Motorola APX 1000 MODEL 3 User Manual

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APX™ TWO-WAY RADIOS

APX 1000 MODEL 3

USER GUIDE

APX 1000

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Battery

Multi Function Knob (MFK): Primary Feature: _________________

Secondary Feature: _________________

Accessory Connector

Microphone

Antenna

Data Feature Button

Side Button 1 __________

Side Button 2 __________

PTT Button

Microphone

Top Lightbar Indicator

Top Side (Select) Button __________

Main Speaker

Main Display

Top (Orange) Button

___________

LED

Keypad

Menu Select Buttons

4-Way Navigation Button

Home Button

ASTRO® APX™ 1000 Series Digital Portable Radios Quick Reference Card

RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios

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.

Radio Controls

ATTENTION!

3 Press MFK to select the desired zone or

channel and exit Mode Change.

Receiving and Transmitting

1 Select zone/channel. 2 Listen for a transmission.

OR Press and hold Vol u me Se t button. OR Press Monitor button and listen for activity.

3 Adjust volume, if necessary. 4 Press the PTT button to transmit; release to

receive.

Sending an Emergency Alarm

1 Press and hold the Emergency button*.

MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2014 and 2015 by Motorola Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 06/15 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, U.S.A.

Radio On/Off

• On – Press and hold the MFK until the display lights up.

• Off – Press and hold the MFK until you see Power off?, then press Menu Select button below Yes.

Select Zone and Channel

1 Press the MFK to see on the screen.

2 Turn the MFK to scroll to desired zone or

channel.

2 The display shows Emergency and the

current zone/channel. Radio sounds a short, medium-pitched tone, and the LED blinks red momentarily.

3 When acknowledgment is received, you hear

four beeps; alarm ends; and radio exits emergency.

* Default timer of Emergency button press to activate Emergency is 50 milliseconds. This timer is programmable, see Emergency Operation in the user guide for details.

To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button.

*PMLN6813B*

PMLN6813B

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Sending an Emergency Call

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Menu Navigation

< or > to Menu Entry.

{, |, or } directly below

Menu Entry to select.

H to exit.

U or D to scroll through sub-list.

{, |, or } directly below

Menu Entry to select.

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.

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.

3 Silent emergency continues until you:

Press and hold the Emergency button to exit emergency state.

Press and release the PTT button to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode and enter regular dispatch or Emergency Call mode.

To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button.

Display Status Icons

Receiving a call or data.

Transmitting a call or data.

Blinks when the battery is low.

The more stripes, the stronger the signal strength for the current site (trunking only).

Direct radio to radio communication or connected through a repeater.

On = Direct Off = Repeater

This channel is being monitored.

L = Radio is set at Low power. H = Radio is set at High power.

Scanning a scan list.

Blinking dot = Detects activity on the

Priority-One Channel during scan.

Steady dot = Detects activity on the

Priority-Two Channel during scan.

The vote scan feature is enabled.

On = User is currently associated with

the radio.

Off = User is currently not associated

with the radio. Blinking = Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin.

Data activity is present.

MFK is in Mode Change feature.

MFK is in Volume Change feature.

On = Secure operation. Off = Clear operation. Blinking = Receiving an encrypted

voice call.

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Contents

Declaration of Conformity......................... 7

Important Safety Information..........9

Software Version............................10

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry

Canada)....................................................10

Consignes de sécurité

importantes.................................11

Version logicielle........................... 12

Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie

Canada)....................................................12

Computer Software Copyrights....13

Documentation Copyrights...........14

Disclaimer.......................................15

Getting Started............................... 16

How to Use This Guide..................................16

Notations Used in This Manual......................16

Additional Performance Enhancement.......... 17

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR).... 17

CrossTalk Prevention..........................17

SecureNet...........................................17

Conventional Talkgroup and Radio

Scan Enhancements......................17

What Your Dealer/System Administrator

Can Tell You.............................................18

Preparing Your Radio for Use.......19

Charging the Battery......................................19

Attaching the Battery..................................... 19

Attaching the Antenna................................... 20

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Removing and Attaching the Accessory

Connector Cover...................................... 21

Attaching the Belt Clip................................... 22

Turning On the Radio.................................... 23

Adjusting the Volume.....................................24

Identifying Radio Controls............ 25

Radio Parts and Controls...............................25

Programmable Features................................26

Assignable Radio Functions............... 26

Assignable Settings or Utility

Functions....................................... 29

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions.....29

Menu Select Buttons...........................30

Home Button.......................................30

4-Way Navigation Button.................... 31

Data Feature Button............................31

Multi-Function Knob (MFK).................31

Keypad...........................................................32

Keypad Characters – Uppercase

Mode..............................................32

Keypad Characters – Lowercase

Mode..............................................33

Keypad Characters – Numeric

Mode..............................................34

Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal

Mode..............................................35

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button............................37

Identifying Status Indicators.........38

Status Icons...................................................38

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators.....41

TMS Status Icons................................41

TMS Menu Options.............................42

Call Type Icons..............................................42

LED Indicator.................................................43

Top Lightbar Indicator....................................44

Intelligent Lighting Indicators......................... 45

Alert Tones.................................................... 46

Phone Call Displays and Alerts..................... 49

General Radio Operation...............51

Selecting a Zone............................................51

Selecting a Radio Channel............................ 51

Selecting a Channel via Channel Search

Button....................................................... 52

Mode Select Feature..................................... 53

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a

Softkey...........................................53

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Saving a Zone and a Channel to a

Button............................................ 54

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call... 54

Receiving and Responding to a

Talkgroup Call................................54

Receiving and Responding to a

Private Call (Trunking Only)...........55

Receiving and Responding to a

Telephone Call (Trunking Only).....56

Methods to Make a Radio Call.......................56

Making a Talkgroup Call..................... 56

Making a Private Call (Trunking

Only).............................................. 57

Making an Enhanced Private Call

(Trunking Only).............................. 58

Making a Telephone Call (Trunking

Only).............................................. 58

Switching Between Repeater or Direct

Operation Button...................................... 59

Monitor Feature............................................. 60

Monitoring a Channel..........................60

Monitoring Conventional Mode........... 60

Advanced Features........................62

Advanced Call Features................................ 62

Selective Call (ASTRO

Conventional Only)........................ 62

Talkgroup Call Feature

(Conventional Operation Only)...... 63

Sending a Status Call......................... 63

Responding to the Dynamic

Regrouping Feature (Trunking

Only).............................................. 64

Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)....65

Contacts.........................................................68

Making a Private Call from Contacts...68

Adding a New Contact Entry...............69

Deleting a Contact Entry.....................70

Adding a Contact to a Call List............71

Removing a Contact from a Call

List................................................. 71

Methods of Contact Editing in a

Call List.......................................... 72

Viewing Details of a Contact...............73

Scan Lists...................................................... 73

Viewing a Scan List.............................74

Editing the Scan List........................... 74

Changing the Scan List Status............75

Viewing and Changing the Priority

Status.............................................75

Scan...............................................................76

Turning Scan On or Off.......................76

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Making a Dynamic Priority Change

(Conventional Scan Only)..............76

Deleting a Nuisance Channel............. 77

Restoring a Nuisance Channel........... 77

Call Alert Paging............................................77

Receiving a Call Alert Page................ 78

Sending a Call Alert Page...................78

Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital

Trunking and Conventional)..................... 79

Initiating a Quick Call II

Transmission................................. 80

Emergency Operation....................................80

Sending an Emergency Alarm............ 81

Sending an Emergency Call

(Trunking Only).............................. 81

Sending an Emergency Alarm with

Emergency Call............................. 82

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm.... 83

Change of Channels during

Emergency.....................................83

Emergency Keep-Alive Feature..........83

Automatic Registration Service (ARS)...........84

Selecting or Changing the ARS

Mode..............................................84

User Login Feature............................. 85

Text Messaging Service (TMS)..................... 87

Accessing the Messaging Features....87

Composing and Sending a New

Text Message................................ 88

Sending a Quick Text Message..........89

Priority Status and Request Reply

of a New Text Message................. 91

ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution....98

System Setup for ASTRO

Advanced Messaging Solution...... 98

Two-Factor Authentication..................99

Sending a Query...............................101

Receiving a Query............................ 103

Security........................................................103

Radio Lock........................................103

Global Positioning System / Global

Navigation Satellite System....................105

GPS Operation..................................105

GPS Performance Enhancement......106

The Outdoor Location Feature

(Using GPS).................................107

Military Grid Reference System

(MGRS) Coordinates................... 108

Accessing the Outdoor Location

Feature........................................ 108

Saving a Waypoint............................109

Viewing a Saved Waypoint............... 109

Editing the Alias of a Waypoint......... 110

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Editing the Coordinates of a

