APX TWO-WAY RADIOS APX MOBILE O3 CONTROL HEAD APX 2500, APX 5500, APX 6500, APX 7500, APX 8500 USER GUIDE June 2019 © 2019 Motorola Solutions, Inc.
English Contents Declaration of Conformity.............................................11 Important Safety Information........................................ 13 Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)................15 Software Version.......................................................... 16 Computer Software Copyrights.................................... 17 Documentation Copyrights........................................... 18 Disclaimer..............................................................
English Mode Rocker.......................................... 35 Keypad.............................................................. 35 Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode..36 Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode..38 Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode......40 Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode.......................................................42 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button............................... 44 Status Indicators...........................................................45 Status Icons...........
English Using ViQi..........................................................68 Advanced Call Features.................................... 70 Calling a Phone Not in the List............... 70 Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)....................................................... 70 Receiving a Selective Call........... 70 Making a Selective Call................71 Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only)...................................... 72 Selecting a Talkgroup..................
English Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only)....................................... 87 Transmitting While the Scan is On......... 87 Transmitting Using Radio Programmed for Talkback Scan.. 87 Transmitting Using Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan.............................................88 Deleting a Nuisance Channel................. 88 Restoring a Nuisance Channel............... 88 Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On.................................
English Re-Initiating Impact Detection Sequence...................................101 Automatic Registration Service (ARS).............102 Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode.. 102 User Login Feature............................... 103 Logging In as a User.................. 104 Logging Out............................... 105 Text Messaging Service (TMS)....................... 106 Accessing the Messaging Features...... 106 Composing and Sending a New Text Message...............................................
English Erasing Encryption Keys............ 120 Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey.........................................121 MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying Page (Conventional Only).......... 121 Infinite UKEK Retention............. 122 Hear Clear..................................122 Radio Lock.......................................................123 Changing Your Password..................... 123 Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System...............................................
English Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System)........ 138 Entering the Geofence Area................. 139 Mission Critical Geofence..................... 140 Entering Mission Critical Geofence.......140 Exiting Mission Critical Geofence......... 141 Trunking System Controls............................... 141 Operating in Failsoft System.................141 Out-of-Range Radio..............................142 SmartZone............................................ 142 Site Trunking Feature.........................
English Wi-Fi................................................................ 156 Turning Wi-Fi On or Off........................ 156 Selecting WiFi Network.........................157 Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio............................... 157 Utilities............................................................. 158 Viewing Recent Calls............................158 Selecting the Power Level.................... 159 Selecting a Radio Profile......................
English Entering the Front Panel Programming Mode................... 173 Editing FPP Mode Parameters.. 174 Accessories................................................................ 175 Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range.... 176 Special Channel Assignments.........................176 Emergency Channel............................. 176 Non-Commercial Call Channel............. 176 Operating Frequency Requirements...............
English Declaration of Conformity This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the following FCC logo. Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) 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 APX Mobile conforms to FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d), and section 15.
English NOTICE: 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 and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
English Important Safety Information RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way RadiosRF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two-Way Radios CAUTION: 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.
English NOTICE: Setting up the radio as an RF Modem takes complete control of the radio. In this mode, the radio no longer responds to button and PTT presses nor will it unmute to voice activity. This mode is designed to receive and pass specifically formatted over the air data to a tethered computer with RF modem enabled applications. This mode can only be exit by reprogramming the radio with Customer Programming Software (CPS) to not operate in RF modem mode and cycling power.
English Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada's license-exempt RSS's per the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. • Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment.
English Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the software version R19.00.00 or later. See Accessing the Radio Information on page 169 to determine the software version of your radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the supported features.
English Computer Software Copyrights The Motorola Solutions products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola Solutions certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs including, but not limited to, the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program.
English Documentation Copyrights No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola Solutions. No part of this manual may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola Solutions.
English Disclaimer The information in this document is carefully examined, and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore, Motorola Solutions reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design.
English Read Me First CAUTION: An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed. This User Guide covers the basic operation of the radio. 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.
English Radio Maintenance This chapter covers the radio and battery 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 submergibility will be lost. • Elastomer seals used in portable radios can age with time and environmental exposure.
English • Avoid subjecting the radio to an excess of liquids. • Accessory connector cover must be attached to the radio side accessory connector if an accessory is not attached to the radio. • Do not disassemble the radio. This could damage radio seals and result in leak paths into the radio.
English the condition, take the radio to a qualified radio technician for service. Additional Performance Enhancement If radio operation is intermittent, check with other persons using the system for similar problems before taking the radio in for service. Similar problems indicate a system malfunction rather than a radio failure. The following performance enhancements are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security, quality, and efficiency of the radios.
English CrossTalk Prevention Over-the-Air Rekeying This feature prevents crosstalk scenarios from happening, especially when a wideband antenna is used. This feature allows the adjustment of the internal SSI clock rate of the radio. This subsequently reduces the possibility of radio frequency interfering spurs and prevents the issues of crosstalk. The Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) feature allows the dispatcher to remotely reprogram encryption keys in the radio after a rekey request.
English P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System (DVRS) Motorola Solutions offers an MSI Certified APX compatible, third Party, P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System (DVRS) that provides low-cost portable radio coverage in areas where only mobile radio coverage is available and portable radio coverage is either intermittent or non-existent.
English • Is your radio programmed with any preset conventional channels? • Which buttons have been programmed to access other features? • What optional accessories may suit your needs? NOTICE: Specifications may vary for different radio models. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
English Preparing Your Radio for Use A B This section provides simple instructions to prepare your radio for use. Turning On the Radio 1 Press the Power On/Off Button or the PTT button briefly to power on the radio. After a short time, the red, yellow, and green LEDs light up.
