Motorola ASTRO APX O2 Control Head Mobile Radio, ASTRO APX MOBILE O2 CONTROL HEAD User Manual

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APXTM TWO-WAY RADIOS

APX MOBILE O2 CONTROL HEAD

USER GUIDE

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ASTRO® APX™ O2 Control Head Mobile Radio Quick Reference Card

RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two-way Radios

ATTENTION!

This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements. Before usin g this product, read the guide enclosed with your radio which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

Radio Controls

Radio On/Off

Adjusting Volume

Selecting a Zone

Selecting a Channel

Receiving and Transmitting

Sending an Emergency Alarm

Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

Caution

Power Button

LED Indicators

Emergency Button*

Multi-function Knob (MFK)*

Home Button

Menu Select Buttons*

Accessory Port (Microphone)

*These controls/buttons are programmable.

Dimmer Button

Up & Down Buttons*

Press the Power button to turn the radio on or off.

If volume is set as the primary mode,

1 Turn t he MFK clockwise to increase volume or

counterclockwise to decrease the volume.

If volume is not set as the primary mode, press the MFK once and repeat step 1.

If zone is set as the primary mode,

1 Turn t he MFK until the display shows the desired

zone and press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed zone.

If zone is not set as the primary mode, press the MFK once and repeat step 1.

2 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to scroll to Zone.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. 4 Rotate the MFK or D or U to the desired zone.

5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel or

the 3 button (on the keypad mic.) to confirm the selected zone number.

6 Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the

displayed zone.

If channel is set as the primary mode,

1 Turn t he MFK until the display shows the desired

channel and press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed channel.

If channel is not set as the primary mode, press the MFK once and repeat step 1.

2 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to scroll to Chan.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. 4 Rotate the MFK or press D or U to the desired

channel.

5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel or

the 3 button (on the keypad mic.) to confirm the channel.

6 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed

channel.

1 Take the microphone off the hook. 2 Select zone/channel. 3 Listen for a transmission.

> or < (on the keypad mic.) to Mon then press the

Menu Select button directly below Mon and listen for activity.

4 Adjust volume, if necessary. 5 Press the PTT button to transmit; release to receive.

1 Press the Emergency button. A tone sounds and the

display alternates Emergency and the home display.

2 A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack received display

follows.

AND, Trunking Only:

A high-pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been received by the trunked system’s central controller.

*PMLN6193B*

PMLN6193B

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. © 2012 by Motorola Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 10/12 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, U.S. A.

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

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

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

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

If silent emergency alarm is used with emergency call, pressing the PTT button exits the silent mode and initiates the emergency call.

Display Status Icons

3 Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT

button to return to normal operation.

1 Press Emergency button.

2 A tone sounds and the display alternates

Emergency and the home display.

A short low-pitched tone sounds when the selected channel does not support emergency.

3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into

the microphone.

4 Release the PTT to end the transmission.

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button to

activate the silent alarm feature.

2 The display does not change; the LED does not light

up, and there is no tone.

Receiving a call or data.

Transmitting a call or data.

Received an Individual Call.

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

Direct radio-to-radio communication or communication through a repeater.

On = Direct Off = Repeater

This channel is being monitored.

Voice muting the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected channel.

On = Enabled Off = Disabled

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.

Radio is in the view or program mode.

On steady = View mode. Blinking = Program mode.

HOR .

The vote scan feature is enabled.

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

call.

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

call.

On = Location feature enabled, and location

signal available.

Off = Location feature disabled. Blinking = Location feature enabled, but

location signal unavailable.

Inverted = User is currently associated with

the radio.

On = Packet data is activated. Off = Packet data is deactivated. Blinking = Device registration or user

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

Data activity is present.

MFK is in Mode Change feature

Turn the MFK to change channel.

MFK is in Volume Change feature

Turn the MFK to adjust the volume.

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Menu Navigation

< or > to Menu Entry

(on the keypad mic.).

g directly below Menu Entry

to select.

H to exit.

U or D to scroll through sub-list.

g directly below Menu Entry to select.

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Declaration of Conformity

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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: Motorola Solutions, Inc., 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL60196, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744

Hereby declares that the product:

Model Name: APX Mobile

conforms to the following regulations:

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

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.

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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/TV technician for help.

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Additional FCC Notes to Users

The following FCC information applies to Bluetooth radio options

IC Model Name: PMHN4193A Description: O2 Bluetooth Option Board FCC ID: AZ492FT6002 IC: 109U-92FT6002 Conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, Section 15.19, 15.12, and 15.105 Note: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Motorola may void the users authority, as authorized by the

FCC, to operate this device and should not be made. See 47 CFR Part 15.21. Information to user.The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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. See 47 CFR Part. 15.19(3).

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of Part 15.15 of the FCC rules. Parties responsible for equipment compliance should note that the limits specified in this part will not prevent harmful interference under all circumstances.

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. See Part 15.105b 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.

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Declaration of Conformity

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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/TV technician for help.

Industry Canada (IC) Statements:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with ICES-003 and Radio Standards Specification (RSS) 210.

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Contents

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for

Mobile Two-way Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada) . . . . . .ix

Informations importantes sur la sécurité . . . . x

GUIDE SUR L’EXPOSITION AUX

RADIOFRÉQUENCES ET LA SÉCURITÉ DU PRODUIT POUR RADIOS MOBILES

BIDIRECTIONNELLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Version du logiciel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie Canada) . . . .xi

Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Documentation Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

How to Use This User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Additional Performance Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

CrossTalk Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Encrypted Integrated Data (EID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SecureNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can

Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Turning On the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Validating Compatibility During Power Up . . . . . . . . 4

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

O2 Control Head and Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

One Touch Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . 9

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . 10

Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Advance Programmable Buttons . . . . . . 11

Using the Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Home Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Dimmer Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Multi-function Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The MFK button on your radio is programmable

to the following features : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode . . . . . . . . . 14

Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode . . . . . . . . . 15

Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode . . . . . . . 17

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . 21

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

TMS Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Call Type Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Multi-function Knob - Concentric Ring LED . . . . . . 24

Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 32

Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call . . .33 Receiving and Responding to a Private Call

(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call . . .34

Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Making a Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . .36

Making a Telephone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Conventional Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Advanced Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Calling a Phone Not in the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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Receiving and Making a Selective Call

(Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Receiving a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Using the Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional

Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Selecting a Talkgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Sending a Status Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature

(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Requesting a Reprogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Classifying Regrouped Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Adding a New Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Deleting a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Adding a Contact to a Call List or Phone List . . . . .50

Editing a Contact in a Call List or a Phone List . . . .50

Editing an Entry Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Editing as Entry ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Editing a Call Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Viewing a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Changing the Scan List Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status . . . . . . . .54

Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Turning Scan On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Turning Scan On While Disregarding the

Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only) . . . . 55

Transmitting While the Scan is On . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Radio Programmed for Talkback Scan . . . . . . . . . 55

Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan . . . . . 56

Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On . . . . . 57

Restoring Priorities in a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Hang Up (HUB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Call Alert Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Receiving a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Sending a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

In-Call User Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) . . . . 61

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call 61

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Special Considerations for Emergencies . . . . . . . . 63

Automatic Registration Service (ARS) . . . . . . . . . . 64

Selecting or Changing ARS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Accessing the User Login Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Logging In as a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Text Messaging Service (TMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Accessing TMS Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Composing and Sending a New Text Message . . . 68

Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Using the Priority Status and Request Reply

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appending or Removing a Priority Status to a

Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appending or Removing a Request Reply to a

Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request

to a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request

from a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Managing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . 73

Replying to a Received Text Message . . . . . . . . . 74

Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Deleting Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Secure Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Managing Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Loading a Single Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Loading the Group Encryption Keys . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Using the Multikey Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Selecting an Encryption Key (Conventional Only) .79

Enabling Secure Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Accessing the Secure Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Selecting a Keyset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys . . . . . . . . . .80

Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey . . . . . . . . . . . .81

MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) Page . . . . . .81

Infinite UKEK Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Hear Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

The Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 82

Understanding the GPS Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Enhancing GPS Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) . . . . . .83

Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature . . . . . . . .84

Saving a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Viewing a Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Editing the Alias of a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . .87

Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Deleting All Saved Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved

Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Using the Location Feature While in

Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Trunking System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Using the Failsoft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Going Out-of-Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

SmartZone® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Using Site Trunking Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Locking and Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Viewing and Changing a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Viewing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Changing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Trunked Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Initiating an Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Ignition Switch Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Tx Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

PTT Tx Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Soft Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Ignition Only Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Emergency Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Auto Power Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Viewing Recent Calls List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Selecting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Selecting a Radio Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Turning Voice Mute On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Using the Time-Out Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using the Conventional Squelch Operation

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Analog Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Digital Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Using the PL Defeat Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using the Digital PTT ID Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) 101

Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . . 102

Accessing Radio Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Viewing IP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Viewing Control Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using Siren, PA and Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using Keypad as Siren Type Selector . . . . . . . . 104

Using Keypad as Light Type Selector . . . . . . . . . 104

Using the Public Address Button on the Keypad 104 Using the External Public Address Button

on the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Using Optional External Alarms (Horn and Lights) 105

Using Non-Permanent Horn and Lights . . . . . . . 105

Using Permanent Horn and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Changing the Selected Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Receiving a Call While Alarms are Turned On . . 107 Turning Off Non-Rearmable External Alarms . . . 107

Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms . . . . . . . 107

Using the Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF

Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Emergency Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Non-Commercial Call Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 113

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Commercial Warranty and Service . . . . . . . .119

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Important Safety Information

RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two-way Radios

ATTENTION!

