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QR-Card.fm Page 1 Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:43 PM m ASTRO® APX™ 8000 Series Digital Portable Radios Quick Reference Card RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to Occupational use only.
QR-Card.fm Page 2 Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:43 PM Sending an Emergency Call 1 Press the Emergency button. 2 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone. v The more stripes, the stronger the signal strength for the current site (trunking only). m O Direct radio to radio communication or connected through a repeater. On = Direct Off = Repeater On = Secure operation. Off = Clear operation. Blinking = Receiving an encrypted voice call. l On = AES Secure operation.
Documentation Copyrights...........15 Declaration of Conformity......................... 8 Disclaimer.......................................16 Important Safety Information........10 Getting Started............................... 17 How to Use This Guide..................................17 Notations Used in This Manual......................17 Additional Performance Enhancement.......... 18 ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data.................18 Dynamic System Resilience (DSR).... 18 CrossTalk Prevention...............
Attaching the Antenna................................... 21 Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover...................................... 22 Using the Carry Holder.................................. 23 Turning On the Radio.................................... 25 Adjusting the Volume.....................................26 Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode..............................................38 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button............................39 Identifying Status Indicators......
Advanced Features........................68 Advanced Call Features................................ 68 BETA Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)........................ 68 Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only)...... 69 Sending a Status Call......................... 70 Responding to the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only).............................................. 70 Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)....72 Contacts.........................................................
Contents Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only).............. 83 Deleting a Nuisance Channel............. 83 Restoring a Nuisance Channel........... 84 Call Alert Paging............................................ 84 Receiving a Call Alert Page................ 84 Sending a Call Alert Page...................85 Emergency Operation....................................86 Sending an Emergency Alarm............ 87 Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)..............................
Location Feature in Emergency Mode............................................135 Trunking System Controls........................... 136 Operating in Failsoft System.............136 Out-of-Range Radio..........................136 Site Trunking Feature....................... 136 Locking and Unlocking a Site............136 Site Display and Search Button........ 137 ® Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth -........ 138 Turning On Bluetooth .......................138 Turning Off the Bluetooth..................
Contents Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device....... 150 Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Device Information....................... 150 Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information...................................151 Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name........................................... 152 Over-the-Air Programming (POP 25, ASTRO 25, ASTRO Conventional and Wi-Fi)...................................................... 153 Responding to the Notification of Upgrade...........
Helpful Tips.................................. 177 Radio Care...................................................177 Cleaning Your Radio.........................178 Proper Ways to Handle the Radio.... 178 Radio Service and Repair................. 179 Battery Care.................................................179 Battery Charge Status.......................179 Battery Recycling and Disposal........ 181 Glossary........................................187 Limited Warranty..........................
Declaration of Conformity This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below. Declaration of Conformity Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Declaration of Conformity Responsible Party Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Hereby declares that the product: Model Name: APX 8000 conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.
As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Important Safety Information RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios ATTENTION! Important Safety Information This radio is restricted to Occupational use only. Before using the radio, read the RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for Compliance with applicable standards and Regulations.
Software Version Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R14.00.00 or later. See Accessing the Radio Information on page 173 to determine your radio software version. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.
Consignes de sécurité importantes Radios bidirectionnelles portatives : exposition aux radiofréquences et sécurité du produit ATTENTION! Consignes de sécurité importantes Cette radio ne doit être utilisée qu'à des fins professionnelles.
Version logicielle Motorola, peuvent annuler le droit de l'utilisateur à utiliser cet équipement. Version logicielle Toutes les fonctions décrites dans les sections suivantes sont prises en charge par la version R14.00.00 ou les versions ultérieures du logiciel de la radio. Pour obtenir davantage de renseignements à propos des fonctions prises en charge, adressez-vous à votre détaillant ou à votre administrateur de système.
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Note An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which is essential to emphasize. How to Use This Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX Portables. However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Getting Started damage to the equipment if not carefully observed. Getting Started The following special notations identify certain items.
CrossTalk Prevention Additional Performance Enhancement The following performance enhancements are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security, quality and efficiency of the radios. ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data is optimized to handle different message sizes and variable update rates from different applications of the radio. Add Enhanced Data to the Integrated Data system with a software installation to improve data channel efficiency and enable denser network traffic.
Up to 30 different talkgroups can be supported using conventional channels. A maximum of four talkgroups can be supported when Vote Scan channels are being used. Smart PTT is supported with this enhancement as Smart PTT prevents users from transmitting while other users are on the channel. Getting Started single conventional radio frequency channel.
Attaching the Battery Preparing Your Radio for Use If your radio is preprogrammed with volatile-key retention, the encryption keys are retained for approximately 30 seconds after battery removal. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Charging the Battery Warning To avoid a possible explosion: • • Do not replace the battery in any area labeled hazardous atmosphere. Do not discard batteries in a fire.
Preparing Your Radio for Use A 2 To remove the battery, squeeze the release latches at the bottom of the battery until the battery releases from the radio and remove the battery from the radio. Note When removing the battery, ensure that the radio is turned off. Attaching the Antenna Ensure the radio is turned off before attaching the antenna. 1 Set the antenna in its receptacle. 2 Turn the antenna clockwise to attach to the radio.
Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover The accessory connector is on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio. Note To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use. Preparing Your Radio for Use 1 To remove the accessory connector cover, rotate the thumbscrew counterclockwise until it disengages from the radio. Note If the thumbscrew is too tight, use an Allen wrench at to loosen it first.
Preparing Your Radio for Use Using the Carry Holder A 1 Position the radio within the carry holder with the main speaker facing outward. B C 2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it from the radio. 3 To attach the accessory connector cover, insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector. 4 Press downward on the cover’s top to seat it in the slot. 2 Slide the radio down into the carry holder until it clicks in place.
Preparing Your Radio for Use 3 To remove the radio from the carry holder, place the tip of your fingers on the ledge of the carry holder. 24 English 4 Push at the bottom of the radio until the radio is released from it.
Preparing Your Radio for Use • Turning On the Radio • 1 Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click. If the power-up test is successful, you see a splash screen on the radio display, followed by the Home screen. If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you see Error XX/YY (XX/YY is an alphanumeric code). Note If the radio fails to power-up after repeating a few times, record the Error XX/YY code and contact your dealer.
2 To turn off the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a click. 1 To increase the volume, rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise. Preparing Your Radio for Use A 2 To decrease the volume, rotate this knob counterclockwise. Adjusting the Volume Ensure the radio is power on and the main speaker is pointed towards you for increased loudness and intelligibility, especially in areas with loud background noises.
