A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack received display Received an Individual Call. The vote scan feature is enabled. follows. AND, Trunking Only: The more stripes, the stronger the signal On = Secure operation. A high-pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been strength for the current site (trunking only).
Contents Documentation Copyrights...15 Disclaimer........16 Declaration of Conformity......8 Important Safety Information..10 Getting Started....... 17 How to Use This Guide........17 Notations Used in This Manual......17 Software Version......11 Additional Performance Enhancement..18 Notice to Users (FCC and Industry ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data....18 Canada)............11 Dynamic System Resilience (DSR)..
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Turning On the Radio........20 Keypad Characters – Numeric Adjusting the Volume........21 Mode..........34 Validating Compatibility During Power Up..21 Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode..........35 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button......37 Identifying Radio Controls.... 22 Radio Parts and Controls.......22 Identifying Status Indicators..38 Control Head and Microphone.... 22 Programmable Features........
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Receiving and Responding to a Responding to the Dynamic Private Call (Trunking Only)...55 Regrouping Feature (Trunking Receiving and Responding to a Only)..........64 Telephone Call (Trunking Only)..56 Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)..65 Methods to Make a Radio Call.......56 Multiple Control Head Features..... 67 Making a Talkgroup Call.....
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Turning Scan On While Special Considerations for Disregarding the Squelch Code Emergencies........86 (Conventional Channels Only)..78 Automatic Registration Service (ARS)...86 Transmitting While the Scan is On..78 Selecting or Changing the ARS Deleting a Nuisance Channel..... 78 Mode..........87 Restoring a Nuisance Channel... 79 User Login Feature......
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Viewing a Saved Waypoint....110 Soft Power Off........121 Editing the Alias of a Waypoint..110 Ignition Only Power Up..... 121 Editing the Coordinates of a Using Emergency Power Up.....122 Waypoint........111 Auto Power Off Timer....... 122 Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint..112 Voice Announcement........123 Deleting All Saved Waypoints...113 Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)....124...
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Only)..........137 Transmit Inhibit......... 137 General Radio Information....139 Glossary........150 External Alarms (Horn and Lights)..141 Limited Warranty......156 Helpful Tips........144 MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION Radio Care...........144 PRODUCTS........... 156 I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG:......156 Accessories........145 II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:....... 157 III.
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V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:..........158 VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS:........159 VII. GOVERNING LAW:.......160 VIII. For Australia Only.........160 SERVICE............. 161 English...
This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below. Declaration of Conformity Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Hereby declares that the product:...
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Class B Digital Device As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Regulations. complete control of the radio. In this mode, the radio no longer responds to button and PTT For a list of Motorola-approved antennas and other presses nor will it unmute to voice activity. accessories, visit the following website: This mode is designed to receive and pass http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX...
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. • Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment. English...
Cet émetteur radio a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour utilisation avec une antenne approuvée Cette radio ne doit être utilisée qu'à des fins par Motorola offrant le gain maximal autorisé et professionnelles. Avant d'utiliser la radio, lisez le l'impédance requise pour le type d'antenne indiqué. Il...
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damage to the equipment if not carefully Getting Started observed. Note: How to Use This Guide An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which is essential to This User Guide covers the basic operation of the emphasize. APX Mobiles. The following special notations identify certain items.
Dynamic System Resilience (DSR) SecureNet allows user to perform secured DSR ensures the radio system is seamlessly communications on an Analog or Motorola Data switched to a backup master site dynamically in case Communication (MDC) channel. The MDC Over-the- of system failure. DSR also provides additional Air Rekeying (OTAR) feature will allow users to indication e.g.
is available and portable radio coverage is either Note: intermittent or non-existent. User Selectable Talkgroups are not compatible with this Conventional Talkgroup Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancement. Enhancements What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can A few enhancements have been made to the Conventional Talkgroup at the system.
Note: Preparing Your Radio for Use Pressing the Power Button before the LED lights up will be ignored. This section provides simple instructions to prepare If Fail ##/## appears in the display, the your radio for use. radio will not function until the condition Turning On the Radio has been corrected.
programmable by a qualified radio Mode Remote Device promptly followed by other technician. maintenance statuses. Press the Power On/Off Button to reset when the Adjusting the Volume display shows Update done Please reset upon completion, or when the display shows Update 1 To increase the volume, rotate the Multi-Function failed Please reset when it fails to update.