This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.

Before using this product, read the guide enclosed with your radio 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 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.

Software Version

All the features described in the following sections are

supported by the radio's software version R08.05.00 or later.

Accessing Radio Information on page 102 to determine your radio's 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, Industry

Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s) and RSS 210 of the Industry Canada rules

per the conditions listed below:

1 This device may not cause harmful interference.

2 This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

Caution

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3 Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly

approved by Motorola, could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Informations importantes sur la sécurité

Guide sur l’exposition aux radiofréquences et la sécurité du produit pour radios mobiles bidirectionnelles

ATTENTION!

Cette radio est réservée à un usage professionnel seulement pour satisfaire les normes d'exposition à l'énergie RF de la FCC. Avant d'utiliser ce produit,

lisez le guide inclus avec votre radio, qui contient d'importantes informations sur le mode d'emploi sécuritaire du produit ainsi que des informations relatives à l'énergie de RF et à son contrôle, afin d'assurer la conformité aux normes et règlements applicables.

Pour obtenir une liste d'antennes et d'autres accessoires approuvés par Motorola, consultez le site Web :

http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX

Selon la règlementation 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.

Version du logiciel

Toutes les fonctionnalités décrites dans les sections

suivantes sont prises en charge par la version du logiciel R08.05.00 ou ultérieure de la radio.

Vérifiez auprès de votre détaillant ou de l'administrateur de système pour obtenir des renseignements sur les fonctionnalités prises en charge.

Avant d'utiliser ce produit, lisez les directives d'utilisation sécuritaire présentées dans le livret Sécurité du produit et exposition à l'énergie RF accompagnant votre radio.

Mise en garde

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Computer Software Copyrights

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Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie Canada)

Cet appareil est conforme à la Partie 15 des règlements de la FCC, normes CNR (cahiers des charges sur les normes radioélectriques) pour les appareils exempts de licence d’Industrie Canada et RSS 210 du règlement d'Industrie Canada selon les conditions énumérées cidessous:

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

2 Cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence reçue, y compris

les interférences qui peuvent perturber le fonctionnement.

3 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.

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 non-exclusive license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.

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

Take a moment to review the following:

How to Use This User Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1

Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1

Additional Performance Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2

What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You . page 3

How to Use This User Guide

This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX™ Mobile Radios.

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.The following special notations identify

certain items:

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

An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc., which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed.

Note:

An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc., which is essential to emphasize.

W A R N I N G

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Additional Performance Enhancement

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

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR)

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

CrossTalk Prevention

This feature prevents crosstalk scenario from happening, especially when a wideband antenna is used. This feature allows the adjustment of the Trident Transmitting SSI clock rate in the radio to be varied from the Receiving Frequency. This subsequently reduced the possibilities 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 OTAR feature will allow users to perform OTAR activities on an MDC channel.

Example Description

Home button

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

PHONE

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

This means “Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation button.” (Using keypad mic)

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What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You

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

• Is your radio preprogrammed with any preset conventional

channels?

• Which buttons have been programmed to access other

features?

• What optional accessories may suit your needs?

Preparing Your Radio for Use

Turning On the Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4

Validating Compatibility During Power Up. . . . . . . . . .page 4

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5

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Turning On the Radio

Press the Power Button briefly turn on the radio.

After a short time, the red, yellow and green LEDs light up. The display then shows Zone and channel text, and menu items display on the screen.

The backlight will turn on to the last selected dim level.

Note: Pressing the Power Button before the LED lights up

will be ignored.

If Fail ##/## appears in the display, the radio will not function until the condition has been corrected.

If Error ##/## appears, some non-critical data has been changed. If either of these displays appear, if the display goes blank, or if the unit appears to be locked up, see Helpful Tips on page 109 for more information.

If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you see Error XX/YY (XX/YY is an alphanumeric code). Turn off the radio, check the battery, and turn the radio back on. If the radio fails the power-up test again,

record the Error XX/YY code and contact your dealer.

CH Mismatch appears, means that either the Control

Head has been connected to an incompatible transceiver, or vice versa.

If your radio does not power up, contact your dealer.

To turn off the radio, press the Power Button after the LEDs light up.

Validating Compatibility During Power Up

The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head(s) during power up. Follow the procedure below when your radio runs this task.

Procedure:

1 The display shows Maintenance mode remote device;

promptly followed by other maintenance statuses.

2 The display shows Update done please reset upon

completion.

The display shows Update failed please reset when it fails to update.

3 Press the Power Button to reset. The radio runs the usual

power up operation if the software updates are complete.

Power Button

LEDs

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The radio runs the Maintenance Mode if the updates are not complete and repeat step 1.

Note: If Sw incomplete appears, use Flashport Recovery

Tool to update the control heads before you power on the radio again.

Adjusting the Volume

To increase the volume, rotate the Multi-Function Knob (MFK) clockwise. The display shows volume bars and volume level when you change the volume.

To decrease the volume, rotate the MFK counterclockwise.

Identifying Radio Controls

Take a moment to review the following:

Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6

O2 Control Head and Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6

Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7

Assignable Radio Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7

Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . .page 9

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . . . .page 10

Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 10

Using the Advance Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . page 11

Using the Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11

Using the Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14

Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode . . . . . . . . . .page 14

Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode . . . . . . . . . .page 15

Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . .page 16

Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode . . . . . . . .page 17

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 18

Multi-Function Knob

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Radio Parts and Controls

O2 Control Head and Microphone

Note: The microphone is not part of a radio. It is an optional

accessory.

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Power Button

LED Indicators

Emergency Button*

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

Accy No-Dot Button (Purple)*

Accy 2-Dot Button*

Multi-function Knob (MFK)*

Home Button

Menu Select Buttons*

Accessory Port (Microphone)

*These controls/buttons are programmable.

Accy 1-Dot Button*

Dimmer Button

Up & Down Buttons*

* Your radio’s hardware is Bluetooth ready.

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

Bluetooth Indicator**

Home Button (Microphone)

Data Feature Button*

Okay/Select Button (

)

Cancel Button (

)

Navigation Button (Microphone)

Keypad

*This button is programmable.

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Programmable Features

Any reference in this manual to a control that is “preprogrammed” means that the control must be programmed by a dealer or a qualified radio technician using the radio’s programming software, in order to assign a feature to that control.

The programmable buttons can be programmed 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 programmed

duration (between 0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds).

• Hold down – Keeping the button pressed.

One Touch Button

Each of the four Menu Select buttons, the Emergency button and the three Accy buttons on the microphone are programmable buttons which can be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician to a default function which is activated upon a short press.

Assignable Radio Functions

Auxiliary – Switches back and forth between two radios that are attached to the same control head.

Call Alert – Allows the radio to function like a pager, or to verify

if a radio is active on the system.

Call Response – Allows you to answer a private call or phone call.

Channel – Selects a channel.

Contacts – Selects the Contacts menu.

Delete – Deletes digit, or deletes a nuisance channel in Scan.

Digital Vehicle Repeater System – Toggles between the

Digital Vehicle Repeater System (VRS) mode.

Dynamic Priority (Conventional Only) – Allows any channel in a scan list (except for the Priority-One channel) to temporarily replace the Priority-Two channel.

Emergency – Depending on the programming, initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call.

Information – Displays the basic radio information, IP-related information, and buttons or switches control mapping.

Intercom – Enables users of multiple control heads to talk to each other via the control heads in a multi-control head setup.

Internet Protocol Address – Displays the Internet Protocol (IP) address, device name, and status of the radio.

Location – Determines the current location (latitude, longitude, time and date), and also the distance and bearing to another

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location. Or, turns the GPS functionality on or off for all locations.

Message – Enters the current message list.

Monitor (Conventional Only) – Monitors a selected channel

for all radio traffic until function is disabled.

Multiple Private Line (Conventional Only) – Selects the Multiple Private Line lists.

Nuisance Delete – Temporarily removes an unwanted channel, except for priority channels or the designated transmit channel, from the scan list. The designated transmit channel refers to the user’s selected zone/channel combination from which scan is initiated.

One Touch 1 – 4 – Launches a specific feature with one single button-press. You can setup as much as four separately programmed buttons for four different features.

Phone – Allows you to make and receive calls similar to standard phone calls.

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

Private Call (Trunking Only) – Allows a call from an individual radio to another individual radio.

Radio Profiles – Allows for easy access to a set of preprogrammed visual and audio settings of the radio.

Ext PA On/Off – Toggles the audio routing between the connected public address (PA) loudspeaker amplifier and the radio’s internal public address (PA) system.

Recent Calls – Allows for easy access to the list of calls recently received or made.

Rekey Request – Notifies the dispatcher that you require a new encryption key.

Repeater Access Button (RAB) (Conventional Only) – Allows to manually send a repeater access codeword.

Reprogram Request (Trunking Only) – Notifies the dispatcher that you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment.

Request-To-Talk (Conventional Only) – Notifies the dispatcher that you want to send a voice call.

Scan – Toggles scan on or off.

Scan List Programming – Selects the scan list for editing.

Secure/Clear

– Toggles secure transmission on or off.

Select – Selects the assigned list for editing.

Selective Call (Conventional Only)

– Calls an assigned radio.

Site Display (Trunking Only) – Views the current site or enable a site search for SmartZone operation.

Site Lock/Unlock (Trunking Only) – Toggles between lock and unlock mode when using the SmartZone option.