25 15 Radio Parts and Controls 1 24 23 14 13 22 2 12 16 3 11 17 4 18 5 19 6 Identifying Radio Controls Identifying Radio Controls 10 21 20 8 9 7 8 BETA 1 Antenna 2 LED 3 Top (Orange) Button[1] 4 Microphone 5 Accessory Connector 27 English
Identifying Radio Controls 28 1 6 Home Button 22 Main Speaker 7 4–Way Navigation Button 23 Microphone 8 Battery Latch 24 Top Display 9 Keypad 25 16–Position Select Knob[1] 10 Data Feature Button 11 Menu Select Buttons 12 Main Display 13 2–Position Concentric Switch[1] 14 3–Position A/B/C Switch[1] 15 On/Off/Volume Control Knob 16 Top Side (Select) Button[1] 17 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button 18 Side Button 1[1] 19 Side Button 2[1] 20 Battery 21 Bluetooth Pairing Location
Assignable Radio Functions Bluetooth On/Off Allows you to turn on/off the Bluetooth. Bluetooth Configuration Allows you to access to the Bluetooth menu. Bluetooth Audio Reroute Allows you to toggle the audio route between radio speaker or Remote Speaker Microphone and Bluetooth headset. Bluetooth Headset PTT Keys up the Bluetooth Headset microphone. Bluetooth Data Devices Keys up the Bluetooth data devices. Bluetooth Clear All Pairing Allows you to clear all pairing information for Bluetooth.
Information Displays the information of the radio. Internet Protocol Address Display the Internet Protocol (IP) address, device name and status of the radio. Monitor (Conventional Only) Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled. Location Determines the current location (latitude, longitude, time and date), and also the distance and bearing to another location. Or, turns the GPS functionality on or off for all locations.
Allows a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. Reprogram Request (Trunking Only) Notifies the dispatcher you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment. Private Line Defeat (Conventional Only) Overrides any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that is preprogrammed to a channel. Request-To-Talk (Conventional Only) Notifies the dispatcher you want to send a voice call. Scan Toggles scan on or off.
Site Select (AMSS) or SmartZone operation. banks of 3 zones, one group of 3 (A, B and C) to a second group of 3 zones (D, E and F). Site Lock/Unlock (Trunking Only) Locks onto a specific site. Status (Astro 25 Trunking Only) Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status. Identifying Radio Controls Talkaround/Direct Toggles between using a (Conventional repeater and communicating Only) directly with another radio.
Voice Mute Toggles voice mute on or off. Volume Set Tone Sets the volume set tone. Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions You can access various radio functions through one of the following methods. A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons. • Use the Menu Select Button. • Use the Menu Select and Navigation buttons.
also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen. Data Feature Button Use Data Feature button to access data-related features, such as the Text Messaging Service (TMS) feature screen. Note Some features do not require you to press to go to the Home screen. Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on saving user-edited radio settings or information.
Identifying Radio Controls Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R T U V W X Y 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 S Z Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode Identifying Radio Controls Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r t u v w x y s z Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space 36 English Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
Key Identifying Radio Controls Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 2 A B C 3 D E F 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 4 Identifying Radio Controls 5 6 7 8 9 0 Not applicable 38 English Not applicable BETA 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make a new call. See Methods to Make a Radio Call on page 61 for more information. Identifying Radio Controls • Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button A The PTT button basic purposes: • on the side of the radio serves two While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call. Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed.
Identifying Status Indicators Call Received Status Icons Radio has received an Individual Call. The 130 x 130 pixel front liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The top two display rows contain color icons that indicate radio operating conditions. Identifying Status Indicators Selected icons are also shown on the first row of the 112 x 32 pixel top monochrome display screen of your radio.
Off – The feature is disabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is deactivated. or Direct Top Display: On – Radio is currently configured for direct radio-to-radio communication (during conventional operation only). Top Display: Power Level L – Radio is set at Low power. H – Radio is set at High power. or Off – Radio is connected with other radios through a repeater.
Top Display: View/Program Mode Radio is in the view or program mode. Top Display: , On steady – View mode Blinking – Program mode , Identifying Status Indicators Top Display: or English until Basic Zone Bank 1 or A – Radio is in Zone 1. B – Contains Zone 4, Zone 5 and Zone 6, until X – Contains Zone 70, Zone 71 and Zone 72, Y – Contains Zone 73, Zone 74 and Zone 75. B – Radio is in Zone 2. C – Radio is in Zone 3. Top Display: Basic Zone Bank 2 or 42 The vote scan feature is enabled.
Identifying Status Indicators Inverted – User successfully login to the secured IP Packet Data. AES Secure Operation On – AES secure operation. Off – Clear operation. Data Activity Blinking – Receiving an encrypted voice call. Data activity is present. Hexadecimal GPS Signal On – Feature is enabled and signal is available. Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal mode. Numeric Off – Feature is disabled. Blinking – Feature is enabled, but no signal is available.
Uppercase Bluetooth On Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode. Bluetooth is on and ready for Bluetooth connection. Top Display: Lowercase Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase mode. Bluetooth Connected Lowercase Predictive Identifying Status Indicators Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen. Top Display: Bluetooth is currently connected to the external Bluetooth device.
TMS Status Icons Identifying Status Indicators here help you to work more efficiently with TMS feature. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 100 for more information. The selected text message in the Inbox has been read. Normal Message The following icons appear on the radio’s display when you send and receive text messages. User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply. Inbox Full Message Index The Inbox is full.
Menu Option Description/Function No Returns to the previous screen. Optn Brings you to the Options main screen. Priority Status and Request Reply Rply Replies to a message. • Sel Selects the highlighted command. Send Sends the message. Yes Updates or saves a command. • • Identifying Status Indicators • The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on before the message is sent. Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with “Request Reply”.
Identifying Status Indicators Mobile number. A Mobile number added to a Call List. Landline phone number. Landline phone number added to a Call List. Incoming call or data. Solid red Radio is transmitting. Outgoing call or data. Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low battery condition. Incoming emergency call. Double blinking red Radio is in Emergency Mode. Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error.
Identifying Status Indicators Blinking yellow Radio is receiving a secured transmission. Solid green Radio is powering up, or is on a non-priority channel while in the Scan List Programming mode. Blinking green Radio is receiving an individual or telephone call, or is on a Priority-Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode. Rapidly blinking green Radio is on a Priority-One channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.
