APXTM TWO-WAY RADIOS APX 6000 / APX 6000Li MODEL 2 USER GUIDE
m Antenna ASTRO® APX™ 6000/APX 6000Li Series Digital Portable Radios Quick Reference Card RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY GUIDE FOR PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIOS Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF C a u t i o n Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio. ! ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Sending an Emergency Call 1 Press the Emergency button. 2 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone. 3 Release the PTT button to end call. 8 V O 4 Press and hold Emergency button to exit emergency. To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button. Sending a Silent Emergency Call 1 Press the Emergency button. 2 The display does not change; the LED does not light up, and there is no tone. To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button.
Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Declaration of Conformity This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below.
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. 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.
Contents Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY GUIDE FOR PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIOS . . . .ix Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts . . . . . . . . . . 28 Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . .
Receiving and Making a Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Using the Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Selecting a Talkgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Sending a Status Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Triggering Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Exiting Man Down Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Re-Initiating Man Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Testing the Man Down Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Deleting a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Deleting All Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trunking System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Using the Failsoft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Going Out of Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Using the Site Trunking Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Locking and Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Viewing and Changing a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Viewing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Changing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . .
Using the PL Defeat Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Using the Digital PTT ID Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 IMPRES™ Battery Annunciator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Accessing the Battery Info screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Procedure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important Safety Information ! Caution Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio. This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R09.00.00 or later. See Accessing the Radio Information on page 106 to determine your radio's software version. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.
autres utilisateurs, le type et le gain de l'antenne doivent être choisis de façon à ce que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (P.I.R.E.) ne soit pas plus forte qu'il ne le faut pour établir la communication. Version du logiciel Toutes les fonctionnalités décrites dans les sections suivantes sont prises en charge par la version du logiciel R09.00.00 ou ultérieure de la radio.
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Getting Started How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1 Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1 Additional Performance Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 How to Use This Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX™ 6000/ APX 6000Li Portables.
The following special notations identify certain items: Example Description Home button Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or H or as an icon. Phone Menu entries are shown similar to the way they appear on the radio’s display. > This means “Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation button”. Additional Performance Enhancement Getting Started The following are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security, quality and efficiency of APX radios.
What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You Preparing Your Radio for Use You can also consult your dealer or system administrator about the following: • Is your radio preprogrammed with any preset conventional channels? • Which buttons have been preprogrammed to access other features? • What optional accessories may suit your needs? Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charging the Battery To avoid a possible explosion: ! Preparing Your Radio for Use WARNING • DO NOT replace the battery in any area labeled “hazardous atmosphere”. • DO NOT discard batteries in a fire. The Motorola-approved battery shipped with your radio is uncharged. Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure optimum capacity and performance. For a list of Motorola-authorized batteries available for use with your radio, see Accessories on page 115.
Battery Latch Attaching the Antenna With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and turn clockwise to attach it to the radio. Note: 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. You can view the status of the IMPRES™ battery if the radio is using an IMPRES battery.
Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover The accessory connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio. Preparing Your Radio for Use Note: 6 To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use. Insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector. Press downward on the cover’s top to seat it in the slot. Once in place, tighten by rotating the thumbscrew clockwise by hand.
Turning On the Radio Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click. If the power-up test is successful, you see momentary SELFTEST on the radio’s display, followed by the Home screen. Note: Preparing Your Radio for Use To remove the radio from the carry holder, place the tip of your fingers on the ledge of the carry holder and push at the bottom of the radio until the radio is released from it.
Note: If the power-up test is successful, but you see Hardware board absent or Hw Board Mismatch. Send your radio to the qualified technician to fix this error. Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise. Preparing Your Radio for Use If the power-up test is successful, but you see Hw Board Failed or Man-Down Hw Error, send your radio to the qualified technician to fix this error. Main Speaker To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise.
Identifying Radio Controls Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10 Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11 Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11 Assignable Settings or Utility Functions. . . . . . . . . . page 13 Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions. . . . . . . . . . page 13 Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 Using the Navigation Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio Parts and Controls 1 Antenna On/Off/Volume 16-Position 14 Control Knob 15 Select Knob* 2 LED Top 3-Position A/B/C 16 Display 13 Switch* Identifying Radio Controls 3 Top (Orange) Button* 4 Microphone 2-Position Concentric 12 Switch* 11 Main Display Menu Select 5 Accessory Connector 10 Buttons Top Side (Select) 17 Button* Push-to-Talk Data Feature 6 Home Button 7 10 English 4-Way Navigation Button 24 Microphone 18 (PTT) Button 9 Button Main 23 Speaker Bluetooth 22 Pairin
Programmable Features Bluetooth Data Devices– Keys up the Bluetooth data devices. Bluetooth Clear All Pairing – Allows you to clear all pairing information for Bluetooth.This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth On/Off Button. The programmable buttons can be programmed as shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/groups depending on the duration of a button press: Call Alert – Allows the radio to function like a pager, or to verify if a radio is active on the system.