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Site Search (Trunking Only) – Performs site search for AMSS

(Automatic Multiple Site Select) or SmartZone operation.

Status (Astro 25 Trunking Only) – Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status.

Talkaround/Direct (Conventional Only) – Toggles between using a repeater and communicating directly with another radio.

Talkgroup (Conventional Only) – Allows a call from an individual radio to a group of radios.

Text Messaging Service (TMS) – Selects the text messaging menu.

TMS Quick Text – Selects a predefined message.

User Login – Automatically registers with the server.

Zone Down – Toggles downward through the zones in the

radio.

Zone Select – Allows selection from a list of zones.

Zone Up – Toggles upward through the zones in the radio.

Assignable Settings or Utility Functions

Air Horn – Toggles the external airhorn alert tone on or off.

All Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones on or off.

Channel Announcement – Allows you to hear the Voice

Announcement audio file that is assigned to the radio’s current channel/mode.

Dimmer – Changes the display brightness.

External Radio – Toggles external radio on or off.

Front/Rear – Switches one of two control heads to be active at

one time.

HiLo – Toggles the Hilo Airhorn tones on or off.

Backlight – Toggles display backlight on or off.

Horns/Lights – Toggles horns and lights feature on or off.

Keypad Mute – Toggles the keypad tones on or off.

Keypad Lock – Locks the radio’s keypad, or even locks in the

radio’s currently operating channel when the Mode Knob scrolls to other channels.

Low Power – Toggles transmit power level between high and low.

Manual – Toggles the manual tone on or off.

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Public Address On/Off – Toggles the radio’s internal public

address (PA) system on or off.

Siren – Toggles external siren alert tone on or off.

Speaker – Activates external speaker to share your call with

your group.

Squelch – Toggles squelch level between normal open and tight.

TX Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and low.

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

Voice Mute – Toggles voice mute on or off for the channels which have enabled In-Call User Alert. When Voice Mute is active, the radio remains muted to all conventional dispatch calls and affiliated trunking group calls.

Vol ume Set Ton e – Adjusts the volume of the speakers, or adjusts the volume of the radio’s alert tones.

Wail – Toggles the external wail alert tone on or off.

Yel p – Toggles the external yelp alert tone on or off.

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions

You can access various radio functions through one of the following ways:

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

• Use the Menu Select Button (g).

Using the Menu Select Buttons

The Menu Select Buttons allow you to access the menu entries of features.

Note: Check with your dealer or system administrator for the

list of features activated in your radio.

Your radio may be preprogrammed differently from the following example, but the steps for selecting a zone may appear as shown below:

• Press the Menu Select button (g) directly below Zone.

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Using the Advance Programmable Buttons

This feature is to help you to shorten the process of applying certain common features.

* These programmable buttons support the One

Touch Button feature.

(Quick Access) One Touch Button – Enters a menu with a

short press on the preprogrammed One Touch button. Features assigned to these buttons are Call, Call Alert, Phone, Repeater Access, MDC RTT Button Access, Status and Message.

Using the Navigation Buttons

Your radio is equipped with navigation buttons. The navigation buttons will allow you to access the features in the radio.

Up and Down Buttons

By default, the U and D buttons are used as up and down arrow input.

These buttons are programmable. They can be programmed to navigate through zones, channels and to increase and decrease the volume of the radio.

Right and Left Buttons

The > and < buttons mentioned throughout the manual can be found on the keypad microphone (keypad mic.).

These buttons will allow you to navigate the lists in the radio.

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Accy No-Dot Button (Purple)*

Accy 1-Dot Button*

Accy 2-Dot Button*

Menu Select Buttons*

Emergency Button*

Up & Down Buttons*

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Home Button

The H button returns you to the home (default) display. In most cases, this is the current mode.

For selected radio features, the

H button is also used to save

user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen.

Note: Some features do not require you to press

H to go to

the Home screen. Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on saving user-edited radio settings or information.

The

H button also can revert to home channel from any other

zone and mode in the radio. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

Dimmer Button

Use this button to adjust the brightness of the display. Long press to toggle between day and night mode.

Multi-function Knob

The MFK button on your radio is programmable to the

following features :

Mode Change - Press the MFK once and turn clockwise to scroll the channel list.

Volume Change -Turn the MFK clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the volume level of the speaker.

The volume level can be adjusted in 16 steps or 32 steps. A fast turn of the MFK adjusts the volume level in 16 steps with large increments in volume level. A slow turn of the MFK adjusts the volume level in 32 steps with small increments in volume level.

The display shows the volume level and bars to indicate the current level. The level of last selected volume when your radio powers down remains the same when the radio powers up.

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

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

The concentric ring LED on the MFK will blink in green when the knob is set to secondary feature.

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

If the MFK is set to operate only one feature, it is recommended that it be set to Volume Change.

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

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Using the Keypad

You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad on the keypad microphone to access your radio’s features. The keypad functions in a manner similar to a standard telephone keypad when entering numeric digits. When the keypad is used to edit a list, each key can generate different characters of the alphabet. The tables below show the number of times a key needs to be pressed to generate the required character.

Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode

Number of Times Key is Pressed

Key123456789101112131415161718192021

1.,?! ;@_-*#&$/+=\“‘ ()

ABC

DEF

GH I

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV8

WXY Z

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

Spac e

Toggle between numeric and letter mode.

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Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode

Number of Times Key is Pressed

Key123456789101112131415161718192021

1.,?! ;@_-*#&$/+=\“‘ ()

abc

de f

gh i

jkl

mn o

pqr s

tuv

wxyz

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

Spac e

Toggle between numeric and letter mode.

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Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode

Number of Times Key is Pressed

Key123456789101112131415161718192021

1.,?! ;@_-*#&$/+=\“‘ ()

Spac e

Toggle between numeric and letter mode.

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Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode

Number of Times Key is Pressed

Key123456789101112131415161718192021

2ABC

3DEF

Not applicable

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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

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

• While a call is in progress, the

PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call.

Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.

The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed.

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

a new call. See Making a Radio Call on page 35 for more information.

Identifying Status Indicators

Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:

Status Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

TMS Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22

LED Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24

Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25

Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 26

PTT

Button

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Status Icons

The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio status, text entries, and menu entries.

The following are the icons that appear on the radio’s display.

Receiving

Radio is receiving a call or data.

Transmitting

Radio is transmitting a call or data.

Call Received

Radio has received an Individual Call.

Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)

The number of bars displayed represents the received signal strength for the current site, for trunking only. The more stripes in the icon, the stronger the signal.

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.

u t

Monitor (Carrier Squelch)

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

In-Call User Alert

• On = The feature is enabled. Voice muting of

the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected channel is activated.

• Off = The feature is disabled. Voice muting of

the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected channel is deactivated.

Power Level

• L = Radio is set at Low power.

• H = Radio is set at High power.

Scan

Radio is scanning a scan list.

Priority Channel Scan

• Blinking dot = Radio detects activity on

channel designated as Priority-One.

• Steady dot = Radio detects activity on channel

designated as Priority-Two.

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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.

Secure Operation

• On = Secure operation.

• Off = Clear operation.

• Blinking = Receiving an encrypted voice call.

AES Secure Operation

• On = AES Secure operation.

• Off = Clear operation.

• Blinking = Receiving an encrypted voice call.

Location Signal

• On = Location feature is enabled, and location

signal is available.

• Off = Location feature is disabled.

• Blinking = Location feature is enabled, but no

location signal is available.

User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data)

• Inverted = User is currently associated with the

radio.

• On = Packet data context activated.

• Off = Packet data context deactivated.

• Blinking = Device registration or user

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

Data Activity

Data activity is present.

Hexadecimal

Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal mode.

MFK is in Mode Change feature

Turn the MFK to change channel.

MFK is in Volume Change feature

Turn the MFK to adjust the volume.

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Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons

This feature allows you to send and receive text messages. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 67 for more information.

Status Icons

The following icons appear on the radio’s display for TMS features:

Inbox Full

The Inbox is full.

Message Sent

The text message is sent successfully.

Message Unsent

The text message cannot be sent.

Unread Message

• User receives a new message.

• The selected text message in the Inbox has

not been read.

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Read Message

The selected text message in the Inbox has been read.

3/6

Message Index

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

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

Priority Status

• The “Priority” feature is toggled on before the

message is sent.

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with

“Priority”.

Request Reply

• The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on

before the message is sent.

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with

“Request Reply”.

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TMS Menu Options

Priority Status and Request Reply

• User is composing a message with a priority

status and a request for a reply.

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with

”Priority” and “Request Reply”.

Numeric

Indicates that the text entry is currently in numeric mode.

Mixed Case

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

Uppercase

Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode.

Lowercase

Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase mode.

Lowercase

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

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Mixedcase Predictive

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

Uppercase Predictive

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

Menu Option Description/Function

Back

Brings you back to the previous menu screen.

Edit

Edits a draft message or key in a target address.

Save

Saves the messages you have edited to the Draft folder.

Rply Replies to a message.

Del

Deletes a message or a character text during editing mode.

New Creates a new message.

Impt

Toggles the “Priority Status” icon on or off for an outgoing message.

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Call Type Icons

The following icons appear on the radio’s main display, when you make or receive a call, or view selected call lists, to indicate

the different call types associated with an alias or ID.

Rqrp

Toggles “Request Reply” icon on or off for an outgoing message.

Yes

Deletes all the messages in the current folder.

No Cancel the delete all messages options.

Exit Exits to the Home screen.

