Motorola APX 8000 User Manual

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APX™ TWO-WAY RADIOS

APX 8000 Model 1

USER GUIDE

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Top (Orange) Button __________

2-Position Concentric Switch ______________

3-Position A/B/C Switch __________________

Accessory Connector

Microphone

Battery

Side Button 1 __________

Side Button 2 __________

PTT Button

On/Off/Volume Control Knob

16-Position Select Knob __________

Top Side (Select) Button __________

Main Speaker

Top Display

Antenna

Bluetooth Pairing Indicator

Microphone

ASTRO® APX™ 8000 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.

ATTENTION!

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.

Radio Controls

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. © 2015 by Motorola Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. 06/15.

1303 East Algonquin Road., Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, U.S.A.

Radio On/Off

• On – On/Off/Volume knob clockwise.

• Off – On/Off/Volume knob counterclockwise.

Zones and Channels

• Zone – Toggle the Zone switch or use the radio menu to the desired zone.

• Channel – Turn the Channel knob or use the

radio menu to the desired channel.

2 The display shows EMERGNCY and the

current zone/channel. A short, mediumpitched tone sounds, 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.

*PMLN7285A*

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Sending an Emergency Call

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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.

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Display Status Icons

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

voice call.

On steady = View mode Blinking = Program mode

Basic Zone Bank 1 A = Radio is in Zone 1. B = Radio is in Zone 2. C = Radio is in Zone 3.

Basic Zone Bank 2 D = Radio is in Zone 4. E = Radio is in Zone 5. F = Radio is in Zone 6.

Enhanced Zone Bank A = Contains Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone

B = Contains Zone 4, Zone 5 and Zone

C = Contains Zone 7, Zone 8 and Zone

. . . X = Contains Zone 70, Zone 71 and

Zone 72,

Y = Contains Zone 73, Zone 74 and

Zone 75.

Bluetooth is ready.

Bluetooth is connected to the device.

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Contents

Declaration of Conformity......................... 6

Important Safety Information..........8

Software Version..............................9

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry

Canada)......................................................9

Consignes de sécurité

importantes.................................10

Version logicielle........................... 11

Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie

Canada)....................................................11

Computer Software Copyrights....12

Documentation Copyrights...........13

Disclaimer.......................................14

Getting Started............................... 15

How to Use This Guide..................................15

Notations Used in This Manual......................15

Additional Performance Enhancement.......... 15

ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data.................15

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR).... 15

CrossTalk Prevention..........................16

Encrypted Integrated Data (EID).........16

SecureNet...........................................16

Conventional Talkgroup and Radio

Scan Enhancements......................16

What Your Dealer/System Administrator

Can Tell You.............................................17

Preparing Your Radio for Use.......18

Charging the Battery......................................18

Attaching the Battery..................................... 18

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Attaching the Antenna................................... 19

Contents

Removing and Attaching the Accessory

Connector Cover...................................... 20

Attaching the Belt Clip................................... 21

Turning On the Radio.................................... 21

Adjusting the Volume.....................................22

Identifying Radio Controls............ 24

Radio Parts and Controls...............................24

Programmable Features................................25

Assignable Radio Functions............... 25

Assignable Settings or Utility

Functions....................................... 28

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions.....28

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button............................28

Selecting a Zone............................................40

Selecting a Radio Channel............................ 40

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call... 40

Receiving and Responding to a

Talkgroup Call................................40

Receiving and Responding to a

Private Call (Trunking Only)...........41

Receiving and Responding to a

Telephone Call (Trunking Only).....41

Methods to Make a Radio Call.......................42

Making a Talkgroup Call..................... 42

Switching Between Repeater or Direct

Operation Button...................................... 43

Monitor Feature............................................. 43

Monitoring a Channel..........................43

Monitoring Conventional Mode........... 44

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Identifying Status Indicators.........30

Status Icons...................................................30

LED Indicator.................................................32

Intelligent Lighting Indicators......................... 34

Alert Tones.................................................... 35

General Radio Operation...............40

Advanced Features........................45

Advanced Call Features................................ 45

Selective Call (ASTRO

Conventional Only)........................ 45

Responding to the Dynamic

Regrouping Feature (Trunking

Only).............................................. 45

Scan Lists...................................................... 46

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Viewing a Scan List.............................47

Viewing and Changing the Priority

Status.............................................47

Scan...............................................................47

Turning Scan On or Off.......................47

Making a Dynamic Priority Change

(Conventional Scan Only)..............47

Deleting a Nuisance Channel............. 48

Restoring a Nuisance Channel........... 48

Call Alert Paging............................................48

Receiving a Call Alert Page................ 49

Emergency Operation....................................49

Sending an Emergency Alarm............ 50

Sending an Emergency Call

(Trunking Only).............................. 50

Sending an Emergency Alarm with

Emergency Call............................. 51

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm.... 52

Change of Channels during

Emergency.....................................52

Emergency Keep-Alive Feature..........52

Fireground (Conventional Only).....................53

Entering Fireground Zone Channel.....53

Responding to Evacuation Indicator... 54

Tactical Public Safety (TPS)

(Conventional Only)..................................55

Using TPS Normal Transmission........55

Using TPS Emergency

Transmission................................. 55

Man Down......................................................56

Pre-Alert Timer....................................57

Post-Alert Timer..................................57

Radio Alerts When Man Down

Feature is Triggered...................... 58

Triggering Emergency.........................58

Radio Alerts When Man Down

Enhanced is Triggered...................58

Exiting Man Down Feature..................59

Re-Initiating Man Down.......................59

Testing the Man Down Feature...........60

Secure Operations.........................................60

Selecting Secure Transmissions.........60

Selecting Clear Transmissions........... 61

Managing Encryption.......................... 61

Global Positioning System / Global

Navigation Satellite System......................64

GPS Operation....................................65

GPS Performance Enhancement........66

Trunking System Controls............................. 66

Operating in Failsoft System...............66

Out-of-Range Radio............................67

Site Trunking Feature......................... 67

Locking and Unlocking a Site..............67

Site Display and Search Button.......... 67

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Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth®-.......... 68

Turning On Bluetooth .........................68

Turning Off the Bluetooth....................69

Re-Pair Timer......................................69

Bluetooth Drop Timer..........................70

Pairing with Low Frequency-

Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-

MPP) Feature................................ 71

Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth

Connection.....................................72

Standard Pairing Feature....................73

Turning On the Bluetooth Audio

(Routing the Audio from the

Radio to the Headset)....................74

Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio

(Routing the Audio from the

Headset to the Radio)....................75

Adjusting the Volume of the Radio

from Bluetooth Audio Device......... 75

Clearing All Bluetooth Devices

Information.....................................75

Over-the-Air Programming (POP 25,

ASTRO 25, ASTRO Conventional and

Wi-Fi)........................................................ 76

Responding to the Notification of

Upgrade......................................... 76

Voice Announcement.....................................76

Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)................77

Wi-Fi.............................................................. 78

Turning Wi-Fi On or Off.......................78

Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration

and Status of the Radio................. 78

Utilities........................................................... 79

Using the Flip Display......................... 79

Selecting a Basic Zone Bank..............79

Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank.... 80

Selecting the Power Level.................. 80

Controlling the Display Backlight........ 81

Locking and Unlocking the Controls... 81

Turning Voice Mute On or Off.............81

Using the Time-Out Timer...................81

Using Conventional Squelch

Operation Features........................82

Using the PL Defeat Feature.............. 83

Digital PTT ID Support........................83

Smart PTT Feature (Conventional

Only).............................................. 83

Transmit Inhibit................................... 84

Helpful Tips.................................... 86

Radio Care.....................................................86

Cleaning Your Radio...........................87

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Contents

Proper Ways to Handle the Radio...... 87

Radio Service and Repair...................88

Battery Care...................................................88

Battery Charge Status.........................88

Battery Recycling and Disposal.......... 89

Accessories....................................90

Maritime Radio Use in the VHF

Frequency Range....................... 91

Special Channel Assignments.......................91

Emergency Channel........................... 91

Non-Commercial Call Channel........... 91

Operating Frequency Requirements..............91

Declaration of Compliance for the Use of

Distress and Safety Frequencies..............94

Technical Parameters for Interfacing

External Data Sources..............................94

Glossary..........................................95

MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION

PRODUCTS........................................... 100

I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS

AND FOR HOW LONG:......................... 100

II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:....................... 101

III. STATE LAW RIGHTS:............................102

IV. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:.102 V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT

COVER:..................................................102

VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE

PROVISIONS:........................................ 103

VII. GOVERNING LAW:...............................104

VIII. For Australia Only:................................104

Limited Warranty..........................100

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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 8000

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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Declaration of Conformity

Class B Digital Device

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 radio's software version R14.00.00 or later.

See Accessing the Radio Information to determine your radio software version.

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.

Additional Performance Enhancement

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

ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data

ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data is optimized to handle different message sizes and variable update rates from different applications of the radio. Add Enhanced Data to the Integrated Data system with a software installation to improve data channel efficiency and enable denser network traffic.

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

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redundancy within the system to address to the user

Getting Started

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.

Encrypted Integrated Data (EID)

EID provides security encryption and authentication of IV&D data bearer service communication between the radio and the Customer Enterprise Network.

SecureNet

SecureNet allows user to perform secured communications on an Analog or Motorola Data Communication (MDC) channel. The MDC Over-theAir Rekeying (OTAR) feature will allow users to perform OTAR activities on an 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.

