Page 1 TWO-WAY RADIOS APX 8000XE MODEL 2 AND MODEL 3 INTERACTIVE END USER TOOLKIT (IEUTK) Model 2 Model 3...
Page 2 CONTENTS 1/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 FRONT COVER RF ENERGY EXPOSURE TRAINING AND PRODUCT SAFETY INFORMATION CONTENTS 1/11 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE TRAINING AND PRODUCT CONTENTS 2/11 SAFETY INFORMATION SOFTWARE VERSION CONTENTS 3/11 COPYRIGHTS AND DISCLAIMER CONTENTS 4/11 ANALOG AND DIGITAL AUDIO...
Page 3 CONTENTS 2/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS Turning on/off the Radio Status Icons PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS Adjusting the Volume Status Icons IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons –...
Page 4 CONTENTS 3/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Making a Radio Call – Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Selecting a Zone GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Making a Radio Call – Making an Enhanced Private Call...
Page 5 CONTENTS 4/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features – Talkgroup Call Feature Using Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) – Deleting a (Conventional Operation Only) Channel in the Dynamic Zone ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features – Sending a Status Call...
Page 6 CONTENTS 5/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists – Viewing a Scan List Emergency Operation – Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists – Editing the Scan List ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation – Sending an Emergency Alarm with...
Page 7 CONTENTS 6/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Man Down Text Messaging Service (TMS) ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) – Accessing the TMS Features Man Down ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) – Accessing the TMS Features...
Page 8 CONTENTS 7/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution – Two-Factor Secure Operations – Selecting an Encryption Key Authentication ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations – Selecting a Keyset ADVANCED FEATURES ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution – Two-Factor...
Page 9 CONTENTS 8/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Radio Stun and Kill – Radio Kill Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System – Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System –...
Page 10 CONTENTS 9/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls – Site Trunking Feature Mission Critical Wireless – Bluetooth – Standard Pairing Feature ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls – Locking and Unlocking a Site ADVANCED FEATURES Mission Critical Wireless –...
Page 11 CONTENTS 10/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Mission Critical Wireless – Bluetooth – Viewing the Bluetooth Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) – Sending SSA Notification Active Devices to All Sites ADVANCED FEATURES ADVANCED FEATURES Mission Critical Wireless – Bluetooth – Clearing All Bluetooth Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) –...
Page 12 CONTENTS 11/11 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 UTILITIES – Turning Voice Mute On or Off UTILITIES UTILITIES – Using the Time-Out Timer UTILITIES – Viewing the Recent Calls UTILITIES – Setting the Time and Date UTILITIES – Using the Flip Display UTILITIES –...
Page 13 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, IL60196-1078, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Hereby declares that the product: Model Name: APX 8000XE conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
Page 14 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 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 15 Your Motorola Solutions two-way radio is designed, manufactured, and tested to comply with all applicable national and international regulations for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy. When two-way radios are used as a consequence of employment, applicable regulations may require users to be fully aware of and able to control their exposure to meet occupational requirements.
Page 16 1 in. (2.5 cm) away from the nose or lips. Antenna should be kept away from the eye. • When worn on the body, always place the radio in a Motorola Solutions approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this product.
Page 17 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE TRAINING AND PRODUCT SAFETY INFORMATION Acoustic Safety Exposure to loud noises from any source for extended periods of time may temporarily or permanently affect your hearing. The louder the volume of the radio, the sooner your hearing will be affected.
Page 18 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE TRAINING AND PRODUCT SAFETY INFORMATION Operational Warnings The following explains the operational warnings: • For Vehicle With Air Bags – Refer to vehicle manufacturer's manual prior to installation of electronic equipment to avoid interference with air bag wiring.
Page 19 • Do not allow conductive material such as jewelry, keys, or beaded chains to touch exposed battery terminals. Repair Repairs to a Motorola Solutions intrinsically safe radio product certified by, for example, FM, UL, CSA, CENELEC, should only be done at a location that has been audited under the certifying body's repair and service standard.
Page 20 Approved accessories or options, or both. This Approved portable and battery combination must be strictly observed. There must be no substitution of items, even if the substitute has been previously Approved with a different Motorola Solutions communications equipment unit. Approved configurations are listed by the Approving Agency (FM, UL, CSA, CENELEC).
Page 21 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 3. Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions, could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Page 22 COPYRIGHTS AND DISCLAIMER APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 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.
Page 23 ANALOG AND DIGITAL AUDIO APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Although digital radio functions similar to analog radio, digital radios however are developed to offer more capabilities and features than analog radios. For instance, a single digital radio channel can support simultaneous radio users thus reducing bandwidth consumption.
Page 24 APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 This Interactive End User Toolkit (IEUTK) covers the basic operation of the APX 8000XE Model 2 and Model 3 portables. However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
Page 25 GETTING STARTED APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 The following special notations identify certain items: Example Description Home button or 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.
Page 26 GETTING STARTED APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Additional Performance Enhancement The following are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security, quality and efficiency of the radios. ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data is optimized to handle different message sizes and variable update rates from different applications of the radio.
Page 27 GETTING STARTED APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements A few enhancements have been made to the Conventional Talkgroup at the system. These enhancements improve the Scan feature operation significantly when multiple agencies are using a single conventional radio frequency channel. These enhancements allow users to use Selective Squelch to operate on only the subset of talkgroups that are relevant to the users rather than all talkgroups on the channel.
Page 28 RADIO PARTS AND CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Model 3 Model 2 Antenna On/Off/Volume Control Knob 16-Position Select Knob* 3-Position A/B/C Switch* Microphone Main Display Menu Select Buttons 4-Way Navigation Button Data Feature Button Home ~ Model 2 Button...
