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  • Page 1 APX™ Two-Way Radios Head 7500 O5 Control  Select image from Photo Library  Insert and resize image to fill up this white area  Send (image) to back BERKS COUNTY...
  • Page 2 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 4500 conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
  • Page 3 7500 O5 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 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.
  • Page 4 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.

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

    7500 O5 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 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: •...
  • Page 6 This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements. Before using this product, read the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio (Motorola Publication part number 6881095C99) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.

  • Page 7: Copyrights & 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;...

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    7500 O5 Getting Started The following special notations identify certain items: Example Description Home button Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or as an icon. Menu entries are shown similar to the way they appear on the radio’s display. ZONE This means “Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation button.”...

  • Page 9: Radio Parts And Controls

    7500 O5 Radio Parts and Controls Channel Knob Volume Knob Emergency * LED Indicators Dim Button Home Button Navigation Button * Power On/Off Button Menu Select Button* Indicators Terminal for Microphone Index...
  • Page 10 7500 O5 Radio Parts and Controls Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Scan On or Off Not Programmed Not Programmed Index...
  • Page 11 7500 O5 Radio Parts and Controls Speaker PTT Button Navigation Button Zone Up or Zone Down Data Feature Button Cancel Button ( Home Button Okay/Select Button ( Keypad Mode Select Index...

  • Page 12: Preparing Your Radio For Use

    7500 O5 Preparing Your Radio for Use  Turning on the Radio Press the Power On/Off Button briefly to power on the If CH MISMATCH appears, means that either the radio. Control Head has been connected to an incompatible After a short time, the red, yellow and green LEDs light transceiver, or vice versa.

  • Page 13: Validating Compatibility During Power Up

    7500 O5 Preparing Your Radio for Use  Validating Compatibility During Power Up The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head(s) during power up. The radio runs the Maintenance Mode if the update is Follow the procedure below when your radio runs this not complete and repeat step 1.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Volume

    7500 O5 Preparing Your Radio for Use  Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, rotate the Volume Knob clockwise to increase the volume. To decrease the volume, rotate the Volume Knob counterclockwise. Volume Knob Index...

  • Page 15: Identifying Radio Controls

    7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Programmable Features Any reference in this manual to a control that is “preprogrammed” means that the control must be programmed by a dealer or 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: •...

  • Page 16: Accessing The Preprogrammed Functions

    7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  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 ( Using the Menu Select Buttons The Menu Select Buttons allow to access the menu entries of features.
  • Page 17 7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions (2/3)  Using the Advance Programmable Buttons Mode Select Button – Programs the current zone and channel to a Mode Select button with a long press on the Mode Select button. After the buttons are programmed, you can return to the preprogrammed zone and channel with a short press on the programmed Mode Select button.
  • Page 18 7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions (3/3)  Using the Navigation Buttons Home Button button returns you to the home (default) display. In most cases, this is the current mode. For selected radio features, the button is also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen.
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  • Page 20: Using The Keypad

    7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Using the Keypad (1/4) You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad 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.
  • Page 21 7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Using the Keypad (2/4) Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. Index...
  • Page 22 7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Using the Keypad (3/4) Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. Index...
  • Page 23 7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Using the Keypad (4/4) Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed Not applicable Not applicable Index...

  • Page 24: Push-To-Talk (Ptt) Button

    7500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  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. Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Press and hold down PTT button to talk.

  • Page 25: Identifying Status Indicators

    7500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  Status Icons Receiving Scan Radio is receiving a call or data. Radio is scanning a scan list. Transmitting User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data) • On = User is currently associated with the radio. Radio is transmitting a call or data.

  • Page 26: Led Indicators

    7500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  LED Indicators The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. Solid red Radio is transmitting. Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error. Solid yellow Channel is busy.

  • Page 27: Intelligent Lighting Indicators

    7500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporary changes the backlight of the top display screen and the keypad, and adds a color bar to the main display screen to help signal that a radio event has occurred. Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
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  • Page 30: Alert Tones

    7500 O5 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS  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 Tone Name Heard...
  • Page 31 7500 O5 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS You Hear Tone Name Heard Short, Valid Key-Press When correct key is pressed. Medium-Pitched Radio Self Test Pass When radio passes its power-up self test. Tone Clear Voice At beginning of a non-coded communication. Priority Channel Received When activity on a priority channel is received.
  • Page 32 7500 O5 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS You Hear Tone Name Heard 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. Play Phone Call Received When a land-to-mobile phone call is received.

  • Page 33: General Radio Operation

    7500 O5 General Radio Operation  Selecting a Zone  Selecting a Radio Channel  Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only, Digital Mode Only) ...
  • Page 34 7500 O5 FLEET MAP (SAMPLE) Index...