Waypoint......................................111

Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint....112

Deleting All Saved Waypoints...........112

Measuring the Distance and

Bearing from a Saved Waypoint.. 113 Location Feature in Emergency

Mode............................................113

Peer-Location on the Display

(ASTRO Conventional only)........ 114

Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System).... 115

Entering the Geofence Area............. 115

Trunking System Controls........................... 116

Operating in Failsoft System.............116

Out-of-Range Radio..........................117

Site Trunking Feature....................... 117

Locking and Unlocking a Site............117

Site Display and Search Button........ 118

Over-the-Air Programming (POP 25,

ASTRO 25, ASTRO Conventional).........118

Responding to the Notification of

Upgrade....................................... 119

Voice Announcement...................................120

Utilities......................................................... 121

Viewing Recent Calls........................121

Selecting the Power Level................ 122

Selecting a Radio Profile...................122

Enabling and Disabling the Radio

Alias............................................. 123

Selecting the Audio Speaker.............124

Controlling the Display Backlight...... 125

Locking and Unlocking the Keypad

and Controls................................ 125

Turning the Controls and Keypad

Buttons Tones On or Off..............125

Turning Voice Mute On or Off...........126

Using the Time-Out Timer.................126

Time and Date Setup........................127

Using Conventional Squelch

Operation Features......................128

Using the PL Defeat Feature............ 129

Digital PTT ID Support......................129

Smart PTT Feature (Conventional

Only)............................................ 129

Transmit Inhibit................................. 130

IMPRES Battery Annunciator............131

General Radio Information................132

Helpful Tips.................................. 136

Radio Care...................................................136

Cleaning Your Radio.........................136

Proper Ways to Handle the Radio.... 137

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Radio Service and Repair.................137

Contents

Battery Care.................................................137

Battery Charge Status.......................137

Battery Recycling and Disposal........ 138

Accessories..................................140

Maritime Radio Use in the VHF

Frequency Range..................... 141

Special Channel Assignments.....................141

Emergency Channel......................... 141

Non-Commercial Call Channel......... 141

Operating Frequency Requirements............141

Declaration of Compliance for the Use of

Distress and Safety Frequencies............144

Technical Parameters for Interfacing

External Data Sources............................144

Glossary........................................145

MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION

PRODUCTS........................................... 150

I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS

AND FOR HOW LONG:......................... 150

II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:....................... 151

III. STATE LAW RIGHTS:............................152

IV. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:.152 V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT

COVER:..................................................152

VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE

PROVISIONS:........................................ 153

VII. GOVERNING LAW:...............................154

VIII. For Australia Only.................................154

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Limited Warranty..........................150

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Declaration of Conformity

This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below.

Declaration of Conformity

Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party

Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.

Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744

Hereby declares that the product:

Model Name: APX 1000

conforms to the following regulations:

FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)

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Class B Digital Device

Declaration of Conformity

As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or TV technician for help.

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Important Safety Information

RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios

ATTENTION!

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.

For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following website:

http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX

Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.

This radio transmitter has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with Motorola-approved antenna with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.

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Software Version

All the features described in the following sections are supported by the software version R14.00.00 or later.

See Accessing the Radio Information on page 132 to determine the software version of your radio.

Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and RSS 210 of the Industry Canada rules 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, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment.

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Consignes de sécurité importantes

Radios bidirectionnelles portatives : exposition aux radiofréquences et sécurité du produit

ATTENTION!

Cette radio ne doit être utilisée qu'à des fins professionnelles. Avant d'utiliser la radio, lisez le

guide Radios bidirectionnelles portatives : exposition aux radiofréquences et sécurité du produit, qui contient d'importantes instructions de fonctionnement pour une utilisation sécuritaire et des informations sur l'exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques, dans le but d’assurer votre conformité aux normes et règlements en vigueur.

Visitez le site Web suivant pour obtenir la liste des antennes, des batteries et des autres accessoires approuvés par Motorola :

http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX

Selon la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, cet émetteur radio ne peut être utilisé qu'avec une antenne dont le type et le gain maximal (ou minimal) sont approuvés par Industrie Canada pour cet émetteur. Afin de limiter les interférences radio pour

les 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.

Cet émetteur radio a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour utilisation avec une antenne approuvée par Motorola offrant le gain maximal autorisé et l'impédance requise pour le type d'antenne indiqué. Il est strictement interdit d'utiliser avec cet appareil tout type d'antenne ne figurant pas dans cette liste et présentant un gain supérieur au maximum indiqué pour le type.

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Version logicielle

Toutes les fonctions décrites dans les sections suivantes sont prises en charge par la version R14.00.00 ou les versions ultérieures du logiciel de la radio.

Pour obtenir davantage de renseignements à propos des fonctions prises en charge, adressez-vous à votre détaillant ou à votre administrateur de système.

Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie Canada)

Cet appareil est conforme à la Partie 15 des règlements de la FCC et RSS 210 du règlement d'Industrie Canada selon les conditions énumérées ci-dessous:

• Ce dispositif ne doit pas causer d'interférences nuisibles.

• Cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence reçue, y compris les interférences qui peuvent perturber le fonctionnement.

• Les changements ou les modifications apportées à ce dispositif, non expressément approuvées par

Motorola, peuvent annuler le droit de l'utilisateur à utiliser cet équipement.

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Computer Software Copyrights

The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola 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. Accordingly, any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied, reproduced, modified, reverse-engineered, or distributed in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents or patent applications of Motorola, except for the normal nonexclusive license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.

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Documentation Copyrights

No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola. 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.

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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 reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design. Motorola does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein; nor does it cover any license under its patent rights, nor the rights of others.

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Getting Started

damage to the equipment if not carefully observed.

How to Use This Guide

This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX Portables.

However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Notations Used in This Manual

Throughout the text in this publication, you will notice the use of Warning, Caution, and Note. These notations are used to emphasize that safety hazards exist, and the care that must be taken or observed.

Warning:

An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed.

Caution:

An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which may result in

Note:

An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which is essential to emphasize.

The following special notations identify certain items.

Example Description

Home button

Phon

Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or as an icon.

Menu entries are shown similar to the way they appear on the display of the radio.

This means “Press the right side of the 4-Way Navigation Button”.

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Getting Started

Additional Performance Enhancement

The following performance enhancements are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security, quality and efficiency of the radios.

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR)

DSR ensures the radio system is seamlessly switched to a backup master site dynamically in case of system failure. DSR also provides additional indication e.g. failure detection, fault recovery, and redundancy within the system to address to the user in need. Mechanisms related to the Integrated Voice and Data (IV&D) or data centric are all supported by DSR.

CrossTalk Prevention

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.

SecureNet

SecureNet allows user to perform secured communications on an Analog or Motorola Data Communication (MDC) channel.

Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements

A few enhancements have been made to the Conventional Talkgroup at the system. These enhancements improve the Scan feature operation significantly when multiple agencies are using a single conventional radio frequency channel. These enhancements allow users to use Selective Squelch to operate on only the subset of talkgroups that are relevant to the users rather than all talkgroups on the channel. These Scan improvements have been made to eliminate the audio holes that were present and to turn on the busy LED when activity is present on the channel. Mixed Vote Scan and Standard Conventional Scan configurations are supported. Priority Operation is also supported.

Up to 30 different talkgroups can be supported using conventional channels. A maximum of four talkgroups can be supported when Vote Scan channels are being used.

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Smart PTT is supported with this enhancement as

Getting Started

Smart PTT prevents users from transmitting while other users are on the channel.

Note:

User Selectable Talkgroups are not compatible with this Conventional Talkgroup Enhancement.

What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You

Check with your dealer or system administrator for the correct radio settings, if the radio is to be operated in extreme temperatures (less than -30 °C or more than +60 °C).

You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the following:

• 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?

Note:

Specifications may vary for different radio models. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

The LED on the charger indicates the charging progress; see the charger user guide.

This section provides simple instructions to prepare your radio for use.

Charging the Battery

Warning:

To avoid a possible explosion:

• Do not replace the battery in any area labeled hazardous atmosphere.

• Do not discard batteries in a fire.

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 and chargers available for use with your radio, see Accessories on page

140.

Note:

When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full charge.

To charge the battery, place the battery (with or without the radio) in a Motorola-approved charger.

Attaching the Battery

You can view the status of the IMPRES™ battery if the radio is using an IMPRES battery. See IMPRES

Battery Annunciator on page 131 for more

information.

1 Slide the battery into the radio frame until the latch

which is at the bottom of the radio clicks into place.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

To remove the battery, lift up the latch which is at the bottom of the radio, then slide the battery out from the radio.

Note:

When removing the battery, ensure that the radio is turned off.

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Attaching the Antenna

Ensure the radio is turned off before attaching the antenna.