Identifying Radio Controls Man Down – Prompts Emergency Alarm or Call when the radio achieves or passes a tilt angle threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and a motion sensitivity level. Recent Calls – Allows for easy access to the list of calls recently received or made. Message – Enters the current message list. Rekey Request – Notifies the dispatcher you want a new encryption keys. Monitor (Conventional Only) – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.
Text Messaging Service (TMS) – Selects the text messaging menu. User – Automatically registers with the server. Zone Select – Allows selection from a list of zones. Basic Zone Bank – Provides access from up to 6 zones by toggling between 2 banks of 3 zones, one group of 3 (A, B and C) to a second group of 3 zones (D, E and F). Enhanced Zone Bank – Provides access from up to 75 zones by toggling between 25 banks (A, B ... X or Y) of 3 zones.
Using the Navigation Buttons Home Button The H button returns you to the Home (default) screen. In most cases, this is the current mode. Identifying Radio Controls For selected radio features, the H button is also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen. Note: Some features do not require you to press H to go to the Home screen.
Identifying Status Indicators The following icons are for the front display screen unless indicated otherwise. Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19 Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19 TMS Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20 Call Type Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Identifying Status Indicators Top Display V O N M M Top Display Top Display 16 English Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The number of bars displayed represents the received signal strength for the current site, for trunking only. The more stripes in the icon, the stronger the signal. K In-Call User Alert • On = The feature is enabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is activated. • Off = The feature is disabled.
Priority Channel Scan channel designated as Priority-One. j Top Display • Steady dot = Radio detects activity on channel designated as Priority-Two. View/Program Mode Radio is in the view or program mode. • On steady = View mode Top Display D E• F • or k I Vote Scan Enabled The vote scan feature is enabled. Top Display AB C x y Basic Zone Bank 1 Top Display • A = Radio is in Zone 1. A B• C • or , ... ... or Top Display B = Radio is in Zone 2. E = Radio is in Zone 5.
AES Secure Operation l • On = AES Secure operation. • Off = Clear operation. Identifying Status Indicators • Blinking = Receiving an encrypted voice call. G 18 English Location Signal • On = Location feature is enabled, and location signal is available. • Off = Location feature is disabled. o Data Activity Data activity is present. b Bluetooth On Bluetooth is on and ready for bluetooth connection.
Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons Status Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s display when you send and receive text messages. Inbox Full The Inbox is full. Message Sent The text message is sent successfully. Message Unsent The text message cannot be sent. Unread Message Y r Normal Message User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply. 3/6 Message Index Indicates the index of the current message the user is viewing.
Request Reply • The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on before the message is sent. • Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with “ Identifying Status Indicators English Menu Option Back Description/Function Brings you back to the previous screen. Clr Deletes all messages. Del Deletes a message. Priority Status and Request Reply Exit Exits to the Home screen. • User is composing a message with a priority No Returns to the previous screen. Request Reply”.
Call Type Icons U % Landline phone number. Landline phone number added to a Call List. Radio number. Incoming call or data. Radio number added to a Call List. Outgoing call or data. ? Mobile number. Incoming emergency call. Mobile number added to a Call List. Identifying Status Indicators The following icons appear on your radio’s main display, when you make or receive a call, or view selected call lists, to indicate the different call types associated with an alias or ID.
Solid red – Radio is transmitting. LED Indicator Blinking red – Radio is transmitting at low battery condition. The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. Rapidly blinking red – Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error. Solid yellow (Conventional Only) – Channel is busy. Identifying Status Indicators LED Indicator 22 English Blinking yellow – Radio is receiving a secured transmission.
Intelligent Lighting Indicators Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Backlight and Bar Color Notification Orange Emergency Alerts When The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call. The radio receives an emergency alarm or call. The radio battery is low. The radio is out of range. Red Critical Alerts The radio enters failsoft mode. The radio is unable to establish a full connection with the system.