English NOTICE: The Power On/Off Button is ignored if it is pressed before the LED lights up. If Fail ##/## appears on the display, the radio will not function until the condition has been corrected. If Error ##/## appears, some non-critical data has been changed. If either of these displays appear, if the display goes blank, or if the unit appears to be locked up, see Radio Maintenance on page 21 for more information.
English Validating Compatibility During Power Up The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head(s) during power up. During validation, the display shows Maintenance Mode Remote Device promptly followed by other maintenance statuses. Press the Power On/Off Button to reset when the display shows Update done Please reset upon completion, or when the display shows Update failed Please reset when it fails to update.
English Radio Controls This chapter explains the buttons and functions to control the radio.
English Programmable Features Any reference in this manual to controls that are preprogrammed means that a qualified radio technician must use the radio programming software to assign a feature to a control. Dynamic ID (Conventional Only) Allows you to edit the ASTRO Individual ID and/or MDC Primary ID of the radio. NOTICE: • If the Dynamic ID menu key is not preprogrammed in the radio, use dongle to display the menu key.
English 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. Private Call (Trunking Only) Allows a call from one individual radio to another. Message Enters the current message list. Radio Profiles Allows easy access to a set of preprogrammed visual and audio settings of the radio.
English Scan Toggles scan on or off. Scan List Programming Selects the scan list for editing (by pressing and holding the Scan button). Talkgroup (Conventional Only) Allows a call from an individual radio to a group of radios. Text Messaging Service (TMS) Selects the text messaging menu. Secure/Clear Toggles secure transmission on or off. TMS Quick Text Selects a predefined message. Selective Call (Conventional Only) Calls an assigned radio. User Automatically registers the user to the server.
English Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Menu Select Buttons NOTICE: Check with your dealer or system administrator for the list of features activated in your radio. Dim Changes the display brightness. Horns/Lights Toggles the horns and lights feature on and off. Low Power Toggles the transmit power level between high and low. Voice Announcement Audibly indicates the current feature mode, zone, or channel that you have been assigned to.
English Home Button • Pressing the button returns you to the Home (default) screen. In most cases, this is the current mode. For selected radio features, the button is also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen. Data Feature Button NOTICE: 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.
English used to edit a list, each key can generate different characters of the alphabet. The following tables show the number of times a key needs to be pressed to generate the required character. Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode Key 36 Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
English Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 P Q R S T U V W X Y 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 Z Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
English Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode Key 38 Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s
English Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 t u v w x y 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 z Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
English Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) 2 3 4 5 6 7 40
English Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 8 9 0 Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
English Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 2 A B C 3 D E F 1 4 5 6 7 42 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1
English Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 8 9 0 Not applicable Not applicable 43
English Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button A The PTT button on the side of the microphone serves two basic purposes: • 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. • 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 62 for more information.
English Status Indicators On Radio is currently configured for direct radio-to-radio communication (during conventional operation only). This section explains the status indicators of the radio. Off Radio is connected with other radios through a repeater. Status Icons The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The following are the icons that appear on the display of the radio.
English L Radio is set at Low power. H Radio is set at High power. Scan Radio is scanning a scan list. Priority Channel Scan AES Secure Operation On AES secure operation. Off Clear operation. Blinking dot Radio detects activity on channel designated as Priority-One. Blinking Receiving an encrypted voice call. Steady dot Radio detects activity on channel designated as Priority-Two. On Feature is enabled and signal is available. Vote Scan Enabled The vote scan feature is enabled.
English On User is currently associated with the radio. Start Case Indicates that the first character of the text entry is capitalized. Off User is currently not associated with the radio. Mixed Case Indicates that the text entry is currently in normal text mode. Blinking Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin. Uppercase Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode.
English Uppercase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen. ® The radio Wi-Fi network is connected. The number of bars displayed represents the signal strength of the Wi-Fi signal. Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators Status icons and menu options shown here help you to work more efficiently with TMS feature. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 106 for more information.
English Inbox folder, the icon is displayed as the icon on the left column. Priority Status • • The “Priority” feature is toggled on before the message is sent. TMS Menu Options The following menu options appear on the radio display when you send and receive text messages. Menu Option Description/Function Inbx Brings you to your incoming messages screen. The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on before the message is sent. Comp Brings you to the compose screen.
English Menu Option Description/Function RqRp Toggles Request Reply icon on or off for an outgoing message. Curr Deletes the current selected message. All Selects to delete all the messages in the current folder. Del Deletes a message or text. Edit Edits a draft message or key in a target address. Exit Exits to the Home screen. No Cancel the delete all messages options. Optn Brings you to the Options main screen. Rply Replies to a message. Sel Selects a predefined message or address.
English 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. Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporarily changes the display bar color and the alert text background color of the radio to help signal that a radio event has occurred. NOTICE: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
English Alert Tones Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of the condition of your radio. The following table lists these tones and when they occur. 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.
English You Hear Tone Name Heard A Group of Low-Pitched Tones Busy When system is busy. Short, Medium-Pitched Tone Valid Key-Press When a correct key is pressed. Radio Self Test Pass 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. Central Echo When central controller has received a request from a radio.
English You Hear Tone Name Heard Call Alert Sent When Call Alert is received by the target radio. Site Trunking When a SmartZone trunking system fails. Short, HighPitched Tone (Chirp) Low-Battery Chirp When battery is below preset threshold value. Two HighPitched Tones GPS Fails When the GPS fails or loses signal. Ringing Fast Ringing When system is searching for target of Private Call. Enhanced Call Sent When waiting for target of Private Call to answer the call.