Identifying Radio Controls Radio Parts and Controls Control Head and Microphone Note: The microphone is not part of a radio. It is an optional accessory. Accessory Port (Microphone) Menu Select Buttons 4-Way Navigation Buttons Home Button Data Button Bluetooth Indicator Accy 2-Dot Button English...
Accy 1-Dot Button Navigation Button (Microphone) Accy No-Dot Button (Purple) Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Emergency Button Programmable Features DTMF Keypad Any reference in this manual to controls that are Multi-Function Knob (MFK) preprogrammed means that a qualified radio Dimmer Button technician must use the radio programming software to assign a feature to a control.
One Touch Button Digital Vehicle Toggles between the Digital Repeater System Vehicle Repeater System Each of the four Menu Select buttons, the (VRS) mode. Emergency button and the three Accy buttons on the microphone are programmable buttons which can Dynamic Priority Allows any channel in a Scan be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician to (Conventional...
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Internet Protocol Display the Internet Protocol Launches a specific feature Address (IP) address, device name and with one single button-press. status of the radio. You can setup as many as four separately programmed buttons Location Determines the current location for four different features. (latitude, longitude, time and date), and also the distance Phone...
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Repeater Access Allows user to manually send a Site Display/ Displays the current site ID and Button (RAB) repeater access codeword. Search (Trunking RSSI value; performs site (Conventional Only) search for Automatic Multiple Only) Site Select (AMSS) or SmartZone operation. Reprogram Notifies the dispatcher you Request...
Zone Down Toggles downward through the Front/Rear Switches one of two control zones in the radio. heads to be active at one time. Zone Select Allows selection from a list of HiLo Toggles the Hilo Airhorn tones zones. on or off. Zone Up Toggles upward through the Horns/Lights...
Squelch Toggles squelch level • Use the Menu Select Button ( between normal open and Menu Select Buttons tight. Note: TX Power Level Toggles transmit power level Check with your dealer or system between high and low. administrator for the list of features activated Voice Audibly indicates the current in your radio.
Home & Data Buttons Accy No-Dot Button (Purple) Accy 1-Dot Button Accy 2-Dot Button (Quick Enters a menu with a short press on Access) the preprogrammed One Touch One Touch button. Features assigned to these Button buttons are Call, Call Alert, Phone, Repeater Access, MDC RTT Button Access, Status and Message.
Note: Data Feature Button Some features do not require you to press Use Data Feature button to access data-related to go to the Home screen. Refer to the features, such as the Text Messaging Service (TMS) individual feature sections in this manual for feature screen.
The main display shows the icon of the secondary Keypad feature.The main display does not show the icon of primary feature. You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad on the keypad microphone to access your radio’s features. Your radio by default is set to use the primary feature. The keypad functions in a manner similar to a Short press the MFK to toggle it to work on either the standard telephone keypad when entering numeric...
Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & “ ‘ Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space English...
Number of Times Key is Pressed Toggle between numeric and letter mode. Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & “ ‘ English...
Number of Times Key is Pressed Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & “ ‘ English...
Number of Times Key is Pressed Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed English...
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Number of Times Key is Pressed Not applicable Not applicable English...
• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button used to make a new call. See Methods to Make a Radio Call on page 56 for more information. The PTT button on the side of the microphone serves two basic purposes: •...
stripes in the icon, the stronger the sig- Identifying Status Indicators nal. Status Icons Direct The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows On – Radio is currently configured for di- the radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The rect radio-to-radio communication (dur- following are the icons that appear on the display of ing conventional operation only).
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Power Level Secure Operation L – Radio is set at Low power. On – Secure operation. H – Radio is set at High power. Off – Clear operation. Blinking – Receiving an encrypted Scan voice call. Radio is scanning a scan list. AES Secure Operation Priority Channel Scan On –...