Page 29 RADIO PARTS AND CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Antenna 16-Position Select Knob* On/Off/Volume Control Knob Display Top Side Microphone (Select) Button* Main Speaker Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Side Button 1* Battery Side Button 2* Battery Latch * These radio controls/buttons are programmable.
Page 30 RADIO PARTS AND CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 3-Position A/B/C Switch* On/Off/Volume Control Knob Top (Orange) Button* Top Display Antenna 2-Position 16-Position Concentric Select Knob* Switch* * These radio controls/buttons are programmable. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 31 FLEET MAP APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 32 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Charging the Battery To avoid a possible explosion: • DO NOT replace the battery in any area labeled “hazardous atmosphere”. • DO NOT discard batteries in a fire. The Motorola-approved battery shipped with your radio is uncharged. Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure optimum capacity and performance.
Page 33 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Attaching/Removing the Battery With the radio turned off, slide the battery into the radio’s frame until Note: If your radio is side latches click into place. preprogrammed with volatile-key...
Page 34 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Attaching/Removing the Antenna With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and turn clockwise to attach it to the radio. To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise.
Page 35 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Attaching/Removing the Accessory Connector Cover The accessory connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio. Note: To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use.
Page 36 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Carry Holder To remove the radio from the carry holder, place the tip of Position the radio within the your fingers on the ledge of the carry holder and push at the carry holder with the main bottom of the radio until the radio is released from it.
Page 37 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Turning on/off the Radio Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click. If the power-up test is successful, you see SELFTEST on the On/Off/Volume radio’s display momentarily, followed by the home screen.
Page 38 PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise. To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise. On/Off/Volume Note: Ensure that the main speaker is pointed towards you...
Page 39 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Programmable Features Any reference in this manual to a control that is Assignable Radio Functions “preprogrammed” means that the control must be – Bluetooth On/Off Allows you to turn on/off the Bluetooth.
Page 40 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 – – Bluetooth Discoverable On/Off Enables Bluetooth Location Determines the current location (latitude, visibility. This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth longitude, time and date), and also the distance and bearing Inquiry On/Off Button.
Page 41 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 One Touch 1 – 4 – – Launches a specific feature with one Reprogram Request (Trunking Only) Notifies the single button-press. You can setup as many as four dispatcher you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment.
Page 42 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 – Talkaround/Direct (Conventional Only) Toggles between Assignable Settings or Utility Functions using a repeater and communicating directly with another – Keypad and Controls Lock Locks or unlocks the keypad, radio. programmable buttons and rotary knob.
Page 43 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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 Buttons (...
Page 44 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Using the Navigation Buttons Home Button button returns you to the Home (default) screen. In most cases, this is the current mode. For selected radio features, the button is also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the home screen.
Page 45 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Keypad Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
Page 46 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Keypad 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.
Page 47 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Keypad Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 48 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Keypad Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed Not applicable Not applicable CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 49 IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes: The 16-Position Select Channel Knob * • While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call.
Page 50 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Status Icons Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The 130 x 130 pixel front liquid crystal display (LCD) of your The number of bars displayed represents the received radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The signal strength for the current site, for trunking only.
Page 51 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Monitor (Carrier Squelch) Top Display View/Program Mode Selected channel is being monitored (during conventional Radio is in the view or program mode. operation only). • On steady = View mode • Blinking = Program mode Vote Scan Enabled The vote scan feature is enabled.
Page 52 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Secure Operation Hexadecimal • On = Secure operation. Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal • Off = Clear operation. mode. • Blinking = Receiving an encrypted voice call. Bluetooth On Bluetooth is on and ready for Bluetooth connection.
Page 53 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons Status Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s display for TMS Message Index Indicates the index of the current message the user is features: viewing.
Page 54 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Start Case Indicates that the first character of the text entry is capitalized. Mixed Case Indicates that the text entry is currently in normal text mode. Uppercase Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode.
Page 55 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons TMS Menu Options Menu Option Description/Function Back Brings you back to the previous screen. Deletes all messages. Deletes a message or text. Edit Brings you to the edit screen.
Page 56 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Call Type Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s main display, when Landline phone number added to a Call List. you make or receive a call, or view selected call lists, to indicate the different call types associated with an alias or ID.
Page 57 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  LED Indicator The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 58 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 – Solid red Radio is transmitting. – Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low battery 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.
Page 59 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporary 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.
Page 60 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Orange Green Emergency Alerts Critical Alerts Call Alerts CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 61 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Alert Tones Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio’s condition. The following table lists these tones and when they occur. You Hear Tone Name Heard Short, Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test.
Page 62 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 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.
Page 63 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 You Hear Tone Name Heard Two High-Pitched Tones GPS Fails When the GPS signal is lost or when GPS fails. Ringing Fast Ringing When system is searching for target of Private Call.
Page 64 IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts The following appears on the radio’s display when you make and receive Phone calls. The radio also uses alert tones to indicate the current status.
Page 65 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Selecting a Zone ..............Selecting a Radio Channel ............ Channel Search Button ............Mode Select Feature .............. Saving a Zone and Channel to a Soft-key ....... Saving a Zone and Channel to a Button ........
Page 66 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. [Menu] to Zone. Procedure: 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. [Zone (3-Position A/B/C)] 1. Move the preprogrammed Zone (3-Position A/B/C) to the required zone.
Page 67 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to transmit/receive frequency pairs. confirm the selected channel.
Page 68 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Channel Search Button Model 3 This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific Press to add a space. channel in your radio by key in the alias of the channel. If the...
Page 69 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mode Select Feature Saving a Zone and Channel to a Soft-key Model 3 Mode Select allows a long press to save your radio’s current Five soft-keys are available for you to save the frequent used zone and channel to a programmable button, keypad button zone and channel.