English Phone Call Displays and Alerts The following phone call displays and alerts appears on the radio 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. Press to exit the phone mode and try your call later.
English NOTICE: You have the option of sending additional digits (overdial), such as an extension number, credit card, or PIN numbers to the phone system. If the radio is preprogrammed for live overdial, every digit entered after the call is connected, is sent to the phone system. 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.
English General Radio Operation This chapter explains the general radio operations of your radio. Selecting a Zone A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/receive frequency pairs. Do one of the following to select a radio channel. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature. a. Press the Mode Rocker Up or Down. b. Press or the PTT button to confirm the channel.
English Selecting a Channel by using Channel Search Button • The display shows Searching. Once found, the display shows the matched channel name and the radio changes its transmission to the selected channel. This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific channel in your radio by keying in the alias of the channel. Your radio prompts the first found channel if a match is found. • If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry.
English NOTICE: Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature. Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey Five softkeys are available for you to save the frequently used zone and channel. 1 Toggle from your current zone and channel to the required zone and channel. 2 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.
English Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call • Once you have selected the required channel and/or zone, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call A If the radio is receiving a secure transmission, the LED blinks yellow. To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup.
English 3 Release the PTT button to listen. See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 62 for details on making a Talkgroup Call. Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only) A Private Call is a call from one individual radio to another. The one-to-one call between the two radios are not heard by the others in the current talkgroup. The calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller ID.
English See also Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 63 for details on making a Private Call. 3 Press or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to hang up and return to the Home screen. Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) See also Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) on page 64 for details on making a Telephone Call. This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard phone calls from a landline phone.
English 1 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp. The display shows the last-selected talkgroup. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel . Use the Mode Rocker to select the channel with the desired talkgroup. 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature.
English • • • Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list. or to the required ID. Use the keypad to enter the required ID. 3 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call. A telephone-type ringing sounds if the receiving unit is in service. The display shows Calling... or Calling... . 6 Press Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to make calls similar to standard phone calls to a mobile or landline phone.
English • Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list. • • or to the required phone number. Use the keypad to enter the required phone number. The Direct or “talkaround operation” allows you to bypass the repeater and connect directly to another radio. The transmit and receive frequencies are the same. Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes.
English Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allows only the clear voice or data information to be heard. Monitoring a Channel • Monitoring a Channel in Conventional Modes: a. Lift the microphone off the hook. b. Listen for activity on that channel. c. Adjust the Volume Rocker if necessary. d. If you hear no activity, press and hold the PTT button to start your conversation. • Monitoring a Channel in Trunked Modes: a. Lift the microphone off the hook. b.
English • Take the control head off the hook. The display shows Monitor On. You hear all channel traffic. 2 Press the Menu Select button again to deactivate the monitoring. The display shows Monitor off. Pressing the Menu Select button again turns monitor off and you don’t hear all channel traffic. If you try to transmit on a receive-only channel, you hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button.
English Advanced Features This chapter explains the operations of the features available in your radio. If… Then… To perform a license plate query, say one of the following commands: • "Run a plate " • "Check a plate" Using ViQi ViQi is an intelligent virtual partner that provides critical information through common query searches and dialog interaction.
English If… Then… • "Run a driver's license " • "Check the state of driver's license " NOTICE: You can use variations such as , , and . To perform a Vehicle Identification Number query, If… Then… ber " • "VIN check " • "Run a VIN" NOTICE: You can use variations such as , , and .
English Advanced Call Features This chapter explains the operations of the call features available in your radio. Calling a Phone Not in the List 1 or to Phon. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon. 3 Enter the desired phone number on the keypad. The display updates as the numbers are entered. 4 Press the button or the PTT button on the keypad microphone to make the call. 5 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. 6 Press to exit.
English NOTICE: If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu Select button directly below Call, your conversation is heard by all members of the talk group. If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button directly below the Call, you are not responding privately to the call just received. Instead, you initiate a Selective Call. See Making a Selective Call on page 71. Making a Selective Call Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature.
English If you do not press button to hang up, your radio remains in Selective Call state with the other unit. You will miss all subfleet traffic and incoming phone calls. Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only) This feature allows you to define a group of conventional system users so that they can share the use of a conventional channel. NOTICE: Encryption keys are associated to talkgroups. When talkgroups are associated, encryption keys are changed by changing the active talkgroup.
English 4 Press to return to the Home screen. Sending a Status Call This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status. Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum of eight status conditions is possible. NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. 1 Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Status button.
English Emergency operations. Scan feature is suspended when Priority Dispatch is initiated. Dispatch console that supports this feature must be preprogrammed to use this feature. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on dispatch console supporting this feature. 1 Press the preprogrammed Priority Dispatch button. A tone sounds and the radio enters Priority Dispatch mode. The radio exits this mode when the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires.
English • • Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button to send reprogram request to the dispatcher. or to Rpgm then press the Menu Select button directly below Rpgm to send reprogram request to the dispatcher. The display shows Reprogram Rqst and Please wait. If you hear five beeps, the dispatcher has acknowledged the reprogram request. The display shows Ack received and the radio returns to the Home screen.
English Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel 1 or to Zone then press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The display shows the Zone screen. 2 or to <# Dynamic Zone Channels>.1 Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation. 1 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The display shows Search Options screen.
English 5 or to the required channel. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel . The display shows Channel updated. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to Home screen. 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”.
English NOTICE: This feature is applicable only for APX 6000 series, APX 8000 series, and APX 8500 series. • Call Type (Icon) • WACN ID (ASTRO 25 Trunking IDs only) • System ID Contacts This feature provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias (name) or ID (number) that you use to initiate a call. Contact entries are alphabetically sorted according to entry alias. Each alias can have up to five IDs of different call types associated with it.