1 Set the antenna in its receptacle.

2 Turn the antenna clockwise to attach to the radio.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover

The accessory connector is on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio.

Note:

To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use.

1 To remove the accessory connector cover, rotate

the thumbscrew counterclockwise until it disengages from the radio.

3 To remove the antenna, turn the antenna

counterclockwise.

Note:

When removing the antenna, ensure that the radio is turned off.

Note:

If the thumbscrew is too tight, use an Allen wrench at to loosen it first.

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2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it

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from the radio.

Attaching the Belt Clip

1 Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the

radio and push down until you hear a click.

3 To attach the accessory connector cover, insert

the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector.

4 Press downward on the cover’s top to seat it in the

slot.

5 Once in place, tighten by rotating the thumbscrew

clockwise by hand.

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2 To remove the clip, use a flatbladed object to

press the belt clip tab away from the radio. Then, slide the clip upward and away from the radio.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

Turning On the Radio

1 Press the Multi-Function Knob until the radio

display lights on, then release the knob.

• If the power-up test is successful, you see momentary SELFTEST on the radio display, followed by the Home screen.

• If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you see Error XX/YY (XX/YY is an alphanumeric code).

Note:

If the radio fails to power-up after repeating a few times, record the Error XX/YY code and contact your dealer.

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1 To increase the volume, rotate the Multi-Function

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Knob clockwise.

Adjusting the Volume

Ensure the radio is power on and the main speaker is pointed towards you for increased loudness and intelligibility, especially in areas with loud background noises.

Your radio is preprogrammed to reset to medium volume rate, which is Level 12, by default whenever the radio powers up.

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2 To decrease the volume, rotate this knob

counterclockwise.

The display shows volume bars and volume level when you change the volume.

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Identifying Radio Controls

Radio Parts and Controls

1 Top (Orange) Button

2 Top Lightbar

3 Microphone

4 Top Side (Select) Button

5 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

6 Side Button 1

[1]

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7 Side Button 2

Identifying Radio Controls

8 Home Button

9 4-Way Navigation Button

10 Keypad

11 Data Feature Button

12 Menu Select Buttons

13 Main Display

14 Speaker

15 LED

16 Antenna

17 Accessory Connector

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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.

Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/ groups depending on the duration of a button press:

Press Pressing and releasing rapidly.

Long press Pressing and holding for the

preprogrammed duration (between

0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds).

Hold down Keeping the button pressed.

18 Battery Latch (at the bottom)

19 Battery

20 Microphone

21 Multi-Function Knob (MFK)

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These radio controls/buttons are programmable.

Assignable Radio Functions

Call Alert Allows the radio to function like

a pager, or to verify if a radio is active on the system.

[1]

Call Response Allows you to answer a private

call.

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Identifying Radio Controls

Channel Selects a channel.

Contacts Selects the Contacts menu.

Dynamic ID (Conventional Only)

Dynamic Priority (Conventional Only)

Emergency Depending on the

Information Displays the information of the

Internet Protocol Address

Location Determines the current location

Allows you to edit the ASTRO Individual ID and/or MDC Primary ID of the radio.

Allows any channel in a Scan List (except for the Priority-One channel) to temporarily replace the Priority-Two channel.

programming, initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call.

radio.

Display the Internet Protocol (IP) address, device name and status of the radio.

(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.

Message Enters the current message list.

Mode Select Long-press programs a button

with the current zone and channel of the radio; once programmed, the short-press of that button changes the radio zone channel to the programmed zone and channel.

Monitor (Conventional Only)

Multiple Private Line (Conventional Only)

Nuisance Delete Temporarily removes an

Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.

Selects the Multiple Private Line lists.

unwanted channel, except for priority channels or the designated transmit channel from the scan list.

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Phone Allows you to make and receive

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calls similar to standard phone calls.

Reprogram Request (Trunking Only)

Notifies the dispatcher you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment.

Private Call (Trunking Only)

Private Line Defeat (Conventional Only)

Query Launches a list of predefined

Radio Profiles Allows easy access to a set of

Recent Calls Allows easy access to the list of

Repeater Access Button (RAB) (Conventional Only)

Allows a call from an individual radio to another individual radio.

Overrides any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that is preprogrammed to a channel.

short text messages only after successfully logged in the twoFactor Authentification.

preprogrammed visual and audio settings of the radio.

calls recently received or made.

Allows user to manually send a repeater access codeword.

Request-To-Talk (Conventional Only)

Scan Toggles scan on or off.

Scan List Programming

Secure Transmission Select (Conventional and Trunking)

Selective Call (Conventional Only)

Site Display/ Search (Trunking Only)

Notifies the dispatcher you want to send a voice call.

Selects the scan list for editing (by long press on the Scan button).

Toggles the Secure Transmission On or Off when the Secure/Clear Strapping fields is set to Select for the current channel and when the radio is model/option capable.

Calls an assigned radio.

Displays the current site ID and RSSI value; performs site search for Automatic Multiple

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Site Lock/Unlock (Trunking Only)

Status (Astro 25 Trunking Only)

Talkaround/Direct (Conventional Only)

Talkgroup (Conventional Only)

Text Messaging Service (TMS)

Site Select (AMSS) or SmartZone operation.

Locks onto a specific site.

Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status.

Toggles between using a repeater and communicating directly with another radio.

Allows a call from an individual radio to a group of radios.

Selects the text messaging menu.

Assignable Settings or Utility Functions

Keypad/Controls Lock

Light/Flip Press the button to toggle the

Voice Announcement

Voice Mute Toggles voice mute on or off.

Volume Set Tone Sets the volume set tone.

Locks or unlocks the keypad, programmable buttons, switches or rotary knobs.

display backlight on or off; press and hold the button to reverse the content of the top display.

Audibly indicates the current feature mode, Zone or Channel the user has just assigned.

TMS Quick Text Selects a predefined message.

User Automatically registers with the

server.

Zone Select Allows selection from a list of

zones.

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions

You can access various radio functions through one of the following methods.

• A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons.

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• Use the Menu Select Button.

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• Use the Menu Select and Navigation buttons.

See the following illustration for APX with MFK.

A Softkeys

B Menu Select Buttons

C Data Feature Button

D 4–Way Navigation Button

Menu Select Buttons

Note:

Check with your dealer or system administrator for the list of features activated in your radio.

Use the Menu Select button to access the menu entry of your radio feature. Your radio may be preprogrammed differently from the following example, but the steps for selecting a channel may appear as shown below:

Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan.

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.

E Home Button

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Note:

Some features do not require you to press to go to the Home screen. Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on saving user-edited radio settings or information.

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4-Way Navigation Button

Use the 4-Way Navigation Button to scroll up, down, left or right with one of the following methods.

• Press and release one of the button to scroll from one entry to the next one.

• Press and hold one of the button to have the radio toggles through the list automatically (release the button to stop).

Data Feature Button

Use Data Feature button to access data-related features, such as the Text Messaging Service (TMS) feature screen.

Multi-Function Knob (MFK)

MFK is the on/off button of your radio. See Turning

On the Radio on page 23 for the procedure to power

up and down the radio.

In addition, there are programmable features available for MFK. The two programmable features are as the following.

Mode Change

Turn MFK to scroll the channel or zone list.

Volume Change

The radio by default is set to use the primary feature. Short presses of MFK toggle it to work on either the secondary or primary feature.

The main display only shows the icon of secondary feature; the main display does not show the icon of primary feature.

The secondary feature has an inactivity timer. This timer starts when the secondary feature is left idle. Your radio returns to primary feature when this timer expires.

Turn MFK to increase or decrease the volume level of the speaker. Fast turn of MFK makes coarse tuning of the volume level; slow turn of MFK makes fine tuning of the volume level. The display shows the volume level and bars to indicate the current level. The level of last selected volume before the radio powers down remains the same when the radio powers up.

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If the MFK is set to operate only one feature besides

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On/Off the radio, Volume Change should be the only feature applied to MFK.

Consult your dealer or system administrator for the best options available for MFK.

Keypad

You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio features. The keypad functions in a

Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode

Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( )

A B C

D E F

G H I

J K L

M N O

manner similar to a standard telephone keypad when entering numeric digits. When the keypad is 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.

P Q R S

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Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

T U V

W X Y Z

Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode.

Space

Toggle between numeric and letter mode.

Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode

Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( )

a b c

d e f

g h i

j k l

m n o

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Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

p q r s

t u v

w x y z

Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode.

Space

Toggle between numeric and letter mode.

Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode

Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1 . , ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( )

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Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Space

Toggle between numeric and letter mode.

Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode

Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

2 A B C

3 D E F

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Key Number of Times Key is Pressed

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Not applicable

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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes:

• 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 56 for more information.

• 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.