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On – User is currently associated with Indicates that the first character of the the radio. text entry is capitalized. Off – User is currently not associated Mixed Case with the radio. Indicates that the text entry is currently Blinking – Device registration or user in normal text mode.
TMS Status Icons Indicates that the text entry is currently in mixed case and with predicted words The following icons appear on the radio’s display shown at the bottom of the screen. when you send and receive text messages. Inbox Full Uppercase Predictive The Inbox is full.
Normal Message Priority Status and Request Reply User is composing a message with normal • User is composing a message with a priority and without a request for a reply. priority status and a request for a reply. • Messages in the Inbox folder are flag- Message Index ged with “Priority”...
Radio number added to a Call List. Menu Description/Function Option Exits to the Home screen. Exit Mobile number. Cancel the delete all messages options. Brings you to the Options main screen. Optn Mobile number added to a Call List. Replies to a message. Rply Selects a predefined message or ad- Landline phone number.
Solid yellow Channel is busy. (Conventional Only) 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. Red LED Blinking green Radio is receiving an individual Yellow LED or telephone call, or is on a Priority-Two channel while in...
If Intelligent Lighting is activated, the concentric ring LED does 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 45 for different status of Intelligent Lighting.
Backlight and Bar Notification When Color The radio receives a phone call. The radio receives a call alert. The radio receives a selective call. The radio enters Geofence. Alert Tones Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of the condition of your radio. The following table lists these tones and when they occur.
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You Hear Tone Name Heard Long, Low- Time-Out Timer Timed Out After time out. Pitched Tone Talk Prohibit/PTT Inhibit (When PTT button is pressed) transmissions are not allowed. Lack of Voice PTT Time out When the radio ends your call after it detected there are lack of voice for 5 seconds after the PTT is pressed and hold.
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You Hear Tone Name Heard Central Echo When central controller has received a request from a radio. Long, Medium- Volume Set When volume is changed on a quiet channel. Pitched Tone Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state. A Group of Me- Failsoft When the trunking system fails.
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You Hear Tone Name Heard 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 PTT button is pressed) a dynamic ID has been received. Talk Permit (When PTT button is pressed) is verifying with the system for ac- cepting its transmissions.
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You Hear Tone Name When Four high- Mobile Unit Acknowledge When a Call Alert page is received by the intended unit, or the pitched tones emergency alarm, reprogram request, or status/message trans- mission is acknowledged by the intended dispatcher. Sound similar System Busy When the PTT button is pressed, indicates transmission fail be- to a telephone...
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You Hear Tone Name When Continuous, Talk-Prohibit (When the PTT button is pressed) the system is out of service. low-pitched Smart PTT Inhibit (When the PTT button is pressed) the channel is busy with the tone 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.
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You Hear Tone Name When Single, short, Valid Key When you pressed a valid key, or you entered a feature configu- high-pitched ration state, or you are receiving or transmitting in the clear mode tone on secure models (with TX Clear Alert Tones enabled). Single, low- Invalid Key When you tried to make an invalid key press, or that an emergen-...
d) Press the PTT button to transmit on the General Radio Operation displayed zone channel. Selecting a Zone Selecting a Radio Channel Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as use this feature.
to the required channel. solid yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission. In trunking mode, there is no LED d) Press the Menu Select button directly below indication when the radio receives a transmission. Sel to confirm the selected channel. e) Press the PTT button to transmit on the If the radio is receiving a secure transmission, the displayed zone channel.
If the caller alias is in the call list, the display 3 Release the PTT button to listen. shows the caller alias during the call. See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 56 for If the caller name is not in the call list, the display details on making a Talkgroup Call.
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call Methods to Make a Radio Call (Trunking Only) You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or This feature allows you to receive calls similar to talkgroup by using: standard phone calls from a landline phone. •...
• Use the MFK to select the channel with the 1 Perform one of the following actions: desired talkgroup. • To access this feature via a preprogrammed button, press the preprogrammed Quick 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to Access (One-Touch) Private Call button to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
A telephone-type ringing sounds if the receiving Access (One-Touch) Phone Call button to unit is in service. The display shows Calling... dial the preprogrammed phone number. Proceed to step 5. <Number> or Calling... <Alias>. • To access this feature via the menu, proceed 5 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to to the next step.