Smart PTT is supported with this enhancement as Smart PTT prevents users from transmitting while other users are on the channel.

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Getting Started

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

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

90.

Note

When charging a battery attached to a radio, the radio must be turned off.

To charge the battery, place the battery (with or without the radio) in a Motorola-approved charger. The LED on the charger indicates the charging progress; see the charger user guide.

Attaching the Battery

If your radio is preprogrammed with volatile-key retention, the encryption keys are retained for approximately 30 seconds after battery removal. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

1 Slide the battery into the radio frame until the side

latches click into place.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

2 To remove the battery, squeeze the release

latches at the bottom of the battery until the battery releases from the radio and remove the battery from the radio.

Attaching the Antenna

Ensure the radio is turned off before attaching the antenna.

Note

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

1 Set the antenna in its receptacle.

2 Turn the antenna clockwise to attach to the radio.

3 To remove the antenna, turn the antenna

counterclockwise.

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Note

Preparing Your Radio for Use

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

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.

Note

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

2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it

from the radio.

3 To attach the accessory connector cover, insert

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

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

slot.

5 Once in place, tighten by rotating the thumbscrew

clockwise by hand.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

Attaching the Belt Clip

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

radio and press upward until you hear a click to attach the belt clip.

2 Use a flat-bladed object to press the belt clip tab

away from the radio. Then, slide the clip downward and away from the radio to remove the clip.

Turning On the Radio

1 Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob

clockwise until you hear a click.

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• If the power-up test is successful, you see a

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splash screen on the radio display, followed by the Home screen.

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

Note

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

2 To turn off the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume

Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a

click.

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.

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

1 To increase the volume, rotate the On/Off/Volume

Control Knob clockwise.

2 To decrease the volume, rotate this knob

counterclockwise.

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Identifying Radio Controls

Radio Parts and Controls

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1 Antenna

2 Top (Orange) Button

3 Microphone

4 Accessory Connector

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Identifying Radio Controls

5 Battery Latch

6 2–Position Concentric Switch

7 3–Position A/B/C Switch

8 LED

9 16–Position Select Knob

10 On/Off/Volume Control Knob

11 Top Side (Select) Button

12 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

13 Side Button 1

14 Side Button 2

15 Battery

16 Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator

17 Main Speaker

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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.

Assignable Radio Functions

18 Microphone

19 Top Display

These radio controls/buttons are programmable.

Bluetooth On/Off Allows you to turn on/off the

Bluetooth.

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Bluetooth Audio

Identifying Radio Controls

Reroute

Allows you to toggle the audio route between radio speaker or Remote Speaker Microphone and Bluetooth headset.

Emergency Depending on the

programming, initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call.

Bluetooth Headset PTT

Bluetooth Clear All Pairing

Bluetooth Inquiry On/Off

Bluetooth Discoverable On/Off

Call Response Allows you to answer a private

Dynamic Priority (Conventional Only)

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Keys up the Bluetooth Headset microphone.

Allows you to clear all pairing information for Bluetooth. This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth On/Off Button.

Enables Bluetooth Search feature.

Enables Bluetooth visibility. This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth Inquiry On/Off Button.

call.

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

Internet Protocol Address

Man Down Clear Clears the alarm of Man Down

Monitor (Conventional Only)

Nuisance Delete Temporarily removes an

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

mode which was triggered when your radio achieves or passes a tilt angle threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and a motion sensitivity level.

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

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

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Identifying Radio Controls

One Touch 1– 4 Launches a specific feature

Private Line Defeat (Conventional Only)

with one single button-press. You can setup as many as four separately programmed buttons for four different features.

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

Scan List Programming

Secure Transmission Select (Conventional and Trunking)

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.

Rekey Request Notifies the dispatcher you

want a new encryption key.

Repeater Access Button (RAB) (Conventional Only)

Reprogram Request (Trunking Only)

Request-To-Talk (Conventional Only)

Scan Toggles scan on or off.

Allows user to manually send a repeater access codeword.

Notifies the dispatcher you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment.

Notifies the dispatcher you want to send a voice call.

Site Display/ Search (Trunking Only)

Site Lock/Unlock (Trunking Only)

Talkaround/Direct (Conventional Only)

Basic Zone Bank Provides access from up to 6

Displays the current site ID and RSSI value; performs site search for Automatic Multiple Site Select (AMSS) or SmartZone operation.

Locks onto a specific site.

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

zones by toggling between 2 banks of 3 zones, one group of

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3 (A, B and C) to a second

Identifying Radio Controls

group of 3 zones (D, E and F).

Enhanced Zone Bank

Wi-Fi

Assignable Settings or Utility Functions

Controls Lock Locks or unlocks the

Light/Flip Press the button to toggle the

TX Power Level Toggles transmit power level

Provides access from up to 75 zones by toggling between 25 banks (A, B ... X or Y) of 3 zones.

Toggles Wi-Fi on or off.

programmable buttons, switches or rotary knobs.

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

between high and low.

Voice Mute Toggles voice mute on or off.

Volume Set Tone Sets the volume set tone.

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions

You can access various radio functions through a short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons.

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

Voice Announcement

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

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Identifying Radio Controls

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

• While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows

the radio to transmit to other radios in the call.

Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed.

• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is

used to make a new call. See Methods to Make a

Radio Call on page 42 for more information.

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Identifying Status Indicators

Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)

Status Icons

Selected icons are also shown on the first row of the 112 x 32 pixel top monochrome display screen of your radio. The following icons are for the front display screen unless indicated otherwise.

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

direct 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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Identifying Status Indicators

Power Level

L – Radio is set at Low power.

H – Radio is set at High power.

Basic Zone Bank 1

A – Radio is in Zone 1.

B – Radio is in Zone 2.

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.

View/Program Mode

Radio is in the view or program mode.

On steady – View mode

Blinking – Program mode

Vote Scan Enabled

The vote scan feature is enabled.

until

C – Radio is in Zone 3.

Basic Zone Bank 2

D – Radio is in Zone 4.

E – Radio is in Zone 5.

F – Radio is in Zone 6.

Enhanced Zone Bank

A – Contains Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone

B – Contains Zone 4, Zone 5 and Zone 6,

C – Contains Zone 7, Zone 8 and Zone 9,

until

X – Contains Zone 70, Zone 71 and Zone 72,

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Identifying Status Indicators

Y – Contains Zone 73, Zone 74 and Zone 75.

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.

Bluetooth On

Bluetooth is on and ready for Bluetooth connection.

Bluetooth Connected

Bluetooth is currently connected to the external Bluetooth device.

LED Indicator

The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.

Solid red Radio is transmitting.

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Identifying Status Indicators

Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low

Double blinking red Radio is in Emergency Mode.

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

Rapidly blinking green

battery condition.

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.

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

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

Solid green and short blinking blue with long interval

Blinking blue three times

Slow blinking blue Radio is waiting to be paired

Blinking blue at heartbeat pace

Solid blue for two seconds

Blinking blue Radio is clearing Bluetooth

Rapid blinking blue for two seconds

Solid blue Radio is powering up with

Radio is reading or upgrading by CPS.

Bluetooth is powering on or off.

when no device is connected with radio in Bluetooth.

Radio is connected with at least a device in Bluetooth link.

Bluetooth device is connected.

Bluetooth device is disconnected.

pairing information.

Radio fails to connect or disconnect from a device.

Option Board error.

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Note

Identifying Status Indicators

No LED indication when the radio receives a clear (non-secured) transmission in trunking 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.

Intelligent Lighting Indicators

This feature temporarily changes the backlight of the top display screen, 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.

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.

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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.

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Identifying Status Indicators

Backlight and Bar Color

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

Notification When

The radio receives a phone call.

The radio receives a call alert.

The radio receives a selective call.

Short, LowPitched Tone

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

Reject When an unauthorized request is made.

Time-Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out.

No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment.

Individual Call Warning Tone

Man Down Entry When radio initiates Man Down mode.

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

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You Hear Tone Name Heard

Identifying Status Indicators

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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Identifying Status Indicators

You Hear Tone Name Heard

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

Long, MediumPitched Tone

A Group of MediumPitched Tones

Two Short, MediumPitched Tones

Short, HighPitched Tone (Chirp)

Two HighPitched Tones

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.

Keyfail When encryption key has been lost.

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

received.

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

Site Trunking When a SmartZone trunking system fails.

Over-the-Air Programming request

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

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

When the radio receives an over-the-air programming request.

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You Hear Tone Name Heard

Identifying Status Indicators

Ringing Phone Call Received When a land-to-mobile phone call is received.

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

accepting its transmissions.

Unique, LowPitched Chirp

Unique, HighPitched Chirp

IncrementalPitched Tone

DecrementalPitched Tone

A Group of Very HighPitched Tones

Unique LowHigh Tone

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New Message When a new message is received.

Priority Status When a priority message is received.

Bluetooth Paired When Bluetooth accessory is paired with the radio.

Bluetooth Connected When Bluetooth accessory is connected to the radio.

Bluetooth Unpaired When Bluetooth accessory is unpaired from the radio.

Bluetooth Disconnected When Bluetooth accessory is disconnected from the radio.

Man Down Continuous Tone

Critical Man Down Continuous Tone

Enhanced Zone Bank Up When EZB Up button is pressed to scroll the Enhance Zone

When radio is in Man Down mode and prepares to transmit Emergency Alarm when the timer of this alarm ends.