Page 70 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mode Select Feature Saving a Zone and Channel to a Button Model 3 All the programmable buttons and keypad digit 0 to 9 buttons allow you to save the frequent used zone and channel.
Page 71 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Once you have selected the required channel and/or zone, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. The LED lights up solid red while the radio is transmitting. In conventional mode, the LED lights up solid yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission.
Page 72 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call 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.
Page 73 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only) A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another During the call, the display shows the caller alias (name), individual radio.
Page 74 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard 3. Press or the Call Response button to hang up and phone calls from a landline phone.
Page 75 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Making a Radio Call You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by using: • The preprogrammed Zone switch • The 16-Position Select Channel Knob • A preprogrammed One Touch Call button •...
Page 76 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Making a Radio Call Making a Talkgroup Call To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup. The 16-Position Select Channel...
Page 77 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Making a Radio Call Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) Procedure: 3. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. Scroll through and select the required ID. [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed Quick Access (One-Touch) Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go Private Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID.
Page 78 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Making a Radio Call Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert Page if there is no answer from the target radio.
Page 79 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 If no acknowledgement is received, the display shows No acknowledge. If the target radio does not respond before the time out, the display shows No answer. 6. Press to return to the home screen.
Page 80 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Making a Radio Call Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to make calls similar to standard 3. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. phone calls to a mobile or landline phone.
Page 81 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Repeater or Direct Operation The REPEATER operation increases the radio’s range by connecting with other radios through a repeater. [Menu] to Dir. The transmit and receive frequencies are different. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Dir.
Page 82 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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.
Page 83 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Monitoring Features Monitoring a Channel Procedure: The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display when you monitor a channel via the preprogrammed Monitor [Preprogrammed Button] button. 1. Press the preprogrammed Monitor button.
Page 84 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Monitoring Features Conventional Mode Operation Your radio may be preprogrammed to receive Private-Line (PL) calls. Model 3 Model 2 Procedure: 1. Momentarily press the Monitor button to listen for activity. The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display.
Page 85 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Advanced Call Features ............Scan ..................Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only) ......Turning Scan On or Off............. Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only) ..Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Sending a Status Call...............
Page 86 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Automatic Registration Service (ARS) ........ Security ................... Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode ........Enabling or Disabling the Radio Lock Feature (Secure Accessing the User Login Feature .......... Radios Only) ................Unlocking Your Radio ..............
Page 87 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Trunking System Controls ............ Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) ........Operating in Failsoft System ............ Sending SSA Notification to Single Site ........Out-of-Range Radio ..............Stopping SSA Notification to Single Site ......... Using the Site Trunking Feature ..........
Page 88 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Advanced Call Features Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only) This feature allows you to receive a call from or to call a Making a Selective Call specific individual. It is intended to provide privacy and to...
Page 89 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 to the required ID. Model 3 Use the keypad to enter the required ID. 4. Press and hold the PTT button to initiate the Selective Call. display shows the ID of the target radio.
Page 90 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Advanced Call Features Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only) This feature allows you to define a group of conventional Use the keypad to enter the number of the corresponding system users so that they can share the use of a talkgroup in the list.
Page 91 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Advanced Call Features Sending a Status Call This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher 3. Press the PTT button to send the status. about a predefined status. When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack received.
Page 92 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 4. Press to return to the home screen. No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Call is selected. If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six seconds, you will hear an alert tone until you press or the PTT button.
Page 93 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Advanced Call Features Responding to the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only) This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign When the dispatcher cancels dynamic regrouping, the radio selected radios to a particular channel where they can automatically returns to the zone and channel that you were communicate with each other.
Page 94 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Advanced Call Features Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to notify the dispatcher when you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment. [Menu] to Rpgm. Procedure: 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Rpgm to send reprogram request to the dispatcher.
Page 95 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Advanced Call Features Classification of 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...
Page 96 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) This feature provides one or more Dynamic Zones to store the frequent used channels be it conventional or trunking. These dynamic channels are saved from pre-existing (non- dynamic) channels in the radio.
Page 97 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel Procedure: to Zone. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The display shows the Zone screen. to <Dynamic Zone Channels>.
Page 98 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection With the radio in Dynamic Zone, follow the procedure below. 9. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Page 99 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from Channel Name Model 3 With the radio in Dynamic Zone, follow the procedure below. 6. A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Name screen.
Page 100 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Once found, the display shows Channel updated. If the entry does not match, the display shows Channel name not found. Repeat from step 6 or 7 if want to search again. 8. Press to return to home screen.
Page 101 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone With the radio in Dynamic Zone, follow the procedure below. Procedure: to ZnPr. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen.
Page 102 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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 103 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Viewing Details of a Contact Procedure: to Cnts. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. to the entry you want to view. 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 104 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Making a Private Call from Contacts Procedure: If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of time, the call ends. to Cnts. The call ends when it reaches the maximum ring time.
Page 105 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of time, the call ends. The call ends when it reaches the maximum ring time. Contact 003 Call Page View Add to CallLst...
Page 106 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Adding a New Contact Entry Model 3 Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have entered the name. to Cnts. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to 2.
Page 107 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 to Type 1. Model 3 12. Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. to the required mode. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. Use keypad to enter or edit the existing system IDs.
Page 108 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Deleting a Contact Entry Model 3 Procedure: to Cnts. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. to the entry you want to delete. 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 109 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Adding a Contact to a Call List Procedure: The display momentarily shows Please wait before showing <Entry> added, confirming the addition of the to Cnts. contact to the list. The radio returns to the main display for Contacts.
Page 110 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Removing a Contact from a Call List Procedure: The display momentarily shows Please wait before showing <Entry> removed, confirming the addition of the to Cnts. contact to the list. The radio returns to the main display for Contacts.