English 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • 4 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn and proceed to the next step. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts and proceed to step 6. or to Call and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. or to select the call type. 6 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 8 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
English 4 Use the keypad to enter the name and press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you have entered the name. 9 Use the keypad to enter the number and press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you have entered the number. To cancel this operation, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen. To cancel this operation, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.
English 3 or to Del and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel . 4 Perform one of the following actions: • or until the display shows [Available] and press the Menu Select button directly below Add to add as a new entry. • or until the display shows and its associated number and press the Menu Select button directly below Rplc to replace the existing entry. The display shows confirm del?.
English The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 or to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn . 3 or to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel . 4 or to the entry alias you wish to change and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit . A blinking cursor appears. 5 Use the keypad to edit the name and press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you have finished. The display returns to the Edit Contact screen.
English 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts. 5 or to choose from the list of call types given and press the Menu Select button directly below OK . The display returns to the Edit Contact screen. Editing a Call Type 1 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts. or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts .
English A maximum of 200 Scan Lists can be programmed in your radio. These lists must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Viewing a Scan List 1 Intelligent Priority Scan Intelligent Priority Scan feature allows you to add or delete conventional channels and trunking talkgroups from multiple system into the priority scan lists. You can add or delete priority scan list members and assign priorities using the preprogrammed Scan List Programming button.
English Changing the Scan List Status • Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to add and/or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the currently displayed channel from the scan list. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcl to view the next member of the scan list.
English Viewing and Changing the Priority Status Perform one of the following actions: • Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel one or more times to change the priority status of the current displayed channel. • Press the Select button one or more times to toggle between different status of the Scan List status icon of the current displayed channel.
English If the scan is disabled, the display shows Scan Off. The radio returns to the Home screen. Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only) You can still receive fleetwide, system-wide, dynamic regrouping, incoming telephone interconnect, and Private Conversation/Call Alert calls while scanning for activity. You may respond to these types of calls as you would normally on the selected channel.
English Transmitting Using Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan Press the PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected channel or fixed channel. To make a Call Alert page, or Private Conversation call while scanning, press either the Menu Select button directly below page or call. The call is entered on the selected channel and scanning is or halted until the call is exited by pressing pressing the Menu Select button below either page or call.
English Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On While the radio is scanning, the dynamic priority change feature allows you to temporarily change any channel in a scan list (except for the Priority-One channel) to the Priority-Two channel. This change remains in effect until scan is turned off. Scan then reverts to the preprogrammed (original) setting. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below DYNP to change the priority of a non-priority channel in the scan list to Priority-Two.
English Call Alert Paging This feature allows your radio to work like a pager. If other users are away from their radios or if they are unable to hear their radios, you can send them an individual call alert page. You can also verify if a radio is active on the system. Depending on how your radio is programmed, if there is no answer after the maximum ring time or when you press the PTT button for an Enhanced Private Call, the radio automatically sends a call alert page.
English a. Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (OneTouch) Call Alert Paging button to send a page to the preprogrammed ID. d. Press the PTT button to send the page. The display shows Paging... or . The display shows Paging... or . If the call alert page is sent successfully, you hear four high-pitched tones and the display shows Ack received. The radio returns to the Home screen.
English c. or to select the alias or ID, and press the PTT button to initiate the call. If the target radio does not respond after a preprogrammed period of time, the display shows Send page?. d. To send the call alert page, press the Menu Select button directly below Yes . To exit the screen without sending the call alert page, press the Menu Select button directly below No . The display shows Paging....
English Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and Conventional) This feature allows the user to broadcast a series of distinct, recognizable tones before a voice transmission from the dispatcher or a radio. The broadcasting dispatcher or radio user can select this alert tone transmission to be sent to an individual Talkgroup or over the entire system.
English • Emergency Alarm Exiting Emergency • Emergency Call (Trunking Only) • Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call • Silent Emergency Alarm • Special Considerations for Emergencies The dispatch console that supports this feature can be programmed to clear the emergency state of the radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on dispatch console supporting this feature.
English • Accessory 1-Dot Button and accessory Orange button. If… Then… If the emergency mode is initiated by other radios, press and hold the Side Button 1 and press the Emergency button. Sending an Emergency Alarm If the emergency mode is initiated by the Supervisor, Perform one of the following actions: This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher. • Press and hold the Emergency button.
English Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) 5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second. This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup. 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. One of the following scenarios occurs: • A tone sounds and the display alternates Emergency and the home display. This feature allows you to send an Emergency Call with hot mic to a group of radios.
English • The display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. A tone sounds and the LED blinks red momentarily. If the radio has both emergency call and alarm features enabled, it automatically proceeds to the call mode after the alarm is acknowledged. • A tone sounds to indicate the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode. 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
English Turning off the radio also cancels the emergency state. Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm and Call with hot mic to a group of radios. Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation. Follow the procedure to send Emergency Alarms and Call with hot mic on your radio. 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. If successful, the display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel.
English NOTICE: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires, the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button. • If the unit is out of the range of the system and/or the emergency alarm is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge.
English preprogrammed amount of time before the Emergency Alarm or Call is activated. In the event of hardware failure or malfunction, radio alternatively displays Impact HW and Error and a tone sounds when the radio power-up. Any button press of the radio or accessory except the programmed button for volume and backlighting functionality ceases the error message and sound. Detecting Impact 1 Radio detects the impact on the vehicle and the impact event meets or exceeds the predefined threshold.