When radio is in Man Down Enhanced mode and prepares to transmit Emergency Alarm when the timer of this alarm ends.

Bank up.

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Identifying Status Indicators

You Hear Tone Name Heard

Unique HighLow Tone

Enhanced Zone Bank Down When EZB Down button is pressed to scroll the Enhance Zone

Bank down.

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General Radio Operation

Selecting a Zone

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

a) Rotate the preprogrammed 16–Position

Select Knob to the desired channel.

b) Press the PTT button to transmit on the

displayed zone channel.

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

A zone is a group of channels.

Select a zone via the preprogrammed Zone (3- Position A/B/C) switch:

a) Move the preprogrammed Zone (3-Position

A/B/C) switch to the position of the required zone. If the zone number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows INVALID. Repeat this step.

b) 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.

Select a channel via the preprogrammed 16–

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Position Select Knob to the desired channel.

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.

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.

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 RCV, alternating with the caller alias (name) or ID (number).

1 Press the Call Response button within 20

seconds after the call indicators begin.

See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 42 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.

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.

3 Press the Call Response button to hang up and

return to the Home screen.

You cannot initiate 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.

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General Radio Operation

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.

• The 16-Position Select Channel Knob.

Making a Talkgroup Call

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

When you receive a Telephone Call, you hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green. The backlight of the screen turns green and the display shows PHN 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.

3 Press the Call Response button to hang up and

return to the Home screen.

You cannot initiate a Telephone Call.

Methods to Make a Radio Call

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

• The preprogrammed Zone switch.

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1 Turn the 16-Position Select Channel Knob to

select the channel with the desired talkgroup.

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

cm) from your mouth.

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.

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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.

Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes.

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

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

Monitor Feature

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

Monitoring a Channel via the Monitor and Volume Set button.

a) Press the preprogrammed Monitor button.

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

b) Press and hold the Volume Set button to hear

the volume set tone.

c) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. d) Release the Volume Set button. e) Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.

The LED lights up solid red.

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

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Monitoring Conventional Mode

General Radio Operation

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.

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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Responding to the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only)

Advanced Call Features

Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)

This feature allows you to receive a call from a specific individual with privacy and without 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, you hear two alert tones and the LED lights up solid yellow. The backlight of the screen turns green momentarily and the display briefly shows CALL RCV.

The speaker unmutes.

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

cm) from your mouth.

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

PTT button to listen.

You cannot initiate a Selective Call.

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

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regrouped.

Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only)

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

Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button to send reprogram request to the dispatcher. The display shows RPGM and PLS WAIT.

channel, once the user has selected the dynamic-regrouping position.

Select Disabled

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

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 RCVD 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 ACK.

Classification of Regrouped Radios

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

Select Enabled

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Select-enabled radios are free to change to any available channel, including the dynamic-regrouping

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.

Your radio supports different types of Scan Lists:

• Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List

• Conventional Scan List

• Talkgroup Scan List

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in your radio. These lists must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

Viewing a Scan List

Turn the 16-Position Select Knob to view the members on the list.

One channel, regardless of traffic on nonpriority channels.

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

Scan

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status

Press the Top Side (Select) button to change the priority status of the currently displayed channel or the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel. The radio shows one of following priority status 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 Priority-

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

Turning Scan On or Off

Press the preprogrammed Scan button to toggle

SCAN ON or SCAN OFF to initiate or stop 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.

Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only)

While the radio is scanning, the dynamic priority change feature allows you to temporarily change any channel in a scan list (except for the Priority-One channel) to the Priority-Two channel.

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This change remains in effect until scan is turned off.

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Scan then reverts to the preprogrammed (original) setting.

When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button.

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.

Note

Deleting a nuisance channel is only possible through the preprogrammed Nuisance

Channel Delete button.

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.

The radio which you missed its call can send a Call Alert page to your radio. The sender also able to know that your radio is active.

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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 RCV.

Press any button to clear the Call Alert page.

You cannot send a Call Alert page.

Emergency Operation

The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation.

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

Tactical/NonRevert

Non-Tactical/ Revert for Conventional system

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

The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency channel to

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emergency call.

Non-Tactical/ Revert for Trunking system

Man Down is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature on the condition the Emergency must be set up for this feature to operate.

See Man Down on page 56 for details.

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

•

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.

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

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.

Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.

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One of the following scenarios occurs:

If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows NO ACK. The alarm ends and the radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup.

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.

One of the following scenarios occurs:

•

The display shows EMERGNCY and the current zone or channel. You hear a short medium-

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pitched 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.

If successful, the display shows 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 RCVD.

• You receive no acknowledgement. The display shows NO ACK.

• 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.

EMERGNCY on the

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.

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.

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4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission

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and wait for a response from the dispatcher.

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:

• 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

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 EMERG, and you hear an invalid tone until you exit the Emergency state or change to a channel preprogrammed for Emergency.

Emergency Keep-Alive Feature

This feature, when enabled, prevents the radio from being turned off via the On/Off Control Knob when the radio is in the Emergency state.

Note

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

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See Sending an Emergency Alarm on page 50, Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking

Only) on page 50, Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call on page 51, or Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm on page

52.

Fireground (Conventional Only)

The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene. It consists of five central components:

• Your APX portable radios

• Incident Management Software

• Command Terminal

• Radio Frequency (RF) Modem

• DVRS (Optional)

These components provide on-scene and inbuilding radio coverage, and enhanced personnel accountability and monitoring.

The radio helps to indicate your presence on the scene if it is in the range of the Incident Commander command terminal.

Each Fireground Communication System radio automatically reports your radio ID on the commander mobile command terminal. Your name, riding position and sector are all can be configured to be seen at the Commander’s command terminal.

If you have a critical situation, you can press the Emergency button which activates an alarm on the Incident Management Software at the command terminal.

The Fireground signals transmission is always exchanging data between your radio and the RF Modem and command terminal. The status of your radio includes:

• Powering up or down the radio

• Automatic response to Polling

• Response to Evacuation commands

• Pressing the PTT button to make voice transmission

• Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call

Entering Fireground Zone Channel

1 Upon powering up, perform one of the following

actions:

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• If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as default, you hear gurgle tone and the home screen. You are in Fireground zone channel.

• If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as default, but you hear a short, low-pitched tone, the display shows REG FAIL to indicate that the command terminal does not respond to Fireground Zone Channel. Get a qualified technician for assistance.

• If your home channel is not Fireground Zone Channel, toggle or change the radio zone channel to Fireground Zone Channel.

2 Listen for a transmission. Adjust the Volume

Control Knob if necessary.

3 Perform one of the following actions:

• Press and hold the preprogrammed Volume Set button to hear the volume set tone. Adjust

the Volume Control Knob if necessary. Release the Volume Set button.

• At the desired Fireground zone and channel, press the preprogrammed Monitor button and listen for activity. Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary.

• If your radio is working in Fireground Zone Channel, proceed to next step.

4 Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The

LED lights up solid red while transmitting. Talk into the microphone clearly if needed.

5 Release the PTT button to receive.

You hear a Transmit End Tone.

Responding to Evacuation Indicator

When Incident Commander triggers Evacuation signal from his command terminal, the RF Modem updates everyone in the Fireground Communication System with the order to evacuate the incident site.

Your radio sounds the Evacuation Tone at the profile maximum alert tone volume level. The display shows EVACUATE.

Perform one of the following actions:

• Move the Volume Control Knob to adjust the volume of the Evacuation Tone from full volume.

• Perform any action on the radio other than volume adjustments to cancel the evacuation indications and update the command terminal.

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• If preprogrammed with Manual Acknowledgement of Evacuation Command, pressing the PTT button shall cancel the indications and acknowledge the command terminal.

Tactical Public Safety (TPS) (Conventional Only)

TPS enabled the user of a group to identify a transmission starts and ends clearly by displaying the caller name or ID on the radio display.

Using TPS Normal Transmission

At TPS Zone Channel, perform one of the following actions:

• Press PTT button to transmit. Talk clearly into the microphone. Release PTT button to listen.

• Receive and listen to call, the radio displays the caller’s name or ID.

Using TPS Emergency Transmission

The following are two important alert tones designed for this feature.

Emergency Beacon

Emergency Call De-Key Sidetone

1 Press the Emergency button to enter Emergency

Mode. You hear Emergency Beacon.

2 Press PTT button to make Emergency Call.

3 Release to listen.

You hear Emergency Call De-Key Sidetone. After a short pause, you hear Emergency Beacon.

During Emergency if the TPS radio user pushes the Emergency button, the radio sounds a Beacon at the maximum volume of the radio at radio’s internal speaker and it is not adjustable. This beacon goes to silent when user presses the PTT button for voice transmission.

The radio sounds an alert tone to remind radio user that the Emergency Mode is still active after user releases the PTT button for an Emergency call transmission. The volume of loudness depends on the maximum tone at your radio profile.

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4 Long press Emergency button to exit Emergency

mode and cancel Emergency Beacon.

Man Down

Man Down condition is determined based upon the radio tilt angle or a combination of radio tilt angle and the lack of radio motion.

Man Down feature is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature if Emergency has been programmed in your radio.

Note

This feature could be preprogrammed for all channels that support Emergency feature or could be preprogrammed specifically to a zone and channel which has Emergency feature. Consult your agent or qualified technician for more details.