Notification Identifying Status Indicators Backlight and Bar Color When The radio initiates the Man Down Post-Alert timer. The radio initiates Fireground Evacuation alarm. Red Critical Alerts The radio battery is low. The radio is out of range. The radio enters Failsoft mode. The radio is unable to establish a full connection with the system. The radio is unable to authenticate or register with the system. The radio lost GPS signal or GPS function fails.
You Hear Tone Name Heard Short, LowPitched Tone Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test. Reject When an unauthorized request is made. Time-Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out. No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment. Individual Call Warning Tone When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity. Man Down Entry When radio initiates Man Down mode. Time-Out Timer Timed Out After time out.
Tone Name Heard A Group of Low-Pitched Tones Busy When system is busy. Short, Medium- Valid Key-Press Pitched Tone Radio Self Test Pass Identifying Status Indicators You Hear When a correct key is pressed. When radio passes its power-up self test. Clear Voice At beginning of a non-coded communication. Priority Channel Received When activity on a priority channel is received. Emergency Alarm /Call Entry When entering the emergency state.
Identifying Status Indicators You Hear Tone Name Heard Received Individual Call When Call Alert or Private Call is received. Call Alert Sent When Call Alert is received by the target radio. Site Trunking When a SmartZone trunking system fails. Two Short, MediumPitched Tones Over-the-Air Programming request When the radio receives an over-the-air programming request. Short, HighPitched Tone (Chirp) Low-Battery Chirp When battery is below preset threshold value.
Identifying Status Indicators You Hear Tone Name Heard Unique, LowPitched Chirp New Message When a new message is received. Unique, HighPitched Chirp Priority Status When a priority message is received. IncrementalPitched Tone Bluetooth Paired When Bluetooth accessory is paired with the radio. Bluetooth Connected When Bluetooth accessory is connected to the radio. DecrementalPitched Tone Bluetooth Unpaired When Bluetooth accessory is unpaired from the radio.
Phone Call Displays and Alerts Identifying Status Indicators The following phone call displays and alerts appears on the radio’s display when you make and receive Phone calls. The radio also uses alert tones to indicate the current status. You Hear You See When Notes A Long Tone No phone You press the PTT button and the phone system is not available. Press to hang up. The radio returns to the Home screen. Phone busy The phone system is busy. to exit the phone mode and try your Press call later.
BETA Identifying Status Indicators If the radio is preprogrammed for buffered overdial, the digits pressed are entered into memory and then sent when the PTT button is pressed. Press the PTT button to send either digits or voice, but not both at the same time.
• General Radio Operation button directly below Zone. b) or to the required zone, or use the keypad to enter the zone number. If the zone number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat this step. c) Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the displayed zone. d) Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel. Selecting a Zone Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. A zone is a group of channels.
A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs. The following methods are options on how to select a radio channel. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • • • Select a channel via the preprogrammed 16– Position Select Knob to the desired channel. a) Rotate the preprogrammed 16–Position Select Knob to the desired channel.
• Press the preprogrammed Channel Search button. • or to CSrh and press the Menu Select button directly below CSrh. Mode Select Feature A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Search screen. 2 Use the keypad to type or edit your channel name. General Radio Operation 3 To initiate searching, press the Menu Select button directly below CSrh once the entry is done. To exit this procedure, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl. The display shows Searching.
2 You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved. Note Repeat this procedure to change the zone and channel of the programmed button. or to MS1, MS2 ... or MS5. 3 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below one of the softkey (MS1 – MS5). You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved. Note To change the programmed zone and channel, repeat this procedure.
When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home screen) the radio triggers for your attention with one of the following scenarios depending on the system your radio is configured: • • For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID. For Trunking system, the display shows the caller alias or ID. 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
1 Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin. 3 Press or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen. 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. See also Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 62 for details on making a Private Call. 3 Press or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Making a Talkgroup Call To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup. 1 Turn the 16-Position Select Channel Knob to select the channel with the desired talkgroup. Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert or page if there is no answer from the target radio.
• • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed. or to the required ID. Use the keypad to enter the required ID. This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert Page if there is no answer from the target radio. See Sending a Call Alert Page on page 85 for more information.
• • • or to the required ID. Use the keypad to enter the required ID. 4 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call. The display shows Calling... . 5 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio. • 2 If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge. General Radio Operation If the target radio does not respond before the time out, the display shows No answer.
• Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes. 6 When your call is answered, press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. • or to Dir and press the Menu Select button directly below Dir. 7 Press The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently in Repeater mode. to return to the Home screen. See Phone Call Displays and Alerts on page 54 for more information if your call is NOT answered.
Monitoring a Channel • The following methods are options on how to monitor a channel. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. General Radio Operation • • 66 English Monitoring a Channel with Volume Set button. a) Select the desired zone and channel. b) Press and hold the Volume Set button to hear the volume set tone. c) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. d) Release the Volume Set button.
BETA General Radio Operation If you try to transmit on a receive-only channel, you hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button.
Advanced Features 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. Advanced Call Features Making a Selective Call Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only) 1 Perform one of the following actions: This feature allows you to receive a call from or to call a specific individual. It is intended to provide privacy and to eliminate the annoyance of having to listen to conversations that are of no interest to you.
or to the required ID. Use the keypad to enter the required ID. Selecting a Talkgroup 1 4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 5 Press and hold the PTT button to start the Selective Call. The display shows the ID of the target radio. or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp. The display shows the last Talkgroup that was selected and stored. 2 Perform one of the following actions: • 6 Release the PTT button to listen.
Sending a Status Call When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack received . The radio returns to normal dispatch operation. This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status. If no acknowledgment is received, you hear a lowpitched tone and the display shows No acknowledge. Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum of eight status conditions is possible.
When your radio is dynamically regrouped, it automatically switches to the dynamically regrouped channel. You hear a Gurgle tone and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel’s name. Press the PTT button to talk. Release PTT button to listen. When the dispatcher cancels dynamic regrouping, the radio automatically returns to the zone and channel that you were using before the radio was dynamically regrouped.
Select Disabled Select-disabled radios cannot change channels while dynamically regrouped. The dispatcher has forced the radio to remain on the dynamic-regrouping channel. The Scan or Private Call feature cannot be selected while your radio is Select Disabled. Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel 1 2 Advanced Features This feature provides one or more Dynamic Zones to store the frequent used channels be it conventional or trunking.