Page 111 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Editing a Contact (Entry Alias and Entry ID) Model 3 Entry Alias and Entry ID can be edited. 8. Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The display shows Edit name and a blinking cursor Procedure: appears.
Page 112 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Contacts Editing a Contact (Call Type) Model 3 Procedure: 11. Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen for to Cnts. Contacts.
Page 113 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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.
Page 114 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Scan Lists Viewing a Scan List Procedure: to ScnL. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. to view the members on the list. 4. Press to exit the current display and return to the home screen.
Page 115 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Scan Lists Editing the Scan List This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities. Model 3 Procedure: Use the keypad to go directly to additional channels to be [Preprogrammed Button] added or deleted.
Page 116 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Priority Status Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcl to view the next member of the scan list. Below the Sel, Del, and Rcl screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to view and/or change the priority to select more channels to be added or status of the currently displayed channel.
Page 117 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Scan Turning Scan On or Off This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of channels. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed Scan button, or turn the preprogrammed Scan switch to the Scan on or Scan off position, to initiate or stop scan.
Page 118 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Scan Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only) While the radio is scanning, the dynamic priority change feature allows you to temporarily change any channel in a Model 2 scan list (except for the Priority-One channel) to the Priority- Two channel.
Page 119 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Scan Deleting a Nuisance Channel If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove The 16-Position the unwanted channel from the scan list. Select Channel...
Page 120 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Scan Restoring a Nuisance Channel Procedure: The 16-Position To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the Select Channel following: Knob * • Turn the radio off and then turning it on again.
Page 121 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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.
Page 122 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Call Alert Paging Sending a Call Alert Page Note: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the [Menu (Page)] timer expires.
Page 123 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 The radio returns to the home screen. The radio returns to the home screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen for Contacts.
Page 124 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and Conventional) This feature allows the user to broadcast a series of distinct, Initiating a Quick Call II Transmission recognizable tones before a voice transmission from the dispatcher or a radio.
Page 125 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation. Note: The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in Emergency Call, except if enabled, it returns to one...
Page 126 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Alarm When you receive the dispatcher’s acknowledgement , This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.
Page 127 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup. 2. Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone. Procedure: 3. Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher.
Page 128 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call Procedure: 3. Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone. 1. Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. 4. Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait The display shows Emergency and the current zone or for a response from the dispatcher.
Page 129 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the system without triggering any audio or visual indicators. The 16-Position Select Channel Knob *...
Page 130 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation Changing Channels during Emergency For ALL Emergency transmissions, when changing channels: The 16-Position • If the new channel is also preprogrammed for Emergency, Select Channel Knob * you can change channels while in Emergency operation.
Page 131 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Emergency Operation Emergency Keep-Alive Feature This feature, when enabled, prevents the radio from being turned off via the On/Off Control Knob when the radio is in The 16-Position Select Channel the Emergency state.
Page 132 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Fireground (Conventional Only) The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene. It consists of five central components: • Your APX portable radios • Incident Management Software • Command Terminal •...
Page 133 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Fireground (Conventional Only) Entering Fireground Zone Channel Procedure: 3. Press and hold the preprogrammed Volume Set button to hear the volume set tone. 1. Upon Powering Up Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary.
Page 134 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Fireground (Conventional Only) Responding to Evacuation Indicator When Incident Commander triggers Evacuation signal from his command terminal, the RF Modem updates everyone in the Fireground Communication System with the order to evacuate the incident site.
Page 135 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Tactical Public Safety (TPS) Using TPS Normal Transmission TPS enabled the users of a group to identify a transmission starts and ends clearly by displaying the caller’s name or ID The 16-Position on the radio display.
Page 136 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Tactical Public Safety (TPS) Using TPS Emergency Transmission – Emergency Beacon During Emergency if the TPS radio user pushes the Emergency button, the radio sounds a Beacon at the maximum volume of the radio at radio’s internal speaker and it is not adjustable. This beacon goes to silent when user presses the PTT button for voice transmission.
Page 137 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Man Down Man Down condition is determined based upon the radio tilt angle or a combination of radio tilt angle and the lack of radio motion. Man Down feature is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature if Emergency has been programmed in your radio.
Page 138 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 The Man Down feature has three phases: The radio senses the Man Down condition and Pre-Alert Timer is initiated. II. Man Down condition continues for the time duration defined in the Pre-Alert Timer field. At the end of this time, the radio alerts the user on the Man Down status with an audible alert tone and Man Down text on the screen.
Page 139 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Pre-Alert Timer Alerting User When Man Down Feature is Triggered This timer sets the amount of time that a Man Down The Man Down alert tone volume is directly related to the radio’s volume. Ensure that the radio’s volume is loud enough condition must be present before the radio-user is warned of the Man Down condition.
Page 140 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Radio Alerts When Man Down Enhanced is Triggered Once the alert tone is active, changing to another channel with different setup triggers different response from the radio. Note: This feature is to be preprogrammed specifically to a zone and channel which supports Emergency feature.
Page 141 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Exiting Man Down Feature Re-Initiating Man Down If you are not in a real Man Down situation, you should exit After exiting the emergency operation when the radio is still in the Man Down feature and prevent emergency from going off Man Down condition (tilted achieving threshold angle or with the following operation.
Page 142 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Testing the Man Down Feature Note: Enable the Emergency feature with Silent Alarm disabled, but not in Surveillance Mode before running this test on the radio. Procedure: When Man Down is enabled on the radio: 1.
Page 143 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Man Down Functional Test Note: Throughout the procedure, the radio should pivot on the dot in the bottom left hand corner of this page. Procedure: Step 1 Place the radio beside the vertical line on this leaflet with the speaker facing right and antenna against/beside this leaflet.