Your radio automatically activates Emergency Alarm or Call when the radio achieves or passes a tilt angle threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and radio motion below the motion sensitivity level, depending upon how the radio is programmed. The radio must stay in this condition for a preprogrammed

amount of time before the Emergency Alarm or Call is activated.

Note

It is recommended that an Emergency button is preprogrammed in order to allow the user to exit the emergency condition.

The Man Down feature provides a Clear function to the user. After a Man Down condition has been detected, the user can press a preprogrammed Clear button to cancel the Man Down condition. The radio remains in the Man Down state without triggering an emergency condition until the radio is moved out of the Man Down state, at which point Man Down functionality resumes.

The Man Down feature has three phases:

1 The radio senses the Man Down condition and

Pre-Alert Timer is initiated.

2 Man Down condition continues for the time

duration defined in the Pre-Alert Timer field. At the end of this time, the radio alerts the user on the Man Down status with an audible alert tone and MAN-DOWN text on the screen. The Post-Alert Timer also initiates at this point.

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3 Man Down condition continues for the time

duration defined in the Post-Alert Timer field. Once the timer expires, the Emergency alarm is transmitted. The Man Down Clear function is used in this phase to cancel the Man Down condition.

The following scenarios affect the timers:

• Pressing the PTT button suspends the Man Down timers; releasing the PTT button re-initiates the Pre-Alert Timer.

• Pressing other buttons on the radio does not impact these timers.

• Repositioning the radio exits the Man Down feature, which stops and resets the timers.

• Pressing a preprogrammed Clear button or pressing a Menu Select button preprogrammed for Clear stops and resets the timers. The timers do not restart until the radio is repositioned.

Note

Emergency must be set up for this feature to operate. For details on operating the Emergency alerts, please see Emergency

Operation on page 49.

If the radio is preprogrammed to horizontal only, it must be worn in a vertical position

otherwise the Man Down alert may be inadvertently triggered.

When the radio is programmed with Man Down feature, special care is required when charging the radio with a wall mounted charger. See Proper Ways to Handle the

Radio on page 87 for details.

Pre-Alert Timer

This timer sets the amount of time that a Man Down condition must be present before the radio-user is warned of the Man Down condition.

When the radio detects that it has returned to the vertical position or when the radio detects motion, the Pre-Alert timer stops and is reset.

The Pre-Alert timer reinitiates when the radio detects it is in the horizontal position or motionless again.

Post-Alert Timer

This timer sets the amount of time the radio needs to remain in the Man Down condition before the Emergency alarm is transmitted. When the Post-Alert Timer is initiated, the radio alerts the user with an audible tone and displays the “MAN-DOWN” text.

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Man Down feature.

Emergency procedure. See Emergency Operation on page 49 for details.

Radio Alerts When Man Down Feature is Triggered

The Man Down alert tone volume is directly related to the radio speaker volume. Ensure that the radio speaker volume is loud enough so that the user does not miss the Post-Alert tone.

Note

If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency, the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature.

If the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode, the radio inhibits all tones and lights on the radio including the Man Down tones.

Triggering Emergency

When the user does not clear the Man Down condition and the Post-Alert Timer comes to an end, Emergency Alarm or call is triggered. The radio sends emergency message to units within the same Talkgroup. The radio also sends ID number and GPS coordinates to dispatcher if these features are enabled. User can exit Emergency following the

Note

At this point the Man Down features is complete. Use normal Emergency procedures to cancel Emergency transmissions.

Radio Alerts When Man Down Enhanced is Triggered

Note

This feature is to be preprogrammed specifically to a zone and channel which supports Emergency feature.

The volume and repetition duration of Man Down Enhanced alert tone could be customized and preprogrammed to suite the required situation.

Consult your agent or qualified technician for more details.

When the radio initiates Man Down Enhanced, you hear the Critical Man Down Continuous alert tone from the radio speaker. The volume of this tone is set to the louder of the preprogrammed minimum level or the current radio speaker level. This acts as a beacon to find the radio.

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Note

If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency, the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature.

If the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode, the alert tone can be heard from the radio speaker.

Once the alert tone is active, changing to another channel with different setup triggers a different response from the radio as described next.

Exiting Man Down Feature

If you are not in a real Man Down situation, you should exit the Man Down feature and prevent emergency from going off with the following operation.

Perform one of the following actions:

• Repositioning the radio or shaking the radio (when motion sensitivity is enabled).

• Press the preprogrammed Man Down Clear button to exit.

• The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel without Emergency feature.

• The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel with Emergency but no Man Down feature.

• The current alert tone is inhibited and is replaced with a different alert tone when you change to a channel with Emergency and different Man Down configuration.

• The alert tone continues when you change to a channel with Emergency and similar Man Down configuration.

Re-Initiating Man Down

After exiting the Emergency Operation when the radio is still in Man Down condition (tilted achieving threshold angle or motionless), user must first exit Man Down condition to then reinitiate the Man Down feature.

Return the radio to the vertical position or shake the radio (when motion sensitivity is enabled).

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Testing the Man Down Feature

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Enable the Emergency feature with Silent Alarm disabled, but not in Surveillance Mode before running this test on the radio.

1 Turn the radio on and place in the vertical position,

for at least 5 seconds.

2 Lay the radio down in the horizontal position.

3 Wait for alert tone.

Secure Operations

Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels.

Unlike other forms of security, Motorola digital encryption provides signaling that makes it virtually impossible for others to decode any part of an encrypted message.

Selecting Secure Transmissions

One of the following scenarios occurs:

• The radio alerts with audible tone and displays MAN-DOWN.

• If no tone is heard, make sure that the Man Down feature is enabled on your radio. If Man Down feature was not enabled, please enable it and repeat 1 to 3.

• If the Man Down feature is enabled and no tone is heard, send the radio to a qualified technician.

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Turn the preprogrammed Secure/Clear switch to the secure position.

Note

If the selected channel is preprogrammed for clear-only operation, when you press the PTT button, you hear an invalid mode tone and the display shows CLR TX.

The radio does not transmit until you set the Secure/Clear switch to the clear position.

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messages in the strapped mode of operation, regardless of the Secure/Clear switch setting. This option must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

The Secure/Clear switch only applies when the radio is transmitting.

Selecting Clear Transmissions

Turn the preprogrammed Secure/Clear switch to the clear position.

Note

If the selected channel is preprogrammed for secure-only operation, when you press the PTT button, you hear an invalid mode tone and the display shows SEC TX.

The radio does not transmit until you set the Secure/ Clear switch to the secure position.

You can request to configure the radio to ignore the clear voice or insecured transmission when the radio is in secured transmission. Check with your agent for details.

If the “Ignore Secure/Clear Switch when Strapped” programming option is enabled, the radio transmits without displaying any messages in the strapped mode of operation, regardless of the Secure/Clear switch setting. This option must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

The Secure/Clear switch only applies when the radio is transmitting.

Managing Encryption

Loading an Encryption Key

Note

Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections and setup.

1 Attach the KVL to your radio.

The display shows KEYLOAD, and all other radio functions, except for power down, backlight, and volume, are locked out.

2 Select the required keys and press the Menu

Select button directly below LOAD on the KVL.

This loads the encryption keys into your radio.

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When the key has been loaded successfully, one of the following scenarios occurs:

• You hear the radio sounds a short tone for singlekey radios.

• You hear the radio sounds an alternating tone for multikey radios.

The KVL indicates that keyload is successful.

Multikey Feature

This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm.

There are two types:

Conventional Multikey

The encryption keys can be tied (strapped), on a one-per-channel basis, through Customer Programming Software. In addition, you can have operator-selectable keys, operator-selectable keysets, and operator-selectable key erasure. If talkgroups are enabled in conventional, then the encryption keys are strapped to the talkgroups.

Trunked Multikey

Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys

This feature allows you to erase all or selected encryption keys.

Erasing the single key in radios with the single-key option and erasing all keys in radios with the multikey option via the preprogrammed Top Side (Select) button and Top (Orange) button:

a) Press and hold the Top Side (Select) button. b) While holding Top Side (Select) button down,

press the Top (Orange) button. The display shows PLS WAIT. When all the encryption keys have been erased, the display shows ALL ERASED.

If the radio is used for both conventional and trunked applications, strap the encryption keys for trunking on a per-talkgroup or announcement-group basis. In addition, a different key can be strapped to other features, such as dynamic regrouping, failsoft, or emergency talkgroup. You can have operator-selectable key erasure.

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Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO Conventional Only)

Ensure that the Unique Shadow Key (USK) is loaded into the radio with the key-variable loader (KVL) before the rekey request can be sent. Refer to your local key management supervisor for more information.

This feature, also known as OTAR, allows the dispatcher to reprogram the encryption keys in the radio remotely. The dispatcher performs the rekey operation upon receiving a rekey request from the user.

Press and hold the preprogrammed Rekey Request button to send the rekey request. If the rekey operation fails, a bad-key tone sounds and the display shows RKY FAIL.

Note

Do not press the Top (Orange) button before pressing the Top Side (Select) button, unless you are in an emergency situation as this sends an emergency alarm.

Note

The rekey operation failure indicates that your radio does not contain the Unique Shadow Key (USK).

MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) Page

This feature allows you to view or define MDC Overthe-Air Rekeying (OTAR) features. It is applied only when operating in secure encrypted mode and only for conventional communications. In additional to Rekey Requests, OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgements, and Power-up Acknowledgements.

Some of the options selected may also need to be set up at the Key Management Controller (KMC) site to work properly.