The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation. 1 Advanced Features Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to Home screen. Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from Channel Name or to ZnPr. Press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen. The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation. 1 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit.
You can cancel this operation at this step by pressing the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to Search Options screen. The display shows Searching.... Once found, the display shows Channel updated. 3 Press the Menu Select button below Exit to return to Home screen. The Home screen shows . If the channel deleted is the Home channel, the Home screen shows +”Blank”. If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry.
Call Type (Icon) WACN ID (Astro 25 Trunking IDs only) System ID The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to add, edit, or delete the contact entries. The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Making a Private Call from Contacts Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.
The LED lights up solid red when the PTT button is pressed. To cancel this operation, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen. If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of time, the call ends. 5 If the call reaches the maximum ring time, the call ends. or to [Add Number] and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 6 or to Number 1 and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit.
• Repeat Steps 6 through 7 to enter or edit the exisitng system IDs. Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to add a new number. 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done once you have finished. The display shows Stored, confirming that the contact entry has been added. 4 Select the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete the entry, or No to cancel and return to the main screen of Contacts. The display shows deleted and the radio returns to the main screen of Contacts.
The display shows momentary Please wait before showing added to Call List, confirming the addition of the contact to the list. The radio returns to the main display of Contacts. 2 Advanced Features 3 78 Editing an Entry Alias or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.
6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts. Editing as Entry ID Editing a Call Type 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 or to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts. Viewing Details of a Contact 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 or to the entry you want to view and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 3 or to View and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
• • Long press the preprogrammed Scan List Programming button (side button). Move the preprogrammed Scan List Programming switch to programming position. or to ScnL then press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. • • 5 Perform one of the following actions: The display shows the lists that can be changed. 2 or to the entry you want to edit. • Move the Scan List Programming switch out of programming position. • Press to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen.
2 or • to the member you want to edit. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • Press the Select button once to add the currently displayed channel to the scan list. Press the Select button one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel. • Advanced Features • The radio shows one of following priority status icons and scenarios: • 4 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to select more list members whose scan status you want to change.
This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of channels. Turning Scan On or Off Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the preprogrammed Scan button to toggle Scan On or Scan Off to initiate or stop scan. Turn the preprogrammed Scan switch to the Scan on or Scan off position to initiate or stop scan.
This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel. When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button. • or to Nuis and press the Menu Select button directly below Nuis. The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list. Restoring a Nuisance Channel Call Alert Paging This feature allows your radio to work like a pager.
See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 62 or Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 62 for more information on returning the call. Sending a Call Alert Page If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen for Contacts. The following methods are options on how to send a call alert page. The result of all the methods is the same.
If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen of Contacts. If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen of Contacts. • Sending a call alert page via the radio menu Call: a) or to Call.
The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in Emergency Call, except if enabled, it returns to one of the following: Tactical/NonRevert The radio sends emergency alarm and/or make emergency call on the current selected channel. Non-Tactical/ Revert for Conventional system The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency channel to send alarm and/or make emergency call.
When you receive the dispatcher’s acknowledgment, the display shows Ack received. Four tones sound, the alarm ends, and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode. If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows No acknowledge. The alarm ends when the timer expires and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode. Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup. 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
• • You receive the dispatcher acknowledgment. The display shows Ack received. You receive no acknowledgement. The display shows No acknowledge. You press the PTT button while in the Emergency Alarm mode. If unsuccessful, you hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
• Emergency operation. The emergency alarm or call continues on the new channel. If the new channel is not preprogrammed for Emergency, the display shows No emergency, and you hear an invalid tone until you exit the Emergency state or change to a channel preprogrammed for Emergency. Emergency Keep-Alive Feature This feature, when enabled, prevents the radio from being turned off via the On/Off Control Knob when the radio is in the Emergency state.
The Fireground signals transmission is always exchanging data between your radio and the RF Modem and command terminal. The status of your radio includes: • • • • • Powering up or down the radio Automatic response to Polling Response to Evacuation commands Pressing the PTT button to make voice transmission Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call • 2 Listen for a transmission. Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary.
You hear a Transmit End Tone. Tactical Public Safety (TPS) (Conventional Only) Responding to Evacuation Indicator When Incident Commander triggers Evacuation signal from his command terminal, the RF Modem updates everyone in the Fireground Communication System with the order to evacuate the incident site. TPS enabled the user of a group to identify a transmission starts and ends clearly by displaying the caller name or ID on the radio display.
Emergency Call De-Key Sidetone The radio sounds an alert tone to remind radio user that the Emergency Mode is still active after user releases the PTT button for an Emergency call transmission. The volume of loudness depends on the maximum tone at your radio profile. Man Down Man Down condition is determined based upon the radio tilt angle or a combination of radio tilt angle and the lack of radio motion.
Note It is recommended that an Emergency button is preprogrammed in order to allow the user to exit the emergency condition. The Man Down feature provides a Clear function to the user. After a Man Down condition has been detected, the user can press a preprogrammed Clear button or preprogrammed Menu Select button to cancel the Man Down condition.
Radio Alerts When Man Down Feature is Triggered The Man Down alert tone volume is directly related to the radio speaker volume. Ensure that the radio speaker volume is loud enough so that the user does not miss the Post-Alert tone. Pre-Alert Timer Note If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency, the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature.
Note At this point the Man Down features is complete. Use normal Emergency procedures to cancel Emergency transmissions. and visual alert associated with the emergency feature. If the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode, the alert tone can be heard from the radio speaker. Radio Alerts When Man Down Enhanced is Triggered Note This feature is to be preprogrammed specifically to a zone and channel which supports Emergency feature.
1 Turn the radio on and place in the vertical position, for at least 5 seconds. Perform one of the following actions: • • • Advanced Features emergency from going off with the following operation. 2 Lay the radio down in the horizontal position. Repositioning the radio or shaking the radio (when motion sensitivity is enabled). Press the preprogrammed Man Down Clear button to exit. Press the Menu Select button below Clr to exit. 3 Wait for alert tone.
The Automatic Registration Service for the radio consists of two (2) modes: • • b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. The display shows the current channel name. c) or to the required channel or mode. One of the following scenarios occur: ARS Server Mode (default mode) ARS Non-Server Mode Note The default ARS mode can be changed by a qualified radio technician using the radio’s programming software. • In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the zone and ARS server channel.