Page 144 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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.
Page 145 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Automatic Registration Service (ARS) Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode Procedure: 4. Press Sel to confirm the displayed channel. [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Turn the preprogrammed 16-Position Select knob, once the zone you want is displayed, to the desired mode.
Page 146 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Automatic Registration Service (ARS) 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.
Page 147 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Logging In as a User In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the User Login Indicator icon, the ID, and In progress, with Cncl. Procedure: In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows the User...
Page 148 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn. [Menu] In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the User Login to User. Indicator icon, the ID, and In progress, with Cncl. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below User.
Page 149 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Logging Out Once the data application registration is completed, you can log out. Procedure: 1. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt. The display shows the User Login Indicator icon and Clear private data?.
Page 150 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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: •...
Page 151 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Accessing the Messaging Features The Sent folder is capable of storing a maximum of ten Procedure: (10) last sent messages. The oldest draft in the folder is deleted when the 11th [Preprogrammed Button] message comes in.
Page 152 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 The Drafts folder can hold up to 10 messages. The oldest draft in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in. to Sent to view sent messages. Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in the Sent folder.
Page 153 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Composing and Sending a New Text Message Model 3 to Send Message. Procedure: 8. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 1. From the TMS feature screen, to Compose.
Page 154 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent. If the message is not sent, you hear a low tone and the display shows Send failed.
Page 155 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Sending a Quick Text Message Procedure: Press to add a space. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, 1. From the TMS feature screen, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode.
Page 156 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Press to add a space. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode. 12. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send.
Page 157 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Priority Status and Request Reply Features Before sending your message, you can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. to Req Reply to request for a reply.
Page 158 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Text Messaging Service (TMS) Deleting Text Messages Deleting a Text Message Deleting All Text Messages Procedure: Procedure: From the Inbox, Draft, or Sent screen: 1. From the TMS feature screen, to scroll through the messages.
Page 159 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution Model 3 The ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution allows you to quickly send and receive messages and run database queries directly from your data-enabled Motorola two-way radios.
Page 160 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution Model 3 System Setup for ASTRO Advanced Messaging Solution Your user name, unit ID and password all need to be provisioned in PremierOne™. Your user account in Premier One needs to be linked to an RSA account specifying a token to be used with the Two-Factor pass code.
Page 161 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution Model 3 Two-Factor Authentication Two-Factor Authentication is an extension of existing ARS Logging into Two-Factor Authentication and TMS operation. This feature allows you to authenticate yourself with a username, unit ID, password and pass code.
Page 162 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 3. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select 6. Enter your pass code. the predefined username. 7. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to submit the keyed-in username.
Page 163 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 6. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn. to [ID Entry] and press the Menu Select button below Edit. If only one-factor is enabled, the display shows 1F logged A blinking cursor appears.
Page 164 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Logging Out of Two-Factor Authentication Note: Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging inbox, Draft, and Sent folder. The next user is able Procedure: to access the Inbox, Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted.
Page 165 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution Model 3 Sending a Query This feature is available for radio users who have Procedure: successfully logged in with the Two-Factor Authentication. Query is a special form of Quick Text marked with a flag that [Preprogrammed Button] is reply or dispatch in normal TMS message.
Page 166 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 5. Press the Menu Select button below Optn. 9. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send. to Send Message. Press PTT button to send the message. 7. Press the Menu Select button below Sel.
Page 167 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 to Send Message. [Menu] to TMS. 10. Press the Menu Select button below Sel. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to to scroll through the address list and highlight access the TMS feature screen.
Page 168 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 12. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send. Press PTT button to send the message. The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent.
Page 169 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution Model 3 Receiving a Query You shall received the information you have requested in TMS format. [Menu] 1. You hear an unique, high-pitched chirp and the display shows the message icon flagged with “Priority”.
Page 170 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Selecting Secure/Clear Transmissions Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially Procedure: available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels. 1. Press the preprogrammed Secure/Clear button to the secure or clear position.
Page 171 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Loading an Encryption Key Note: Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections and setup. Model 3 Model 2 Procedure: 1. Attach the KVL to your radio. The display shows Keyloading, and all other radio functions, except for power down, backlight, and volume, are locked out.
Page 172 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Multi-key Feature This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm. There are two types: Model 3 Model 2 • Conventional Multi-key –...
Page 173 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Selecting an Encryption Key Procedure: 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.
Page 174 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Selecting a Keyset This feature allows you to select one or more groups of to scroll through the keysets. several encryption keys from among the available keys stored in the radio.
Page 175 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys This feature allows you to erase all or selected encryption 7. At Erase all keys?, press the Menu Select button directly keys. below Yes to erase all the encryption keys in the radio.
Page 176 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO Conventional Only) 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.
Page 177 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations 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.
Page 178 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations 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.
Page 179 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Secure Operations Hear Clear There are two components of Hear Clear. 1. Companding: Model 3 Model 2 Reduces the channel noise, e.g. OTA transmission, that is predominantly present in UHF2 and 900 MHz channel with the following features.
Page 180 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Security Model 3 Enabling or Disabling the Radio Lock Feature (Secure Radios Only) Radio Lock feature changes your radio to a more robust security system that protects the use of the secure encryption keys.
Page 181 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Security Model 3 Unlocking Your Radio If this feature is enabled in your radio by a qualified radio If you enter three incorrect passwords in a row, the display technician, when you turn the radio on, the display shows shows Deadlock.
Page 182 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Security Model 3 Changing Your Password Procedure: to Pswd. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Pswd. 3. Enter the old password. 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok.
Page 183 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Security Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password Procedure: The password is updated. to Pswd. If the two passwords do not match, repeat Steps 5 through 10. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Pswd.