Note

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Infinite UKEK Retention

This feature enables Unique Key Encryption Key (UKEK) to be permanently stored in the radio even

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when all of the encryption keys is erased. Without this UKEK key, the radio could not be over the air rekeyed.

Note

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Hear Clear

Note

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

There are two components of Hear Clear.

Companding Reduces the channel noise, e.g.

OTA transmission, that is predominantly present in UHF2 and 900 MHz channel with the following features.

Compressor Reduces the

background noise flow and the speech

signal at transmitting radio.

Expander Expands the speech

while the noise flow remains the same at receiving radio.

Random FM Noise Canceller (Flutter Fighter)

Reduces the unwanted effects of random FM noise pulses caused by channel fading under high Signal-toNoise (S/N) conditions such as in a moving transportation. The fading effects, heard as audio pops and clicks, are cancelled without affecting the desired audio signal.

The Random FM Noise Canceller operates only in receive mode.

Global Positioning System / Global Navigation Satellite System

The Global Navigation System (GNSS) in the radio integrated the information from the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite

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System (GLONASS) to determine the approximate geographical location of your radio. The geographical location is expressed as latitude and longitude or Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) format per request from customers.

Note

This feature is addressed as GPS across the manual as the naming convention of the buttons and strings remain the same as the legacy feature of GPS.

The availability and accuracy of this location information (and the amount of time that it takes to calculate it) varies depending on the environment in which you are using the GPS feature.

For example, GPS location fixes are difficult to obtain indoors, in covered locations, between high buildings, or in situations where you have not established a clear broad view of the sky.

Once GPS is enabled, the radio displays the GPS icon on the screen. The dispatcher can always request the system to determine the real-time location coordinates of the radio.

GPS Operation

The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites, to establish the location coordinates, maximizing your view of clear unobstructed sky is essential for optimum performance.

Where adequate signals from multiple satellites are not available (usually because you cannot establish a view of a wide area of the sky), the GPS feature of your radio will not work. Such situations include but are not limited to:

• Underground locations

• Inside of buildings, trains, or other covered vehicles

• Under any other metal or concrete roof or structure

• Between tall buildings or under dense tree-cover

• In temperature extremes outside the operating limits of your radio

Even where location information can be calculated in such situations, it may take longer to do so, and your location estimate may not be as accurate. Therefore, in any emergency situation, always report your location to your dispatcher.

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information and the time it takes to obtain it varies depending upon circumstances, particularly the ability to receive signals from an adequate number of satellites.

Note

Even where adequate signals from multiple satellites are available, your GPS feature only provides an approximate location, usually within 10 meters from your actual location, but sometimes farther away.

The satellites used by the GPS feature are controlled by the U.S. government and are subject to changes implemented in accordance with the Department of Defense GPS user policy and the Federal Radio Navigation Plan. These changes may affect the performance of the GPS feature on your radio.

GPS Performance Enhancement

Sometimes, the GPS feature may be unable to complete a location calculation successfully. You then see a message indicating that your radio cannot connect to enough visible satellites.

To maximize the ability of your radio to determine a

fix, take note of the following guidelines:

• For your initial fix, hold the radio in the face position.

• Stay in the open. The GPS feature works best where there is nothing between your radio and a large amount of open sky.

Trunking System Controls

Operating in Failsoft System

The failsoft system ensures continuous radio communications during a trunked system failure. If a trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into failsoft operation and automatically switches to its failsoft channel.

During failsoft operation, your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency. You hear a mediumpitched tone and the display shows FAILSOFT.

When the trunking system returns to normal operation, your radio automatically leaves failsoft operation and returns to trunked operation.

To continue, in Failsoft, to communicate with other talkgroups, refer to the following procedure.

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1 Rotate the Mode Knob to change to a different

repeater frequency.

2 Press the PTT button to talk, and release the

button to listen.

Out-of-Range Radio

When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel.

You hear a low-pitched tone and/or the display shows the currently selected zone/channel combination and OUT RNG. Your radio remains in this out-of-range condition until it locks onto a control channel, it locks onto a failsoft channel, or it is turned off.

Site Trunking Feature

If the zone controller loses communication with any site, that site reverts to site trunking.

The display shows the currently selected zone/ channel combination and STE TRNK.

Locking and Unlocking a Site

This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide-area talkgroup sites. This feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide-area system.

Use the preprogrammed Site Lock/Unlock button to toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked.

The radio saves the new site lock state and returns to the Home screen.

Site Display and Search Button

The Site Display and Site Search button allows you to view the name of the current site or force your radio to change to a new one.

Viewing the Current Site

Press the preprogrammed Site Displ/Srch button.

Note

When this occurs, you can communicate only with other radios within your trunking site.

The display shows momentary the name of the current site and its corresponding received signal strength indicator (RSSI).

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Press and hold down the preprogrammed Site Displ/Srch button. You hear a tone and the display shows momentary SCANNING.

When the radio finds a new site, it returns to the Home screen.

The use of this feature requires the "Full Feature" expansion board together with the Bluetooth Software.

The default setting for Bluetooth-enabled radio is Bluetooth on. See Turning Off the Bluetooth on page 69 to turn off the Bluetooth.

Currently your radio supports the following Bluetooth devices or profiles.

Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth®-

This feature allows your radio to extend its functionality by connecting to external proprietary Motorola accessories.

Note

It is recommended to use Motorola proprietary Mission Critical Wireless (MCW) devices with APX radios during Mission Critical operations as other Bluetooth® devices may or may not meet the mission critical standard.

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

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• Headset (HSP)

• Dial Up Networking (DUN)

• Personal Area Networking (PAN)

• Serial Port (SPP)

Turning On Bluetooth

Turning on the Bluetooth via the preprogrammed button:

a) Press the preprogrammed button to turn on the

Bluetooth. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The

display shows momentary BT ON, and appears.

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If Bluetooth fails to launch, the display shows BT ON FL.

Turning Off the Bluetooth

Turning off the Bluetooth via the preprogrammed button:

a) Press the preprogrammed button to turn off the

Bluetooth. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The

display shows momentary BT OFF and disappears.

Re-Pair Timer

There are two options for configuring the Bluetooth pairing type of the radio. The type defines the duration the radio and the accessory retain the pairing information.

Immediate (For MCW accessories only.) When the

radio and/or device is turned off after pairing, the keys are lost. Due to this, when your radio and your device are turned on again, they are unable to reconnect. The user must re-pair the devices to re-establish a new set of

pairing keys. See Pairing with Low

Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature on page 71 and Standard Pairing Feature on page 73.

Infinite (For all Bluetooth devices.) When the

radio and/or device are turned off after pairing, keys are not lost. When the radio and the device are turned on again, they can resume the Bluetooth connection without user intervention.

Re-Pair Timer Options

Immediate (For MCW Accessories only)

Re-Pair Timer Scenarios

• When the radio is powered off, pairing key is lost immediately, and accessory attempts to pair again. If pairing is unsuccessful within the Drop Timer value, the accessory automatically powers off.

• When the accessory is powered off, all keys are lost immediately,

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Timer Options

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and the user must re-pair the devices.

• When the device loses Bluetooth connection, the device will attempt to re-establish Bluetooth Connection within the Drop Timer value.

Re-Pair Timer Options

Immediate (For MCW Accessories only)

Description

0 – 15 minutes programmable buffer time to re-establish the Bluetooth Connection when the Bluetooth signal is out of range.

If either device powers off, the pairing keys are immediately cleared from both devices and the devices must re-pair.

Infinite (For all Bluetooth devices)

Bluetooth Drop Timer

The Bluetooth Drop Timer has two different settings and functions, depending upon the selection of the Re-Pair Timer.

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• When the radio is powered off, the accessory attempts to reestablish the Bluetooth Connection for a period of time depending upon the Drop Timer value. If the device fails to reconnect within the period, the accessory then powers off.

Infinite (For all Bluetooth devices)

This Timer only applies to the accessory. The programmable timer choices are: 0 – 15 minutes, 2 hours, 4 hours or 8 hours.

Do note there are exceptions for Operation Critical Wireless (OCW) headset and PTT which are preprogrammed to 8 hours.

This timer is a "stay alive" timer where the accessory remains on without the device reconnecting before powering off. The radio remains on until the user powers

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Re-Pair Timer Options

The radio could not control the Drop Timer of Personal Area Networking (PAN), Dial-Up Networking (DUN), Commercial Off- The-Shelf (COTS) and data services. It depends on the specifications of these external devices.

Description

off the radio. The radio and

accessory remains paired indefinitely. Once the device reconnect, the timer is reset.

Bluetooth tones, Bluetooth menu and preprogrammed buttons must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

The range of Bluetooth operation when using a MCW accessory is 10 meters line-of-sight communication. This is an unobstructed path between the location of the signal transmitter (your radio) and the location of the receiver (your device or accessory).

Obstacles that can cause an obstruction in the line-ofsight include trees, buildings, mountains, cars and etc.

Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information about these timers.

To establish the Bluetooth Connection, see Pairing

with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LFMPP) Feature on page 71 or Standard Pairing Feature on page 73 .

Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature

Ensure that Bluetooth feature of your radio is on and the Bluetooth tones are enabled.

It is not recommended that you leave your radio behind and expect your accessory to work with a high degree of reliability when they are separated.

At the fringe areas of reception, both voice and tone quality will start to sound "garbled" or "broken". To correct this problem, simply position the accessory and radio closer to each other (within the 10 meter defined range) to re-establish clear audio reception.

