"RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two-
Way Radios Installed in Vehicles, Vessels or as Fixed Site
Control Stations" revision leaflet
BEFORE USING THIS RADIO, READ THIS LEAFLET WHICH CONTAINS
IMPORTANT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USAGE & RF ENERGY
AWARENESS & CONTROL INFORMATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RF ENERGY
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN APPLICABLE NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
For additional information on exposure requirements and training information, visit this
link which supersedes page 7 of the current safety manual 6881095C99_:
http://www.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/about/company-overview/corporate-
responsibility/governance-and-policies/rf-exposure-and-assessment-standards.html
FOR MOTORCYCLE INSTALLATIONS, BYSTANDERS SHOULD BE KEPT AT LEAST
2 FT (60 cm) FROM THE MOTORCYCLE BODY AND INSTALLED ANTENNAS.
FOR VEHICLE INSTALLATIONS, BYSTANDERS SHOULD BE KEPT AT LEAST 3 FT
(90 cm) FROM THE VEHICLE BODY AND INSTALLED ANTENNAS. THESE
REQUIREMENTS APPLY FOR ALL RADIO TRANSMIT BANDS, AT THE RESPECTIVE
POWER LEVELS AS APPLICABLE FOR MOTORCYCLE OR VEHICLE
INSTALLATIONS, AND SUPERSEDE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN TABLE 1 OF THE
CURRENT SAFETY MANUAL 6881095C99_
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registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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All rights reserved.
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg,
IL 60196, U.S.A.
ATTENTION!
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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APX 8500 MOBILE
RF and INSTALL
MANUALS REVISON
LEAFLET
CUT & INSERT THIS REVISON PAGE INTO YOUR
"RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide" 6881095C99_
THAT WAS INCLUDED INSIDE THE MOBILE RADIO BOX.
CUT & INSERT THIS REVISON PAGE INTO A PRINTOUT OF
"APX 8500 INSTALLATION MANUAL" MN003109A01_
THAT IS ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE OR INSIDE THE CDROM.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INSTALLATION MANUAL
• Chapter: Standard Configurations Antenna Installation, Selecting an Antenna Site/Location
on a Metal Body Vehicle:
"IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
REQUIREMENTS, THE ROOF MOUNT ANTENNAS MUST BE INSTALLED ALONG THE
TRANSVERSE LINE INDICATED IN THE INSTALLATION MANUAL, WHERE THIS LINE
MUST BISECT THE ROOF. IF NEEDED, THE LIGHT-BAR, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT
HOSTED ON THE ROOF, MUST BE DISPLACED ACCORDINGLY. THIS REQUIREMENT
SUPERSEDES THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE CURRENT INSTALLATION MANUAL
MN003109A01_, CONCERNING THE ROOF MOUNT ANTENNA LOCATIONS.”
POST-PUBLICATION EDITS REGARDING INSTALLATION MANUAL
• Chapter: Installation Requirements for Compliance with Radio Frequency (RF) Energy
Exposure Safety Standards, page ii. Revised superseding sentence: "Be sure that the "RF
Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide" enclosed with this radio is available to the
end user upon completion of the installation of this radio".
• Chapter: Selecting an Antenna Site/Location on a Metal Body Vehicle. Revised
superseding NOTE: A minimum of 18 inch separation is recommended between a light-bar
and center-mounted LMR roof antennas, to prevent interference with the light-bar circuitry.
Center-mounted LMR roof antennas require the light-bar to be off-set to maintain the
separation distance.
• Chapter: Programming RFID (If Equipped) chapter: Revised superseding Table 2-1 and
2-2: M37TSS9PW1AN Last 2 Digits are now "MA", while characters "T0" are removed.
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