• Logging In as a User If the ID is invalid, the display shows momentary Invalid ID. 1 Perform one of the following actions: • • Press the preprogrammed User Login button. or to User and press the Menu Select button directly below User. 3 Enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN) number. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn. One of the following scenarios occurs: The display shows the User Login screen.
• • • If the user name is invalid, login fails and the user login failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also shows momentary Login failed. If the PIN is invalid, login fails and the user login failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also shows momentary Login failed. Wait for the logged in confirmation screen. If the login process is successful, the display shows the successful user login indicator (IP indicator) icon and Logged in, with Logt and Exit.
A predefined message (quick text message). An edited quick text message. A query (ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution). Note Query is only supported within ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution. See TwoFactor Authentication on page 112 and ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution on page 111 for details. The main menu consists of the following options: • • • • Inbox Compose Drafts Sent • • • 2 Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen.
Composing and Sending a New Text Message 5 Use the keypad to type or edit your message. During the uppercase and lowercase mode, multitapping the keys only scrolls through the letters. For example, A->B->C, a->b->c. During the numeric mode, except for , pressing the keypad only enters the numeric digits. Subsequent presses of the same key inserts the same digit to the text message (no multi-tap). 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once the message is composed.
• Note You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 104 for more information. • You can also select the Save to Drafts option to save your message in the Drafts folder to send it at a later time. See Accessing the Drafts Folder on page 109 for more information. Sending a Quick Text Message Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently.
Note You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 104 for more information. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 7 or to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 8 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address. or to [Other Recpnt] and press the Menu Select button below Edit.
2 or to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to indicate the message is important. The priority status icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar. Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message Ensure there is an outgoing message composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 102 for more information. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar. Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 102 for more information. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 Advanced Features 3 or to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to indicate the message is important.
• • Receiving a text message via the Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button: a) When you receive a message, press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the Inbox. The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the sender of the latest received message on top. Receiving a text message via the radio menu: a) When the new message icon appears and the display shows momentary New msg, press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the Inbox.
• • • • Select Optn to configure the message settings. Select Del to delete the message. Select Back to return to the previous screen. • Note The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators on page 44 for more information. One of the following scenarios occurs: • Replying to a Received Text Message Note The original date and time stamp, address and message content is automatically appended to the reply message.
4 You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 104 for more information. This folder stores the messages that were saved previously. The Drafts folder can hold up to 10 messages. The oldest draft in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in. 1 or to TMS. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. 3 or to Drafts and press the Menu Select button below Sel.
• 2 3 or to Sent and press the Menu Select button below Sel. The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the recipient of latest sent message on top. Sending a Sent Text Message 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while viewing the message. 2 Select Optn to configure the message settings. Select Del to delete the message. Select Back to return to the previous screen. • • English or to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address.
The display shows Del All?. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • Deleting a Text Message 1 From the Inbox, Draft, or Sent screen, scroll through the messages. • or to 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the current message. Deleting All Text Messages 1 Perform one of the following actions: 2 • Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the Messaging feature screen.
priors and warrants. Query and Two-Factor Authentication has Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) security compliance for queries.
• Secondly, this feature supports query authentication requirements so the query service knows which user originated a query. • You can still send text messages without logging in as a user. The user login feature only enables the recipient of your message to identify you as the sender by assigning a username to your message. • Note A predefined username that is set more than the maximum allowed characters is an invalid name.
• • or to scroll through the list of predefined Unit IDs. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined Unit ID. Press and hold or to scroll through the list of predefined Unit IDs at a fast scroll rate. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined Unit ID. If the selected predefined Unit ID has more than the maximum allowed characters, or an invalid character in it, the display shows momentary Invalid UnitID.
• • successfully logged in the radio with a Two-Factor Authentication. Note The query server must be selected as the destination so that it can receive the query message and respond the query with text message. The query server must be an entry in the data user list in the CPS. The display shows Clear private data?. If the Delete Messages On Session End feature is enabled, the display shows momentary Private data cleared. 2 Select Yes to clear all your private data or select No to keep your private data.
4 5 or to Query and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message. 10 Press the Menu Select button below Send or the PTT button to send the message. The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message. The message appears on the Compose screen, with a blinking cursor at the end of it.
Note If the selected channel is preprogrammed for clear-only operation, when you press the PTT button, you hear an invalid mode tone and the display shows Clear TX only. To access the Inbox, press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button or press the Menu Select button directly below TMS. Advanced Features icon flagged with “Priority”. The display shows momentary New msg. The radio does not transmit until you set the Secure/Clear switch to the clear position.
You can request to configure the radio to ignore the clear voice or insecured transmission when the radio is in secured transmission. Check with your agent for details. • The KVL indicates that keyload is successful. Multikey Feature This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm. Managing Encryption Loading an Encryption Key Note Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections and setup.
When the selected key is not allowed, you hear a momentary illegal key tone and the display shows Illegal key. Selecting an Encryption Key 1 Selecting a Keyset or to Key. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Key. The display shows the last user-selected and stored encryption key, and the available menu selections. 3 Advanced Features Note When the selected key is erased, you hear a momentary keyfail tone and the display shows Key fail.
The display shows the last user-selected and stored keyset, and the available keyset menu selections. 2 • or to scroll through the keysets or use the keypad to enter the number of the desired keyset. 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the newly selected keyset. The radio exits keyset selection and returns to the Home screen.
operation upon receiving a rekey request from the user. 1 Advanced Features multikey option via the preprogrammed Top Side (Select) button and Top (Orange) button: a) Press and hold the Top Side (Select) button. b) While holding Top Side (Select) button down, press the Top (Orange) button. The display shows Please wait. When all the encryption keys have been erased, the display shows All keys erased. or to Reky. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Reky.
for conventional communications. In additional to Rekey Requests, OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgements, and Power-up Acknowledgements. Some of the options selected may also need to be set up at the Key Management Controller (KMC) site to work properly. Hear Clear Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. There are two components of Hear Clear.
Reduces the unwanted effects of random FM noise pulses caused by channel fading under high Signal-toNoise (S/N) conditions such as in a moving transportation. The fading effects, heard as audio pops and clicks, are cancelled without affecting the desired audio signal. Clear radios – 0 to 8 characters. Advanced Features Random FM Noise Canceller (Flutter Fighter) 2 Perform one of the following actions: The Random FM Noise Canceller operates only in receive mode.