Note

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Time consumption.

Turn on the accessory. Then, place it close to the radio aligning the Bluetooth Pairing Location (a blue dot) on the radio to the Bluetooth Pairing Location (a blue dot) on the accessory.

If the pairing process is successful, you hear an incremental-pitched tone. The radio begins to connect to the device.

If the pairing process fails, you hear a short, lowpitched tone. The display shows PAIRFAIL. Repeat this step.

The radio tries to establish connection with the device once paired.

Note

If the connection fails within 6 seconds, you hear a decremental-pitched tone to indicate that the device is unpaired. The display shows <Device Type> UNPAIRED. Repeat this step to re-initiate the pairing process.

If the connection is successful, you hear an incremental-pitched tone. The display shows <Device

Type> CONNCTED

to .

If the radio has the pairing record of the device and the connection fails, you hear a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows <Device Type> CON FAIL.

Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection

The radio shows when the device has a Bluetooth connection. Below is the scenario and radio indications when the connection is interrupted.

The starts blinking for up to 10 seconds. You hear a decremental-pitched tone. The display shows <Device Type> alternating with CON LOST.

If the Bluetooth device successfully re-connects before the Bluetooth Drop Timer expires, the display shows momentary <Device Type> CONNCTED, and

shows persistently, or if the Bluetooth device fails

to re-connect within 10 seconds, the blinking

replaced by a persistent .

and the Bluetooth icon turns from

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Standard Pairing Feature

Note

Bluetooth tones, Bluetooth menu and preprogrammed buttons must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Once a COTS headset is paired to your radio, it is always connected. Therefore the battery life of the accessory is aligned with the Talk time power consumption, not the Standby time consumption.

The Bluetooth Standard Pairing feature enables your Bluetooth enabled radio to search for other Bluetooth enabled and discoverable device. Once the device is discovered, your radio automatically pairs with the device.

This feature also enables your Bluetooth enabled radio to be visible to another Bluetooth enabled device and receive request to pair from other device.

Searching and Pairing the Bluetooth Device

Ensure the Bluetooth on your device is turned on and is set to Discoverable in order to enable your radio to detect your device in Bluetooth.

Bluetooth Search in Bluetooth Standard Pairing method is used to scan for other Bluetooth devices nearby. It is set to off by default.

The radio only search for HSP devices and Motorola MCW & OCW accessories. Radio filters out other profiles.

Press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Inquiry On/Off button, to enable the Bluetooth Search feature. One of the following scenarios occurs:

•

If successful, the display shows SRCH ON followed by SRCH END when the radio is pairing with a device found. The display shows <Device Name> PAIRED to indicate pairing is complete.

• If the feature fails to initiate or the radio fails to pair with any device, the display shows SRCH END when the search timer expires without pairing with any device. Repeat this step.

One of the following scenarios occurs:

• The radio continues to connect to the device. If the connecting process is successful, the radio sounds an incremental-pitched tone. The display

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Bluetooth icon turns from b to a.

• If the device already has pairing records and the connecting process fails, the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows <Device Type> CON FAIL.

• If the connection fails within 6 seconds, you hear a decremental-pitched tone to indicate that the device is unpaired. The display shows <Device Type> UNPAIRED.

indicates the visibility is turned on successfully.

• If the visibility fails to turn on, the display shows VISIBLTYFAILED.

• When the timer expires, the display shows VISI OFF.

Receiving Pairing Request from other Devices

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Turning On Bluetooth Visibility

Turning Bluetooth visibility to on enables other Bluetooth devices to search for your radio. The visibility of the Bluetooth is set to off by default.

a) Press and hold the preprogrammed Bluetooth

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Releasing the preprogrammed button turns off the Visibility mode.

Inquiry On/ Off button for three seconds to enable the Bluetooth visibility feature. One of the following scenarios occurs:

• Keep holding the button although you hear a short, medium-pitched tone with the display shows momentary VISIBLE. This

Turn on your radio Bluetooth Visible mode. Your radio automatically accept the request and pair with any request received from other device.

Turning On the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Radio to the Headset)

Turning on the Bluetooth audio via the preprogrammed button:

a) Press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Audio

Reroute button to route the audio from the radio to the headset.

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You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows HDSET ON.

The radio display shows short, medium-pitched tone.

VOL XX and sounds a

Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Headset to the Radio)

Turning off the Bluetooth audio via the preprogrammed button:

a) Press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Audio

Reroute button to route the audio from the headset to the radio. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows SPKR ON.

Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device

Ensure that the Bluetooth audio device is connected to the radio.

Your radio can only control the volume of MCW and OCW Bluetooth enabled audio device. If the radio is paired with other Bluetooth enabled audio device, its volume is independent from the APX radio. In this case, the volume is only adjustable on the device.

Adjust volume up/down on the Bluetooth audio device.

Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information

Clearing all Bluetooth devices information via the preprogrammed Bluetooth On/Off button:

a) Long press the preprogrammed Bluetooth

On/Off button.

You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows PLS WAIT to indicate clearing is in progress.

If successful, the display shows ALL CLR.

If unsuccessful, you hear the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone.The display shows CLR FAIL.

Note

If Re-Pair Timer is set to infinite and you clear keys on the radio, you must clear keys on all previously paired devices as well. (Please see your accessories manual for further details.)

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Over-the-Air Programming (POP 25, ASTRO

Advanced Features

25, ASTRO Conventional and Wi-Fi)

This feature enables configuration data and firmware to be upgraded to your radio over-the-air. Full use of the radio is retained during the data transfer without interrupting communication. For ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional, the upgrade pauses to give priorities to voice call, and continues after the voice call ended. For Wi-Fi®, the upgrade process runs concurrently with voice calls.

Once a configuration upgrade is downloaded to your radio, you can install new changes immediately or delay changes to be installed on the radio when it is being powered up.

Note

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Responding to the Notification of Upgrade

If a configuration upgrade is downloaded to your radio, an alert tone sounds and the upgrade is installed at the next radio power up. If a firmware

upgrade is downloaded to your radio, an alert tone sounds and the display shows UPGRADE .

To accept the upgrade, long press the Top Side (Select) button within 15 seconds of UPGRADE appearing on the display. The radio resets and the installation takes several minutes.

Note

The radio cannot be used while the upgrade is being installed. Therefore, make sure to only accept the upgrade at a convenient time when immediate radio use is not required.

If the Top Side (Select) button is not long pressed within 15 seconds, the UPGRADE display is cleared until the next radio power up.

Voice Announcement

This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode, zone or channel the user has just assigned. This audio indicator can be customized per customer requirements. This is typically useful when the user is in a difficult condition to read the content shown on the display.

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Advanced Features

Each voice announcement is within a limit of three seconds maximum. The sum duration of all different voice announcements in a radio shall be no more than 1000 seconds.

Note

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

Check with your agent if Voice Announcement is available for the feature you need.

The two options of priority for the Voice Announcement available are:

High Enables the voice of the feature to announce

even when the radio is receiving calls.

Low Disables the voice of the feature from

announcing when the radio is receiving calls.

You hear a voice announcement when the features below are preprogrammed in the radio.

announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting.

Note

Pressing this preprogrammed playback button enables the voice feature to announce in High priority.

All the three programmable buttons at the side of the radio support this feature.

• Change to a new zone. The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting.

• Change to a new channel remaining within the current zone. The radio announces the current channel.

• Press either the preprogrammed button or switch of the radio to launch or terminate Scan, Talkaround/Direct or Transmit Inhibit. The radio announces the corresponding feature activation.

Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)

• The radio powers up. The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting.

• Press the preprogrammed voice announcement button (which specifically programmed to playback the current zone and channel). The radio

A Site Selectable Alert (SSA) is an Intelligent Lighting indicator together with audio alert sent to radios at a site or a few sites to notify the users when there is a special situation that they need to be aware of. Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA.

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Upon the activation of a SSA, the receiving radios

Advanced Features

display the alert alias and generate the periodic alert tone.

Note

Alert alias, alert tone, and alert period can be preprogrammed. Alert period is the duration for the radio to repeat the alert tone. An interval of 5 seconds might impact the battery life of the radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details.

When mixing SSA with received voice audio, the SSA alert is reduced in volume to ensure that the voice message is still heard clearly. Therefore, it is important that the SSA audio files are created with clear loud audio to ensure they can still be heard clearly when played at reduced levels.

Note

Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) for the radio to connect to must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information

Turning Wi-Fi On or Off

Turning Wi-Fi® on or off via the preprogrammed button:

a) To toggle the Wi-Fi on or off, press the

preprogrammed Wi-Fi button.

This button must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

The display shows WIFI ON or WIFI OFF.

Wi-Fi

This feature allows you to turn Wi-Fi® on or off. Wi-Fi can be used for wireless programming of the radio with the Radio Management tool.

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Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio

Long press the preprogrammed Wi-Fi button. The display shows the current status of the Wi-Fi as described next.

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Advanced Features

WF SRCHG Looking for available Wi-Fi

WF CNTG In the process of connecting to a

WF CNTD Connected to one of the

NO SERVICE

If the radio is Wi-Fi connected, you see a Wi-Fi

signal strength indicator, on the front display. In addition, the WiFi menu shows Connected under the connection Status heading, what network you are connected to under the Network heading, and the signal strength to that network under the Sig Strength heading.

networks that have been preprogrammed into the radio.

found Wi-Fi network.

preprogrammed Wi-Fi networks.