Page 184 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Radio Stun and Kill Radio Stun Model 3 This feature allows you to stun another radio by sending an 5. The display shows radio Contact IDs. over the air command using the menu on your radio.
Page 185 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Radio Stun and Kill Radio Kill This feature allows you to render your radio or another radio 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. inoperable if the radio is misplaced or lost.
Page 186 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Radio Stun and Kill Radio Kill Using Direct Kill Direct Kill allows you to make your own radio inoperable. Procedure: 1. Press and hold Top Side button then press the Orange button until the display turns blank and becomes inoperable.
Page 187 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System The Global Navigation System (GNSS) in the radio integrated the information from the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) to determine the approximate geographical location of your radio. The geographical location is expressed as latitude and longitude or Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) format per request from customers.
Page 188 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Operation The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites, to establish the location coordinates, maximizing your view of clear unobstructed sky is essential for optimum performance.
Page 189 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Performance Enhancement Sometimes, the GPS feature may be unable to complete a location calculation successfully. You then see a message indicating that your radio cannot connect to enough visible satellites.
Page 190 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) This feature allows you to determine your current location using a location menu, as well as your current distance and bearing in relation to another location.
Page 191 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinates This feature can only be enabled through CPS configuration. Model 2 When the MGRS coordinate is enabled, all location coordinates are displayed in MGRS format, including the editable locations in GPS.
Page 192 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature Note: An ON menu key may be present on the location menu 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh to if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator.
Page 193 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Saving a Waypoint Procedure: Press to add a space. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, While in the current location display: uppercase mode, and lowercase mode.
Page 194 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Viewing a Saved Waypoint Procedure: 8. Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. While in the current location display: 1.
Page 195 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Editing the Alias of a Waypoint Model 3 Procedure: Press to add a space. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, While in the current location display: uppercase mode, and lowercase mode.
Page 196 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint Model 3 Procedure: The first number blinks. Press to move to the previous number/coordinates. While in the current location display: Press to move back to the next number/coordinates.
Page 197 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint Procedure: While in the current location display: 1. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. to Waypoints. 3. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Page 198 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Deleting All Saved Waypoints 8. Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to Procedure: delete all waypoints. While in the current location display: Press the Menu Select button directly below No to return 1.
Page 199 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint Procedure: Model 2 While in the current location display: 1. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 200 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Location Feature While in Emergency Mode When the Emergency feature is activated by pressing the emergency button, the radio exits the Location menu and returns to the Home (default) screen so that you can see which channel the emergency signal is going out on.
Page 201 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Global Positioning System/ Global Navigation Satellite System Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO Conventional only) This feature is only available for radio-to-radio voice Upon receiving a voice transmission with GPS coordinates transmissions, dispatch call, emergency call and selective call enabled on the receiving radio, the display shows the in conventional ASTRO system.
Page 202 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System) Geofence is a virtual perimeter based on the GPS to define a geographical area on earth. When the radio enters the predefined Geofence area, your radio receives the Dynamic Regroup command from the system and immediately connects to a Dynamic Regroup talkgroup.
Page 203 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System) Entering the Geofence Area The Voice Announcement and TMS display in this feature are optional. They must be configured to enable you to hear and see these indicators.
Page 204 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 The following procedure guides you to exit the text message received. Procedure: 1. Press the Menu Select button below Exit or to return to home screen. The other operations are same as normal dynamic regroup command.
Page 205 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Trunking System Controls Operating in Failsoft System The failsoft system ensures continuous radio communications during a trunked system failure. If a trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into Model 3 Model 2 failsoft operation and automatically switches to its failsoft channel.
Page 206 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Trunking System Controls Out-of-Range Radio When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. The 16-Position Select Channel Knob * Procedure:...
Page 207 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Trunking System Controls Site Trunking Feature If the zone controller loses communication with any site, that site reverts to site trunking. The display shows the currently selected zone/channel Model 3 Model 2 combination and Site trunking.
Page 208 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Trunking System Controls Locking and Unlocking a Site This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and 3. Press the Menu Select button directly below Lock to lock not roam among wide-area talkgroup sites. This feature the site.
Page 209 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Trunking System Controls Site Display and Search Button The Site Display and Site Search button allows you to view Changing the Current Site the name of the current site or force your radio to change to a new one.
Page 210 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - This feature allows your radio to extend its functionality by connecting to external proprietary Motorola accessories. Note: It is recommended to use Motorola proprietary Mission Critical Wireless (MCW) devices with APX radios during Mission Critical operations as other Bluetooth devices may or may not meet the mission critical standard.
Page 211 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Turning the Bluetooth On Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed button to turn the Bluetooth on. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows momentary Bluetooth on, and appears to indicate Bluetooth is on.
Page 212 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 [Menu] to BT. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. to Status. 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below On. The display shows momentary Status on, and appears to indicate Bluetooth is on.
Page 213 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Turning the Bluetooth Off Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed button to turn the Bluetooth off. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows momentary Bluetooth off, and disappears.
Page 214 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Re-Pair Timer There are two options for configuring the radio’s Bluetooth Re-Pair Timer Re-Pair Timer Scenarios pairing type. The type defines the duration the radio and the Options accessory retain the pairing information.
Page 215 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Bluetooth Drop Timer The Bluetooth Drop Timer has two different settings and The radio could not control the Drop Timer of Personal Area functions, depending upon the selection of the Re-Pair Timer.: Networking (PAN), Dial-Up Networking (DUN), Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and data services.
Page 216 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature Ensure that Bluetooth feature of your radio is on and the Bluetooth tones are enabled. Bluetooth tones, Bluetooth menu and preprogrammed buttons must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.