Optn Brings you to the Options main screen.

Sel Selects a predefined message or address.

Send Sends the message.

Radio number.

Radio number added to a Call List.

Menu Option Description/Function

Mobile number.

Mobile number added to a Call List.

Landline phone number.

Landline phone number added to a Call List.

Incoming call or data.

Outgoing call or data.

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LED Indicator

LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.

Solid red – Radio is transmitting.

Blinking red – Radio is transmitting at low power condition.

Double blinking red – Radio is in Emergency Mode.

Rapidly blinking red – Radio has failed the self test upon

powering up or encountered a fatal error.

Solid yellow – Channel is busy.

Blinking yellow – Radio is receiving a secured transmission.

Solid green – Radio is powering up, or is on a non-priority

channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.

Blinking green – Radio is receiving an individual or telephone call, or is on a Priority-Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.

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

Multi-function Knob - Concentric Ring LED

The concentric ring LED blinks green when the MFK is using the secondary feature. See Multi-function Knob on page 12 to understand the functionality of MFK.

If Intelligent Lighting is activated, the concentric ring LED will not blink green when the MFK is in the secondary mode. The LED turns into solid color of orange, red or green depending on the status of Intelligent Lighting. See Intelligent Lighting Indicators on page 25 for different status of Intelligent Lighting.

Red LED

Yellow LED

Green LED

Concentric Ring LED

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Intelligent Lighting Indicators

This feature temporarily changes the radio’s display backlight color and the alert text background color to help signal that a radio event has occurred.

Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

Backlight Event When

Orange Emergency Alerts

The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call. The radio receives an emergency alarm or call.

Red Critical Alerts

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.

Green Call Alerts

The radio receives a private call. The radio receives a phone call. The radio receives a call alert. The radio receives a selective call.

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Alert Tones

An alert tone is a sound or group of sounds. Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio’s conditions. The following table lists these tones and when they occur.

You Hear Ton e Na m e Heard

Short,

Low-Pitched

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

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

Long,

Low-Pitched

Tone

Time-Out Timer

Timed Out

When the Time-Out Timer has expired.

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

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.

A Group of

Low-Pitched

Ton es

Busy When system is busy.

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Short,

Medium-Pitched

Tone

Valid Key-Press When 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 Entry When entering the emergency state.

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

Long,

Medium-Pitched

Tone

Volume Set When volume is changed on a quiet channel.

Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state.

A Group of

Medium-Pitched

Ton es

Failsoft When the trunking system fails.

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

Talk Permit (When PTT button is pressed) verifying system accepting transmissions.

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.

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

Site Trunking When a SmartZone trunking system fails.

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Ringing

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

Enhanced Call Sent When waiting for target of Private Call to answer the call.

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

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

Unique,

Low-Pitched

Chirp

New Message When a new message is received.

Unique,

High-Pitched

Chirp

Priority Status When a priority message is received.

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You Hear Ton e Na me When

Two high-pitched tones Private Conversation When a Private Call is received.

Four high-pitched tones

every five seconds

Call Alert When a Call Alert page is received.

Single, high-pitched

tone

Central Acknowledge When a Call Alert, emergency alarm, reprogram request, or status/message

transmission is received by the system’s central controller.

Four high-pitched tones Mobile Unit Acknowledge When a Call Alert page is received by the intended unit, or the emergency

alarm, reprogram request, or status/message transmission is acknowledged by the intended dispatcher.

Sound similar to a

telephone busy signal

System Busy When the PTT button is pressed, indicates transmission fail because all system

radio channels are in use. Release the PTT button and wait for call back.

A series of two short,

high-pitched tones

Automatic Call Back When a channel is now available for your previously requested transmission.

Talk Permit (Optional) When the PTT button is pressed, indicates the system is accepting your

transmission.

A series of low-pitched

tones followed by a

series of high-pitched

tones

Scan Alert On When Scan feature is activated through the preprogrammed button.

A series of high-pitched

tones followed by a

series of low-pitched

tones

Scan Alert Off When Scan feature is deactivated through the preprogrammed button.

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Continuous, low-pitched

tone

Talk-Prohibit (When the PTT button is pressed) the system is out of service.

Smart PTT Inhibit (When the PTT button is pressed) the channel is busy with the Smart PTT

feature enabled.

Out-of-Range (When the PTT button is pressed) indicates the radio is not in the range of the

trunked radio system.

Illegal Mode When you have entered a mode where normal system traffic will be missed,

or you are attempting something which is not permitted. Examples include: forgetting to exit the telephone interconnect mode after a

call ends (fleet and subfleet calls cannot be received), attempting to transmit on a receive-only conventional mode, attempting to select a dynamic mode where no dynamic ID assignment has been made.

Single, high-pitched

tone every nine seconds

Failsoft When a trunked system central controller failure in an unmuted receive

condition. The radio reverts from trunked operation to a system similar to conventional radio repeater operation. Other system users can be heard sharing the channel.

Brief low-pitched tone Time-Out Timer Warning

Menu Inactive Exit

When your present transmission will soon be disabled.

Single, short,

high-pitched tone

Valid Key When you pressed a valid key, or you entered a feature configuration state, or

you are receiving or transmitting in the clear mode on secure models (with TX Clear Alert Tones enabled).

Single, low-pitched tone Invalid Key When you tried to make an invalid key press, or that an emergency alarm,

reprogram request, or status/message was not acknowledged.

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General Radio Operation

Once you understand how your APX Mobile Radio is configured, you are ready to use your radio.

Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features:

Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31

Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . page 32

Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35

Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 38

Monitoring Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 38

Selecting a Zone

A zone is a group of channels.

Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use

these features.

Procedure:

If zone is set as the primary mode,

1 Turn the MFK until the display shows the desired zone and

press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed zone.

If zone is not set as the primary mode, press the MFK once and repeat step 1.

2 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Zone.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The

display shows the current zone.

4 Rotate the MFK or press U or D to the desired zone is

displayed.

5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel or the

button (on the keypad mic.) to confirm the selected zone

number.

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6 Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed

zone.

Selecting a Radio Channel

A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs.

Use the following procedure to select a channel.

Procedure:

If channel is set as the primary mode,

1 Turn the MFK until the display shows the desired channel

and press PTT to begin transmitting on the displayed.

If channel is not set as the primary mode, press the MFK once and repeat step 1.

2 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to scroll to Chan.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. The

display shows the current channel.

4 Rotate the MFK or press U or D to the desired channel.

5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel or the 3

button (on the keypad mic.) to confirm the channel.

6 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed channel.

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

Once you have selected the required channel and/or zone, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls.

You see solid red while the radio is transmitting, and solid yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission (conventional mode only). There is no LED indication when the radio receives a transmission in trunking mode.

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

Red LED

Yellow LED

Green LED

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Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call

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

Procedure:

When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home screen), depending on how your radio is preprogrammed:

1 ASTRO Conventional Only:

The LED lights up solid yellow. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID, and the caller alias or ID.

OR Trunking Only:

The display shows the caller alias or ID.

2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

3 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights

up solid red.

4 Release the PTT button to listen.

See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 35 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.

These one-to-one calls between two radios are not heard by 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.

Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio

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

Procedure:

When you receive a Private Call:

1 You hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The

display shows Call received and the caller alias or ID.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp within 20

seconds after the call indicators begin.

3 During the call, the display shows the caller alias (name), if it

is in the call list.

During the call, the display shows the caller ID (number), if the caller’s name is not in the call list.

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

button to listen.

5 Press H to hang up and return to the Home screen.

Note: If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu

Select button directly below Resp, your conversation

will be heard by all members of the talk group.

If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button directly below the Resp, you will not respond privately to the call just received. Instead, you initiate a Private Call.

See Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 36 for details on making a Private Call.

Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call

This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard phone calls from a landline phone.

Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio

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

Procedure:

1 You hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green.

The backlight of the screen turns green. The display shows Phone call and the call received icon blinks.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp.

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

button to listen.

4 Press H or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to

hang up and return to the Home screen.

See Making a Telephone Call on page 37 for details.

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Making a Radio Call

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

• The preprogrammed Zone switchmenu

• The Multi-function Knob

• A preprogrammed One Touch button

• The Contacts list (see Contacts on page 46).

Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio

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

Making a Talkgroup Call

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

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Tgrp and press the Menu

Select button directly below Tgrp.

The display shows the last-selected talkgroup.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.

Rotate the MFK or U or D to select the channel with the desired talkgroup the press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.

3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

4 Press the PTT button to make the call.

5 ASTRO Conventional Only:

The LED lights up solid red. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID.

OR Trunking Only:

The LED lights up solid red.

6 Speak clearly into the microphone.

7 Release the PTT button to listen.

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Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)

This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert or page if there is no answer from the target radio. Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (One-Touch) Enhanced Private Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID

and proceed to Step 5.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Call.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The

display shows the last transmitted or received.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll

through and select the required ID. OR Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list.

D or U to the required ID.

Use the keypad to enter the required ID.

4 Press the PTT button to start the Private Call.

5 A telephone-type ringing sounds if the receiving unit is in

service. The display shows Calling...<Number> or Calling...<Alias>.

6 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

7 When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the

target radio. Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.

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

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

8 Press H to return to the Home screen.

See Sending a Call Alert Page on page 55 for more information.

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Making a Telephone Call

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

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (One-Touch) Phone Call button to dial the preprogrammed phone number and

proceed to Step 5.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Phon.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon. The

display shows the last transmitted phone number.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll

through and select the required ID.

Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list.

D or U to the required phone number.

Use the keypad to enter the required phone number.

4 Press and release the PTT button to dial the phone number.

5 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

6 When your call is answered, press the PTT button to talk.

7 Release the PTT button to listen.

8 Press H to return to the Home screen.

See Alert Tones on page 26 for more information if your call is NOT answered.

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Repeater or Direct Operation

The REPEATER operation increases the radio’s range 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.

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes. OR Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Dir.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Dir.

3 The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently

in Repeater mode.

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

You can repeat step 2 to toggle between the two modes. Once in Direct Mode, press PTT button to start conversation with the radios nearby.

Monitoring Features

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 allowing only the clear voice or data information to be heard.

Monitor a channel to ensure the channel is clear before transmitting.

Monitoring a Channel

Procedure:

Lift the microphone off hook.

Conventional Modes Only:

1 Listen for activity on that channel.

2 Adjust the volume by rotating the MFK if necessary.

3 If you hear no activity, press and hold the PTT button to start

your conversation.

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Trunked Modes Only:

1 Press the PTT button.

2 If you hear two, short, high-pitched tones, or if you hear no

tone and the

t indicator lights steadily, then proceed with

your message.

3 Release the PTT button to receive (listen).

If you are not in the range of the system, you may hear a continuous low-pitched tone and the display shows

Out of

range

Conventional Mode Operation

This feature allows you to monitor channel traffic on conventional channels by defeating the coded squelch. This way, you can listen to another user active on the channel. Thus, you may be prevented from talking over someone else’s conversation.

Note: This feature must first be enabled by a qualified radio

technician or system administrator.

Procedure:

Take the control head off hook. (This is the same as monitor on. You hear all channel traffic.)

1 At Home mode where the default zone and channel are

being displayed, > or < button (on the keypad mic.) to Mon.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mon

momentarily to activate monitoring. The display shows Monitor on.

3 Press the Menu Select button to deactivate the monitoring.

The display shows Monitor off.

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Advanced Features

Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio:

Advanced Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 41

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 46

Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52

Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54

Call Alert Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 58

Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 60

Automatic Registration Service (ARS). . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64

Text Messaging Service (TMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 67

Secure Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77

The Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . page 82

Trunking System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 90

Ignition Switch Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 94

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 96

Advanced Call Features

Calling a Phone Not in the List

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Phon.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon. 3 Enter the desired phone number from the optional keypad

microphone. The display updates as the numbers are entered.

4 Press 3 button (on the keypad mic.) to make the call.

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

button to listen.

6 Press H or Menu Select button directly below Phon to exit.

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Receiving and Making a Selective Call

(Conventional Only)

This feature allows you to receive a call from or to call a specific individual. It is intended to provide privacy and to eliminate the annoyance of having to listen to conversations that are of no interest to you.

Receiving a Selective Call

Procedure:

1 When you receive a Selective Call, you hear two alert tones

and the LED lights up solid yellow. The call received icons blink and the display alternates between Call received and

the home display. 2 The speaker unmutes. 3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth. 4 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT

button to listen.

Note: If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu

Select button directly below Call, your conversation will

be heard by all members of the talk group.

If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button directly below the

Call

, you will not respond privately to the call

just received. Instead, you initiate a Selective Call. See Making

a Selective Call on page 42.

Making a Selective Call

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (One-Touch) Selective Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID and

proceed to Step 4.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Call.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The

display shows the last transmitted or received ID.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll

through and select the required ID.

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

D or U to the required ID.

Use the keypad to enter the required ID.

4 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

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5 Press and hold the PTT button to start the Selective Call.

The display shows the ID of the target radio.

6 Release the PTT button to listen.

7 Press H to return to the Home screen.

If you do not press H button to hang up, your radio will remain in Selective Call state with the other unit. You will miss all subfleet traffic and incoming phone calls.

Using the Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional

Operation Only)

This feature allows you to define a group of conventional system users so that they can share the use of a conventional channel.

Note: Encryption keys are associated to talkgroups. When

talkgroups are enabled, encryption keys are changed by changing the active talkgroup. See Secure

Operations on page 77 for more information.

Selecting a Talkgroup

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Tgrp.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp. The

display shows the last talkgroup that was selected and stored.

U or D to Pset for the preset preprogrammed talkgroup.

D or U to the required talkgroup.

Use the keypad to enter the number of the corresponding talkgroup in the list.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the

currently selected talkgroup and return to the Home screen.

5 If the encryption key associated to the new talkgroup is

erased, a momentary key fail tone sounds and the display shows Key fail.

If the encryption key that is associated to the new talkgroup is not allowed, a momentary key fail tone sounds and the display shows Illegal key.

6 Press H or the PTT button to exit.

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Sending a Status Call

This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status.

Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum of eight status conditions is possible.

Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio

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

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Status button and proceed to Step 3. OR

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Sts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sts. 3 The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the

first status in the list.

D or U to the required status.

Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the

location in the status list. 5 Press the PTT button to send the status. The display shows

Please wait.

6 When the dispatcher acknowledges, four tones sound and

the display shows Ack received. The radio returns to normal dispatch operation.

If no acknowledgment is received, a low-pitched tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge.

7 Press H to return to the Home screen.

No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is selected. If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six

seconds, an alert tone sounds until you press

H or the PTT

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Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking

Only)

This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a single special channel so 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, an invalid tone sounds.

Procedure:

1 When your radio is dynamically regrouped, it automatically

switches to the dynamically regrouped channel. A “gurgle” tone sounds and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel’s name.

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

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

Requesting a Reprogram

This feature lets you notify the dispatcher that you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment.

Procedure:

Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button to send reprogram request to the dispatcher and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Rpgm.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rpgm to send

reprogram request to the dispatcher. 3 The display shows Reprogram rqst and Please wait. 4 If you hear five beeps, the dispatcher has acknowledged the

reprogram request. The display shows Ack received and

the radio returns to the Home screen.

If the dispatcher does not acknowledge the reprogram

request within six seconds, a low-pitched alert tone sounds

and the display shows No acknowledge.

Try again or press

H to cancel and return to the Home

screen.

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Classifying Regrouped Radios

The dispatcher can classify regrouped radios into either of two categories: Select Enabled or Select Disabled.

• Select-enabled radios are free to change to any available channel, including the dynamic-regrouping channel, once the user has selected the dynamic-regrouping position.

• Select-disabled radios cannot change channels while dynamically regrouped. The dispatcher has forced the radio to remain on the dynamic-regrouping channel.

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

Contacts

This feature provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias (name) or ID (number) that you use to initiate a call.

Contact entries are alphabetically sorted according to entry alias. Each alias can have up to 5 IDs of different call types associated with it.

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

Each entry within Contacts displays the following information:

• Call Alias (Name)

• Call ID (Number)

• Call Type (Icon)

• WACN ID (Astro 25 Trunking IDs only)

• System ID

Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to

add, edit, or delete the contact entries.

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

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Note: Your radio is preprogrammed with a number of contacts

per Call Lists. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

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

Making a Private Call from Contacts

Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use

this feature.

Procedure:

Use the Options Menu.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to the

call list. The display shows Contact Alias.

3 D or U to the required subscriber alias.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

> or < (on the keypad mic.) to Call and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sel.

6 D or U to select the call type.

7 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

8 Press the PTT button to initiate the call. During the call, the

display shows the subscriber alias.

9 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. The LED lights up

solid red.

Release the PTT button to listen. The LED lights up solid green.

10 If there is no voice activity for a programmed period of time,

the call ends.

The call ends when it reaches the maximum ring time.

Use the PTT button:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts.

3 D or U to the required subscriber alias.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

display shows Contact Alias.

5 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)

from your mouth.

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6 Press the PTT button to initiate the call. During the call, the

display shows the subscriber alias.

7 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. The LED lights up

solid red.

Release the PTT button to listen. The LED lights up solid yellow.

8 If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of

time, the call ends. OR The call ends when it reaches the maximum ring time.

Adding a New Contact Entry

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

entries are alphabetically sorted.

D or U to {New Contact} and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel.

4 The display shows Name. Press the Menu Select button

directly below Edit. Use the keypad to enter the name.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters. Press * to add a space. Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Press # to toggle between numeric and letter mode.

5 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you

have entered the name.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.

D or U to {Add Number} and press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel. The display shows Type 1 <Default Type>.

7 Press Menu Select button directly below Edit.

D or U to the required channel and press the Menu Select

button directly below OK.

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9 D or U to Number 1 and press the Menu Select button

directly below Edit. The display shows Number 1 and a cursor appears. Use the keypad to enter the number.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters.

10 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you

have entered the number.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.

11 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done once

you have finished.

12 The display shows <Entry> stored, confirming that the

contact entry has been added.

13 The radio returns to the main Contacts screen.

Deleting a Contact Entry

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

entries are alphabetically sorted.

D or U to the entry you want to delete and press the Menu

Select button directly below Optn.

D or U to Delete and press the Menu Select button

directly below Sel. The display shows <Entry> confirm del?.

5Select Yes to delete the entry.

The display shows <Entry> deleted and the radio returns to the main screen for Contacts.

Select No to return to the main screen for Contacts.

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Adding a Contact to a Call List or Phone List

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

entries are alphabetically sorted.

D or U to the entry you want to add to the call list and press

the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

D or U to Add to calllst or Add to phonlst and press the

Menu Select button directly below Sel.