  • Page 35: Selecting A Zone

    7500 O5 General Radio Operation  Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use these features. Use the Zone Up and Zone Down on the Navigation Button (on either the control head or the keypad to ZONE.

  • Page 36: Selecting A Radio Channel

    7500 O5 General Radio Operation  Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs. Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. If you select a channel that is not within the preprogrammed band, the radio indicates that it is on an unsupported frequency with both audio and visual warnings.

  • Page 37: Using Mode Select Feature

    7500 O5  Using Mode Select Feature Mode Select allows a long press to save your radio’s current Note: Repeat this procedure to change the zone and channel of zone and channel to a keypad button; then once programmed, the the programmed button.

  • Page 38: Receiving And Responding To A Radio Call

    7500 O5 General Radio Operation  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).

  • Page 39: Receiving And Responding To A Talkgroup Call

    7500 O5 General Radio Operation  Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must Trunking Only: be configured as part of that talkgroup. The display shows the caller alias or ID. Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home cm) from your mouth.
  • Page 40 7500 O5 General Radio Operation  Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking, Digital Mode Only) A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another When you receive a Private Call: individual radio. You hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The display shows CALL RECEIVED and the caller These one-to-one calls between two radios are not alias or ID.

  • Page 41: Repeater Or Direct Operation

    7500 O5 General Radio Operation  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.

  • Page 42: Advanced Features

    7500 O5 Advanced Features  Advanced Call Features  Call Alert Paging  –Answering a Call Alert Contacts –Adding a New Contact Entry  Emergency Operation –Deleting a Contact Entry –Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call –Adding a Contact to a Call List or Phone List –Special Considerations for Emergencies –Editing a Contact in a Call List •Editing an Entry Alias...
  • Page 43 7500 O5 Advanced Features  Utilities –Viewing the Recent Calls List –Selecting a Radio Profile –Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias –Controlling the Display Backlight –Changing the Display Color –Turning Keypad Tones On or Off –Using the Time-Out Timer –Using the Digital PTT ID Feature –Accessing the General Radio Information •Accessing the Radio Information •Viewing the IP Information...
  • Page 44 7500 O5 ADVANCED FEATURES  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.

  • Page 45: Adding A New Contact Entry

    7500 O5 Contacts  Adding a New Contact Entry (1/2) Press to add a space. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, to CNTS. uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Press the Menu Select button directly below CNTS. Press to toggle between numeric and letter The entries are alphabetically sorted.
  • Page 46 7500 O5 Contacts  Adding a New Contact Entry (2/2) Press Menu Select button directly below EDIT. Press the Menu Select button directly below OK to the required channel and press the Menu once you have entered the number. Select button directly below OK. to NUMBER 1 and press the Menu Select Press the Menu Select button directly below CNCL button directly below EDIT.

  • Page 47: Editing A Contact In A Call List

    7500 O5 Contacts  Editing a Contact in a Call List Press the Menu Select button below DEL to delete any unwanted characters. Editing an Entry Alias Press to add a space. to CNTS. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, Press the Menu Select button directly below CNTS.

  • Page 48: Deleting A Contact Entry

    7500 O5 Contacts  Deleting a Contact Entry to CNTS. Press the Menu Select button directly below CNTS. The entries are alphabetically sorted. to the entry you want to delete and press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN. to DELETE and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL.

  • Page 49: Scan Lists

    7500 O5 ADVANCED FEATURES  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: •...

  • Page 50: Viewing A Scan List

    7500 O5 Scan Lists  Viewing a Scan List to SCNL. Press the Menu Select button directly below SCNL. to view the members on the list. Press the to exit the current display and return to the Home screen. Menu Select Items Nuis Prfl Zone Scan ScnL Mute Info Rcnt...

  • Page 51: Editing The Scan List

    7500 O5 Scan Lists Press the Menu Select button directly below DEL to  Editing the Scan List delete the currently displayed channel from the scan list. This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities. OR Press the Menu Select button directly below RCL to view the next member of the scan list.

  • Page 52: Changing The Scan List Status

    7500 O5 Scan Lists  Changing the Scan List Status Long press the preprogrammed Scan side button. to select more list members whose scan The display shows the programming mode icon and status you want to change. the first list member. to the number you want to edit.

  • Page 53: Turning Scan On Or Off

    7500 O5 Scan  Turning Scan On or Off Press and release the preprogrammed Scan button on the mic OR to SCAN. Press the Menu Select button directly below SCAN. The display shows SCAN OFF if scan is disabled. Press the Menu Select button directly below SCAN to enable scan.

  • Page 54: Transmitting While The Scan Is On

    7500 O5 Scan  Transmitting While the Scan is On Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan Press the PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected channel or fixed channel. Index...