Alert Tones Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio’s condition. The following table lists these tones and when they occur. You Hear Tone Name Radio Self Test Fail Identifying Status Indicators Reject 24 English Short, Low-Pitched Tone Long, Low-Pitched Tone A Group of Low-Pitched Tones Time-Out Timer Warning No ACK Received Individual Call Warning Tone Heard When radio fails its power-up self test. When an unauthorized request is made. Four seconds before time out.
You Hear Tone Name Radio Self Test Pass Short, Medium-Pitched Tone Clear Voice Priority Channel Received Emergency Alarm /Call Entry Central Echo Long, Medium-Pitched Tone Volume Set Emergency Exit Failsoft Automatic Call Back A Group of Medium-Pitched Tones Keyfail Console Acknowledge Received Individual Call When avcorrect key is pressed. When radio passes its power-up self test. At beginning of a non-coded communication. When activity on a priority channel is received.
You Hear Tone Name Short, High-Pitched Tone (Chirp) Low-Battery Chirp Fast Ringing Identifying Status Indicators Ringing Gurgle Heard When battery is below preset threshold value. When system is searching for target of Private Call. Enhanced Call Sent When waiting for target of Private Call to answer the call. Phone Call Received When a land-to-mobile phone call is received. Dynamic Regrouping (When the PTT button is pressed) a dynamic ID has been received.
Tone Name Doh-Sol Enhanced Zone Bank Up Sol-Doh Enhanced Zone Bank Down Heard When EZB Up button is pressed to scroll the Enhance Zone Bank up. When EZB Down button is pressed to scroll the Enhance Zone Bank down.
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts Identifying Status Indicators The following 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 A Long Tone No phone You press the PTT button and the phone system is not available. Press H to hang up. The radio returns to the Home screen. Phone busy The phone system is busy. Press H to exit the phone mode and try your call later.
General Radio Operation General Radio Operation Once you understand how your APX 6000/APX 6000Li Portable is configured, you are ready to use your radio. Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features: 3-Position A/B/C Switch Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29 Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to Zone. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs. 3 U or D to the required zone. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the displayed zone. General Radio Operation 5 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to ZnUp or ZnDn.
1 < or > to Chan. 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. LED Indicator 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. 3 U or D to the required channel. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the selected channel. 5 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel. OR Follow the procedure below.
Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup. Procedure: When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home screen), depending on how your radio is preprogrammed: General Radio Operation 1 ASTRO Conventional Only: The LED lights up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID. OR Trunking Only: The display shows the caller alias or ID.
During the call, the display shows the caller ID (number), if the caller’s name is not in the call list. button to listen. 5 Press H or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen. See Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 34 for details on making a Private Call. Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard phone calls from a landline phone.
Making a Radio Call You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by using: • The preprogrammed Zone switch General Radio Operation • The 16-Position Select Channel Knob 3 Press the PTT button to make the call. 4 ASTRO Conventional Only: The LED lights up solid red. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID. OR Trunking Only: The LED lights up solid red. • A preprogrammed One Touch Call button 5 Speak clearly into the microphone.
OR U or D to the required ID. 5 The display shows Calling... . 6 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 7 When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio. Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. OR If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge. 8 Press H to return to the Home screen. This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert page if there is no answer from the target radio.
4 Press the PTT button to start the Private Call. 5 The display shows Calling... . 6 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. General Radio Operation 7 When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio. Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. OR If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge. OR If the target radio does not respond before the time out, the display shows No answer.
Repeater or Direct Operation 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. Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to Dir.
6 Release the PTT button to receive (listen). Conventional Mode Operation OR Your radio may be preprogrammed to receive Private-Line® (PL) calls. Press the preprogrammed Monitor button and proceed to Step 3. 1 Momentarily press the Monitor button to listen for activity. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Select the desired zone and channel. 2 Listen for a transmission. General Radio Operation Procedure: 3 Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. 4 Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.
Advanced Features Receiving and Making a Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only) 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.
Making a Selective Call Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (One-Touch) Selective Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID and proceed to Step 4. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to Call. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. 7 Press H to hang up and return to the Home screen.
5 If the encryption key associated to the new talkgroup is 6 Press H to return to the Home screen. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sts. 3 The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list. 4 U or D to the required status. OR Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list. 5 Press the PTT button to send the status.
Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only) This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a particular channel where they can communicate with each other. This feature is typically used during special operations and is enabled by a qualified radio technician. You will not notice whether your radio has this feature enabled until a dynamic regrouping command is sent by the dispatcher.
Classifying Regrouped Radios • Select-enabled radios are free to change to any available channel, including the dynamic-regrouping channel, once the user has selected the dynamic-regrouping position. • 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.
4 U or D to the required zone. Press the Menu Select button Contacts directly below Sel. The display shows Select Chan screen. 5 U or D 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. Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone Contact entries are alphabetically sorted according to entry alias.
3 U or D to the required subscriber alias. Note: 5 U or D to Call and press the Menu Select button directly Your radio is preprogrammed with a number of contacts per Call Lists. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 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.
Adding a Contact to a Call List Removing a Contact from a Call List Procedure: Procedure: 1 < or > to Cnts. 1 < or > to Cnts. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 U or D to the entry you want to add to a call list and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 4 U or D to Add to CallLst and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Scan Lists Your radio supports different types of Scan Lists: • Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List • Conventional Scan List • Talkgroup Scan List Please refer to a qualified radio technician for the maximum number of Scan Lists can be programmed in your radio. These lists must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Viewing a Scan List Procedure: 1 < or > to ScnL. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. 3 U or D to view the members on the list.
Use the 16-Position Select knob to select additional channels to be added or deleted. 6 Move the Scan List Programming switch out of programming position. OR Press H to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen. See Viewing and Changing the Priority Status on page 49 for more information on how to add and/or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list.
Viewing and Changing the Priority Status 1 Below the Sel, Del, and Rcl screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to view and/or change the priority status of the currently displayed channel. OR Below the Sel, Del, and Rcl screen, press the Select button one or more times to view and/or change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel. 2 A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as a non-priority channel. The LED lights up solid green.
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only) 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.
Call Alert Paging Even 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, when you make an Enhanced Private Call, the radio either automatically sends a call alert page if there is no answer after the maximum ring time, OR when you press the PTT button.
6 If the call alert page is sent successfully, you hear a tone and the display shows Ack received. OR If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge. 7 The radio returns to the Home screen. OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the Contacts screen. OR Follow the procedure below. Advanced Features 1 < or > to Call. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call.
Emergency Operation If the Top (Orange) button is preprogrammed to send an emergency signal, this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel. Your radio supports the following Emergency modes: This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher. Note: Emergency button press timer by default is set to 1 second. This timer is programmable from 0 – 6 seconds by a qualified technician.
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel. Note: The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in Emergency Call, except, if enabled, it returns to one of the following: • Tactical/Non-Revert – You talk on the channel you selected before you entered the emergency state. • Non-Tactical/Revert – You talk on a preprogrammed emergency channel. The emergency alarm is sent on this same channel.
4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from Note: your mouth. For ALL Emergency signals, when changing channels: • If the new channel is also preprogrammed for microphone. 6 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for • If the new channel is NOT preprogrammed for a response from the dispatcher. 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.
Fireground (Conventional Only) The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene. It consists of five central components: • Your APX portable radios • Incident Management Software • Command Terminal • Radio Frequency (RF) Modem Advanced Features • Portable Repeater (Optional) These components provide on-scene and inbuilding radio coverage, and enhanced personnel accountability and monitoring.
2 Listen for a transmission. Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. hear the volume set tone. Adjust the Volume Control knob if necessary. Release the Volume Set button. OR At the desired Fireground zone and channel, press the preprogrammed Monitor button and listen for activity. Adjust the Volume Control knob if necessary. OR If your radio is working in Fireground Zone Channel, proceed to next step. 4 Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The LED lights up solid RED while transmitting.
Tactical Public Safety(TPS) (Conventional Only) Using TPS Normal Transmission TPS enabled the users of a group to identify a transmission starts and ends clearly by displaying the caller’s name or ID on the radio display. Procedure: Advanced Features 1 At TPS Zone Channel Press PTT button to transmit.Talk clearly into the microphone. Release PTT button to listen. OR Receive and listen to call, the radio displays the caller’s name or ID.
Man Down The Man Down feature has three phases: i ii Man Down feature is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature if Emergency has been programmed in your radio. Your radio automatically activates Emergency Alarm or Call when the radio achieves or passes a tilt angle threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and radio motion below the motion sensitivity level, depending upon how the radio is programmed.