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Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)

Status Icons

The 160 x 90 pixel front liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The top two display rows contain color icons that indicate radio operating conditions.

Receiving

Radio is receiving a call or data.

Transmitting

Radio is transmitting a call or data.

Battery

For IMPRES™ battery operation only – the icon shown indicates the charge remaining in the battery.

For all battery operation – the icon blinks when the battery is low.

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.

Roaming

The radio has roamed to and is currently registered to a foreign system.

Direct

On – Radio is currently configured for di-

rect radio-to-radio communication (during conventional operation only).

Off – Radio is connected with other radios through a repeater.

Monitor (Carrier Squelch)

Selected channel is being monitored (during conventional operation only).

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In-Call User Alert

Vote Scan Enabled

On – The feature is enabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is activated.

Off – The feature is disabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is deactivated.

Power Level

L – Radio is set at Low power.

H – Radio is set at High power.

Scan

Radio is scanning a scan list.

Priority Channel Scan

Blinking dot – Radio detects activity on

channel designated as Priority-One.

Steady dot – Radio detects activity on channel designated as Priority-Two.

The vote scan feature is enabled.

Secure Operation

On – Secure operation.

Off – Clear operation.

Blinking – Receiving an encrypted

voice call.

GPS Signal

On – Feature is enabled and signal is

available.

Off – Feature is disabled.

Blinking – Feature is enabled, but no

signal is available.

User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data)

On – User is currently associated with

the radio.

Off – User is currently not associated with the radio.

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Blinking – Device registration or user

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registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin.

Inverted – User successfully login to the secured IP Packet Data.

Data Activity

Data activity is present.

Hexadecimal

Indicates that the text entry is currently in normal text mode.

Uppercase

Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode.

Lowercase

Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase mode.

Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal mode.

Numeric

Indicates that the text entry is currently in numeric mode.

Start Case

Indicates that the first character of the text entry is capitalized.

Mixed Case

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Lowercase Predictive

Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen.

Mixedcase Predictive

Indicates that the text entry is currently in mixed case and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen.

Uppercase Predictive

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Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen.

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators

This feature allows you to send and receive text messages. Status icons and menu options shown here help you to work more efficiently with TMS feature. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 87 for more information.

The text message cannot be sent.

Unread Message

• User receives a new message.

• The selected text message in the Inbox has not been read.

Read Message

The selected text message in the Inbox has been read.

TMS 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

Normal Message

User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply.

Message Index

Indicates the index of the current message the user is viewing.

Example: If the user is looking at the third message out of a total of 6 messages in the Inbox folder, the icon is displayed as the icon on the left column.

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Priority Status

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• The “Priority” feature is toggled on before the message is sent.

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with “Priority”.

Request Reply

• The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on before the message is sent.

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with “Request Reply”.

Menu Option

Clr

Del

Edit

Exit

Optn

Rply

Description/Function

Deletes all messages.

Deletes a message or text.

Brings you to the edit screen.

Exits to the Home screen.

Returns to the previous screen.

Brings you to the Options main screen.

Replies to a message.

Priority Status and Request Reply

• User is composing a message with a priority status and a request for a reply.

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with “Priority” and “Request Reply”.

TMS Menu Options

Menu Option

Back

Description/Function

Brings you back to the previous screen.

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Sel

Send

Yes

Selects the highlighted command.

Sends the message.

Updates or saves a command.

Call Type Icons

The following icons appear on the 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.

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Radio number.

Radio number added to a Call List.

Mobile number.

Mobile number added to a Call List.

Landline phone number.

Landline phone number added to a Call List.

Incoming call or data.

LED Indicator

The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.

Outgoing call or data.

Incoming emergency call.

Solid red Radio is transmitting.

Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low

battery condition.

Double blinking red

Radio is in Emergency Mode.

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Rapidly blinking red

Solid yellow (Conventional Only)

Blinking yellow Radio is receiving a secured

Solid green Radio is powering up, or is on

Blinking green Radio is receiving an individual

Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error.

Channel is busy.

transmission.

a non-priority channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.

or telephone call, or is on a Priority-Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.

Mode. LED indication can be preprogramed by qualified technician to be permanently disabled. Consult your dealer for further details if you want to disable it.

Top Lightbar Indicator

Rapidly blinking green

Note:

No LED indication when the radio receives a

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clear (non-secured) transmission in trunking

Radio is on a Priority-One channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.

The Top Lightbar indicates the secondary function of MFK and also the status of Intelligent Lighting.

The lightbar blinks green when the MFK is using the secondary feature. See Multi-Function Knob (MFK) on page 31 to understand the functionality of MFK.

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The lightbar turn into solid color of orange, red or green depending on the status of Intelligent Lighting.

Intelligent Lighting Indicators

This feature temporarily changes the color of the Top Lightbar and adds a color bar to the main display screen to help signal that a radio event has occurred.

Note:

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

See Intelligent Lighting Indicators on page 45 for different status of Intelligent Lighting.

Backlight and Bar Color

Orange Emergency Alerts The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call.

Red Critical Alerts The radio battery is low.

Green Call Alerts The radio receives a private call.

Notification When

The radio receives an emergency alarm or call.

The radio is out of range.

The radio enters Failsoft mode.

The radio is unable to establish a full connection with the system.

The radio is unable to authenticate or register with the system.

The radio lost GPS signal or GPS function fails.

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Backlight and Bar

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Color

Notification When

The radio receives a phone call.

The radio receives a call alert.

The radio receives a selective call.

The radio enters Geofence.

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

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Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test.

Reject When an unauthorized request is made.

Time-Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out.

No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment.

Individual Call Warning Tone

When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity.

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You Hear Tone Name Heard

Long, LowPitched Tone

A Group of Low-Pitched Tones

Short, MediumPitched Tone

Time-Out Timer Timed Out After time out.

Talk Prohibit/PTT Inhibit (When PTT button is pressed) transmissions are not allowed.

Lack of Voice PTT Time out When the radio ends your call after it detected there are lack of

voice for 5 seconds after the PTT is pressed and hold. Your radio ends the call to enable your radio to receive calls from other radio users.

Out of Range (When PTT button is pressed) the radio is out of range of the

system.

Invalid Mode When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel.

Busy When system is busy.

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.

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You Hear Tone Name Heard

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Central Echo When central controller has received a request from a radio.

Long, MediumPitched Tone

A Group of Medium-Pitched Tones

Short, HighPitched Tone (Chirp)

Two HighPitched Tones

Ringing Fast Ringing When system is searching for target of Private Call.

Volume Set When volume is changed on a quiet channel.

Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state.

Failsoft When the trunking system fails.

Automatic Call Back When voice channel is available from previous request.

Console Acknowledge When status, emergency alarm, or reprogram request ACK is re-

ceived.

Received Individual Call When Call Alert or Private Call is received.

Call Alert Sent When Call Alert is received by the target radio.

Low-Battery Chirp When battery is below preset threshold value.

GPS Fails When the GPS signal is lost or when GPS fails.

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.

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You Hear Tone Name Heard

Gurgle Dynamic Regrouping (When PTT button is pressed) a dynamic ID has been received.

Talk Permit (When PTT button is pressed) is verifying with the system for ac-

cepting its transmissions.

Unique, LowPitched Chirp

Unique, HighPitched Chirp

Unique LowHigh Tone

Unique HighLow Tone

New Message When a new message is received.

Priority Status When a priority message is received.

MFK Enters Secondary Feature

MFK Exits Secondary Feature

When MFK is toggled to secondary feature.

When MFK is toggled to exit secondary feature and return to primary feature or when secondary function timer expires.

Phone Call Displays and Alerts

The following phone call displays and alerts appears on the radio’s display when you make and receive Phone calls. The radio also uses alert tones to indicate the current status.

You Hear You See When Notes

A Long Tone No phone You press the PTT button

and the phone system is not available.

Press to hang up. The radio returns to the Home screen.

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You Hear You See When Notes

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Phone busy The phone system is busy.

A Busy Tone Phone busy When a channel is not

available.

– No acknowl-

edge

A High- Pitched Tone

Note:

You have the option of sending additional digits (overdial), such as an extension number, or 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.

– When you release the PTT

The call is not acknowledged.

button.

Press to exit the phone mode and try your call later.

The radio automatically connects when a channel opens.

Press to hang up. The radio returns to the Home screen.

The radio indicates to the landline party that he or she may begin talking.

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General Radio Operation

Selecting a Zone

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.

A zone is a group of channels. The following methods are options on how to select a radio zone. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.

•

Select a zone via the radio menu Zone: a)

or to Zone and press the Menu Select

button directly below Zone.

b) or to the required zone, or use the

keypad to enter the zone number. If the zone number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat this step.

c) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Sel to confirm the displayed zone.

d) Press the PTT button to transmit on the

displayed zone channel.