No available networks or connection with one of the networks failed.

would like to read the top display while the radio is still in the carry holder attached to your belt.

To flip the display, press and hold the preprogrammed Light/Flip button

Selecting a Basic Zone Bank

The Basic Zone Select feature must to be preprogrammed to the 3-position A-B-C switch, while the Basic Zone Bank feature must be preprogrammed to any side button or Top (Orange) button before you can use this feature.

This feature allows twice as many zones to be accessed from a switch, doubling the amount of switch positions.

Use the preprogrammed Basic Zone Bank button to toggle the position between Bank 1 and Bank 2. The top display shows the status icons (A, B, C, D, E or F) or the zone name based on the bank and switch position selected.

Utilities

Using the Flip Display

This feature allows you to flip the content of the top display upside down. It is particularly useful when you

Note

See the Basic Zone Bank 1 and Basic

Zone Bank 2 icons for more information on

the status icons.

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Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank

Advanced Features

Selecting the Power Level

This feature is created in order to allow users to communicate in more zones. An Enhanced Zone Bank (EZB) consists of three zones. This also means each icon A, B, C, ... or Y consist of three zones. You can use the preprogrammed 3-position A-B-C switch to select the first, second or third zone in an EZB.

This feature allows user to navigate from up to 75 zones in 25 EZBs.

Note

The Zone Select feature must to be preprogrammed to the 3-position A-B-C switch, while the Enhanced Zone Bank feature must be preprogrammed to any side button or Top (Orange) button before you can use this feature.

1 Press the preprogrammed EZB Up or EZB Down

button to scroll the EZB up or down or press and hold the preprogrammed EZB Up or EZB Down button to fast scroll the EZB up or down.

2 Turn the 3-Position A/B/C Switch to select the

first, second or third zone in the selected EZB.

Note

This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

This feature enables you to reduce the transmit power level for specific case that requires a lower power level. You can select the power level at which your radio transmits. The radio always turns on to the default setting. These reduced transmit power level settings do not affect the receiving performance of your radio, nor diminish the overall quality of the audio and data functionality of the radio given the following conditions.

Power level Low enables a shorter transmitting distance and to conserve power. Power level High enables a longer transmitting distance.

Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level switch to toggle the power level between low and high power.

The display shows LOW PWR and the low power icon or the display shows HIGH PWR and the high power icon.

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Advanced Features

Controlling the Display Backlight

Turning Voice Mute On or Off

You can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as needed, if poor light conditions make the display or keypad difficult to read.

Perform one of the following actions:

• To toggle the backlight on or off, press the

preprogrammed Light/Flip button.

• To turn the backlight on, press any

programmable radio controls or buttons.

Locking and Unlocking the Controls

You can lock the programmable buttons, switches, and rotary knobs of your radio to avoid inadvertent entry. Check with your dealer or qualified technician for best selection to suit your usage.

1 Toggle the preprogrammed Keypad/Control Lock

button or switch to on. The display shows CTRL LCK.

2 Toggle again to unlock the controls.

You can enable and disable voice transmission, if needed.

Turning Voice Mute off or on via the preprogrammed Voice Mute button:

a) To turn the feature off or on, press the

preprogrammed Voice Mute button.

The display shows momentary VMUT OFF, and you hear a short tone, indicating that the feature is disabled or the display shows momentary VMUT ON, and you hear a short tone, indicating that the feature is enabled.

Using the Time-Out Timer

This feature turns off the transmitter of your radio. You cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting.

If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops your transmission, and you hear a talk-prohibit tone.

The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be preprogrammed from 3 to 120 seconds, in 15-second intervals, or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode, by a qualified radio technician.

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Note

Advanced Features

You hear a brief, low-pitched, warning tone four seconds before the transmission times out.

1 Hold down the PTT button longer than the

preprogrammed time. You hear a short, low-pitched warning tone, the transmission is cut-off, and the LED goes out until you release the PTT button.

2 Release the PTT button.

The timer resets.

3 To re-transmit, press the PTT button.

The time-out timer restarts and the LED lights up solid red.

Mode Result

Carrier squelch (C) You hear all traffic on a

channel.

PL or DPL The radio responds only

to your messages.

Digital Options

One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Option Result

Digital Carrier-Operated Squelch (COS)

You hear any digital traffic.

Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features

This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than normal background noise.

Analog Options

Tone Private Line (PL), Digital Private-Line (DPL), and carrier squelch can be available (preprogrammed) per channel.

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Normal Squelch You hear any digital

traffic having the correct network access code.

Selective Switch You hear any digital

traffic having the correct network access code and correct talkgroup.

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Advanced Features

Using the PL Defeat Feature

This feature allows you to override any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that might be preprogrammed to a channel. The radio also unmutes to any digital activity on a digital channel.

Place the preprogrammed PL Defeat switch in the PL Defeat position. One of the following scenarios occurs:

• You hear any activity on the channel.

• The radio is muted if no activity is present.

Note

When this feature is active, the Carrier Squelch status indicator is displayed.

Digital PTT ID Support

This feature allows you to see the radio ID (number) of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission. This ID, consisting up to a maximum of eight characters, can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher.

The ID number of your radio is also automatically sent every time the PTT button is pressed. This is a perchannel feature. For digital voice transmissions, the

ID of your radio is sent continuously during the voice message.

Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only)

Smart PTT is a per-personality, programmable feature used in conventional radio systems to keep radio users from talking over other radio conversations.

When smart PTT is enabled in your radio, you cannot transmit on an active channel.

If you try to transmit on an active smart-PTT channel, you hear an alert tone, and the transmission is inhibited. The LED lights up solid yellow to indicate that the channel is busy.

The following table shows the variations of smart

PTT:

Mode Description

Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Carrier

You cannot transmit if any traffic is detected on the channel.

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Transmit Inhibit

Advanced Features

Mode Description

Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Wrong Squelch Code

Quick-Key Override

This feature is available for APCO 25 trunking, Type II trunking and Conventional operations for all APX radios.

When Transmit Inhibit feature is enabled, the radio stops all transmission including voice and data. The

You cannot transmit on an active channel with a squelch code or (if secure-equipped) encryption key other than your own. If the PL code is the same as yours, the transmission is not prevented.

Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use Quick-Key Override. This feature can work in conjunction with either of the two above variations. You can override the transmit-inhibit state by quickkeying the radio. In other words, two PTT button presses within the preprogrammed time limit.

radio could receive messages but not replying the acknowledgement request of the received message.

User could physically control the transmission of the radio especially during operation in hazardous environments with this feature. An environment is considered hazardous when the power emitted by the radio power amplifier could initiate an explosion or other dangerous reactions.

When the Transmit Inhibit feature is disabled, the radio functions according to its normal operations.

The radio sounds alert tone when user enters or exits this feature and also when PTT is pressed.

Note

Acknowledgement of any messages required from the radio is not transmitted if the Transmit Inhibition is enabled.

Enabling Transmit Inhibition

Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button.

Note

If the user has disabled TX Inhibit via the menu and then moves the switch to the position where TX Inhibit is enabled, the new value overwrites the menu value.

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Advanced Features

The display shows Tx inhibit on. You hear a sequence of short, low‐high tones to indicate transmission is inhibited.

Pressing PTT triggers the radio sounds a constant short, low‐pitched tone (reject tone).

Note

The status of the Transmit Inhibit does not change after the radio powers up.

Disabling Transmit Inhibition

Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button.

Note

If the user has disabled TX Inhibit via the softkey and then moves the switch to the position where TX Inhibit is enabled, the new value overwrites the menu value.

The display shows Tx inhibit off. You hear a sequence of short, high‐low tone (Transmit Inhibit Off tone) to indicate transmission is back to normal operation.

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Helpful Tips

Radio Care

Caution

• Your radio casting has a vent port that allows for pressure equalization in the radio. Never poke this vent with any objects, such as needles, tweezers, or screwdrivers.This could create leak paths into the radio and the radio’s submergibility will be lost.

• (For APX 8000 R Radios Only) Your radio is designed to be submerged to a maximum depth of 6 feet, with a maximum

submersion time of 2 hours. Exceeding either maximum limit may result in damage to the radio.

• (For APX 8000 R Radios Only) Elastomer technology materials used for seals in rugged portable radios can age with time and environmental exposure. Therefore, Motorola recommends that rugged radios be checked annually as a preventive measure in order to assure the watertight integrity of the radio. Motorola details the disassembly, test, and reassembly procedures along with necessary test equipment needed to inspect, maintain and troubleshoot radio seals in the radio’s service manual.

• If the radio battery contact area has been submerged in water, dry and clean the radio battery contacts before attaching a battery to the radio. Otherwise, the water could short-circuit the radio.

• If the radio has been submerged in water, shake the radio well so that any water that may be trapped inside the speaker grille and microphone port can be removed.

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Helpful Tips

• Do not disassemble the radio. This could

Cleaning Your Radio

Caution

Do not use solvents to clean your radio as most chemicals may permanently damage the radio housing and textures.

Do not submerge the radio in the detergent solution.

To clean the external surfaces of your radio, follow the procedure described next.

1 Combine one teaspoon of mild dishwashing

detergent to one gallon of water (0.5% solution).