D or U until the display shows {Available} and press the

Menu Select button directly below Add to add as a new entry.

D or U until the display shows <ENTRY> and its

associated number and press the Menu Select button directly below RPLC to replace the existing entry.

6 The display shows <ENTRY> added, confirming the

addition of the contact to the list.

7 The radio returns to the main display for Contacts.

Editing a Contact in a Call List or a Phone List

Editing an Entry Alias

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

entries are alphabetically sorted.

D or U to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu

Select button directly below Optn.

D or U to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly

below Sel.

D or U to the entry alias you wish to change and press the

Menu Select button directly below Edit.

6 A cursor appears.

Use the keypad to edit the name. Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

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7 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you

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

8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save

your changes and return to the main screen for Contacts.

Editing as Entry ID

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

entries are alphabetically sorted.

D or U to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu

Select button directly below Optn.

D or U to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly

below Sel.

D or U to the entry ID you wish to change and press the

Menu Select button directly below Edit.

6 A cursor appears.

Use the keypad to edit the number. Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

7 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you

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

8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save

your changes and return to the main screen for Contacts.

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Editing a Call Type

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Cnts.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The

entries are alphabetically sorted.

D or U to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu

Select button directly below Optn.

D or U to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly

below Sel.

D or U to TYPE and press the Menu Select button directly

below Edit.

D or U to choose from the list of call types given and press

the Menu Select button directly below OK to select. 7 The display returns to the Edit Contact screen. 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save

your changes and return to the main screen for Contacts.

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 A maximum of 200 Scan Lists can be programmed in your

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

Viewing a Scan List

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to ScnL.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL.

3 D or U to view the members on the list.

4 Press the

to exit the current display and return to the

Home screen.

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Editing the Scan List

This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities.

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to ScnL.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. The

display shows the lists that can be changed.

3 D or U to the entry you want to edit.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to add and/

or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the currently displayed channel from the scan list.

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

D or U to select more channels to be added or deleted.

Use the keypad to go directly to additional channels to be added or deleted.

Use the MFK to select additional channels to be added or deleted.

6 Press

H to exit scan list programming and return to the

Home screen.

See Viewing and Changing the Priority Status on page 54 for more information on how to add and/or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list.

Changing the Scan List Status

Procedure:

1 Long press the preprogrammed Scan side button.

2 D or U to the member you want to edit.

3 Press the

3 button or press the Menu Select button

directly below Sel once to add the currently displayed channel to the scan list.

Press the

3 button or press the Menu Select button

directly below Sel, one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel.

D or U to select more list members whose scan status you

want to change.

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

OR Use the MFK to select another scan list member.

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5 Press H to exit scan list programming and return to the

Home screen.

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status

Procedure:

1 Below the Sel, Del, and Rcl screen, press the Menu Select

button directly below Sel to view and/or change the priority

status of the currently displayed channel.

Below the Sel, Del, and Rcl screen, press the

3 button or

press the Menu Select button directly below Sel, one or

more times to view and/or change the scan list status icon of

the currently displayed channel. 2 A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan

list as a non-priority channel. The LED lights up solid green.

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-

One channel, regardless of traffic on non-priority channels.

No icon indicates that the current channel is deleted from

the scan list.

Scan

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

Turning Scan On or Off

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Scan button. OR

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Scan.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan. 3 The display shows Scan off if scan is disabled. Press the

Menu Select button directly below Scan to enable scan. OR

The display shows Scan on and the scan status icon if scan is enabled. Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan to disable scan.

4 The radio returns to the Home screen.

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Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch

Code (Conventional Channels Only)

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Mon.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mon. 3 The brief Monitor on display indicates that the radio is

disregarding the squelch code.

While scanning for activity, you can still receive fleetwide, system-wide, dynamic regrouping, incoming telephone interconnect and Private Conversation/Call Alert calls.

Respond to these types of calls as you would normally on the selected channel. However, when scanning different channels while in talkgroup scan, incoming Private Conversation/Call Alert calls may be missed.

Transmitting While the Scan is On

Radio Programmed for Talkback Scan

Procedure:

1 Press the PTT button to transmit on the channel indicated

by the display.

The radio does not begin scanning again for a predetermined hang time after you release the PTT button, allowing the other party to respond. If the other party responds within the hang time, scanning does not resume until the full hang time expires after they have finished speaking, allowing the conversation to be completed.

To transmit on the selected channel if another channel is active, first turn scan off by pressing the Menu Select button below

Scan

momentarily.

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Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan

Procedure:

1 Press the PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected

channel or fixed channel.

To make a Call Alert page, or Private Conversation call while scanning, press either the Menu Select button directly below

Page

Call

. The call is entered on the selected channel and

scanning is halted until the call is exited by pressing

pressing the Menu Select button below either

Page

Call

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.

Procedure:

1 When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted,

> or < (on the keypad mic.) to Nuis.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Nuis.

Restoring a Nuisance Channel

Procedure:

To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the following:

• Turn scan off, then on.

• Change modes.

• Turn off the radio, and then turn it back on.

Nuisance mode delete can be disabled by the system administrator.

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Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On

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

This change remains in effect until scan is turned off. Scan then reverts to the preprogrammed (original) setting.

Procedure:

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Dynp to

change the priority of a non-priority channel in the scan list to Priority-Two.

2 Press

H momentarily to exit the scan list and resume

scanning.

Restoring Priorities in a Scan List

Procedure:

To restore the original channel priorities in a scan list, do one of the following:

• Turn scan off, then on.

• Change channels.

• Turn off the radio, and then turn it back on.

Hang Up (HUB)

To temporarily suspend Scan Mode operation, remove the control head from the Hang Up Box (HUB). You are allowed to use the control head while scan is suspended. However, Priority Member scanning is not suspended. This feature applies to all Scan Lists and Scan Types. Scan is resumed once the control head is returned to the holding clip and the preprogrammed hang time has elapsed.

Note: Priority Scan List members are continuously scanned

only when the Scan List, Designated Tx Member field is set to “Talkback” in the radio programming. Otherwise, all scan mode operation is suspended.

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Call Alert Paging

This feature allows your radio to work like a pager.

Even if other users are away from their radios, or if they are unable to hear their radios, you can send them an individual Call Alert page. You can also verify if a radio is active on the system.

Depending on how your radio is programmed, when you make an Enhanced Private Call, the radio either automatically sends a Call Alert page if there is no answer after the maximum ring time, OR when you press the PTT button.

Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified

radio technician.

Receiving a Call Alert Page

Procedure:

When you receive a Call Alert page

1 You hear four repeating alert tone and the green LED blinks.

You hear one alert tone and the green LED blinks if Call Alert Tone Auto Reset is enabled.

2 The call received icons blinks and the display shows Page

received.

3 Press the PTT button to answer.

Press any button to clear the Call Alert page.

See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 35 or Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) on page 36 for more information.

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Sending a Call Alert Page

Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio

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

Procedure:

Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (One-Touch) Call Alert Paging button to send a page to the preprogrammed ID

and proceed to Step 5 of the procedure below. OR Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Page.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Page.

3 D or U to select the required ID.

4 Press the PTT button to send the page. 5 The display shows Paging...<Number> or <Alias>. 6 If the call alert page is sent successfully, four highpitch tone

sounds and the display shows Ack received.

If the call alert page is not acknowledged, a low tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge.

7 The radio returns to the Home screen.

Press the Menu Select button directly below OK to return to the main screen for Contacts.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Call.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call.

D or U to select the required ID, press the PTT button to

initiate the call.

4 If the target radio does not respond after a preprogrammed

period of time, the display shows Send page?.

5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to send

the call alert page.

Press the Menu Select button directly below No to exit the

screen without sending the call alert page. 6 The display shows Paging...<Alias>. 7 If the call alert page is sent successfully, a tone sounds and

the display shows Ack received.

If the call alert page is not acknowledged, a low tone sounds

and the display shows No acknowledge.

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8 The radio returns to the Home screen.

Press the Menu Select button directly below OK to return to the main screen for Contacts.

In-Call User Alert

You can enable and disable voice transmission, if needed.

Procedure:

1 Make sure you are in Home mode where the default zone

and mode are being displayed.

2 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to scroll to the Vmut.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Vmut.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Vmut or the

VMut preprogrammed button again to turn the feature off and you will be able to hear to normal dispatch calls.

Pressing the Menu Select button directly below

Vmut

or the VMut programmed button momentarily toggles between Voice mute on and Voice mute off.

Voice mute on

shown on the display indicates that the radio is muted to all conventional dispatch calls and affiliated trunking group calls.

Emergency Operation

The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation.

If the Orange button is preprogrammed to send an emergency signal, this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel.

Your radio supports 5 Emergency modes:

• Emergency Call

• Emergency Alarm

• Emergency Alarm with Call

• Silent Emergency Alarm

• Special Considerations for Emergencies 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 or the Emergency footswitch.

Note: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the

preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second.

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Sending an Emergency Alarm

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

Procedure:

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. A tone

sounds and the display alternates Emergency and the home display.

2 A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack received display

follows.

AND, Trunking Only:

A high-pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been received by the trunked system’s central controller.

3 Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT button to

return to normal operation.

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

Procedure:

1 Press preprogrammed Emergency button. 2 A tone sounds and the display alternates Emergency and

the home display.

A short low-pitched tone sounds when the selected channel does not support emergency.

3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.0 to 2.5 cm)

from your mouth.