English NOTICE: If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency, the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature. If the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode, the radio inhibits all tones and lights on the radio. 2 Press the preprogrammed Clr menu button or the preprogrammed Clear button to exit the Impact Detected condition.
English Automatic Registration Service (ARS) This feature provides an automated data application registration for the radio. When you turn on the radio, the device automatically registers with the server. Data applications within the fixed network determine the presence of a device on the system and send data to the device. a. Once the zone you want is displayed, turn the preprogrammed 16-Position Select knob to the desired mode. • Selecting or Changing the ARS mode using the radio menu: a.
English • If the channel or mode selected is unprogrammed, the display shows Unprogrammed. Repeat this step. d. Press to confirm the displayed zone and channel. • Selecting the ARS mode using the Mode Rocker : a. After the zone you want is displayed, toggle until the display shows the required channel. The display shows the current zone is not blinking, and the channel is blinking. b. or or press the Mode Rocker once and rotate the Mode Rocker to the desired channel.
English NOTICE: Valid characters for a username entry are capital letters (A–Z), small letters (a–z), numbers (0–9), symbols (*, #, -, /), and the space character. The maximum length for a username is eight characters. Usernames are not case sensitive in server mode but are case sensitive in non-server mode. A predefined username may sometimes be invalid because the programming software that is used to set predefined usernames allows you to set usernames comprising of eight characters or more.
English NOTICE: To cancel the login process and return to the initial user login screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl. 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn. One of the following scenarios occurs: • In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the User Login Indicator icon, the ID, and In progress, with Cncl . • In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows the User Login Indicator icon, the ID, and Logged in, with Logt and Exit.
English • Select No to keep your private data. Text Messaging Service (TMS) Accessing the Messaging Features 1 Perform one of the following actions: This features allows you to quickly send and receive messages and run database queries directly from your radios. The maximum length of characters for a text message is 200. • Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen.
English NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen. Composing and Sending a New Text Message During the uppercase and lowercase mode, multi-tapping the keys only scrolls through the letters. For example, A->B>C, a->b->c.
English cursor appears in the Enter Address screen, use the keypad to type the address entry. Sending a Quick Text Message 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send or press the PTT button to send the message. Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently. The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. Each Quick Text message has a maximum length of 50 characters.
English 4 5 or Use the keypad to type the address entry. Proceed to step 10 to send the message. to List. 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. Use the keypad to edit the message, if required. 9 or to scroll through the address list and select the required address. The message is sent after the address is selected.
English Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message Before sending your message, you can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. Appending a Priority Status 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 107 for more information.
English Appending a Request Reply 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 107 for more information 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn . 2 or to RqRp and press the Menu Select button directly below RqRp to request for a reply. The request reply icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar.
English Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message Ensure that a outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 107 for more information. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn . 2 3 or to Impt and press the Menu Select button directly below Impt to remove the priority status icon.
English Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox 2 The Inbox can hold up to 30 messages. While on the view message screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Rply , Del , or Back to access the option. NOTICE: or to read the message if the content fills more than one screen. 1 Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen. or to Inbx and press the Menu Select button below Sel .
English 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rply to reply to a message. 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once you have completed the message. 3 Perform one of the following actions: 6 • or to New and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel . • or to List and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message. • The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg.
English 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. 3 or to Drft and press the Menu Select button below Drft. The display shows a list of drafts, with the latest text message drafted on top. 4 The Sent folder is capable of storing a maximum of 10 messages. The oldest message in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in.
English While on the view message screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Optn , Del , or Back to access the option. • Select Optn to configure the message settings. • Select Del to delete the message. • Select Back to return to the previous screen. NOTICE: The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators on page 48 for more information.
English 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to view the delete options. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • Press the Menu Select button directly below Curr to delete the current message. • Press the Menu Select button directly below All to delete all the messages. Secure Operations Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels.
English Accessing the Secure Feature 1 or to Sec. 2 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below Sec to display Secure feature screen. The display shows the Secure screen. Selecting Secure Transmissions • • If the “Ignore Secure/Clear Switch when Strapped” programming option is enabled, the radio transmits without displaying any messages in the strapped mode of operation, regardless of the Secure/Clear switch setting. This option must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
English Multikey Feature 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. This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm. There are two types of encryption keys: Conventional Multikey The encryption keys are strapped on a one-per-channel basis, through CPS.
English Selecting a Keyset This feature allows you to select one or more groups of several encryption keys from among the available keys stored in the radio. For example, you could have a group of three keys structured to one keyset, and another group of three different keys structured to another keyset; by changing keysets, you would automatically switch from one set of keys to the other. Every channel to which one of the original keys was tied now has the equivalent new key instead.
English a. b. or to Eras and press the Menu Select button directly below Eras. 1 The display shows the last user-selected and stored encryption key, and the available menu selections. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Reky. or to the desired encryption key or use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key. c. Press the Menu Select button directly below All to delete all keys, or press the Menu Select button directly below Sngl to delete current shown key.
English Requests, OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgments, and Power-up Acknowledgments. Some of the selected options require configuration at the Key Management Controller (KMC) site to work properly. NOTICE: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
English The Random FM Noise Canceller operates only in receive mode. Radio Lock This feature requires you to enter a password to unlock the radio when it powers on. The default password is 0123456789. Changing Your Password 1 or to Pswd. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Pswd. The display shows Change Password screen. Your service provider determines the following requirements: 3 • Number of characters for a password 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel .
English If the two passwords do not match, repeat step 5 through step 10. NOTICE: 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. 7 Enter the new password. 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK . 9 Re-enter the new password. 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK . Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password 1 or The password is updated.