• 6 When your call is answered, press and hold the or to Dir and press the Menu Select button PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to directly below Dir. listen. The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is 7 Press currently in Repeater mode.
c) Adjust the volume by rotating the MFK if 1 To activate monitoring, perform one of the necessary. following actions: d) If you hear no activity, press and hold the PTT • At Home mode where the default zone and button to start your conversation.
and to eliminate the annoyance of having to listen to Advanced Features conversations that are of no interest to you. Receiving a Selective Call Advanced Call Features When you receive a Selective Call, you hear two alert Calling a Phone Not in the List tones and the LED lights up solid yellow.
Selective Call. See Making a Selective Call • Use the keypad to enter the required ID. on page 62. 4 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to Making a Selective Call 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 1 Perform one of the following actions: 5 Press and hold the PTT button to start the Selective Call.
talkgroup. See Secure Operations on page Sending a Status Call 100 for more information. This feature allows you to send data calls to the Selecting a Talkgroup dispatcher about a predefined status. Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button maximum of eight status conditions is possible.
When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four Note: tones and the display shows Ack received . The If you try to access a zone or channel that has been reserved by the dispatcher as a radio returns to normal dispatch operation. dynamically regrouped mode for other users, If no acknowledgment is received, you hear a low- you hear an invalid tone.
• or to Rpgm then press the Menu Select Select Select-disabled radios cannot change Disabled channels while dynamically regrouped. button directly below Rpgm to send reprogram The dispatcher has forced the radio to request to the dispatcher. remain on the dynamic-regrouping The display shows Reprogram Rqst and Please channel.
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Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Channel Selection The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to or to Zone then press the Menu Select button perform this operation. directly below Zone.
6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit Multiple Control Head Features to return to Home screen. This feature allows your transceiver to control a Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone combination of up to four O2 and O7 control heads on APX Mobile (depending on the model).
Head Number 1, Control Head Number 2, Control All Active Mode Head Number 3 and Control Head Number 4. The All Active mode enables all connected control heads attached to the radio to operate concurrently 1 Power off the radio by pressing the Power button. with each other.
The intercom feature allows one control head user to One Active Mode talk to another control head user in a Multiple Control The One Active mode enables only one control head Head configuration. At any given time, when a control to be visibly active at a time in a 2 control head head being operated has priority for the intercom call, system.
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 ZONE CHAN entry alias. Each alias can have up to five IDs of different call types associated with it.
Your radio also supports a maximum of 50 call lists. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Each list can store up to 100 IDs (numbers). Cnts and proceed to step 6. Note: to Call and press the Menu Select Your radio is preprogrammed with a number of button directly below Sel.
Adding a New Contact Entry to the required channel and press the Menu Select button directly below OK. or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. to Number 1 and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The entries are alphabetically sorted.
The entries are alphabetically sorted. to Add to CallLst or Add to PhonLst and press the Menu Select button directly below or to the entry you want to delete and press the Sel. Menu Select button directly below Optn. 4 Perform one of the following actions: or to Del and press the Menu Select button •...
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to the entry you want to edit and press to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. the Menu Select button directly below Optn. to Edit and press the Menu Select to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
• Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List to the entry you want to edit and press • Conventional Scan List the Menu Select button directly below Optn. • Talkgroup Scan List to Edit and press the Menu Select A maximum of 200 Scan Lists can be programmed in button directly below Sel.
change the priority of the currently displayed channel 3 Perform one of the following actions: in the scan list. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Changing the Scan List Status Sel to add and/or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list.
Viewing and Changing the Priority Status • No icon indicates that the current channel is deleted from the scan list. Perform one of the following actions: • Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan Sel one or more times to change the priority This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different status of the current displayed channel.
Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code PTT button, allowing the other party to respond. If (Conventional Channels Only) the other party responds within the hang time, scanning does not resume until the full hang time You can still receive fleetwide, system-wide, dynamic expires after they have finished speaking, allowing regrouping, incoming telephone interconnect and the conversation to be completed.
temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On scan list. While the radio is scanning, the dynamic priority This capability does not apply to priority channels or change feature allows you to temporarily change any the designated transmit channel.
