification Tones.

Show Notification tones

Tone	When it plays
Call Assigned	A call is assigned to you.
Call Unassigned	You’re removed from a call.
On Call	Regularly while you’re assigned to a call.
Call Note Added	A note is added to your assigned call.
Call Assigned Updated	Your assigned call’s details change.
Unit Status Updated	A unit’s status changes.
Panic	A unit triggers panic.
Timer	A timer ends.
Lookup Flags	A lookup returns warrants or alerts.
Signal Reminder	Repeats while a signal applies to you.
Group Assigned / Unassigned	You’re added to or removed from a unit group.
Incoming Call	A new call matches your panel or dispatch filter.

Text-to-speech

With text-to-speech on, the CAD reads out assigned calls, new 911 calls, group changes, signals, panics, ankle monitor alerts and Falcon camera detections. 10-Codes are read as separate numbers, so 10-11 is read as “10 11”.

Pop-up alerts

You’ll also see pop-ups when a dispatcher changes your status, another unit sends you a lookup, an ankle monitor triggers (Police and Dispatch), or a Falcon camera detects something.

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Using the CAD

Panels

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Opening Preferences

Keybinds

Notification Sounds

Text-to-speech

Pop-up alerts

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​Opening Preferences

​Keybinds

​Notification Sounds

​Text-to-speech

​Pop-up alerts

Need help?

Opening Preferences

Keybinds

Notification Sounds

Text-to-speech

Pop-up alerts