• Turn the preprogrammed Zone Change MFK to the required zone.

If Mode Change is secondary feature of the MFK, press the MFK once to toggle to Zone Change

MFK then only select the required zone.

•

Select a zone via the radio menu ZnUp or ZnDn: a)

or to ZnUp or ZnDn.

b) Press and hold the Menu Select button directly

below ZnUp or ZnDn until the required zone appears.

Positions of ZnUp and ZnDn on the display may differ each time you release the Menu Select button. Read carefully before you press.

c) Press the PTT button to transmit on the

displayed zone channel.

Selecting a Radio Channel

A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs. The following methods are options on how to select a radio channel. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.

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• Select a channel via the MFK:

a) If channel is set as the primary mode, turn the

MFK until the display shows the desired channel.

If channel is not set as the primary mode, press the MFK once and repeat this step.

b) Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on

the displayed channel.

•

Select a channel via the radio menu Chan: a)

or to Chan.

b) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Chan.

c) or to the required channel or use the

keypad to enter the channel number. If the channel number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat this step.

d) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Sel to confirm the selected channel.

e) Press the PTT button to transmit on the

displayed zone channel.

•

Select a channel via the radio menu Channel Up or Channel Down:

or to ChUp or ChDn.

b) Press the Menu Select button directly below

ChUp or ChDn. Positions of ChUp and ChDn on the display may

differ each time you release the Menu Select button. Read carefully before you press.

c) Press the PTT button to transmit on the

displayed zone and channel.

Selecting a Channel via Channel Search Button

This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific channel in your radio by keying in the alias of the channel. If the name matches, your radio prompts the first found matched channel name.

1 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the preprogrammed Channel Search

button.

•

or to CSrh and press the Menu Select

button directly below CSrh.

A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Search screen.

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2 Use the keypad to type or edit your channel

name.

3 To initiate searching, press the Menu Select

button directly below CSrh once the entry is done. To exit this procedure, press the Menu Select

button directly below Cncl.

The display shows Searching. Once found, the display shows the matched channel name and the radio changed its transmission to the selected channel.

If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat step 2 to search again.

If the entry does not match, the display shows Channel name not found. Repeat step 2 to search

again; or press or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit.

Mode Select Feature

Mode Select allows a long press to save the current zone and channel of your radio to a programmable button, keypad button, or a softkey; then once

programmed, the short-press of that button or softkey changes the transmission to the saved zone and channel.

There are two methods to save the selected zone and channel:

• Softkeys

• Programmable buttons and keypad buttons (digit 0 to 9)

Note:

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow 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 your zone and channel to the required

zone and channel.

or to MS1, MS2 ... or MS5.

3 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly

below one of the softkey (MS1 – MS5).

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You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the

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zone and channel is saved.

Note:

To change the programmed zone and channel, repeat this procedure.

Short press of the programmed softkey changes your current transmission to the zone and channel programmed in this softkey.

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button

You can save the frequent used zone and channel to the programmable buttons and keypad digit 0 to 9 buttons.

Short press of the programmed button changes your current transmission to the zone and channel programmed in this button.

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.

The LED lights up solid red while the radio is transmitting. In conventional mode, the LED lights up solid yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission. In trunking mode, there is no LED indication when the radio receives a transmission.

1 Toggle your zone and channel to the required

zone and channel.

2 Press and hold the button you desire to program.

You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved.

Note:

Repeat this procedure to change the zone and channel of the programmed button.

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If the radio is receiving a secure transmission, the LED blinks yellow.

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.

When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home screen) the radio triggers for your attention with one of the following scenarios depending on the system your radio is configured:

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• For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID.

• For Trunking system, the display shows the caller alias or ID.

1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call.

The LED lights up solid red.

3 Release the PTT button to listen.

See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 56 for details on making a Talkgroup Call.

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)

A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio.

Note:

With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), when there is no response from the receiving radio, the calling radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone after the timer expires.

When you receive a Private Call, you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The display shows Call received and the call received icon blinks.

1 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp.

• Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin.

If the caller alias is in the call list, the display shows the caller alias during the call.

If the caller name is not in the call list, the display shows the caller ID.

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.

2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the

PTT button to listen.

Press or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.

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See also Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on

General Radio Operation

page 57 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.

Note:

With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), if there is no response to the call after the timer expires, your radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone.

When you receive a Telephone Call, you hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green. The display shows Phone Call and the call received icon blinks.

1 Press the Call Response button within 20

seconds after the call indicators begin.

2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the

PTT button to listen.

Press or the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.

See also Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) on page 58 for details on making a Telephone Call.

Methods to Make a Radio Call

You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by using:

• MFK preprogrammed with Channel Change or Zone Change function.

• The Contacts list (see Viewing Details of a Contact on page 73).

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.

Making a Talkgroup Call

To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup.

1 Turn the MFK to select the channel with the

desired talkgroup.

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2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

The display shows the last transmitted or received ID.

3 Press the PTT button to make the call.

The radio shows different indicators based on the system the radio is configured.

• For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid red. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID.

• For Trunking system, the LED lights up solid red.

4 Speak clearly into the microphone.

5 Release the PTT button to listen.

Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.

This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert or page if there is no answer from the target radio.

or to Call, and press the Menu Select button

directly below Call.

2 To select the required ID, perform one of the

following actions:

• Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed.

• or to the required ID.

• Use the keypad to enter the required ID.

3 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call.

The display shows Calling... <Number>.

4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth. When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio.

If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge.

5 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the

PTT button to listen.

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Press to return to the Home screen.

Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only)

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.

This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert Page if there is no answer from the target radio. See Sending a Call Alert Page on page 78 for more information.

or to Call, and press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID.

2 To select the required ID, perform one of the

following actions:

• Press the Menu Select button directly below

Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below

LNum to go to the last number dialed.

• or to the required ID.

• Use the keypad to enter the required ID.

3 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call.

The display shows Calling... <Number>.

4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth. When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio.

If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge.

If the target radio does not respond before the time out, the display shows No answer.

5 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the

PTT button to listen.

Press to return to the Home screen.

Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)

This feature allows you to make calls similar to standard phone calls to a mobile or landline phone.

or to Phon, and press the Menu Select button directly below Phon. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID.

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2 To select the required ID, perform one of the

following actions:

• Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed.

• or to the required phone number.

• Use the keypad to enter the required phone number.

3 Press the PTT button to dial the phone number.

4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

5 When your call is answered, press and hold the

PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to

listen.

Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button

The Repeater Operation increases the radio coverage area by connecting with other radios through a repeater. The transmit and receive frequencies are different.

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.

•

or to Dir and press the Menu Select button

directly below Dir.

Press to return to the Home screen.

See Phone Call Displays and Alerts on page 49 for more information if your call is NOT answered.

The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently in Repeater mode.

The display shows Direct mode and the Talkaround icon if the radio is currently in Direct mode (during conventional operation only).

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Monitor Feature

General Radio Operation

Radio users who switch from analog to digital radios often assume that the lack of static on a digital channel is an indication that the radio is not working properly. This is not the case.

Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allows only the clear voice or data information to be heard.

Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting.

Monitoring a Channel

The following methods are options on how to monitor a channel. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.

• Monitoring a Channel with Monitor button.

a) Press the preprogrammed Monitor button. b) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. c) Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.

The LED lights up solid red.

d) Release the PTT button to receive (listen).

The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display when you monitor a channel via the preprogrammed Monitor button.

• Monitoring a Channel via the selected zone channel.

a) Select the desired zone and channel. b) Listen for a transmission. c) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. d) Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.

The LED lights up solid red.

e) Release the PTT button to receive (listen).

Monitoring Conventional Mode

Your radio may be preprogrammed to receive PrivateLine® (PL) calls.

1 Momentarily press the Monitor button to listen for

activity. The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display.

2 Press and hold the Monitor button to set

continuous monitor operation. The duration of the button press is programmable.

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3 Press the Monitor button again, or the PTT

button, to return to the original squelch setting. If you try to transmit on a receive-only channel,

you hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button.

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2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the

PTT button to listen.

Advanced Call Features

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.

Receiving a Selective Call

When you receive a Selective Call, the radio initiates for your attention with one of the following indication scenario:

• You hear two alert tones and the LED lights up solid yellow to indicate the transmitting radio is still sending signal. The call received icons blinks and the display shows Call received.

• The LED blinks solid green once to indicate the transmitting radio is pending to receive signal.

The speaker unmutes.

1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

Making a Selective Call

or to Call, and press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID.

2 To select the required ID, perform one of the

following actions:

• Press the Menu Select button directly below

Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below

LNum to go to the last number dialed.

• or to the required ID.

• Use the keypad to enter the required ID.