English 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below LogF. One of the following results occur: • The display shows Pswd enabled, indicating that the radio lock feature is enabled. • The display shows Pswd disabled, indicating that the radio lock feature is disabled. Radio Stun and Kill This chapter explains the radio stun and kill features. Radio Stun This feature allows you to stun another radio by sending an over the air command using the menu on your radio.
English If the receiving radio is powered off or already killed, your radio display shows No Ack. Once the receiving radio received the command, its screen locked and request for password. NOTICE: To un-stun a radio, follow the procedure in Unlocking Your Radio. Radio Kill This feature allows you to render your radio or another radio inoperable if the radio is misplaced or lost. When a radio is killed, the display turns blank and all functions of the radio are not usable.
English • 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 Dec fail. If the receiving radio is powered off or already killed, your radio display shows No Ack. Once the receiving radio received the command, its screen turns blank, the killed radio is inoperable.
English The availability and accuracy of this location information (and the amount of time that it takes to calculate it) varies depending on the environment in which you are using the GPS feature. 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. GPS Operation The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites to establish location coordinates.
English 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 preprogrammed waypoints. These coordinates cannot be deleted. The following table shows the differences between programmable waypoints and preprogrammed waypoints.
English NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled. You hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature NOTICE: An ON radio menu may be present on the Location menu screen if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator. Location Format This feature allows you to select different display formats of GPS location.
English 5 To obtain a new location fix, press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh. The top line temporarily displays Please wait while the new location is being determined. While the new location is being determined, the location signal can be a solid or blinking icon. Once the location coordinates are fixed, the display shows the current latitude and longitude. Toggle to see the time and date. 4 or to Loc Format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
English 3 or to check the time and date of the last successful location fix. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn . 5 or to Turn Off GPS (if preprogrammed). • or to Save as Waypt and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. • or to Save as Home and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to step 5. • or to Save as Dest. and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to step 5.
English 5 To return to the Home screen, press , the PTT button, the preprogrammed GPS button or the Menu Select button directly below Exit. Viewing a Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. 5 To view the time and date of the selected waypoint, or to View and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 6 To return to the previous screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Back, or to return to the Home screen, press or the PTT button.
English 4 or to Edit name and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint NOTICE: The user can only edit preprogrammed coordinates of Home and Destination. A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Name screen. 5 Use the keypad to edit the alias. Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. 6 Perform one of the following actions: • Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you are done.
English 4 or to Edit location and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. • Press • 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 The first number blinks. 5 Utilize the following control buttons to select the number/coordinates if required, then press the Menu Select button directly below Edit to change the number/coordinates.
English 2 or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel . The display shows a list of waypoints. Deleting All Saved Waypoints Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. NOTICE: You cannot delete any of the preprogrammed waypoints. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to the required saved waypoint, and press the Menu SelectOptn. or to Edit name and press the Menu Select button directly below Del. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
English directly below No to return to the Waypoints main screen. The display shows All saved waypnts deleted. Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
English another radio without passing through any infrastructure facility such as repeaters, phone, or DVRS system. Both the transmitting radio and receiving radio must be configured to enable them to send and/or receive the GPS coordinates. You can check with your nearest qualified technician for more details.
English When the radio enters the predefined Geofence area, your radio receives the Dynamic Regroup command from the system and immediately connects to a Dynamic Regroup talkgroup. The radio display shows the new selected Dynamic Regrouped talkgroup with green intelligent light for your attention. On top of that, additional features are Voice Announcement of the new channel, and also direct content display of a text message to indicate that you are currently at Geofence area.
English present in a Geofence area. This TMS remains open on the display until user presses exit/home to exit this screen. NOTICE: If there is another incoming text message before you exit the previous message, the message screen is refreshed to show the latest message. The following procedure guides you to exit the text message received. Press the Menu Select button below Exit or return to Home screen. to The other operations are the same as normal dynamic regroup command.
English NOTICE: Depending on how your radio is programmed, you may or may not be alerted by Voice Announcement (VA), TMS display, Intelligent Backlight, and the Transmit Power Level. The user will be alerted only if these indicators are configured in the radio. The VA can be programmed to alert continuously or momentarily. If Site Selectable Alert (SSA) is enabled, the radio mutes any alert that is received when entering the Geofence area and unmutes when exiting.
English Out-of-Range Radio When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. You hear a low-pitched tone and/or the display shows the currently selected zone/channel combination and Out of range. Your radio remains in this out-of-range condition until it locks onto a control channel or failsoft channel, or if it is turned off.
English 3 Perform one of the following actions: 2 Press the preprogrammed Site Displ/Srch button. • To lock the site, press the Menu Select button directly below Lock. The display shows Site locked. The display shows momentarily the name of the current site and its corresponding received RSSI. • To unlock the site, press the Menu Select button directly below Unlk. The display shows Site unlocked. Changing the Current Site The radio saves the new site lock state and returns to the Home screen.
English Trunked Announcement The announcement capability allows you to make announcements to the entire user group, as well as monitor talkgroup calls and other announcements. Announcement calls are handled in two different ways, depending on the trunked central controller configuration. The two types are called ruthless and non-ruthless preemption. Ruthless Preemption When a ruthless preemption announcement call is initiated, the requesting radio begins transmitting immediately.
English Tx Inhibit This option allows the user to power on and power off the radio through the Power button regardless of the current state of the Ignition. In addition, if the Ignition is not present, then all transmissions are inhibited. This includes receiving any Trunking dispatch communications since the radio will not affiliate with the Trunking systems.