4 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the

microphone. 5 Release the PTT to end the transmission. 6 Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button until

a tone sounds to exit Emergency mode.

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency

Call

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to another radio. Upon acknowledgement, both radios can communicate over a preprogrammed Emergency channel.

If the radio has both emergency call and alarm features enabled, it automatically proceeds to the call mode after the alarm is acknowledged.

Procedure:

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button to activate

the emergency call/alarm feature. 2 The display alternates Emergency and the home display.

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3 A high-pitched tone sounds, indicating that the alarm has

been received by the trunked system’s central controller. A dispatcher acknowledgment (four high-pitched tones) follows, accompanied by an Ack received display.

4 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.0 to 2.5 cm)

from your mouth.

5 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the

microphone. 6 Release the PTT to end the transmission. 7 Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button until

a tone sounds to exit Emergency mode.

Turning the radio off also cancels the emergency state.

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to another radio without any audio or visual indicator.

Upon acknowledgement, your radio’s microphone is automatically activated, allowing you to communicate with the other radio without pressing the PTT button.

This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”.

Note: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and

continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires, the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button.

Procedure:

1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button to activate

the silent alarm feature.

2 Press and hold the emergency button until a tone sounds to

exit the silent alarm mode.

If silent emergency alarm is used with emergency call, pressing the PTT button exits the silent mode and initiates the emergency call.

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Special Considerations for Emergencies

• If you press the emergency button while in a channel that has no emergency capability, a low-pitched tone sounds.

• If the unit is out of the range of the system and/or the emergency alarm is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge.

• If you press the emergency button, then change to a mode that has no emergency capability, the display shows No Emergency and a continuous low-pitched tone sounds until a valid emergency mode is selected or until the emergency is cancelled.

• When an emergency is active, changing to another mode where emergency is enabled (trunked or conventional) causes an emergency alarm and/or emergency call to be active on the new mode.

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Automatic Registration Service (ARS)

This feature provides an automated data application registration for the radio. When you turn on the radio, the device automatically registers with the server.

Data applications within the fixed network can determine the presence of a device on the system and send data to the device. For example: Text Messaging Service (TMS).

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

• ARS Server Mode (default mode)

• ARS Non Server Mode

Note: The default ARS mode can be changed by a qualified

radio technician using the radio’s programming software.

Selecting or Changing ARS Mode

Procedure:

1 After the zone you want is displayed, toggle until the display

shows the required channel.

Press and hold

> or < (on the keypad mic.) to Chan.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. The display shows the current zone is not blinking, and the channel is blinking.

2 D or U or press the MFK once and rotate the MFK to the

desired channel.

3 In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the User Login

Indicator icon, the zone, and ARS server channel.

In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows the User Login Indicator icon, the zone, and ARS non-server channel.

If the channel or mode selected is unprogrammed, the display shows Unprogrammed. Repeat Step 2.

4 Press H to confirm the displayed zone and channel.

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Accessing the User Login Feature

This feature allows you as the user to be associated with the radio. With this association, every data application (Example: Text Messaging Service) takes on a friendly username.

You can still send text messages without logging in as a user. The user login feature only enables the recipient of your message to identify you as the sender by assigning a username to your message.

Note: Valid characters for a username entry are capital letters

(A – Z), small letters (a – z), numbers (0 – 9), symbols (*, #, -, /), and the space character.

The maximum length for a username is eight (8) characters. Usernames are not case sensitive in server mode but are case sensitive in non-server mode.

A predefined username may sometimes be invalid because the programming software that is used to set predefined usernames allows you to set usernames comprising of eight (8) characters or more.

Logging In as a User

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to User.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below User. 3 The display shows the User Login screen. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below ID. 5 A blinking cursor appears beside ID. Use the keypad to

enter a username using the keypad multi-tap function.

D or U to scroll through the list of predefined usernames.

Press the Menu Select button to select a predefined username.

Press and hold

D or U to scroll through the list of

predefined usernames at a fast scroll rate. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn to select a predefined username.

6 If the selected predefined username has more than eight (8)

characters, or an invalid character in it, the display momentary shows Invalid ID. Repeat Step 5.

Press the Menu Select button directly below PIN.

7 A blinking cursor appears beside PIN.

Enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN) number.

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The maximum PIN length is 4 digits. The PIN number will

appear as asterisks. 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn. 9 In ARS server mode, the display shows the User Login

Indicator icon, the ID, In progress and Cncl.

In ARS non-server mode, the display shows the User Login

Indicator icon, the ID, Logged in and Logt.

In non-ARS enabled mode, the display shows Offline and

Logt. 10 If the username is invalid, login fails and the user login

failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also

momentary shows Login failed. Repeat step 5.

If the PIN is invalid, login fails and the user login failure

indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also

momentary shows

Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to cancel

the login in progress screen and return to the initial user

Wait for the logged in confirmation screen. If the login

process is successful, the display shows the successful user

Logging Out

Once the data application registration is completed, you can log out.

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Logt.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt. 3 Display shows the User Login Indicator icon and Clear

private data?.

4Select Yes to clear all your private data. The display shows

momentary Private data cleared.

Select No to keep your private data.

Note: Private data refers to all messages in the text

messaging Inbox, Draft and Sent folder. The next radio user will be able to access your Inbox, Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted.

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Text Messaging Service (TMS)

This feature allows you to send and receive text messages. The maximum length of characters for a text message is 200.

There are three (3) types of text messages:

• A new text message (free form message)

• A predefined message (quick text message)

• An edited quick text message

The main menu consists of the following options:

• Inbox

• Compose

•Drafts

• Sent

Note: See Status Icons on page 21 for more details on the

TMS icons and TMS Menu Options on page 22 for more details on each menu option.

Accessing TMS Feature

Note: If the feature inactivity timer is enabled, your radio

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

Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen.

Procedure:

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

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

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to TMS.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the TMS feature screen.

3 D or U to scroll through the main menu options.

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Composing and Sending a New Text Message

Note: During the uppercase and lowercase mode, multi-

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

During the num lock mode, except for 1, pressing the keypad only enters the numeric digits. Subsequent presses of the same key inserts the same digit to the text message (no multi-tap).

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to f.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the TMS feature screen. 3 D or U to Compose. Press the Menu Select button directly

below Compose to see the compose options. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below New to

compose a new message. 5 A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen.

Use the keypad to type or edit your message.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete

any unwanted characters.

Press * to add a space.

Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase

mode, and lowercase mode. Press # to toggle between numeric and letter mode.

6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once the

message is composed.

D or U to Send and press the Menu Select button directly

below Send to send.

D or U to Back and press the Menu Select button directly

below Back to return to Compose screen if you want to edit the message.

8 D or U to scroll through the address list and press the

Menu Select button below Sel to select the required address.

D or U to {Other recpnt} and press the Menu Select

button below Edit. A blinking cursor appears in the Enter address screen. Use the keypad to type the address entry.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

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9 Press the Menu Select button below Send to send the

message.

Press the PTT button to send the message.

10 The display shows the Send message screen and

Sending msg.

11 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows

Msg sent.

If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows Send failed.

If the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the main TMS screen.

Note: You can append a priority status and/or a request reply

to your message. See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 71 for more information.

Note: You can also select the DRFT option to save your

message in the Drafts folder to send it at a later time. See Accessing the Drafts Folder on page 75 for more details.

Sending a Quick Text Message

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

Each Quick Text message has a maximum length of 50 characters.

Procedure:

Press the preprogrammed Quick Text button and proceed to Step 3.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to TMS.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the TMS feature screen.

D or U tto Compose. Press the Menu Select button

directly below Compose to access the compose options.

4 D or U to List.

D or U to scroll through the list of messages and press the

Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message.

6 The message appears on the Compose screen, with a

blinking cursor at the end of it. Use the keypad to edit the message.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

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Press > to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete

any unwanted characters.

Press * to add a space.

Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase

mode, and lowercase mode.

Press # to toggle between numeric and letter mode. 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.

D or U to Send and press the Menu Select button directly

below Sel to send the message. 9 D or U to scroll through the address list and highlight the

required address.

D or U to {Other recpnt} and press the Menu Select

button below Edit.

A blinking cursor appears in the Enter address screen.

Use the keypad to type the address entry.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any

unwanted characters.

Press * to add a space.

Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase

mode, and lowercase mode.

Press # to toggle between numeric and letter mode.

10 Press the Menu Select button below Send to send the

message.

Press the PTT button to send the message. 11 The display shows the screen and Sending msg. 12 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows

Msg sent.

If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the

display shows Send failed.

If the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the main TMS screen.

Note: You can append a priority status and/or a request reply

to your message. See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 71 for more information.

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Using the Priority Status and Request Reply

Features

Before sending your message, you can append a priority message and/or a request reply to your message.

Appending or Removing a Priority Status to a Text Message

Note: The Priority Message icon on a message does not

imply that the message gets higher priority over the other messages when it is being transmitted. It is just an indication that can be embedded into a message to let the receiver know that the message is important.

Procedure:

After the outgoing message is composed (see Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 68 for more

information):

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Impt.

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

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Impt again.

The priority status icon and the normal message icon disappear from the label bar.

Appending or Removing a Request Reply to a Text

Message

Procedure:

After the outgoing message is composed (see Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 68 for more

information):

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rqrp.

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

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rqrp again.

The reply status icon and the normal message icon disappear from the label bar.

Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a

Text Message

Procedure:

After the outgoing message is composed (see Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 68 for more

information):

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 D or U to Impt and press the Menu Select button directly

below Impt to indicate the message as important.

AND

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D or U to Rqrp and press the Menu Select button directly

below Rqrp to request for a reply.

3 The priority status and reply status icons appear beside the

normal message icon on the label bar.

Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message

When an outgoing message is indicated with priority status and reply status icons, follow the procedure below to remove these indicators.

Procedure:

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 U or D to Impt and press the Menu Select button directly

below Impt to remove the priority status icon.

AND

D or U to Rqrp and press the Menu Select button directly

below Rqrp to remove the reply status icon.

3 The priority status, reply status and normal message icons

disappear from the label bar.

Managing Text Messages

Receiving a Text Message

Note: When you receive a message that is flagged with the

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

Procedure:

When you receive a message, press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the Inbox and go to Step3.

Follow the procedure below.

1 The new message icon appears and the display

momentarily shows New msg. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the message. 3 The display shows alias or ID with the sender of the latest

received message on top.

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Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox

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

Note:

D or U to read the message if fills more than one

screen.

Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen, and proceed

to Step 3.

OR Press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the Inbox screen and proceed to

Step 4.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to TMS.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the TMS feature screen.

3 Press the Menu Select button below Inbox to view Inbox

feature screen.

4 The display shows alias or IDs, with the sender of the latest

received message.

While on the review message screen, press the Menu Select button directly below

Rply, Del

, or

Back

to access the option.

• Select

Rply

to reply the message.

• Select

Del

to delete the message.

• Select

Back

to return to the previous screen.

Note: The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates

the status of the message. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 67 for more information.

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Replying to a Received Text Message

Note: The original date and time stamp, address and

message content is automatically appended to the reply message.

Procedure:

D or U to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu

Select button below Sel to view the message.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rply to reply to

a message.

D or U to NEW and press the Menu Select button directly

below NEW.

D or U to LIST and press the Menu Select button directly

below LIST for a predefined message.

D or U to scroll through the list of messages and press the

Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message.

4 A blinking cursor appears on the screen.

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

5 Use the keypad to type or edit your message.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any

unwanted characters.

Press * to add a space.

Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase

mode, and lowercase mode.

Press # to toggle between numeric and letter mode. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once you

have finished writing the message. 7 D or U to Send and press the Menu Select button directly

below Send to send the message. 8 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending

msg.

Press the Menu Select button directly below

Back

at any time to

return to the previous screen.

Note: You can append a priority message and/or a request

reply to your message. Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 71 for more information.

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Accessing the Drafts Folder

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

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to TMS.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the TMS feature screen.

3 D or U to DRFT and press the Menu Select button below

DRFT.

4 The display shows the first draft message.

Press the Menu Select button directly below

Edit, Del

, or

Back

to access the option.

• Select

Edit

to edit the message before sending it.

• Select

Del

to delete the message.

• Select

Back

to return to the previous screen.

Managing Sent Text Messages

Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in the Sent folder. The most recent sent text message is always added to the top of the Sent list.

The Sent folder is capable of storing a maximum of ten (10) last sent messages. When the folder is full, the oldest text message in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in.

Viewing a Sent Text Message

The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 67 for more information.

Procedure:

Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen, and proceed

to Step 3.

Follow the procedure below.

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to TMS.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access

the TMS feature screen.

3 D or U to Sent and press the Menu Select button below

Sent.

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Press the Menu Select button directly below

Optn, Del

, or

Back

to access the option.

• Select

Optn

to send to the message.

• Select

Del

to delete the message.

• Select

Back

to return to the previous screen.

Note: The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates

the status of the message. See Text Messaging

Service (TMS) Icons on page 21 for more information.

Sending a Sent Text Message

Procedure:

1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while

viewing the message.

2 D or U to Send and press the Menu Select button directly

below Send to send the message.

D or U to scroll through the address list and highlight the

required address.

D or U to {Other recpnt} and press the Menu Select

button below Edit. A blinking cursor appears in the Enter address screen. Use the keypad to type the address entry.

Press

< to move one space to the left.

Press

> to move one space to the right.

Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any

unwanted characters.

Press * to add a space.

Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase

mode, and lowercase mode.

Press # to toggle between numeric and letter mode. 4 Press the Menu Select button below Send or the PTT

button to send the message. 5 The display shows the Send Message screen and

Sending msg. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return

to the previous screen.

Note: You can append a priority message and/or a request

reply to your message. See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 71 for more details.

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Deleting Text Messages

Procedure:

From the Inbox, Draft, or Sent screen:

1 D or U to scroll through the messages.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to view the

delete options.

3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Curr to delete

the current message.

Press the Menu Select button directly below All to delete all the messages.

Secure Operations

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

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.

Managing Encryption

Note: Refer to the Key-Variable Loader (KVL) manual for

equipment connections and setup.

Loading a Single Encryption Key

Procedure:

1 Attach the KVL to your radio. Upon attaching the KVL, the

radio display shows Keyloading. 2 Press the Menu Select button below Target. 3 Press the Menu Select button below Load. 4 Press the Menu Select button below Key.

5 D or U to required key.

6 Press the Menu Select button below Load to load the key

to your radio.

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7 When the key has been loaded successfully, the radio

sounds a short tone for single-key radios.

Loading the Group Encryption Keys

Procedure:

1 Attach the KVL to your radio. 2 Press the Menu Select button below Target. 3 Press the Menu Select button below Load. 4 Press the Menu Select button below Group.

5 D or U to required group.

6 Press the Menu Select button below Load to load the key

to your radio.

7 Your mobile radio display shows Keyloading when it is

loading key(s) from KVL.

8 When the key has been loaded successfully, the radio

sounds an alternating tone for multikey radios.

Using the Multikey Feature

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

There are two types of multikey:

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

• Trunked Multikey – If you use your radio for both conventional and trunked applications, you have to strap your encryption keys for trunking on a per-talkgroup or announcement-group basis. In addition, you may strap a different key to other features, such as dynamic regrouping, failsoft, or emergency talkgroup. You can have operatorselectable key erasure.

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Selecting an Encryption Key (Conventional Only)

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Key.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Key. The

display shows the last user-selected and stored encryption key, and the available menu selections.

D or U to scroll through the encryption keys.

Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the

newly selected key and return to the Home screen.

Press

H, the PTT button, or the Menu Select button directly

below Exit to exit.

Note: If the selected key is erased, a momentary keyfail tone

sounds and the display shows Key fail.

If the selected key is not allowed, a momentary illegal key tone sounds and the display shows Illegal key.

Enabling Secure Transmission

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Sec and press the Menu

Select button directly below Sec. The display shows

m and

the current key if multi-key has been enabled. 2 Monitor the mode to be sure it is not in use. 3 Press PTT button to transmit.

Note: If the selected channel is preprogrammed for clear-only

operation – when you press the PTT button, an invalid mode tone sounds and the display shows Clear Tx only.

The radio does not transmit until you disable the secure mode.

The radio can be configured to ignore the clear voice or insecured transmission when the radio is in secured transmission. Check with your agent for details.

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Accessing the Secure Feature

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Sec.

2 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below Sec

to display Secure feature screen.

3 The display shows the Secure screen.

Selecting a Keyset

This feature allows you to select one or more groups of several encryption keys from among the available keys stored in the radio.

For example, you could have a group of three keys structured to one keyset, and another group of three different keys structured to another keyset; by changing keysets, you would automatically switch from one set of keys to the other.

Every channel to which one of the original keys was tied now has the equivalent new key instead.

Note: Press

H, the PTT button, or the Exit menu selection to

exit this menu at any time without changing the keyset selection.

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Kset.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Kset.

The display shows the last user-selected and stored keyset, and the available keyset menu selections.

D or U to scroll through the keysets.

Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired keyset.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the

newly selected keyset.

5 The radio exits keyset selection and returns to the Home

screen.

Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys

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

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Eras.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Eras. The

display shows the last user-selected and stored encryption key, and the available menu selections.

D or U to the desired encryption key.

Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key.

4 Press the Menu Select button directly below All to delete all

keys.

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Press the Menu Select button directly below Sngl to delete current shown key.

Press the Menu Select button directly below Abrt to abort this screen and return to Home screen.

Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey

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.

Procedure:

1 > or < (on the keypad mic.) to Rekey.

2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rekey. 3 Press the PTT button to send the rekey request.

Press the PTT button again, or the H or Emergency button, to exit the feature and transmit in normal mode.

4 If the rekey operation fails, a bad-key tone sounds and the

display shows Rekey fail.

Note: The rekey operation failure indicates that your radio

does not contain the Unique Shadow Key (USK). This key must be 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.

MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) Page

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

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 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.

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Hear Clear

There are two components of Hear Clear.

1 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.

2 Random FM Noise Canceller (Flutter Fighter):

Reduces the unwanted effects of random FM noise pulses caused by channel fading under high Signal-to-Noise (S/N) conditions such as in a moving in a 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.

Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified

radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

The Global Positioning System (GPS)

This feature uses information from the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites orbiting the Earth to determine the approximate geographical location of your radio, expressed as latitude and longitude. 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 very difficult to obtain indoors, in covered locations, between high buildings, or in situations where you have not established a clear broad view of the sky.

Understanding the GPS Feature

The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites, to establish the location co-ordinates, 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:

• In underground locations

• Inside of buildings, trains, or other covered vehicles

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