3 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

4 Press and hold the PTT button to start the

Selective Call. The display shows the ID of the target radio.

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5 Release the PTT button to listen.

Press to return to the Home screen.

Sending a Status Call

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.

Selecting a Talkgroup

or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp. The display shows the last Talkgroup that was selected and stored.

2 Perform one of the following actions:

•

or to Preset for the preset

preprogrammed Talkgroup.

• or to the required Talkgroup.

• Use the keypad to enter the number of the

corresponding Talkgroup in the list.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the currently selected Talkgroup and return to the Home screen.

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.

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.

1 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the preprogrammed Status button.

•

or to Sts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Sts.

The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list.

2 Perform one of the following actions:

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corresponding to the location in the status list.

3 Press the PTT button to send the status.

When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack received . The radio returns to normal dispatch operation.

If no acknowledgment is received, you hear a lowpitched tone and the display shows No acknowledge.

Press to return to the Home screen. No traffic is heard on trunked channels while

Status Calls is selected. If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six seconds, an alert tone

sounds until you press or the PTT button.

Responding to 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.

Note:

If you try to access a zone or channel that has been reserved by the dispatcher as a dynamically regrouped mode for other users, you hear an invalid tone.

When your radio is dynamically regrouped, it automatically switches to the dynamically regrouped channel. You hear a Gurgle tone and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel’s name.

Press the PTT button to talk. Release PTT button to listen.

When the dispatcher cancels dynamic regrouping, the radio automatically returns to the zone and channel that you were using before the radio was dynamically regrouped.

Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only)

This feature allows you to notify the dispatcher when you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment.

Perform one of the following actions:

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• 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 Reprgrm rqst and Please wait.

Select Disabled

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.

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.

If the dispatcher does not acknowledge the reprogram request within six seconds, you hear a low-pitched alert tone and the display shows No

acknowledge. Try again or press to cancel and return to the Home screen.

Classification of Regrouped Radios

The dispatcher can classify regrouped radios into either of two categories:

Select Enabled

Select-enabled radios are free to change to any available channel,

The Scan or Private Call feature cannot be selected while your radio is Select Disabled.

Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)

Note:

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. This feature works on the condition at least one zone in the radio must be a non-dynamic zone.

This feature provides one or more Dynamic Zones to store the frequent used channels be it conventional or trunking. These dynamic channels are saved from pre-existing (non-dynamic) channels in the radio. This saves the time and effort from the regular navigation around the working zones and channels. User can also delete or update the list in the Dynamic Zone.

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Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic

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Channel

Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection

or to Zone then press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The display shows the Zone screen.

or to <# Dynamic Zone Channels>.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

•

Press the Menu Select button below Sel to select.

•

Press the Menu Select button below Exit to exit.

If you have selected one of the Dynamic Zone Channels list, the display returns to Home screen with the selected <# Dynamic Zone Channels> shown on the screen.

If you have selected Exit without selecting any Dynamic Zone Channels list, the display returns to Home screen without any changes.

# indicates number of the channel on the 16-Position Switch which are numbered from 1 to 16.

[2]

The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation.

or to ZnPr. Press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Edit. The display shows Search Options screen.

or to List Selection. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows Select Zone screen.

4 or to the required zone. Press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel. The display shows Select Chan screen.

5 or to the required channel. Press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

The display shows Channel updated.

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Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to Home screen.

Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from Channel Name

The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation.

You can cancel this operation at this step by pressing the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to Search Options screen.

The display shows Searching.... Once found,

the display shows Channel updated.

If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry.

or to ZnPr then press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Edit. The display shows Search Options screen.

or to Channel Name then press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

The display shows a blinking cursor on the

Channel Name screen.

4 Use the keypad to type or edit the channel name.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Srch once the entry is done to initiate searching.

If the entry does not match, the display shows Channel name not found. Repeat from step 4 or

5 to search again.

Press to return to the Home screen.

Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone

The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation.

or to ZnPr then press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen. The display shows the dynamic channels list.

2 or to the saved dynamic channel then press

the Menu Select button directly below Del. The display shows Channel deleted screen.

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Press the Menu Select button below Exit to return to Home screen. The Home screen shows <Dynamic Zone Channels>.

If the channel deleted is the Home channel, the

Home screen shows <Zone Name>+”Blank”.

Contacts

• Call Type (Icon)

• WACN ID (Astro 25 Trunking IDs only)

• System ID

Note:

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to add, edit, or delete the contact entries.

Your radio also supports a maximum of 50 call lists. Each list can store up to 100 IDs (numbers).

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.

Additionally, each entry, depending on context (conventional, trunking, or phone), associates with one or more of the four types of calls: Phone Call, Selective Call, Private Call, or Call Alert.

Each entry within Contacts contains the following information:

• Call Alias (Name)

• Call ID (Number)

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Note:

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 hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.

Making a Private Call from Contacts

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts.

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The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the required subscriber alias.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn and proceed to the next step.

•

or to scroll through the available IDs for the

selected subscriber alias and proceed to step

or to Call and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel.

5 or to select the call type.

6 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

7 Press the PTT button to initiate the call.

During the call, the display shows the subscriber alias.

8 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the

PTT button to listen.

The LED lights up solid red when the PTT button is pressed.

If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of time, the call ends.

If the call reaches the maximum ring time, the call ends.

Adding a New Contact Entry

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts.

The entries are alphabetically sorted.

or to [New Contact] and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

or to Name and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The display shows Edit name and a blinking cursor appears.

4 Use the keypad to enter the name and press the

Menu Select button directly below Ok once you

have entered the name.

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To cancel this operation, press the Menu Select

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button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.

or to [Add Number] and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

or to Number 1 and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The display shows Edit Number 1 and a blinking cursor appears.

• Repeat Steps 6 through 7 to enter or edit the exisitng system IDs.

• Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to add a new number.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Done once you have finished. The display shows <Entry> Stored, confirming that the contact entry has been added.

The radio returns to the main Contacts screen.

7 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.

8 Perform one of the following actions per the

information you need to add to current name:

•

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or to Type 1 and press the Menu Select

button directly below Edit.

or to the required mode and press the

Menu Select button directly below Ok.

Deleting a Contact Entry

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

or to the entry you want to delete and press the

Menu Select button directly below Optn.

or to Del and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows Delete <Entry> confirm?.

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Select the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete the entry, or No to cancel and return to the main screen of Contacts. The display shows <Entry> deleted and the radio returns to the main screen of Contacts.

Adding a Contact to a Call List

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the entry you want to add and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

or to Add to CallLst and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

4 Perform one of the following actions:

• or to the required Call List and press the Menu Select button directly below Add to add to the Call List.

•

or to Cncl to cancel and return to the

main screen of Contacts.

The display shows momentary before showing <Entry> added to Call List, confirming the addition of the contact to the list.

The radio returns to the main display of Contacts.

Removing a Contact from a Call List

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the entry you want to delete and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

or to Rm frm CallLst and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

The display shows Remove <Entry> frm Call List?.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to remove the entry from the Call List, or No to cancel and return to the main display of Contacts. The display shows momentary Please wait before showing <Entry> removed from Call List, confirming the removal of the contact from the list.

Please wait

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The radio returns to the main display of Contacts.

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Methods of Contact Editing in a Call List

Editing an Entry Alias

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the entry you want to edit and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

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.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts.

Editing as Entry ID

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the entry you want to edit and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

or to Edit and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel.

4 or to the entry ID you wish to change and

press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. A blinking cursor appears.

5 Use the keypad to edit the number and press the

Menu Select button directly below Ok once you

have finished. The display returns to the Edit Contact screen.

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Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts.

Editing a Call Type

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the entry you want to edit and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

or to Edit and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel.

or to Type and press the Menu Select

button directly below Edit.

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.

Viewing Details of a Contact

or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button

directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.

2 or to the entry you want to view and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

or to View and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel.

The display shows all the numbers associated with the entry.

Scan Lists

Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/ groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channel/group sequence specified in the scan list for the current channel/ group.

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Your radio supports different types of Scan Lists:

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• 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

or to ScnL and press the Menu Select button

directly below ScnL.

2 or to view the members on the list.

Press the Home screen.

Editing the Scan List

to exit the current display and return to

• Long press the preprogrammed Scan List Programming button (side button).

• Move the preprogrammed Scan List Programming switch to programming position.

•

or to ScnL then press the Menu Select

button directly below ScnL.

The display shows the lists that can be changed.

2 or to the entry you want to edit.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

• 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.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcl to view the next member of the scan list.

This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities.

1 Perform one of the following actions:

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4 Perform one of the following actions to select

another channel that needs to be added or deleted then repeat step 3. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

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• Use the keypad to enter the desired channel name.

5 Perform one of the following actions:

• Move the Scan List Programming switch out of programming position.