English NOTICE: While Ignition is not present, the radio powers-off with a radio-user Power Off button/knob selection if the radio was powered-up with an Emergency Power Up footswitch-press or Ignition Auto Power Off timer is running. While Ignition is present, the radio powers-on with a radio-user Power On button/knob selection only if the radio was powered-down with Inactivity Auto Power Off timer.
English Voice Announcement This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode, zone, or channel the user has just been assigned to. This feature is useful when you have difficulty reading the content on the display. The available voice announcement priority options are: High Voice announcement is enabled even when the radio is receiving calls. Low Voice announcement is disabled when the radio is receiving calls.
English NOTICE: Alert alias, alert tone, and alert period can be preprogrammed. Alert period is the duration for the radio to repeat the alert tone. An interval of 5 seconds might impact the battery life of the radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details. When mixing SSA with received voice audio, the SSA alert is reduced in volume to ensure that the voice message is still heard clearly.
English 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. 4 The display shows the Enter SiteID screen. 5 Key in the desired Site ID and press the Menu Select button directly below OK. Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry 1 or The display shows the Site Alert screen.
English If the site does not exist, the display shows does not exist. 4 or to [All Sites] and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Alert screen. 7 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.
English Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites 1 or to SSA. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA. The display shows the Site Alert screen. 3 or to Start Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. 4 or to [All Avail] and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Alert screen. 5 or to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send.
English 4 or to select the desired Site 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 the site does not exist, the display shows does not exist.
English • If the single site is not available, the display shows not available. • If the single site does not exist, the display shows does not exist. 4 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. 6 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful.
English 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 Avail] 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.
English NOTICE: During PL Defeats and Suspend Scan during onhook state, the radio is converted to work in new channel and Channel Change on Off Hook feature is suspended until these conditions end. We do not recommend that “Hub Suspend Scan" and "Channel Change on Off Hook" to be enabled simultaneously.
English The voltage threshold is customized in the external device settings. When the VIP switch turns on, the VIP asserts input to the radio. The radio immediately initiates a 15 seconds of low Voltage Pre-alert Timer. If the status of the VIP changed before this time-out timer ends, the radio returns to normal operation. If the status from the VIP unchanged when the time-out timer ends, the radio shows Low battery on the display and also sounds low battery/voltage alert tone.
English Service, press the Menu Select button directly below Off to turn Wi-Fi off. Selecting WiFi Network This feature allows you to view and select the available WiFi network. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below WiFi to enter WiFi screen. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below On to turn on the WiFi. 4 Press or to scroll through the list and press Menu Select button directly below Sel to connect to the selected network.
English 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. If the radio is Wi-Fi connected, you see a Wi-Fi signal strength indicator, on the display.
English d. To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit, press , or the PTT button. The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Selecting the Power Level NOTICE: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
English NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Do one of the following to select a radio profile. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Selecting a radio profile using the preprogrammed Profile button: a. Press the preprogrammed Profile button. b. or b.
English • To turn the backlight on, press any key of the keypad, the Menu Select or Menu Navigation buttons, or any programmable radio controls or buttons Turning Voice Mute On or Off You can enable and disable voice transmission, if needed. • Turning the Keypad Tones On or Off a. To turn the feature off or on, press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button. You can enable and disable keypad tones as needed. • Turning the tones on or off using the preprogrammed Keypad Mute button: a.
English The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be preprogrammed from 15 to 465 seconds, in 15-second intervals, or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode, by a qualified radio technician. NOTICE: 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 continuous talk prohibit tone. After four seconds, the transmission is cut-off and the LED goes out. 2 Release the PTT button.
English Analog Options Option Result Tone Private Line, Digital Private-Line, and carrier squelch can be available (preprogrammed) per channel. Selective Switch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code and correct talkgroup. Option Result Carrier squelch You hear all traffic on a channel. Tone Private Line or Digital Private-Line The radio responds only to your messages. Digital Options One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio.
English Digital PTT ID Support Mode Description This feature allows you to see the radio ID (number) of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission. This ID, consisting up to a maximum of eight characters, can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher. 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.
English When Transmit Inhibit feature is enabled, the radio stops all transmission including voice and data. The radio can receive messages but is not able to reply the acknowledgment request of the received message. User can physically control the transmission of the radio especially during operation in hazardous environments with this feature. An environment is considered hazardous when the power emitted by the radio power amplifier could initiate an explosion or other dangerous reactions.
English If PTT TX Inhibit is enabled, when using multi control head with one active configuration, with the PTT pressed on the active control head, any press on the programmable button of the other control head which meant for that control head to be active control head will cause an unstoppable long low-pitched tone (Talk Prohibit Tone). The display shows Tx inhibit.
English c. or to the required call and press the Menu Select button directly below Play. Radio playback the selected call and auto playback the recorded calls in chronological order. c. or to the required call and press the Menu Select button directly below Play. or to the required call and press the Menu Select button directly below Save. d. Press the Menu Select button directly below Stop to stop the radio playback. Radio displays Audio Saved momentarily. e.
English A tone sounds if call saving is not successful. • NOTICE: Received call overwrites the ongoing record playback. User can short press the programmable button within three seconds to continue the playback and ignore the receiving call. Playback the saved calls using the preprogrammed Record Playback button: a. Short press the preprogrammed Record Playback button to playback the saved calls.
English Accessing the Radio Information • TIB Version This feature displays the following radio information: • TRC Version • Host Version • VRS Version • Secure Version • URC Version • CH 1–4 Version (depending on the number of channels connected.
English • or to scroll through the various information. • • To return to the previous screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Back. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. • Press • Press to return to the Home screen . or to scroll through the various information. to return to the Home screen. Viewing the IP Information Viewing the Control Assignments This feature displays the device name, IP address, and status of your radio.