Using the Hang Up Box (HUB) them an individual Call Alert page. You can also verify if a radio is active on the system. To temporarily suspend Scan Mode operation, Depending on how your radio is programmed, when remove the control head from the Hang Up Box you make an Enhanced Private Call, the radio either (HUB).
Sending a Call Alert Page shows Ack received. The radio returns to the Home screen. The following methods are options on how to send a call alert page. The result of all the methods is the If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you same.
directly below OK to return to the main screen of directly below OK to return to the main screen of Contacts. Contacts. • Enabling and Disabling In-Call User Alert Sending a call alert page via the radio menu Call: Make sure you are in Home mode where the default or to Call.
Initiating a Quick Call II Transmission Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and The broadcasting or transmitting radio must be pre- Conventional) programmed to see the tone in the Quick Call II tone This feature allows the user to broadcast a series of list.
If the Orange button is preprogrammed to send an Sending an Emergency Alarm emergency signal, this signal overrides any other This feature allows you to send a data transmission, communication over the selected channel. which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to Your radio supports the following Emergency modes: the dispatcher.
• You hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched The display alternates Emergency and the home tone to indicate the selected channel does not display. A high-pitched tone sounds, indicating support emergency and rejects to launch that the trunked system central controller has emergency mode.
This activated microphone state is also known as “hot • If the unit is out of the range of the system and/or mic”. the emergency alarm is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge. Note: • If you press the emergency button, then change to If you press the PTT button during hot mic, a mode that has no emergency capability, the...
• ARS Server Mode (default mode) • In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the User Login Indicator icon, the zone, and • ARS Non-Server Mode ARS server channel. Note: • In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display The default ARS mode can be changed by a shows the User Login Indicator icon, the qualified radio technician using the radio’s zone, and ARS non-server channel.
• In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display The maximum length for a username is eight shows the User Login Indicator icon, the (8) characters. Usernames are not case zone, and ARS non-server channel. sensitive in server mode but are case sensitive in non-server mode.
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• In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows directly below Sel to select the predefined user name. the User Login Indicator icon, the ID, and Logged in, with Logt and Exit. • Press and hold to scroll through the list of predefined user names at a fast scroll •...
Note: • A new text message (free form message). Private data refers to all messages in the text • A predefined message (quick text message). messaging Inbox, Draft, and Sent folder. The • An edited quick text message. next user is able to access the Inbox, Draft The main menu consists of the following options: and Sent messages if private data is not deleted.
• Follow the procedure described next to access During the numeric mode, except for , pressing this feature via the radio menu. the keypad only enters the numeric digits. Subsequent presses of the same key inserts the or to TMS. same digit to the text message (no multi-tap).
• to scroll through the address list and You can also select the Drft option to highlight the required address. save your message in the Drafts folder to send it at a later time. See Accessing the • to [Other Recpnt] and press the Drafts Folder on page 98 for more Menu Select button below Edit.
• screen. Use the keypad to type the address to Comp and press the Menu Select entry. button directly below Sel. • Press the Menu Select button directly below 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send Exit to return to the Home screen. or press the PTT button to send the message.
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Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message and Sending a New Text Message on page 91 for more information. Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below and Sending a New Text Message on page 91 for Optn.
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Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message to Impt and press the Menu Select button directly below Impt to indicate the message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to as important. allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 91 for...
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The display shows the normal message icon on the a) When the new message icon appears and the label bar. display shows momentary New msg, press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to Receiving a Text Message access the Inbox. Note: The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with When you receive a message that is flagged...
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Replying to a Received Text Message screen. to Inbx and press the Menu Select button below Sel. Note: The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the The original date and time stamp, address and message content is automatically appended to sender of the latest received message on top.
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• The predefined message appears on the messages. The oldest draft in the folder is deleted Compose screen, with a blinking cursor at the when the 11th message comes in. end of it. or to TMS. 4 Use the keypad to type or edit your message. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn to access the TMS feature screen.