2 Apply the solution sparingly with a stiff, non-

metallic, shortbristled brush, making sure excess detergent does not get entrapped near the

Otherwise, the water will decrease the audio quality of the radio.

damage radio seals and result in leak paths into the radio. Any radio maintenance should be performed only by a qualified radio technician.

connectors, controls or crevices. Dry the radio thoroughly with a soft, lint-free cloth.

3 Clean battery contacts with a lint-free cloth to

remove dirt or grease.

Proper Ways to Handle the Radio

• Do not pound, drop, or throw the radio

unnecessarily. Never carry the radio by the antenna.

• Avoid subjecting the radio to an excess of liquids.

Do not submerge the radio unless it is a ruggedized.(APX 8000 R model)

• Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives, solvents or chemicals.

• Do not disassemble the radio.

• Caution

Do not use the radio without an accessory connector or a dust cover in place as contamination can build up on the contacts.

• When charging the radio using a wall mounted charger, the radio must be turned off. Otherwise, the Man Down Alert and Emergency may be accidentally triggered.

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Radio Service and Repair

Helpful Tips

Proper repair and maintenance procedures will assure efficient operation and long life for this product. A Motorola maintenance agreement will provide expert service to keep this and all other communication equipment in perfect operating condition. A nationwide service organization is provided by Motorola to support maintenance services. Through its maintenance and installation program, Motorola makes available the finest service to those desiring reliable, continuous communications on a contract basis. For a contract service agreement, please contact your nearest Motorola service or sales representative, or an authorized Motorola dealer.

Battery Care

Battery Charge Status

Your radio can indicate the battery’s charge status through:

• the LED blinks red when the PTT button is pressed.

• you hear a low-battery “chirp” (short, high-pitched tone).

Fuel Gauge Icons

A blinking fuel gauge icon ( ) is displayed only when the battery voltage drops to low level. In this case, replace the battery with a fully charged one.

Gauge Battery Charge

76% to 100% full

51% to 75%

26% to 50%

[3]

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• the LED and sounds.

• the fuel gauge icon on the display.

LED and Sounds

When your battery is low:

11% to 25%

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Helpful Tips

Gauge Battery Charge

Battery Recycling and Disposal

In the U.S. and Canada, Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) program for battery collection and recycling. Many retailers and dealers participate in this program.

For the location of the drop-off facility closest to you, access RBRC's Internet web site at www.rbrc.com or call 1-800-8-BATTERY. This internet site and telephone number also provide other useful information concerning recycling options for consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies.

10% or less (at 10%, the gauge begins blinking)

These are for IMPRES™ battery operation only.

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Accessories

The accessory link below is for APX radios. Not all accessories are FCC certified to operate with all APX models and/or bandsplits. Please refer to the specific APX radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility.

http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX

Note

GPS only antenna is only used in either a single band UHF or 700/800 application where the Public Safety Microphone (PSM) is used with the corresponding PSM antenna. This antenna is only for GPS reception and cannot be used for receive/transmit operation at UHF, VHF or 700/800. This antenna is never to be used on the PSM.

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Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

Special Channel Assignments

Emergency Channel

If you are in imminent and grave danger at sea and require emergency assistance, use VHF Channel 16 to send a distress call to nearby vessels and the United States Coast Guard. Transmit the following information, in this order:

1 “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” 2 “THIS IS _____________________, CALL SIGN

__________.” State the name of the vessel in distress 3 times, followed by the call sign or other identification of the vessel, stated 3 times.

3 Repeat “MAYDAY” and the name of the vessel. 4 “WE ARE LOCATED AT

_______________________.” State the position of the vessel in distress, using any information that will help responders to locate you, e.g.:

• latitude and longitude

• bearing (state whether you are using true or magnetic north)

• distance to a well-known landmark

• vessel course, speed or destination

5 State the nature of the distress. 6 Specify what kind of assistance you need. 7 State the number of persons on board and the

number needing medical attention, if any.

8 Mention any other information that would be

helpful to responders, such as type of vessel, vessel length and/or tonnage, hull color, etc.

9 “OVER.” 10 Wait for a response. 11 If you do not receive an immediate response,

remain by the radio and repeat the transmission at intervals until you receive a response. Be prepared to follow any instructions given to you.

Non-Commercial Call Channel

For non-commercial transmissions, such as fishing reports, rendezvous arrangements, repair scheduling, or berthing information, use VHF Channel 9.

Operating Frequency Requirements

A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows:

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Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

• on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency.

• on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating:

• in the simplex mode on the ship station

transmitting frequencies specified in the

156.025 – 157.425 MHz frequency band, and

• in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency

channels specified in the table below.

Note

Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters.

Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime Services can be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and from the US Coast Guard.

Table 1: VHF Marine Channel List

Channel

Number

Frequency (MHz)

Transmit Receive

1 156.050 160.650

2 156.100 160.700

* 156.150 160.750

4 156.200 160.800

5 156.250 160.850

6 156.300 –

7 156.350 160.950

8 156.400 –

9 156.450 156.450

10 156.500 156.500

11 156.550 156.550

12 156.600 156.600

13** 156.650 156.650

14 156.700 156.700

15** 156.750 156.750

16 156.800 156.800

17** 156.850 156.850

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Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

18 156.900 161.500

66 156.325 160.925

19 156.950 161.550

20 157.000 161.600

* 157.050 161.650

22 157.100 161.700

* 157.150 161.750

24 157.200 161.800

25 157.250 161.850

26 157.300 161.900

27 157.350 161.950

28 157.400 162.000

60 156.025 160.625

* 156.075 160.675

62 156.125 160.725

63 156.175 160.775

* 156.225 160.825

65 156.275 160.875

67** 156.375 156.375

68 156.425 156.425

69 156.475 156.475

71 156.575 156.575

72 156.625 –

73 156.675 156.675

74 156.725 156.725

75 *** ***

76 *** ***

77** 156.875 –

78 156.925 161.525

79 156.975 161.575

80 157.025 161.625

* 157.075 161.675

* 157.125 161.725

* 157.175 161.775

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84 157.225 161.825

Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range

85 157.275 161.875

86 157.325 161.925

87 157.375 161.975

88 157.425 162.025

Note

* Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters.

** Low power (1 W) only.

*** Guard band.

Note

A – in the Receive column indicates that the channel is transmit only.

Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies

The radio equipment does not employ a modulation other than the internationally adopted modulation for

maritime use when it operates on the distress and safety frequencies specified in RSS-182 Section 7.3.

Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources

RS232 USB SB9600

Input

Voltage

(Volts

Peak-to-

peak)

Max Data

Rate

Impedance 5000 ohm 90 ohm 120 ohm

18V 3.6V 5V

28 kb/s 12 Mb/s 9.6 kb/s

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Glossary

This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this manual.

ACK Acknowledgment of

communication.

Active Channel A channel that has traffic on it.

distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security.

Bluetooth Pairing Bluetooth pairing occurs when

two bluetooth devices exchanged a passkey to form a paired Bluetooth wireless connection.

Analog Signal An RF signal that has a

continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature.

ARS Automatic Registration Service

ASTRO 25 Motorola standard for wireless

digital trunked communications.

ASTRO Conventional

Autoscan A feature that allows the radio

Bluetooth Bluetooth is an open wireless

Motorola standard for wireless digital conventional communications.

to automatically scan the members of a scan list.

technology standard for exchanging data over short

Call Alert Privately page an individual by

sending an audible tone.

Carrier Squelch Feature that responds to the

presence of an RF carrier by opening or unmuting (turning on) a receiver’s audio circuit. A squelch circuit silences the radio when no signal is being received so that the user does not have to listen to “noise”.

Central Controller A software-controlled,

computer-driven device that receives and generates data for the trunked radios assigned to it. It monitors and directs the

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Glossary

operations of the trunked repeaters.

Channel A group of characteristics such

as transmit/ receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding.

Control Channel In a trunking system, one of the

channels that is used to provide a continuous, two-way/ data communications path between the central controller and all radios on the system.

Conventional Typically refers to radio-to-

radio communications, sometimes through a repeater (see Trunking).

Conventional Scan List

COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf

Digital Private Line (DPL)

A scan list that includes only conventional channels.

A type of coded squelch using data bursts. Similar to PL except a digital code is used instead of a tone.

Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed,

or discrete, nature, rather than a continuous nature.

Dispatcher An individual who has radio

system management duties.

Dynamic Regrouping

Failsoft A feature that allows

FCC Federal Communications

FM Frequency Modulation

Hang Up Disconnect.

A feature that allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a single special channel so they can communicate with each other.

communications to take place even though the central controller has failed. Each trunked repeater in the system transmits a data word informing every radio that the system has gone into failsoft.

Commission.

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Motorola APX 8000 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

ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR)

CrossTalk Prevention

Encrypted Integrated Data (EID)

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

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

Identifying Status Indicators

Status Icons

LED Indicator

Intelligent Lighting Indicators

Alert Tones

General Radio Operation

Selecting a Zone

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

Selecting a Radio Channel

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)

Making a Talkgroup Call

Methods to Make a Radio Call

Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button

Monitor Feature

Monitoring a Channel

Monitoring Conventional Mode

Advanced Features

Responding to the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only)

Advanced Call Features

Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)

Receiving a Selective Call

Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only)

Classification of Regrouped Radios

Scan Lists

Viewing a Scan List

Scan

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status

Turning Scan On or Off

Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only)

Deleting a Nuisance Channel

Restoring a Nuisance Channel

Call Alert Paging

Receiving a Call Alert Page

Emergency Operation

Sending an Emergency Alarm

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call