If you forget the password, enter ******** to erase all keys and revert the password in the radio back to the default password of 01234567. The password is updated. If the two passwords do not match, repeat Steps 5 through 10. Note If you enter three incorrect old passwords, the radio exits the password feature. You cannot access this feature again until you turn the radio off and on. Changing Your Password 1 or to Pswd. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Pswd.
One of the following results occur.: • 9 Re-enter the new password. 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. • The password is updated. If the two passwords do not match, repeat Steps 5 through 10. Note If you enter three incorrect old passwords, the radio exits the password feature. You cannot access this feature again until you turn the radio off and on. Enabling or Disabling the Radio Lock Feature (Secure Radios Only) This feature allows you to enable or disable the radio lock feature.
4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. The display shows radio Contact IDs. 5 Perform one of the following actions: • • • • or to the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed. Use the keypad to enter the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send to initiate command. If the receiving radio does not have encryption key to decrypt the received command, your radio display shows Ack received.
• • • • or to the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed. Use the keypad to enter the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send to initiate command. If the receiving radio received the command, your radio display shows Ack received. If the receiving radio does not have encryption key to decrypt the received encrypted command, your radio display shows Decrypt failed.
For example, GPS location fixes are difficult to obtain indoors, in covered locations, between high buildings, or in situations where you have not established a clear broad view of the sky. Once GPS is enabled, the radio displays the GPS icon on the screen. The dispatcher can always request the system to determine the real-time location coordinates of the radio.
waypoints automatically replaces the oldest waypoints in the radio. GPS Performance Enhancement Sometimes, the GPS feature may be unable to complete a location calculation successfully. You then see a message indicating that your radio cannot connect to enough visible satellites. The radio also stores four (4) preprogrammed waypoints. These coordinates cannot be deleted. The following table shows the differences between programmable waypoints and preprogrammed waypoints.
Note The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. The display shows Location off. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinates This feature can only be enabled through CPS configuration.
5 To return to the Home screen, press , the PTT button, the preprogrammed GPS button or the Menu Select button directly below Exit. Saving a Waypoint 3 Use the keypad to edit the auto-generated waypoint, if required, or press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the Location main screen. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done. One of the following scenarios occur: • Ensure that your radio shows the current location on the screen.
2 or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 3 or to the required saved waypoint, and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 4 or to Edit name and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Name screen.
• • Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. Press , the PTT button, or the preprogrammed GPS button to return to the Home screen. Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint Note Only the preprogrammed coordinates of Home and Destination can be edited by the user. 4 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints.
• • Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once complete setting up the new Home or Destination. One of the following scenarios occurs: • • The display shows [Home] Updated and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen. The display shows [Destination] Updated and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen.
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 2 or to Dist frm here and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 3 or to the required saved waypoint, and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 3 or to the required waypoint and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
If there is a solid location signal during Emergency, the current location and the location information received is saved as Emergency and Last Known Location waypoints, respectively. Operating in Failsoft System The failsoft system ensures continuous radio communications during a trunked system failure. If a trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into failsoft operation and automatically switches to its failsoft channel.
You can toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked by pressing the preprogrammed Site Lock/ Unlock button. Site Display and Search Button The Site Display and Site Search button allows you to view the name of the current site or force your radio to change to a new one. Viewing the Current Site Perform one of the following actions: Follow the following procedure to lock and unlock a site via the radio menu. 1 or to Site. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Site.
When the radio finds a new site, it returns to the Home screen. ® Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth This feature allows your radio to extend its functionality by connecting to external proprietary Motorola accessories. Note It is recommended to use Motorola proprietary Mission Critical Wireless (MCW) devices with APX radios during Mission Critical operations as other Bluetooth® devices may or may not meet the mission critical standard.
c) To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. • appears. If Bluetooth fails to launch, the display shows Bluetooth on failed. Turning off the Bluetooth via the preprogrammed button: a) Press the preprogrammed button to turn off the Bluetooth. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows momentary Bluetooth off and Turning Off the Bluetooth The following methods are options on how to turn off the Bluetooth. The result of all the methods is the same.
Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature on page 141 and Standard Pairing Feature on page 143. Advanced Features Infinite (For all Bluetooth devices.) When the radio and/or device are turned off after pairing, keys are not lost. When the radio and the device are turned on again, they can resume the Bluetooth connection without user intervention.
Immediate (For MCW Accessories only) Re-Pair Timer Description Options off the radio. The radio and accessory remains paired indefinitely. Once the device reconnect, the timer is reset. 0 – 15 minutes programmable buffer time to re-establish the Bluetooth Connection when the Bluetooth signal is out of range. If either device powers off, the pairing keys are immediately cleared from both devices and the devices must re-pair.
Bluetooth tones, Bluetooth menu and preprogrammed buttons must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Time power consumption, not the Standby Time consumption. Turn on the accessory. Then place it close to the radio aligning the Bluetooth Pairing Location ( ) on the radio to the Bluetooth Pairing Location (a blue dot) on the accessory. The range of Bluetooth operation is 10 meters line-ofsight communication.
to Standard Pairing Feature Note Bluetooth tones, Bluetooth menu and preprogrammed buttons must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. . If the radio has the pairing record of the device and the connection fails, you hear a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows connect failed. Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection Once a COTS headset is paired to your radio, it is always connected.
the device before the pairing completes. Your radio prompts for the Authentication PIN when needed. Refer to your device’s manual for details about the Bluetooth Authentication PIN of your device if needed. expires, Available Dev screen shows a list of Bluetooth devices found. To stop the search before the search timer expires, press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Search button or the Menu Select button below Stop.
The following methods are options on how to turn on Bluetooth visibility. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. Turn on Bluetooth visibility via radio menu BT: a) or to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. b) or to Visibility and press the Menu Select button directly below On. The status changes to Visible to all. Visibility mode is enabled.
a) or to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. b) or to Visibility and press the Menu Select button directly below Off. correct device to pair before initiating the pairing. Authentic PIN is used for the verification. Note The compare PIN authentication method is only applicable for Bluetooth version 2.1 and above. The display shows Visibility Off. When the timer expires, the status changes to Visibility off failed.
• • 2 Perform one of the following actions when the display shows Compare PIN: XXXXXX.: • • Press the Menu Select button below Ok if the PIN is correct. Press the Menu Select button below Cncl to reject if the PIN number is incorrect. The display shows Cancel pairing in progress... followed by pair canceled and return to Home screen. When the PIN authentication timer expires, the display shows pair canceled and return to Home screen.