Note: Emergency must be set up for this feature to operate. For details on operating the Emergency alerts, please see Emergency Operation on page 53. If the radio is preprogrammed to horizontal only, it must be worn in a vertical position otherwise the Man Down alert may be inadvertently triggered. When the radio is programmed with Man Down feature, special care is required when charging the radio with a wall mounted charger. See Handling Your Radio on page 112 for details.
Re-Initiating Man Down When the user does not clear the Man Down condition and the Post-Alert Timer comes to an end, Emergency Alarm or call is triggered. The radio sends emergency message to units within the same Talkgroup. The radio also sends ID number and GPS coordinates to dispatcher if these features are enabled. User can exit Emergency following the Emergency procedure. See Emergency Operation on page 53 for details.
Testing the Man Down Feature Handling Man Down Functional Error Messages Note: Procedure: Enable the Emergency feature with Silent Alarm disabled, but not in Surveillance Mode before running this test on the radio. Procedure: When Man Down is enabled on the radio: 1 Turn the radio on and place in the vertical position, for at least 5 seconds. 2 Lay the radio down in the horizontal position. 3 Wait for alert tone. Advanced Features 4 The radio alerts with audible tone and displays Man-Down.
Advanced Automatic Registration Service (ARS) Data applications within the fixed network can determine the presence of a device on the system and send data to the device. For example: Text Messaging Service (TMS). The Automatic Registration Service for the radio consists of two (2) modes: • 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.
Accessing the User Login Feature This feature allows you as the user to be associated with the radio. With this association, every data application (Example: Text Messaging Service) takes on a friendly username. 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.
Logging Out Procedure: 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt. 2 The display shows Clear private data?. OR If the Delete Messages On Session End feature is enabled, the radio clears the private data and returns to User Login screen. 3 Select Yes to clear all your private data. The display shows momentary Private data cleared. OR Select No to keep your private data. Note: Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging inbox, Draft, and Sent folder.
Advanced Features Accessing the TMS Features Sending a Quick Text Message 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently. Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen.
6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. button directly below Sel. 8 U or D to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address. 9 Press the Menu Select button below Sel or the PTT button to send the message. 10 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. 11 If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent. OR If the message is not sent, you hear a low tone and the display shows Send failed. 12 The radio returns to main TMS screen.
Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message Procedure: Procedure: 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 U or D to Mark as Normal and press the Menu Select 2 U or D to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button button directly below Sel to remove the priority status from the message. 3 The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar.
Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Receiving a Text Message Note: 2 U or D to Mark as Normal and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to indicate the message as normal and no request reply. AND U or D to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to request for a reply. 3 The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar.
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox While on the view message screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Rply, Del, or Back to access the option. The Inbox can hold up to thirty (30) messages. Note: U or D to read the message if fills more than one Advanced Features screen. Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen, and proceed to Step 3.
5 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. Note: You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 67 for more information. Managing Sent Text Messages Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in the Sent folder. The most recent sent text message is always added to the top of the Sent list. The Sent folder is capable of storing a maximum of ten (10) last sent messages.
Sending a Sent Text Message Deleting a Text Message Procedure: Procedure: 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while From the Inbox or Sent screen: viewing the message. 2 U or D to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 3 U or D to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address. 4 Press the Menu Select button below Sel or the PTT button to send the message.
Deleting All Text Messages Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen, and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to TMS. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. 3 U or D to Inbox or Sent then press the Menu Select button below Clr to select all messages in the selected folder. 4 The display shows Del All?.
Selecting Clear Transmissions Managing Encryption Procedure: Turn the preprogrammed Secure/Clear switch to the clear position. Loading an Encryption Key Note: If the selected channel is preprogrammed for secureonly operation – when you press the PTT button, you hear an invalid mode tone and the display shows Secure TX only. Advanced Features The radio will not transmit until you set the Secure/ Clear switch to the secure position.
Selecting an Encryption Key This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm. Procedure: There are two types: • Conventional Multikey – The encryption keys can be tied (strapped), on a one-per-channel basis, through Customer Programming Software. In addition, you can have operatorselectable keys, operator-selectable keysets, and operatorselectable key erasure.
Selecting a Keyset Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys This feature allows you to select one or more groups of several encryption keys from among the available keys stored in the radio. This feature allows you to erase all or selected encryption keys. 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.
Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO Only) 1 Press and hold the Top Side (Select) button. This feature, also known as OTAR, allows the dispatcher to reprogram the encryption keys in the radio remotely. The dispatcher performs the rekey operation upon receiving a rekey request from the user. 2 While holding Top Side (Select) button down, press the Top Procedure: (Orange) button. 3 The display shows Please wait. 4 When all the encryption keys have been erased, the display shows All keys erased.
MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) Page Hear Clear This feature allows to view or define MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) features.It is applied only when operating in secure encrypted mode and only for conventional communications. In additional to Rekey Requests, OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgements, and Powerup Acknowledgements. There are two components of Hear Clear. Some of the options selected may also need to be set up at the Key Management Controller (KMC) site to work properly.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) • Inside of buildings, trains, or other covered vehicles • Under any other metal or concrete roof or structure For example, GPS location fixes are very 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.
Enhancing GPS Performance 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. To maximize the ability of your radio to determine a fix, please note the following guidelines: Programmable Waypoints Preprogrammed Waypoints Fixed location coordinates: • Home User-configurable location coordinates. • Emergency • For your initial fix, hold the radio in the face position.
Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature An ON menu key may be present on the location menu if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator. Procedure: Press the preprogrammed GPS button to toggle the Outdoor Location feature on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to Loc. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc. 3 The display shows Location off. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below On to obtain a location fix. OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Saving a Waypoint Viewing a Saved Waypoint Procedure: While in the current location display: Procedure: While in the current location display: 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 U or D to Save as Waypt and press the Menu Select 2 U or D to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button Advanced Features button directly below Sel. OR U or D to Save as Home and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Deleting All Saved Waypoints Procedure: While in the current location display: Procedure: While in the current location display: 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 U or D to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button 2 U or D to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. directly below Sel. 3 The display shows a list of waypoints. 3 The display shows a list of waypoints.
Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint Procedure: While in the current location display: 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 U or D to Dist frm here and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 3 The display shows a list of waypoints. 4 U or D to the required waypoint, and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Advanced Features 5 The display shows the distance and bearing from the current to the selected coordinates.
Trunking System Controls 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. Procedure: 1 During failsoft operation, your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency. 2 You hear a medium-pitched tone every 10 seconds and the display shows Failsoft.
Locking and Unlocking a Site Viewing and Changing a Site This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site. This feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide-area system. This feature allows you to view the name of the current site or forces your radio to change to a new one. Procedure: Use the preprogrammed Site Lock/Unlock button to toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to Site.
Note: The use of this feature requires the "Full Feature" expansion board together with the Bluetooth Software. This feature allows your radio to extend its functionality by connecting to external proprietary Motorola Accessories. Turning the Bluetooth On Procedure: 1 < or > to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. 2 U or D to Status and press the Menu Select button directly below On.
Turning the Bluetooth Off Re-Pair Timer Procedure: There are two options for configuring the radio’s Bluetooth pairing type. The type defines the duration the radio and the accessory retain the pairing information. 1 < or > to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. 2 U or D to Status and press the Menu Select button directly below Off. The display shows Status Off, and b disappears.
Bluetooth Drop Timer Re-Pair Timer Scenarios • When the radio is powered OFF, pairing key is lost immediately, and accessory attempts to pair again. If pairing is unsuccessful within the Drop Timer value, the accessory automatically powers OFF. Immediate (for headset and PTT only) • When the accessory is powered OFF, all keys are lost immediately, and the user must re-pair the devices. The Bluetooth Drop Timer has two different settings and functions, depending upon the selection of the Re-Pair Timer.
Pairing Bluetooth Device with the Radio Procedure: Note: Bluetooth Pairing Location 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. With your radio’s Bluetooth feature ON, and the Bluetooth tones enabled: 1 Turn on the accessory, then place it close to your radio aligning the Bluetooth Pairing Location on the radio to the blue dot-pairing indicator on the accessory.
Indicating Bluetooth Connection is Lost The radio shows a when the devices have a Bluetooth connection. Below is the scenario and radio indications when the connection is interrupted. Procedure: 1 The a starts blinking for up to 10 seconds. You hear a decremental-pitched tone and the display shows alternating with disconnected. Turning On the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Radio to the Headset) Procedure: 1 < or > to BT.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Headset to the Radio) Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device Procedure: Procedure: 1 < or > to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below With the Bluetooth audio device connected to the radio: BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. 2 U or D to Bluetooth spkr and press the Menu Select button directly below Off. The display shows Off. 1 Adjust volume up/down on the bluetooth audio device.
Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. button directly below Clr. 5 The display shows clear?. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to proceed. OR Press the Menu Select button directly below No to return to previous screen. 7 The display shows cleared to indicate clearing is successful. OR You hear the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows clear failed.
Viewing the Bluetooth Friendly Name Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. Procedure: 1 < or > to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. 2 U or D to Friendly Name. The display shows Friendly Advanced Features name and the preprogrammed .
Responding to the notification of Upgrade Utilities 1 The display shows Upgrade?. 2 Press the Menu Select button below Acpt to accept the request to upgrade immediately. The display shows Upg Rx In Prog to indicate the upgrade received is in progress. OR Press the Menu Select button below Dlay to delay the request to upgrade. The radio prompts to upgrade in the next power up of your radio. OR Press the Menu Select button below Rej to reject the request to upgrade. The display shows Upg Aborted.
Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Recent Calls button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 < or > to Rcnt. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature screen. 3 U or D to scroll through the list. Advanced Features 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen. OR Press H or the PTT button to return to the Home screen.
See Basic Zone Bank 1 and Basic Zone Bank 2 on page 17 for more information on the status icons. 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.
3 The display shows Low power and the low power icon. OR The display shows High power and the high power icon. Selecting a Radio Profile This feature allows you to manually switch the visual and audio settings of the radio. The display, backlight, alert tones, and audio settings are defined according to the preprogrammed radio settings of each radio profile. Please refer to a qualified technician for more information.
3 U or D to scroll through the menu selections. This feature allows you to select the speaker route for the radio's audio from either the main or the secondary speaker using the radio profile settings. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.
Note: The backlight remains on for a preprogrammed time before it automatically turns off completely or returns to the minimum backlight level. Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls You can lock your radio’s keypad, programmable buttons, rotary knobs and switches to avoid inadvertent entry. Check with your dealer or qualified technician for best selection to suite your usage. Procedure: 1 Toggle the preprogrammed Keypad Lock button or switch Advanced Features to on.
Setting the Time and Date This feature turns off your radio’s transmitter. You cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting. You can set the time and date for your radio. If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops your transmission, and you hear a talk-prohibit tone. Settings: • The default time setting is a 12-hour clock.The display shows 12:00AM.
OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes and return to the Home screen. 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have finished to save your changes and return to the Home screen. Press H at any time to return to the Home screen without saving your changes. Advanced Features Note: 102 English If a call arrives while the radio is in the clock-setting menu, the radio exits clock setting and displays the call information.
Using the PL Defeat Feature One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. This feature allows you to override any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that might be preprogrammed to a channel. The radio will also unmute to any digital activity on a digital channel. Option Digital Carrier-Operated Squelch (COS) Result You hear any digital traffic.
Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) Smart PTT is a per-personality, programmable feature used in conventional radio systems to keep radio users from talking over other radio conversations. When smart PTT is enabled in your radio, you cannot transmit on an active channel. Advanced Features If you try to transmit on an active smart-PTT channel, you hear an alert tone, and the transmission is inhibited. The LED lights up solid yellow to indicate that the channel is busy.
IMPRES™ Battery Annunciator The information shown are: • Rated Capacity – 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. the Home screen. OR Use the Options Menu. 1 < or > to Batt. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Batt. The display shows the details of the battery. 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen.
Accessing the General Radio Information Accessing the Radio Information Your radio contains information on the following: This feature displays the following information of your radio: • Radio Information • • • • • • • • IP Display • Control Assignments • 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
Viewing the IP Information 1 < or > to Info. Note: 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Info. 3 U or D to Radio Info and press the Menu Select button This feature displays the device name, IP address, and status of your radio. The device name of your radio is preprogrammed. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 4 The display shows the Information screen. Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Info button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below.
Viewing the Control Assignments Voice Announcement This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel. This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode, Zone or Channel the user has just assigned. This audio indicator can be customized per customer requirements. This is typically useful when the user is in a difficult condition to read the content shown on the display.
Procedure: • The radio powers up. The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting. • Press the preprogrammed voice announcement button (which specifically programmed to playback the current zone and channel). The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting. Note: Pressing this preprogrammed playback button will always enable the voice feature to announce in High priority. zone and channel it is transmitting.