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Sent Text Messages to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved message. in the Sent folder. The most recent sent text message is always added to the top of the Sent list.
Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the Unlike other forms of security, Motorola digital previous screen. encryption provides signaling that makes it virtually impossible for others to decode any part of an You can append a priority status and/or a encrypted message.
Managing Encryption 2 Monitor the mode to be sure it is not in use. Loading the Encryption Key(s) 3 Press PTT button to transmit. Note: Note: Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual If the selected channel is preprogrammed for equipment connections and setup. for clear-only operation –...
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When the key has been loaded successfully, one of or announcement-group basis. In the following scenarios occurs: addition, a different key can be strapped to other features, such as • You hear a short tone for single-key radios. dynamic regrouping, failsoft, or •...
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• The display shows the last user-selected and Press , the PTT button, or the Menu Select stored keyset, and the available keyset menu button directly below Exit. selections. Note: When the selected key is erased, you hear to scroll through the keysets or use the a momentary keyfail tone and the display keypad to enter the number of the desired keyset.
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The display shows the last user-selected and operation upon receiving a rekey request from the stored encryption key, and the available menu user. selections. or to Reky. to the desired encryption key or use the keypad to enter the number of the desired 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below key.
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for conventional communications. In additional to Hear Clear Rekey Requests, OTAR transmissions include Note: Delayed Acknowledgements, and Power-up This feature must be preprogrammed by a Acknowledgements. qualified radio technician. Check with your Some of the options selected may also need to be set dealer or system administrator for more up at the Key Management Controller (KMC) site to information.
For example, GPS location fixes are difficult to obtain Random FM Reduces the unwanted effects of indoors, in covered locations, between high buildings, Noise random FM noise pulses caused by or in situations where you have not established a Canceller channel fading under high Signal-to- clear broad view of the sky.
Even where location information can be calculated in GPS Performance Enhancement such situations, it may take longer to do so, and your Sometimes, the GPS feature may be unable to location estimate may not be as accurate. Therefore, complete a location calculation successfully. You then in any emergency situation, always report your see a message indicating that your radio cannot location to your dispatcher.
The radio also stores four (4) preprogrammed Note: waypoints. These coordinates cannot be deleted. The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the The following table shows the differences between radio is left idle and the timer expires. You programmable waypoints and preprogrammed hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature waypoints.
The top line temporarily displays Please wait 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below while the new location is being determined. While Optn. the new location is being determined, the location signal can be a solid or blinking icon. or to Turn Off GPS (if preprogrammed).
• to Save as Dest. and press the 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Menu Select button directly below Sel and Optn. proceed to step 5. to Waypoints and press the Menu Select A blinking cursor appears in the screen. button directly below Sel.
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below 8 Perform one of the following actions: Optn. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. to Waypoints and press the Menu Select • button directly below Sel. Press or the PTT button to return to the Home screen.
• • to [Destination] and press the Press to move one space to the left. Menu Select button directly below Optn. • Press to move one space to the right. • Press the Menu Select button directly below to Edit location and press the Menu Del to delete any unwanted characters.
Note: to Waypoints and press the Menu Select You cannot delete any of the preprogrammed button directly below Sel. waypoints. The display shows a list of waypoints. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below 3 Perform one of the following actions: Optn.
Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved However, you may re-enter the Location menu while Waypoint still in emergency mode, provided that Silent Emergency has not been activated. Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. If you have turned Location off using the ON/OFF menu key, it automatically turns back on when 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Emergency is activated.
Note: Note: If the receiving radio is operating in a Mixed If the transmitting radio is stale at its location Mode channel, only if its voice transmission is after a period of time, the receiving radio via conventional ASTRO system then it can display shows ID:<PTT ID>...
On top of that, additional features are Voice trunk system. Once matched, the radio display shows Announcement of the new channel, and also direct the first matched and connected channel alias. content display of a text message to indicate that you If there is no channel with matched Talkgroup ID and are currently at Geofence area.
TMS remains open on the display until user presses Trunking System Controls exit/home to exit this screen. Operating in Failsoft System Note: If there is another incoming text message The failsoft system ensures continuous radio before you exit the previous message, the communications during a trunked system failure.