  • Page 55: Deleting A Nuisance Channel

    7500 O5 Scan  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.

  • Page 56: Restoring A Nuisance Channel

    7500 O5 Scan  Restoring a Nuisance Channel 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.

  • Page 57: Call Alert Paging

    7500 O5 Call Alert Paging  Answering a Call Alert When you receive a Call Alert page, you hear four repeating alert tone and the green LED blinks. The call received icons blinks and the display shows PAGE RECEIVED. Press the PTT button to answer. Press any button to clear the Call Alert page.

  • Page 58: Emergency Operation

    7500 O5 Emergency Operation  Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call This feature allows you send an Emergency Alarm to A dispatcher acknowledgment (four high-pitched another radio. Upon acknowledgement, both radios can tones) follows, accompanied by an ACK RECEIVED communicate over a preprogrammed Emergency display.

  • Page 59: Special Considerations For Emergencies

    7500 O5 Emergency Operation  Special Considerations for Emergencies • • If you press the emergency button while in a channel If you press the emergency button, then change to a that has no emergency capability, a low-pitched tone mode that has no emergency capability, the display sounds.

  • Page 60: 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.

  • Page 61: Trunking System Controls

    7500 O5 Trunking System Controls  Using the Failsoft System The failsoft system ensures continuous radio Rotate the Channel Knob to change to a different communications during a trunked system failure. If a repeater frequency. trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into Press the PTT button to talk, and release the button to failsoft operation and automatically switches to its listen.

  • Page 62: Going Out-Of-Range

    7500 O5 Trunking System Controls  Going Out-of-Range OUT OF RANGE when your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. A low-pitched tone sounds. AND/OR The display shows the currently selected zone/ channel combination and OUT OF RANGE.
  • Page 63 7500 O5 UTILITIES Viewing the Recent Calls ............Selecting a Radio Profile ............Controlling the Display Backlight ........Turning Keypad Tones On or Off ......... Using the Time-Out Timer ............. Using the Digital PTT ID Feature .......... Accessing the General Radio Information ......Voice Announcement ............

  • Page 64: Viewing Recent Calls List

    7500 O5 Utilities  Viewing Recent Calls List This feature allows you to view the recent incoming and Press the Menu Select button directly below RCNT outgoing call information of the following call types: to access the Recent Calls feature screen. •...

  • Page 65: Selecting A Radio Profile

    7500 O5 Utilities  Selecting a Radio Profile This feature allows you to manually switch the visual to PRFL. and audio settings of the radio. The display, backlight, Press the Menu Select button directly below PRFL to alert tones, and audio settings are defined according to access the Profiles feature screen.

  • Page 66: Controlling The Display Backlight

    7500 O5 Utilities  Controlling the Display Backlight You can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as needed, if poor light conditions make the display difficult to read. Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed, you can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio’s display.

  • Page 67: Turning Keypad Tones On Or Off

    7500 O5 Utilities  Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed. Press the preprogrammed Keypad Mute button to turn the tones off or on. to MUTE. Press the Menu Select button directly below MUTE. The display momentarily shows TONES OFF, indicating that the keypad tones are disabled.

  • Page 68: Using The Time-Out Timer

    7500 O5 Utilities  Using the Time-Out Timer This feature turns off your radio’s transmitter. You Hold down the PTT button longer than the cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting. preprogrammed time. You hear a short, low-pitched warning tone, the transmission is cut-off, and the If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops LEDs goes out until you release the PTT button.

  • Page 69: Using The Digital Ptt Id Feature

    7500 O5 UTILITIES  Using the Digital PTT ID Feature This feature allows you to see the radio ID (number) of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission. This ID, consisting up to a maximum of eight characters, can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher.

  • Page 70: Accessing General Radio Information

    7500 O5 Utilities  Accessing General Radio Information Viewing IP Information to INFO. This feature displays the device name, IP address, and Press the Menu Select button directly below INFO. status of your radio. to IP INFO and press the Menu Select Note: The device name of your radio is preprogrammed.
  • Page 71 7500 O5 Utilities  Accessing General Radio Information Accessing Radio Information (2/2) to INFO. Press the Menu Select button directly below INFO. to RADIO INFO and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL. The display shows the Information screen. to scroll through the various information.

  • Page 72: Changing The Display Color

    7500 O5 Utilities  Changing the Display Color You can change or the radio’s display color as needed. ***NOTE: If you change the display to “RED” when the radio is “out of range” the display will not change Press to COLR. colors.

  • Page 73: Voice Announcement

    7500 O5 Utilities  Voice Announcement This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode, Zone or Channel the user has just assigned. This is typically useful when the user is in a difficult condition to read the content shown on the display.

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