Helpful Tips Helpful Tips Take a moment to review the following: Caring for Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 110 Cleaning Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 111 Handling Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 112 Servicing Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 112 Taking Care of the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 113 Checking the Battery Charge Status . . . . . . . . . . .
Caution Elastomer technology materials used for seals in rugged portable radios can age with time and environmental exposure. Therefore, Motorola recommends that rugged radios be checked annually as a preventive measure in order to assure the watertight integrity of the radio. Motorola details the disassembly, test, and reassembly procedures along with necessary test equipment needed to inspect, maintain and troubleshoot radio seals in the radio’s service manual.
Handling Your Radio Servicing Your Radio • Do not pound, drop, or throw the radio unnecessarily. Never 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.
Taking Care of the Battery Battery Charge Top Display 76% to 100% full* Top Display 51% to 75%* Top Display 26% to 50%* Checking the Battery Charge Status Your radio can indicate the battery’s charge status through: • the LED and sounds. • the fuel gauge icon on the display. You can also check the battery charge status via the menu entry. See IMPRES™ Battery Annunciator on page 105 for more information.
Gauge Top Display R Top Display Q Battery Charge 11% to 25%* Helpful Tips English 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 1-800-8BATTERY.
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range State the position of the vessel in distress, using any information that will help responders to locate you, e.g.: Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 5 • latitude and longitude • bearing (state whether you are using true or magnetic north) • distance to a well-known landmark • vessel course, speed or destination State the nature of the distress. 6 Specify what kind of assistance you need.
Operating Frequency Requirements • 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 – 157.425 MHz frequency band, and in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below. Note: Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters.
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List (Continued) Frequency (MHz) Channel Number Transmit * 157.150 24 157.200 161.800 25 157.250 161.850 26 157.300 161.900 27 157.350 28 157.400 60 118 English Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List (Continued) Frequency (MHz) Receive Channel Number Transmit Receive 161.750 75 *** *** 76 *** *** 77** 156.875 – 78 156.925 161.525 161.950 79 156.975 161.575 162.000 80 157.025 161.
Accessories http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX 1 GPS only antenna is only used in either a single band UHF or 700/800 application where the Public Safety Microphone (PSM) is used with the corresponding PSM antenna. This antenna is only for GPS reception and cannot be used for receive/transmit operation at UHF, VHF or 700/800. This antenna is never to be used on the PSM. Accessories The accessory link below is for APX radios.
Term Glossary Term Bluetooth pairing occurs when two bluetooth devices exchanged a passkey to form a paired Bluetooth wireless connection. Call Alert Privately page an individual by sending an audible tone. Carrier Squelch Feature that responds to the presence of an RF carrier by opening or unmuting (turning on) a receiver’s audio circuit. A squelch circuit silences the radio when no signal is being received so that the user does not have to listen to “noise”.
Glossary Term 120 Definition Conventional Typically refers to radio-to-radio communications, sometimes through a repeater (see Trunking). Conventional Scan List A scan list that includes only conventional channels. CP Codeplug Cursor A visual tracking marker (a blinking line) that indicates a location on the display. Digital Private Line (DPL) A type of coded squelch using data bursts. Similar to PL except a digital code is used instead of a tone.
Term Menu Entry Multi-System Talkgroup Scan List Definition A life-saving feature that senses the radio user may be in trouble by monitoring the whether the radio is in a vertical or horizontal position or whether the radio is motionless. When this feature is triggered, the radio alerts the user with audio and visual alerts. It can also trigger Emergency Alarm if enabled.
Term Term Definition PTT Push-To-Talk – the PTT button engages the transmitter and puts the radio in transmit (send) operation when pressed. Standby An operating condition whereby the radio’s speaker is muted but still continues to receive data. Radio Frequency (RF) The part of the general frequency spectrum between the audio and infrared light regions (about 10 kHz to 10,000,000 MHz). Status Calls Pre-defined text messages that allow the user to send a conditional message without talking.
Term Definition Zone A grouping of channels. Glossary UTC Coordinated Universal Time. The international time standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT). Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich, England, which is located at 0 degrees longitude. Everything east of Greenwich (up to 180 degrees) is later in time; everything west is earlier. There are 42 time authorities around the world that are constantly synchronizing with each other.
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