If successful, the display shows Pairing in progress... followed by a randomly generated numeric PIN, Compare PIN: XXXXXX. If unsuccessful, the display shows BT profiles not supported. The display returns to Available Dev screen. 2 Press Ok to continue pairing the radio and the device. The pairing process can be canceled by pressing the Menu Select button below Cncl. The display returns to Available Dev screen.
3 Press Ok to continue pairing the radio and the device. Enter the same PIN number on the device. The pairing process can be canceled by pressing the Menu Select button below Cncl. If successful, the display shows Pairing in progress, paired, Connecting in progress... followed by connected. The display returns to the Bluetooth feature screen.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Headset to the Radio) The following methods are options on how to turn off the Bluetooth Audio. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. Advanced Features • • 150 English Turning off the Bluetooth audio via radio menu BT: a) or to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen.
If the device is not deleted successfully, you hear the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows clear failed. The display returns to previous screen. Note If Re-Pair Timer is set to infinite and you clear keys on the radio, you must clear keys on all previously paired devices as well. (Please see your accessories manual for further details.
Note If Re-Pair Timer is set to infinite and you clear keys on the radio, you must clear keys on all previously paired devices as well. (Please see your accessories manual for further details.) If successful, the display shows All BT devices cleared. If unsuccessful, you hear the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows Clear all BT devices failed. The display returns to Bluetooth feature screen.
This feature enables configuration data and firmware to be upgraded to your radio over-the-air. Full use of the radio is retained during the data transfer without interrupting communication. For ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional, the upgrade pauses to give priorities to voice call, and continues after the voice call ended. For Wi-Fi®, the upgrade process runs concurrently with voice calls.
• • Note The radio cannot be used while the upgrade is being installed. Therefore, make sure to only accept the upgrade at a convenient time when immediate radio use is not required. If you choose to delay, a configuration data upgrade is installed automatically at the next power up. However, in the case of a firmware upgrade, the radio prompts Upgrade? again at the next power up. If you choose to reject, the display shows Upg Aborted.
Note Pressing this preprogrammed playback button enables the voice feature to announce in High priority. • • • special situation that they need to be aware of. Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA. Advanced Features announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting. Upon the activation of a SSA, the receiving radios display the alert alias and generate the periodic alert tone. Note Alert alias, alert tone, and alert period can be preprogrammed.
The display shows the Site Alert screen. 3 4 5 or to Start Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. or to the desired Site Alias. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Alert screen. or to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req.
6 or to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. If the site is not available, the display shows not available.
If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. 6 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. If you are at the site designated to receive this alert, you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically. The display shows the with the intelligent lighting at Home screen. Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites 1 or to SSA. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. 3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. 4 or to [SiteID Entry] and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The display shows the Enter SiteID screen. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. If the site is not available, the display shows not available.
The SSA Alert for the designated site stops. 5 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites 1 The SSA Alert for all sites stop. or to SSA. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA. The display shows the Site Alert screen. 3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. 4 or to [All Sites] and press the Menu Select button directly below Send.
The SSA Alert for all available sites stop. Wi-Fi This feature allows you to turn Wi-Fi® on or off. Wi-Fi can be used for wireless programming of the radio with the Radio Management tool. • Turning Wi-Fi on or off via the radio menu button: a) or to WiFi and press the Menu Select button directly below WiFi. Note Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) for the radio to connect to must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
The display shows the current status of the Wi-Fi® as described next. Searching Looking for available Wi-Fi networks that have been preprogrammed into the radio. Connecting In the process of connecting to a found Wi-Fi network. Connected Connected to one of the preprogrammed Wi-Fi networks. No Service No available networks or connection with one of the networks failed.
• Viewing recent calls via the radio menu: a) or to Rcnt. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature screen. or to scroll through the list. c) d) To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit, or the PTT button. would like to read the top display while the radio is still in the carry holder attached to your belt. Advanced Features a) Press the preprogrammed Recent Calls button. b) or to scroll through the list.
Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank Selecting the Power Level This feature is created in order to allow users to communicate in more zones. An Enhanced Zone Bank (EZB) consists of three zones. This also means each icon A, B, C, ... or Y consist of three zones. You can use the preprogrammed 3-position A-B-C switch to select the first, second or third zone in an EZB. This feature allows user to navigate from up to 75 zones in 25 EZBs.
• Selecting the Power Level via the radio menu: a) or to Pwr. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Pwr. hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. The following methods are options on how to select a radio profile. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Selecting a radio profile via the preprogrammed Profile button: a) Press the preprogrammed Profile button.
c) Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required radio profile, or press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes. The radio returns to the Home screen. The profile name on the Home screen indicates the current selected radio profile. Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed, you can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio's front display.
You can enable and disable the tones of Navigation buttons, controls and keypad if needed. • • Turning the tones on or off via the preprogrammed Mute button: a) To turn the tones off or on, press the preprogrammed Mute button. the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Turning Voice Mute off or on via the preprogrammed Voice Mute button: a) To turn the feature off or on, press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button.
The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be preprogrammed from 3 to 120 seconds, in 15-second intervals, or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode, by a qualified radio technician. Note You hear a brief, low-pitched, warning tone four seconds before the transmission times out. 1 Hold down the PTT button longer than the preprogrammed time. You hear a short, low-pitched warning tone, the transmission is cut-off, and the LED goes out until you release the PTT button.
• or one or more times to move to an item you wish to change. or to change the selected item. Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes and return to the Home screen. 5 Perform one of the following actions: • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have finished to save your changes and return to the Home screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to discard all changes and return to the Home screen.
Digital PTT ID Support Option Result Normal Squelch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code. Selective Switch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code and correct talkgroup. Using the PL Defeat Feature Advanced Features This feature allows you to override any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that might be preprogrammed to a channel. The radio also unmutes to any digital activity on a digital channel.
Mode Description Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Carrier You cannot transmit if any traffic is detected on the channel. Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Wrong Squelch Code You cannot transmit on an active channel with a squelch code or (if secure-equipped) encryption key other than your own. If the PL code is the same as yours, the transmission is not prevented. Quick-Key Override This feature can work in conjunction with either of the two above variations.
Enabling Transmit Inhibition Disabling Transmit Inhibition Perform one of the following actions: Perform one of the following actions: • Switch the preprogrammed Transmit Inhibit switch to Transmit Inhibit enabled. • Switch the preprogrammed Transmit Inhibit switch to Transmit Inhibit disabled position. • or to TxIn. Press the Menu Select button below TxIn. Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button. • or to TxIn. Press the Menu Select button below TxIn.