English 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • • or to scroll through the various information. Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. Press to return to the Home screen. External Alarms (Horn and Lights) All control heads can be equipped for external alarms (horn and lights) that are activated when a Call Alert page, Private Conversation call, or phone call is received. The radio always powers up with the horn and lights feature enabled.
English Changing the Selected Alarms 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H/L until the display shows the required alarm. 2 Perform one of the following actions: • Press the Menu Select button directly below H+L to turn on both horn and lights. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Lgts to turn on the lights. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Horn to turn on the horn. One of the following scenarios occurs: • If you choose H+L, the display shows Horn/ Lites on.
English 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below H/L momentarily to rearm the horn and lights feature. Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Call, Page or Phon to turn off the external alarm(s) and access that feature. The external alarm(s) is turned off and automatically rearmed so that when you exit the entry, the external alarm(s) will automatically turn on.
English • Enter the password and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. 2 Enter the password and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. If the password is not entered, the radio displays the non-password protected zones only. 3 Press or to select Zn/Ch. 3 Press or to select Zn/Ch. 4 Press or to select the required zone. 4 Press or to select the required zone. 5 Press or to select the required channel. 5 Press or to select the required channel.
English Accessories Not all accessories are FCC certified to operate with all radio models and/or bandsplits. Refer to the radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility. Visit http://www.motorolasolutions.com to know more about the accessories supported by this radio.
English Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Special Channel Assignments • bearing (state whether you are using true or magnetic north) • distance to a well-known landmark • vessel course, speed or destination 5 State the nature of the distress. 6 Specify what kind of assistance you need. 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.
English Operating Frequency Requirements A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows: • • 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: - in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the 156.025–157.
English 178 16 156.800 156.800 65 156.275 160.875 17** 156.850 156.850 66 156.325 160.925 18 156.900 161.500 67** 156.375 156.375 19 156.950 161.550 68 156.425 156.425 20 157.000 161.600 69 156.475 156.475 * 157.050 161.650 71 156.575 156.575 22 157.100 161.700 72 156.625 – * 157.150 161.750 73 156.675 156.675 24 157.200 161.800 74 156.725 156.725 25 157.250 161.850 75 *** *** 26 157.300 161.900 76 *** *** 27 157.350 161.950 77** 156.
English 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 NOTICE: * 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. NOTICE: A – in the Receive column indicates that the channel is transmit only. use when it operates on the distress and safety frequencies specified in RSS-182 Section 7.3.
English Glossary This glossary contains an alphabetical listing of terms and their definitions that are applicable to portable and mobile subscriber radio products. 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 conventional Motorola Solutions standard for wireless analog or digital conventional communications.
English A software-controlled, computer-driven device that receives and generates data for the trunked radios assigned to it. It Monitors and directs the operations of the trunked repeaters. Channel A group of characteristics, such as transmit/receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding. CHIB Control Head Interface Board.
English An individual who has radio-system management duties and responsibilities. FCC Federal Communications Commission. Digital Signal Processor A microcontroller specifically designed for performing the mathematics involved in manipulating analog information, such as sound, that has been converted into a digital form. DSP also implies the use of a data compression technique.
English MCHB Millennium Control Head Board. MDC Motorola Solutions Digital Communications. Menu Entry A software-activated feature shown at the bottom of the display. Selection of a feature is controlled by the programming of the buttons on the side of the radio. Monitor Check channel activity by pressing the Monitor button. If the channel is clear, you hear static. If the channel is in use, you hear conversation.
English A software feature that has been activated by a qualified radio technician. Private (Conversation) Call A feature that lets you have a private conversation with another radio user in the group. Repeater Remote transmit/receive facility that re-transmits received signals in order to improve communications range and coverage (conventional operation). Selective Call Private Line (PL) A sub-audible tone that is transmitted such that only receivers decoding the tone receives it.
English Standby Trunking An operating condition whereby the radio’s speaker is muted but still continues to receive data. The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users. Allows users to share a smaller number of frequencies because a repeater or communications path is assigned to a talkgroup for the duration of a conversation. Status Calls Pre-defined text messages that allow the user to send a conditional message without talking.
English VRS Vehicular Repeater System. Zone A grouping of channels.
English Limited Warranty MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
English SOLUTIONS disclaims liability for range, coverage, or operation of the system as a whole under this warranty. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS offers the following optional extended service contracts. SERVICE FROM THE START (SfS) COMPREHENSIVE Provides for extended hardware repair coverage INCLUDING CHEMICAL, LIQUID, FIRE, AND OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE. Comprehensive coverage is available in conjunction with MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS’S standard Commercial Warranty and starts from the FIRST DAY the radio is put into use.
English PRODUCT, TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW. obtaining warranty service. You can also call MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS at 1-800-927-2744 US/Canada. III. STATE LAW RIGHTS: V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LIMITATION ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.
English 6 Product which has had the serial number removed or made illegible. 7 Rechargeable batteries if: • any of the seals on the battery enclosure of cells are broken or show evidence of tampering. • the damage or defect is caused by charging or using the battery in equipment or service other than the Product for which it is specified. 8 Freight costs to the repair depot.
English its return. The depreciation will be an equal amount per year over the lifetime of the Product or parts as established by MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS.
English please call Motorola Solutions Australia at 1800 457 439. You may also visit our website: http:// www.motorolasolutions.com/XA-EN/Pages/Contact_Us for the most updated warranty terms. SERVICE Proper repair and maintenance procedures will assure efficient operation and long life for this product. A Motorola Solutions maintenance agreement will provide expert service to keep this and all other communication equipment in perfect operating condition.