Page 217 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Note: Once a COTS headset is paired to your radio, it is 2. The radio tries to establish connection with the device always connected. Therefore the battery life of the accessory once paired.
Page 218 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection The radio shows when the devices have a Bluetooth connection. Below is the scenario and radio indications when the connection is interrupted.
Page 219 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Standard Pairing Feature Note: Bluetooth tones, Bluetooth menu and preprogrammed The Bluetooth Standard Pairing feature enables your buttons must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio Bluetooth enabled radio to search for other Bluetooth enabled technician.
Page 220 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Searching and Pairing the Bluetooth Device The BT Searching screen shows the name of Bluetooth devices found if there are any. Bluetooth Search in Bluetooth Standard Pairing method is used to scan for other Bluetooth devices nearby. It is set to To stop the searching press the Menu Select button Off by default.
Page 221 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed button, to enable the Bluetooth Search feature. The display changes to BT Searching screen and it shows Searching for BT devices. If the feature fails to initiate, you hear the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone.
Page 222 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Turning Bluetooth Visibility On 1. Press the preprogrammed button to enable the Bluetooth Turning Bluetooth visibility to on enables other Bluetooth visibility feature. devices to search for your radio. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone.
Page 223 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Turning Bluetooth Visibility Off 1. Press the preprogrammed button to disable the Procedure: Bluetooth visibility feature. With the Visibility turns On, You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. to BT. The display shows momentary Visible Off.
Page 224 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - PIN Authentication in Pairing For the security of your radio, Bluetooth Pairing PIN feature is designed to enable your radio to verify the correct device to pair before initiating the pairing.
Page 225 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Pairing the Authentication PIN when Receiving a Pairing Press the Menu Select button below Ok if the PIN is Request correct. If the device or profile does not support this feature, the radio...
Page 226 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Pairing the Authentication PIN with the Generated The radio and device continue pairing. Numeric PIN The display shows Pairing in progress. Note: If the device or profile does not support this feature, the The display shows <Device Friendly Name>...
Page 227 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Pairing the Authentication PIN by Manually Keying in the 4. Press Ok to proceed. Same PIN Press the Menu Select button below Cncl to reject. Note: If the device or profile does not support this feature, the The display shows Cancel pairing in progress...
Page 228 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Turning On/Off the Bluetooth Audio Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Off to route [Preprogrammed Button] the audio routing from the headset to the radio.
Page 229 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Viewing the Bluetooth Active Devices Procedure: to BT. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. to Device. 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Page 230 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information The following methods are options on how to clear all Bluetooth devices information. The result of all the methods is [Menu] the same.
Page 231 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth - Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name Model 3 Procedure: 6. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to save the new Friendly Name and return to the Bluetooth feature to BT.
Page 232 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Over-the-Air Programming (POP 25, ASTRO 25, ASTRO Conventional, and Wi-Fi) This feature enables configuration data and firmware to be upgraded to your radio over-the-air. Full use of the radio is retained during the data transfer without interrupting communication. For ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional, the upgrade pauses to give priorities to voice call, and continues after the voice call ended.
Page 233 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Over-the-Air Programming (POP 25, ASTRO 25, ASTRO Conventional, and Wi-Fi) Responding to the notification of Upgrade Procedure: 1. The display shows Upgrade?. Press the Menu Select button below Acpt to accept the request to upgrade immediately.
Page 234 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) A Site Selectable Alert (SSA) is an Intelligent Lighting indicator together with audio alert sent to radios at a site or a few sites to notify the users when there is a special situation that they need to be aware of. Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA.
Page 235 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Procedure: If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. to SSA. If the single site is not available, the display shows <Site 2.
Page 236 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Stopping SSA Notification to Single Site Procedure: If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. to SSA. If the single site is not available, the display shows <Site 2.
Page 237 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Model 3 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Via Manual Entry Procedure: to the desired Alert Alias. to SSA. 9. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send.
Page 238 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Model 3 Stopping SSA Notification to Single Site Via Manual Entry Procedure: to the desired Alert Alias. to SSA. 9. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send.
Page 239 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Sending SSA Notification to All Sites Procedure: to [All Sites]. to SSA. 6. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 240 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Stopping SSA Notification to All Sites Procedure: to [All Sites]. to SSA. 6. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 241 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Sending SSA Notification to All Available Site Procedure: to [All Avail]. to SSA. 6. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req.
Page 242 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25) Stopping SSA Notification to All Available Site Procedure: to [All Avail]. to SSA. 6. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req.
Page 243 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Voice Announcement This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current Note: Voice announcements support certain number of zone- feature mode, Zone or Channel the user has just assigned. channel, but not all.
Page 244 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 • Press either the Menu Select button or preprogrammed Procedure: button of the radio to launch or terminate Scan, PL You hear a voice announcement when the features below are Disabled, Talkaround/Direct or Transmit Inhibit.
Page 245 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi On or Off This feature allows you to turn Wi-Fi on or off. Wi-Fi can be used for wireless programming of the radio with the Radio [Menu] Management tool.
Page 246 ADVANCED FEATURES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Wi-Fi Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio Procedure: The display shows the current status of the Wi-Fi as described next. [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Long press the preprogrammed Wi-Fi button.
Page 247: Table Of Contents
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Viewing the Recent Calls ............PL Defeat Feature ..............Using the Flip Display ............Digital PTT ID Feature ............Selecting a Basic Zone Bank ..........Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) ......Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank ........
Page 248: Viewing The Recent Calls
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Viewing the Recent Calls This feature allows you to view the recent incoming and outgoing call information of the following call types: [Menu] to Rcnt. • Call Alert • Selective Call 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature screen.