Out-of-Range Radio be used to check, or change, the SmartZone operation. When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. Site Trunking Feature You hear a low-pitched tone and/or the display shows If the zone controller loses communication with any the currently selected zone/channel combination and site, that site reverts to site trunking.
• or to RSSI and press the Menu Select or to Site. button directly below RSSI. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below The display shows momentary the name of the Site. current site and its corresponding received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
Ruthless When a ruthless preemption to initiate a talkgroup call will result in Preemption announcement call is initiated, the a telephone-type busy tone. These requesting radio begins transmitting users will not receive a call back until immediately. All associated talkgroup the announcement call is complete.
Tx Inhibit This option allows the radio to power off when Inactivity Auto Power Off Timer expires, or, when This option allows the user to power on and power off Ignition Auto Power Off Timer expires. the radio through the Power button regardless of the current state of the Ignition.
Note: Auto Power Off Timer While Ignition is not present, the radio Auto Power Off feature powers off the radio when no powers-off with a radio-user Power Off user actions occur during a preprogrammed length of button / knob selection if the radio was time.
the timer expires or the timer is reset. The radio High Enables the voice of the feature to announce automatically powers off after the timer expires. The even when the radio is receiving calls. duration of the timer is preprogrammed. Low Disables the voice of the feature from announcing when the radio is receiving calls.
• Change to a new channel remaining within the life of the radio. Check with your dealer or current zone. The radio announces the current system administrator for more details. channel. When mixing SSA with received voice audio, • Press either the Menu Select button or the SSA alert is reduced in volume to ensure preprogrammed button or switch of the radio to that the voice message is still heard clearly.
The display shows the Site Alert screen. The display shows Sending req. If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign to Start Alert and press the Menu system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Select button directly below Sel. Req failed.
If the request is successful, the display shows Req to [All Sites] and press the Menu successful. Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Alert screen. If the site is not available, the display shows <Site ID> not available. to select the desired Alert Alias and press If the site does not exist, the display shows <Site the Menu Select button directly below Send.
Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites If you are at the site designated to receive this alert, you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically. The or to SSA. display shows the <Alert Alias> with the intelligent lighting at Home screen. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
• If a wrong Site ID is entered, the display shows If the site does not exist, the display shows <Site Invalid ID and prompts to enter the Site ID Alias>does not exist. again. 5 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu •...
The display shows the Select Site screen. to [All Sites] and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. to [All Avail] and press the Menu The display shows Sending req. Select button directly below Send. If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign The display shows Sending req.
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When the radio is in off-hook state, manual mode Radio reflected as the actual states of the change (including mode change triggered by third Setup HUB. When the HUB is placed off- party devices) is allowed. Radio reverts back to the hook, the selected radio makes last mode before off-hook once the radio goes on- channel change per CPS configuration,...
Users must also be familiar with the display and also sounds low battery/voltage alert functionality of this feature as they have to be tone. The radio sounds a short, high-pitched tone aware that removing the microphone triggers immediately after the PTT button is released. mode change most of the time.
Power level Low enables a shorter transmitting Viewing recent calls via the radio menu: distance and to conserve power. Power level High or to Rcnt. enables a longer transmitting distance. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below The following methods are options on how to select Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature the power level.
Selecting a Radio Profile c) Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required radio profile, or press This feature allows you to manually switch the visual the Menu Select button directly below Exit to and audio settings of the radio. The display, backlight, exit the screen without making any changes.
Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed, you Turning Voice Mute On or Off can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the You can enable and disable voice transmission, if radio's front display. needed. Press the Dimmer button to adjust the brightness •...
If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features your transmission, and you hear a talk-prohibit tone. This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be strength or channels that have a higher than normal preprogrammed from 3 to 120 seconds, in 15-second background noise.
Using the PL Defeat Feature Mode Result This feature allows you to override any coded squelch Carrier squelch (C) You hear all traffic on a (DPL or PL) that might be preprogrammed to a channel. channel. The radio also unmutes to any digital activity PL or DPL The radio responds only on a digital channel.