•

Press to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen.

See Viewing and Changing the Priority Status on page 75 for more information on how to add and/or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list.

Changing the Scan List Status

• Press the Select button one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel.

4 Perform one of the following actions:

• or to select more list members whose scan status you want to change.

• Use the keypad to go directly to that scan list member.

• Use the MFK knob to select another scan list member.

Press to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen.

1 Long press the preprogrammed Scan List

Programming button (side button).

The display shows the programming mode icon and the first list member.

2 or to the member you want to edit.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the Select button once to add the currently displayed channel to the scan list.

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.

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The radio shows one of following priority status

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icons and scenarios:

• A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as a non-priority channel. The LED lights up solid green.

• A Priority-Two Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as the Priority-Two channel. The LED blinks green.

• A Priority-One Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as the Priority-One channel. The LED rapidly blinks green. You hear all traffic on the PriorityOne channel, regardless of traffic on nonpriority channels.

• No icon indicates that the current channel is deleted from the scan list.

Turning Scan On or Off

Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the preprogrammed Scan button to toggle Scan On or Scan Off to initiate or stop scan.

•

or to Scan and press the Menu Select

button directly below Scan.

If the scan is enabled, the display shows Scan on and the scan status icon.

If the scan is disabled, the display shows Scan Off.

The radio returns to the Home screen.

Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only)

Scan

This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of channels.

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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.

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Making a Dynamic Priority Change via the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button:

a) When the radio locks onto the channel

designated as the new Priority-Two channel, press the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button. The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list.

Deleting a Nuisance Channel

If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list.

This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel.

The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list.

Restoring a Nuisance Channel

To restore the deleted nuisance channel, perform one of the following actions:

• Stop and restart a scan.

• Mode change to another channel and back to the original channel.

• Turn off the radio and then turn it on again.

Nuisance mode delete can be disabled by the system administrator.

Call Alert Paging

This feature allows your radio to work like a pager.

When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, perform one of the following actions:

• Press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button.

•

or to Nuis and press the Menu Select

button directly below Nuis.

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

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press the PTT button.

Note:

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

Receiving a Call Alert Page

When you receive a Call Alert page, you hear four repeating alert tones and the LED blinks green. The call received icons blinks and the display shows Page received.

Press any button to clear the Call Alert page.

See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 56 or Making a

Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 57 for more

information on returning the call.

Sending a Call Alert Page

The following methods are options on how to send a call alert page. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.

Note:

If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio automatically exits the feature when your radio is left idle long enough for the time to expire. You hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.

•

Sending a call alert page via the radio menu Page: a)

or to Page.

b) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Page.

c) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Cnts to view the required ID, or to the required ID, or use the keypad to enter the required ID.

d) Press the PTT button to send the page.

The display shows Paging...<Number>.

If the call alert page is sent successfully, you hear a tone and the display shows Ack received. The radio returns to the Home screen.

If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button

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directly below Ok to return to the main screen of

Contacts.

•

Sending a call alert page via the radio menu Call: a)

or to Call.

b) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Call.

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...<Alias>.

If the call alert page is sent successfully, you hear a tone and the display shows Ack received. The radio returns to the Home screen.

If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button

directly below Contacts.

Ok to return to the main screen of

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. Specific tone or series of tones are pre-programmed into the radios to allow the dispatcher or supervisor to select a list of tones to broadcast before they make their voice transmission. Each tone is distinctive to indicate different situation or different broadcaster. The transmitting radio also plays back the tones for the broadcaster to listen.

Note:

The receiving radios must be configured with the Quick Call II tone in order for the radio to sound the selected tone and also to sound a preconfigured alert tone after the selected tone has sound.

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Initiating a Quick Call II Transmission

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The broadcasting or transmitting radio must be preprogrammed to see the tone in the Quick Call II tone list. The receiving radio must also be preprogrammed to decode the tone to broadcast.

or to QCII, and press the Menu Select button

directly below QCII.

2 or to select the tone to broadcast.

3 Press the PTT to broadcast the selected tone, or

press and hold the PTT to broadcast the selected tone and transmit with your vocal transmission. You hear the radio sounds the selected tone. You can begin your call after the tone ends.

4 Release PTT to listen.

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:

• Emergency Alarm

• Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

• Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call

• Silent Emergency Alarm

Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this feature.

Only one of the Emergency modes above can be assigned to the preprogrammed Emergency button.

Note:

To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second. This timer is programmable from 0 – 6250 milliseconds by a qualified technician.

The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation.

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The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in Emergency Call, except if enabled, it returns to one of the following:

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Tactical/NonRevert

Non-Tactical/ Revert for Conventional system

Non-Tactical/ Revert for Trunking system

Sending an Emergency Alarm

This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.

Note:

The default timer of Emergency button press to activate Emergency is 50 milliseconds. This timer is programmable from 50 – 6200 milliseconds by a qualified technician.

The radio sends emergency alarm and/or make emergency call on the current selected channel.

The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency channel to send alarm and/or make emergency call.

The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency talkgroup to send alarm and/or make emergency call.

Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.

One of the following scenarios occurs:

•

The display shows Emergency and the current zone or channel. You hear a short mediumpitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.

• The radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate that the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode. The display shows No emergency, if the selected channel does not support emergency.

When you receive the dispatcher’s acknowledgment, the display shows Ack received. Four tones sound, the alarm ends, and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.

If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows No acknowledge. The alarm ends when the timer expires and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup.

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1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.

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One of the following scenarios occurs:

•

The display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. You hear a short mediumpitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.

• You hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode.

2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into

the microphone.

4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission

and wait for a response from the dispatcher.

5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the

preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second.

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call

This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel for conventional system, and to a talkgroup for trunking system.

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.

If successful, the display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.

The radio exits Emergency Alarm and enters the Emergency Call state when one of the following scenarios occur:

• You receive the dispatcher acknowledgment. The display shows Ack received.

• You receive no acknowledgement. The display shows No acknowledge.

• You press the PTT button while in the Emergency Alarm mode.

If unsuccessful, you hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode.

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2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0

cm) from your mouth.

3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into

the microphone.

4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission

and wait for a response from the dispatcher.

• You press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode.

• Press and release the PTT button to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode and enter regular dispatch or Emergency Call mode.

Change of Channels during Emergency

5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the

preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second.

Turning off the radio also cancels the emergency state.

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the system without triggering any audio or visual indicators.

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.

The display shows no changes, the LED does not light up, and you hear no tones. The silent emergency state continues until you perform the next step.

2 Perform one of the following actions:

For ALL Emergency transmissions, when changing channels:

• If the new channel is also preprogrammed for Emergency, you can change channels while in Emergency operation. The emergency alarm or call continues on the new channel.

• If the new channel is not preprogrammed for Emergency, the display shows No emergency, and you hear an invalid tone until you exit the Emergency state or change to a channel preprogrammed for Emergency.

Emergency Keep-Alive Feature

This feature, when enabled, prevents the radio from being turned off via the MFK when the radio is in the Emergency state.

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Note:

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The radio only exits the Emergency state using one of the ways mentioned in the previous sections.

Note:

The default ARS mode can be changed by a qualified radio technician using the radio’s programming software.

See Sending an Emergency Alarm on page 81, Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking

Only) on page 81, Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call on page 82, or Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm on page

83.

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 can determine the presence of a device on the system and send data to the device.

The Automatic Registration Service for the radio consists of two (2) modes:

• ARS Server Mode (default mode)

• ARS Non-Server Mode

Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode

The following methods are options on how to select or change the ARS Mode. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.

• Selecting or Changing the ARS mode via the MFK:

a) Once the zone you want is displayed, turn the

preprogrammed MFK to the desired mode.

• Selecting or Changing the ARS mode via the radio menu:

or to Chan.

b) Press the Menu Select button directly below

Chan. The display shows the current channel name.

or to the required channel or mode.

One of the following scenarios occur:

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• In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the zone and ARS server channel.

• In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows the zone and ARS non-server channel.

• If the channel or mode selected is unprogrammed, the display shows Unprogrammed. Repeat this step.

Press Sel to confirm the displayed channel.

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.

Note:

A predefined username that is set more than the maximum allowed characters is an invalid name.

Logging In as a User

1 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the preprogrammed User Login button.

•

or to User and press the Menu Select

button directly below User.

The display shows the User Login screen.

2 Perform one of the following actions:

•

or to [ID Entry] and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit to enter ID. A blinking cursor appears on the screen. Use the

keypad to type or edit a user name. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to

submit.

• or to scroll through the list of predefined user names. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined user name.

• Press and hold list of predefined user names at a fast scroll rate. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined user name.

or to scroll through the

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If the ID is invalid, the display shows momentary Invalid ID.

3 Enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN)

number.

4 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.