• Charge Percentage Percentage of current battery capacity. Remaining Capacity Remaining power of the battery in mAh. Estimated Charges Number of charges cycles the battery has gone through. Soft ID (If enabled) Note The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
• • • • • Processor Version Option Board Serial Number (optional) Option Board Software Version (optional) Language Pack ID and Version (only when the language of the display is set to non-English) MAC Address Note To return to the Home screen, press time. Advanced Features 2 174 English This feature displays the device name, IP address, and status of your radio. Note The device name of your radio is preprogrammed. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
Press • to return to the Home screen. Press to return to the Home screen. Viewing the Control Assignments Editing the Soft ID This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel. Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. See Programmable Features on page 28 for more information on the various programmable features of your radio. This feature allows you to change your username.
4 Use the keypad to edit the text. 5 Perform one of the following actions: • Advanced Features • Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to save the new Soft ID and return to the previous screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.
Radio Care • Caution • Your radio casting has a vent port that allows for pressure equalization in the radio. Never poke this vent with any objects, such as needles, tweezers, or screwdrivers.This could create leak paths into the radio and the radio’s submergibility will be lost. • A • • (For APX 8000 R Radios Only) Your radio is designed to be submerged to a maximum depth of 6 feet, with a maximum BETA submersion time of 2 hours. Exceeding either maximum limit may result in damage to the radio.
• Otherwise, the water will decrease the audio quality of the radio. Do not disassemble the radio. This could damage radio seals and result in leak paths into the radio. Any radio maintenance should be performed only by a qualified radio technician. connectors, controls or crevices. Dry the radio thoroughly with a soft, lint-free cloth. 3 Clean battery contacts with a lint-free cloth to remove dirt or grease.
Proper repair and maintenance procedures will assure efficient operation and long life for this product. A Motorola maintenance agreement will provide expert service to keep this and all other communication equipment in perfect operating condition. A nationwide service organization is provided by Motorola to support maintenance services. Through its maintenance and installation program, Motorola makes available the finest service to those desiring reliable, continuous communications on a contract basis.
Gauge Battery Charge Gauge Battery Charge 76% to 100% full[3] 11% to 25%[3] Top Display: Top Display: 51% to 75%[3] 10% or less (at 10%, the gauge begins blinking) Top Display: Top Display: Helpful Tips 26% to 50%[3] Top Display: 180 3 These are for IMPRES™ battery operation only.
Helpful Tips Battery Recycling and Disposal In the U.S. and Canada, Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) program for battery collection and recycling. Many retailers and dealers participate in this program. For the location of the drop-off facility closest to you, access RBRC's Internet web site at www.rbrc.com or call 1-800-8-BATTERY.
Accessories The accessory link below is for APX radios. Not all accessories are FCC certified to operate with all APX models and/or bandsplits. Please refer to the specific APX radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility. http://www.motorolasolutions.
5 6 7 Special Channel Assignments Emergency Channel If you are in imminent and grave danger at sea and require emergency assistance, use VHF Channel 16 to send a distress call to nearby vessels and the United States Coast Guard. Transmit the following information, in this order: 1 “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” 2 “THIS IS _____________________, CALL SIGN __________.” State the name of the vessel in distress 3 times, followed by the call sign or other identification of the vessel, stated 3 times.
• Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range • on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency. on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating: • • 1 156.050 160.650 2 156.100 160.700 * 156.150 160.750 4 156.200 160.800 5 156.250 160.850 6 156.300 – 7 156.350 160.950 Note 8 156.
156.900 161.500 66 156.325 160.925 19 156.950 161.550 67** 156.375 156.375 20 157.000 161.600 68 156.425 156.425 * 157.050 161.650 69 156.475 156.475 22 157.100 161.700 71 156.575 156.575 * 157.150 161.750 72 156.625 – 24 157.200 161.800 73 156.675 156.675 25 157.250 161.850 74 156.725 156.725 26 157.300 161.900 75 *** *** 27 157.350 161.950 76 *** *** 28 157.400 162.000 77** 156.875 – 60 156.025 160.625 78 156.925 161.525 * 156.
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 84 157.225 161.825 85 157.275 161.875 86 157.325 161.925 87 157.375 161.975 88 157.425 162.025 maritime use when it operates on the distress and safety frequencies specified in RSS-182 Section 7.3. Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources Note * Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters. ** Low power (1 W) only. *** Guard band.
This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this manual. ACK Acknowledgment of communication. Active Channel A channel that has traffic on it. Analog Signal An RF signal that has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature. ARS Automatic Registration Service ASTRO 25 Motorola standard for wireless digital trunked communications. ASTRO Conventional Motorola standard for wireless digital conventional communications.
operations of the trunked repeaters. Channel Control Channel Glossary Conventional 188 English A group of characteristics such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding. In a trunking system, one of the channels that is used to provide a continuous, two-way/ data communications path between the central controller and all radios on the system. Typically refers to radio-to-radio communications, sometimes through a repeater (see Trunking).
Electrical Serial Number Li-Ion Lithium ion. Failsoft A feature that allows communications to take place even though the central controller has failed. Each trunked repeater in the system transmits a data word informing every radio that the system has gone into failsoft. Man Down FCC Federal Communications Commission.
Glossary static. If the channel is in use, you hear conversation. It also serves as a way to check the volume level of the radio, since the radio “opens the squelch” when the monitor button is pressed. 190 English Multi-System Talkgroup Scan List A scan list that can include both talkgroups (trunked) and channels (conventional). Network Access Code Network Access Code (NAC) operates on digital channels to reduce voice channel interference between adjacent systems and sites.
Refers to a radio control that can have a radio feature assigned to it. PTT Push-To-Talk. The PTT button engages the transmitter and puts the radio in transmit (send) operation when pressed. Radio Frequency (RF) Repeater Selective Call The part of the general frequency spectrum between the audio and infrared light regions (about 10 kHz to 10,000,000 MHz).
Talkaround Bypass a repeater and talk directly to another unit for easy local unit-to-unit communications. Talkgroup An organization or group of radio users who communicate with each other using the same communication path. TMS Text Messaging Service Trunking The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users (see Conventional). Glossary Trunking Priority A scan list that includes Monitor Scan List talkgroups that are all from the same trunking system.
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