ID of your radio is sent continuously during the voice Mode Description message. nel with Wrong other than your own. If the PL Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) Squelch Code code is the same as yours, the transmission is not prevented. Smart PTT is a per-personality, programmable feature used in conventional radio systems to keep Quick-Key Over-...
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User could physically control the transmission of the Note: radio especially during operation in hazardous If the user has disabled TX Inhibit via the environments with this feature. An environment is menu and then moves the switch to the considered hazardous when the power emitted by the position where TX Inhibit is enabled, the radio power amplifier could initiate an explosion or new value overwrites the menu value.
If PTT TX Inhibit is enabled, when using multi control Off tone) to indicate transmission is back to normal head with one active configuration, with the PTT operation. pressed on the active control head, any press on the General Radio Information programmable button of the other control head which meant for that control head to be active control head Your radio contains information on the following:...
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• Flash Code or to Info and press the Menu Select button • Tuning Version directly below Info. • DSP Version • KG (Secure Algorithm) to Radio Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. • Serial Number The display shows the Information screen.
• • or to Info and press the Menu Select or to Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Info. button directly below Info. to IP Info and press the Menu Select to Control map and press the Menu button directly below Sel.
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Using Non-Permanent Horn and Lights Changing the Selected Alarms 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H/L 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H/L momentarily. until the display shows the required alarm. The last selected alarm(s) are enabled, and the 2 Perform one of the following actions: display shows the enabled alarm(s) alternating with the selected mode, until it is turned off.
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Receiving a Call While Alarms are Turned On Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms When you receive a call with the Alarms turned on, Perform one of the following actions: you hear the vehicle’s horn sounds for four seconds, • Press the Menu Select button directly below and/or the car lights turn on for 60 seconds.
If symptoms persist or, if your unit exhibits other Helpful Tips problems, contact a qualified radio technician. Radio Care The following are suggestions to assist you in troubleshooting possible operating problems. Caution: The cables that connect to the rear of the radio could have live voltage on some of their pins.
Accessories The accessory link below is for APX radios. Not all accessories are FCC certified to operate with all APX models and/or bandsplits. Please refer to the specific APX radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility.
• distance to a well-known landmark Maritime Radio Use in the VHF • vessel course, speed or destination Frequency Range 5 State the nature of the distress. 6 Specify what kind of assistance you need. Special Channel Assignments 7 State the number of persons on board and the number needing medical attention, if any.
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• on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the 156.050 160.650 Communications Act, the radio must be capable of 156.100 160.700 operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency. • on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the 156.150 160.750 radio must be capable of operating: 156.200...
Central Controller A software-controlled, computer-driven device that Automatic Registration Service receives and generates data ASTRO 25 Motorola standard for wireless for the trunked radios assigned digital trunked communications. to it. It monitors and directs the operations of the trunked ASTRO Motorola standard for wireless repeaters.
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Control Channel In a trunking system, one of the except a digital code is used channels that is used to instead of a tone. provide a continuous, two-way/ Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed, data communications path or discrete, nature, rather than between the central controller a continuous nature.
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Light-emitting diode. reduce voice channel MCHB Millennium Control Head Board interference between adjacent systems and sites. Motorola Data Communication Non-Tactical/ The user talks on a Menu Entry A software-activated feature Revert preprogrammed emergency shown at the bottom of the channel.
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is sent out on this same Push-To-Talk. The PTT button channel. engages the transmitter and puts the radio in transmit OTAR Over-the-air rekeying. (send) operation when Page A one-way alert, with audio pressed. and/or display messages. Radio Frequency The part of the general Personality A set of unique features (RF)
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Selective Switch Any digital P25 traffic having Talkgroup An organization or group of the correct Network Access radio users who communicate Code and the correct talkgroup. with each other using the same communication path. Squelch Special electronic circuitry, added to the receiver of a Text Messaging Service radio, that reduces, or cuts off, Trunking...
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around the world that are constantly synchronizing with each other. Abbreviated as UTC (English backronym = Universal Time, Coordinated), it is also known as Zulu (Z) Time. Vehicular Repeater System Zone A grouping of channels. English...
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