Page 249: Using The Flip Display
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Flip Display This feature allows you to flip the content of the top display upside down. It is particularly useful when you would like to read the top display while the radio is still in the carry holder attached to your belt.
Page 250: Selecting A Basic Zone Bank
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting a Basic Zone Bank This feature allows twice as many zones to be accessed from a switch, doubling the amount of switch positions. Model 2 Note: The Basic Zone Select feature must to be...
Page 251: Selecting An Enhanced Zone Bank
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank This feature is created in order to allow users to communicate Procedure: in more zones. An Enhanced Zone Bank (EZB) consists of three zones. This also means each icon A, B, C, ... or Y 1.
Page 252: Selecting The Power Level
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting the Power Level This feature enables you to reduce the transmit power level Procedure: for specific case that require a lower power level. You can select the power level at which your radio transmits. The [Preprogrammed Button] radio always turns on to the default setting.
Page 253: Selecting A Radio Profile
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting a Radio Profile This feature allows you to manually switch the visual and The radio returns to the home screen. audio settings of the radio. The display, backlight, alert tones, The profile name on the home screen indicates the and audio settings are defined according to the current selected radio profile.
Page 254: Enabling And Disabling The Radio Alias
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias This feature allows you to display or hide the radio alias (name). Procedure: to MyID. 2. Press the Menu Select button directly below MyID. The display momentarily shows Radio ID off, and the radio alias disappears from the home screen.
Page 255: Selecting The Audio Speaker
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Selecting the Audio Speaker This feature allows you to select the speaker route for the Procedure: radio's audio from either the main or the secondary speaker using the radio profile settings. [Preprogrammed Button] 1.
Page 256: Controlling The Display Backlight
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the radio profile with the required speaker routing. Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes.
Page 257: Setting Up The Radio Display And Visual Indicators To Suite Night Vision Goggles
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Controlling the Display Backlight You can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as Note: The backlight remains on for a preprogrammed time needed, if poor light conditions make the display or keypad before it automatically turns off completely or returns to the difficult to read.
Page 258: Locking And Unlocking The Keypad And Controls
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Setting Up the Radio Display and Visual Indicators to Suite Night Vision Goggles During tactical nighttime operations of military entities Get familiar with your radio NVG feature and operation worldwide, the Night Vision Goggles (NVG) is used to see in before you use it with your Night Vision Goggles.
Page 259 UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls You can lock the keypad, programmable buttons, rotary knobs, and switches of your radio to avoid inadvertent entry. Procedure: 1. Toggle the preprogrammed Keypad Lock button to on.
Page 260: Turning Keypad Tones On Or Off
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones, if needed. The 16-Position Select Channel Procedure: Knob * On/Off/Volume [Preprogrammed Button] Control Knob 1. Press the preprogrammed Keypad Mute button to turn the tones off or on.
Page 261: Turning Voice Mute On Or Off
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Turning Voice Mute On or Off You can enable and disable voice transmission, if needed. Model 2 Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button to turn the 3-Position A/B/C Switch* feature off or on.
Page 262: Using The Time-Out Timer
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Using the Time-Out Timer This feature turns off your radio’s transmitter. You cannot 3. Press the PTT button to re-transmit. transmit longer than the preset timer setting. The time-out timer restarts and the LED lights up solid red.
Page 263: Setting The Time And Date
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Setting the Time and Date You can set the time and date for your radio. to change the selected item. Settings: one or more times to move to an item you wish to change.
Page 264: Conventional Squelch Operation Features
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Conventional Squelch Operation Features This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength Digital Options or channels that have a higher than normal background noise. One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio.
Page 265: Defeat Feature
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  PL Defeat Feature This feature allows you to override any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that might be preprogrammed to a channel. Model 2 The radio will also unmute to any digital activity on a digital channel.
Page 266: Digital Ptt Id Feature
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  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. The 16-Position This ID, consisting up to a maximum of eight characters, can Select Channel be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher.
Page 267: Smart Ptt Feature (Conventional Only)
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) Smart PTT is a per-personality, programmable feature used Three variations of smart PTT are available: in conventional radio systems to keep radio users from talking over other radio conversations.
Page 268: Transmit Inhibit
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Transmit Inhibit This feature is available for APCO 25 trunking, Type II To access battery info screen: trunking and Conventional operations for all APX radios. Procedure: When Transmit Inhibit feature is enabled, the radio stops all transmission including voice and data.
Page 269 UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Transmit Inhibit Enabling and Disabling Transmit Inhibition Enabling Transmit Inhibition Disabling Transmit Inhibition Perform one of the following actions: Perform one of the following actions: • Switch the preprogrammed Transmit Inhibit switch to •...
Page 270: Instant Recall
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Instant Recall This feature allows the user to save the last received call and 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Stop to stop playback the recorded call. the radio playback. The feature buffers all incoming audio over the air and stored when the audio is saved.
Page 271 UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 to the required call and press the Menu Select Follow the procedure below to playback the saved calls using button directly below Play. the preprogrammed Record Playback button: Radio playback the selected call and auto playback the saved calls in chronological order.
Page 272: Impres Battery Annunciator
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  IMPRES Battery Annunciator This feature displays the current capacity and charges cycles To access battery info screen: of your battery when a IMPRES Battery is powering your radio. Procedure: This feature must be enabled in your radio to see the to Batt.
Page 273: Accessing The General Radio Information
UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3  Accessing the General Radio Information • Tuning Version • Option Board Software Your radio contains information on the following: • Radio Information Version (optional) • IP Display • Option Board Type • Language Pack ID and •...
Page 274 UTILITIES APX 8000XE M2 AND M3 Follow the procedure to view the information; 4. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Information screen. Procedure: to scroll through the various information. [Preprogrammed Button] 1. Press the preprogrammed Info button.

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