• In non-ARS enabled mode, the display shows Offline, with Logt and Exit.

One of the following scenarios occurs:

• If the user name is invalid, login fails and the user login failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also shows momentary Login failed.

• If the PIN is invalid, login fails and the user login failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also shows momentary Login failed.

• Wait for the logged in confirmation screen. If the login process is successful, the display shows the successful user login indicator (IP indicator) icon and Logged in, with Logt and Exit.

Note:

To cancel the login process and return to the initial user login screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl.

Logging Out

When you have logged in or you are using Offline mode, you can log out.

Note:

Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging Inbox, Draft, and Sent folder. The next user is able to access the Inbox, Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted.

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Logt.

One of the following scenarios will occur:

•

The display shows Clear private data?. Proceed to the next step.

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• If the Delete Messages On Session End feature is enabled, the radio clears the private data and returns to User Login screen.

2 Perform one of the following actions:

•

Select Yes to clear all your private data. The display shows momentary Private data cleared.

•

Select No to keep your private data.

Text Messaging Service (TMS)

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.

The types of text messages available:

• A new text message (free form message).

• A predefined message (quick text message).

• An edited quick text message.

• A query (ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution).

Note:

Query is only available after the user successfully logged in with a Two-Factor Authentication feature. See Two-Factor

Authentication on page 99 for details.

The main menu consists of the following options:

• Inbox

• Compose

• Drafts

• Sent

Note:

See Status Icons on page 38 for more information on the TMS icons and TMS Menu

Options on page 42 for more information on

each menu option.

Accessing the Messaging Features

1 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen.

• Press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the Inbox.

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• Follow the procedure described next to access

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this feature via the radio menu.

Subsequent presses of the same key inserts the same digit to the text message (no multi-tap).

or to TMS.

Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.

4 or to scroll through the main menu options.

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.

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, multitapping the keys only scrolls through the letters. For example, A->B->C, a->b->c.

During the numeric mode, except for

the keypad only enters the numeric digits.

, pressing

or to TMS.

Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

•

or to Compose and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below

Exit to return to the Home screen.

or to Text Message and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to compose a

new message. A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen.

5 Use the keypad to type or edit your message.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once the message is composed.

or to Send Message and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

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8 Perform one of the following actions:

• or to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address.

•

or to [Other Recpnt] and press the Menu Select button below Edit. When a blinking cursor appears in the Enter Address screen, use the keypad to type the address entry.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Send or press the PTT button to send the message.

The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg.

If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent.

If the message is not sent, you hear a low tone, the display shows Send failed and returns to the main TMS screen.

Note:

You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Priority

Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 91 for more

information.

You can also select the Save to Drafts option to save your message in the Drafts folder to send it at a later time. See

Accessing the Drafts Folder on page 95

for more information.

Sending a Quick Text Message

Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently.

Each Quick Text message or Query has a maximum length of 50 characters. You can select the required text from the Quick Text or Query.

1 Perform one of the following actions:

• To access this feature via a preprogrammed button, press the preprogrammed Quick Text button and proceed to Step 4.

• To access this feature via the menu, proceed to the next step.

or to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.

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3 Perform one of the following actions:

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•

or to Compose and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

• Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen.

or to Quick Text and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel for a predefined

message.

5 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.

6 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

or to Send Message and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

8 Perform one of the following actions:

•

or to [Other Recpnt] and press the Menu Select button below Edit. When a blinking cursor appears on the Enter Address screen. Use the keypad to type the address entry.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Send or press the PTT button to send the message.

The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg.

If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent.

If the message is not sent, you hear a low tone, the display shows Send failed and returns to the main TMS screen.

Note:

You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Priority

Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 91 for more

information.

• or to scroll through the address list and

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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 88 for

more information.

Note:

The Priority Status icon on a message does not imply that the message gets higher priority over the other messages when it is being transmitted. It is just an indication that can be embedded into a message to let the receiver know that the message is important.

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

or to Mark Important and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to indicate the

message is important.

The priority status icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar.

Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message

Ensure there is an outgoing message composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing

and Sending a New Text Message on page 88 for

more information.

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

or to Mark as Normal and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to remove the

priority status from the message.

The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar.

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 88 for

more information

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

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or to Req Reply and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel to request for a reply.

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

The request reply icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar.

Removing a Request Reply from 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 88 for

more information.

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

or to No Req Reply and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to remove the

priority status from the message.

The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar.

Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message

Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing

and Sending a New Text Message on page 88 for

more information.

or to Mark Important and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to indicate the

message is important.

or to Req Reply and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel to request for a reply.

The priority status and request reply icons appear beside the normal message icon on the label bar.

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 88 for

more information.

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn.

or to Mark Important and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to remove the

priority status icon.

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or to No Req Reply and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to remove the

reply status icon.

The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the sender of the latest received message on top.

The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar.

Receiving a Text Message

Note:

When you receive a message that is flagged with the “Request Reply” icon, you must manually respond to the sender that you have received the message. The system will not automatically send back a notification that the radio has received such message.

The following methods are options on how to receive a text message. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions.

• Receiving a text message via the Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button:

a) When you receive a message, press and hold

the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the

TMS Feature button to access the Inbox.

• Receiving a text message via the radio menu:

a) When the new message icon appears and the

display shows momentary New msg, press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the Inbox. The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the sender of the latest received message on top.

Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox

The Inbox can hold up to thirty (30) messages.

Note:

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. Menu Select button below Sel.

or to Inbox and press the

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• Press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to

access the Inbox.

•

or to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. or to Inbox and press the Menu Select button below Sel.

The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the sender of the latest received message on top.

2 or to the required aliases or ID and press

the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message.

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.

Note:

The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message. See Text Messaging Service (TMS)

Indicators on page 41 for more information.

Replying to a Received Text Message

Note:

The original date and time stamp, address and message content is automatically appended to the reply message.

1 or to the required aliases or ID and press

the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Rply to reply to a message.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

•

or to Text Message and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

•

or to Quick Text and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message.

• or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message.

One of the following scenarios occurs:

•

A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen.

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• The predefined message appears on the Compose screen, with a blinking cursor at the end of it.

4 Use the keypad to type or edit your message.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once you have completed the message.

or to Send Message and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel to send the

message.

The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg.

Note: Press the Menu Select button directly below

Back at any time to return to the previous screen.

You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. See Priority

Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message on page 91 for more information.

Accessing the Drafts Folder

This folder stores the messages that were saved previously. The Drafts folder can hold up to 10 messages. The oldest draft in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in.

or to TMS.

Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.

or to Drafts and press the Menu Select button below Sel. The display shows a list of drafts, with the latest text message drafted on top.

4 or to the required text message and press

the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit, Del, or Back to access the option.

•

Select Edit to edit the message before sending it.

•

Select Del to delete the message.

•

Select Back to return to the previous screen.

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Sent Text Messages

Advanced Features

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. When the folder is full, the oldest message in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in.

Viewing a Sent Text Message

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 TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.

or to Sent and press the Menu Select button below Sel. The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the recipient of latest sent message on top.

3 or to the required aliases or ID and press

the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message.

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.

Note:

The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message. See Text Messaging Service (TMS)

Indicators on page 41 for more information.

Sending a Sent Text Message

Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while viewing the message.

or to Send Message and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

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Motorola APX 1000 MODEL 3 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Declaration of Conformity

Important Safety Information

Software Version

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)

Consignes de sécurité importantes

Version logicielle

Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie Canada)

Computer Software Copyrights

Documentation Copyrights

Disclaimer

Getting Started

How to Use This Guide

Notations Used in This Manual

Additional Performance Enhancement

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR)

CrossTalk Prevention

SecureNet

Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements

What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You

Preparing Your Radio for Use

Charging the Battery

Attaching the Battery

Attaching the Antenna

Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover

Attaching the Belt Clip

Turning On the Radio

Adjusting the Volume

Identifying Radio Controls

Radio Parts and Controls

Programmable Features

Assignable Radio Functions

Assignable Settings or Utility Functions

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions

Menu Select Buttons

Home Button

4-Way Navigation Button

Data Feature Button

Multi-Function Knob (MFK)

Keypad

Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode

Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode

Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode

Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

Identifying Status Indicators

Status Icons

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators

TMS Status Icons

TMS Menu Options

Call Type Icons

LED Indicator

Top Lightbar Indicator

Intelligent Lighting Indicators

Alert Tones

Phone Call Displays and Alerts

General Radio Operation

Selecting a Zone

Selecting a Radio Channel

Selecting a Channel via Channel Search Button

Mode Select Feature

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)

Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)

Methods to Make a Radio Call

Making a Talkgroup Call

Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)

Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only)

Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)

Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button

Monitor Feature

Monitoring a Channel

Monitoring Conventional Mode