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Motorola APX 6500 Manual

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TWO-WAY RADIOS
APX 6500
O2 CONTROL HEAD
INTERACTIVE END USER TOOLKIT (IEUTK)
Broome County, AMB.

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  • Page 1 TWO-WAY RADIOS APX 6500 O2 CONTROL HEAD INTERACTIVE END USER TOOLKIT (IEUTK) Broome County, AMB.

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 6500 conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
  • Page 3 APX 6500 O2 CH 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 APX 6500 O2 CH 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: Product Safety And Rf Exposure Compliance

    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: Software Version

    This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola, could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

  • Page 8: Copyrights & Disclaimer

    No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola. No part of this manual may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    APX 6500 O2 CH GETTING STARTED This Interactive End User Toolkit (IEUTK) covers the basic operation of the APX 6500 O2 Control Head. 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 10: Radio Parts And Controls

    APX 6500 O2 CH RADIO PARTS AND CONTROLS ❑ O2 Control Head Emergency Up & Down Power Button Button* Buttons* Indicators NUIS ZONE SCNL CHAN Home Dimmer Accessory Port Menu Select Bluetooth Multi-function Button* Button (Microphone) Buttons Indicator** Knob* CONTENTS <...

  • Page 11: Fleet Map

    APX 6500 O2 CH FLEET MAP CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...

  • Page 12: Turning On/Off The Radio

    APX 6500 O2 CH PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE ❑ Turning on/off the Radio Press the Power Button briefly to power on the radio. If CH MISMATCH appears, means that either the Control Head has been connected to an incompatible transceiver, After a short time, the red, yellow and green LEDs light up.

  • Page 13: Validating Compatibility During Power Up

    APX 6500 O2 CH 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. Follow the procedure below when your radio runs this task.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Volume

    APX 6500 O2 CH PREPARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE ❑ Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, rotate the Multi-function Knob (MFK) clockwise. The display shows volume bars and volume level when you change the volume. To decrease the volume, rotate the Multi-function Knob counterclockwise.

  • Page 15: Accessing The Preprogrammed Functions

    APX 6500 O2 CH 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 Buttons ( Using the Menu Select Buttons The Menu Select Buttons allow to access the menu entries of features.
  • Page 16 APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING RADIO CONTROLS 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 17: Status Icons

    APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS ❑ Status Icons Monitor (Carrier Squelch) The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio Selected channel is being monitored (during conventional status, text entries, and menu entries. operation only). The following are the icons that appear on the radio’s display.
  • Page 18 APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS Vote Scan Enabled Hexadecimal The vote scan feature is enabled. Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal mode. Bluetooth On Secure Operation • Bluetooth is on and ready for Bluetooth connection.

  • Page 19: Led Indicator

    APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS ❑ LED Indicator LEDs Yellow Green The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
  • Page 20 APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS – Solid red Radio is transmitting. – Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low battery condition. – Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error.

  • Page 21: Intelligent Lighting Indicators

    APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS ❑ 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 22 APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS Orange Emergency Alerts Critical Alerts Green Call Alerts CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...

  • Page 23: Multi-Function Knob - Concentric Ring Led

    APX 6500 O2 CH IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS ❑ Multi-function Knob - Concentric Ring LED The concentric ring LED blinks green when the MFK is using the secondary feature. See Multi-function Knob (MFK) understand the functionality of MFK. If Intelligent Lighting is activated, the concentric ring LED will not blink green when the MFK is in the secondary mode.

  • Page 24: Alert Tones

    APX 6500 O2 CH 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.
  • Page 25 APX 6500 O2 CH 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.

  • Page 26: General Radio Operation

    APX 6500 O2 CH GENERAL RADIO OPERATION ❑ Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. Procedure: [Menu] to Zone. Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. to the required zone. Rotate the MFK to the desired zone.

  • Page 27: Selecting A Radio Channel

    APX 6500 O2 CH GENERAL RADIO OPERATION ❑ Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/receive frequency pairs. Procedure: [Menu] to Chan. Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. to the required channel.

  • Page 28: Receiving And Responding To A Radio Call

    APX 6500 O2 CH 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. 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 29: Repeater Or Direct Operation

    APX 6500 O2 CH 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 30: Scan Lists

    APX 6500 O2 CH 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 31 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Scan Lists Viewing a Scan List Procedure: to ScnL. Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. to view the members on the list. Press to exit the current display and return to the Home screen.
  • Page 32 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Scan Lists Editing the Scan List This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities. to select more channels to be added or deleted. Procedure: Use the MFK to select additional channels to be added or to ScnL.
  • Page 33 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Scan Lists Changing the Scan List Status Procedure: Press to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen. Long press the preprogrammed Scan side button. to the member you want to edit.
  • Page 34 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ 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] Press the preprogrammed Scan button. [Menu] to Scan.
  • Page 35 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Scan Transmitting While the Scan is On Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan Procedure: Press the PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected channel or fixed channel. To make a Call Alert page, or Private Conversation call while scanning, press either the Menu Select button directly below Page or Call.

  • Page 36: Deleting A Nuisance Channel

    APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Scan Deleting a Nuisance Channel If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise Procedure: (termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list. When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, to Nuis.

  • Page 37: Restoring A Nuisance Channel

    APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Scan Restoring a Nuisance Channel Procedure: To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the following: • Turn the radio off and then turning it on again. • Change modes. • Turn off the radio, and then turn it back on.
  • Page 38 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Emergency Operation HOT MIC: Conv: 30 Seconds Tactical runking: 15 Seconds Revert The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation. If the Orange button is preprogrammed to send an emergency signal, this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel.

  • Page 39: Emergency Operation

    APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to Press and hold the PTT button. another radio. Upon acknowledgement, both radios can Speak clearly into the microphone.
  • Page 40 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Emergency Operation Special Considerations for Emergencies • If you press the emergency button while in a channel that has no emergency capability, a low-pitched tone sounds. • If the unit is out of the range of the system and/or the emergency alarm is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge.

  • Page 41: Trunking System Controls

    APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Trunking System Controls Using the Fail-soft System The fail-soft system ensures continuous radio Procedure: communications during a trunked system failure. Rotate the MFK to change to a different repeater If a trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into fail- frequency.
  • Page 42 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ Trunking System Controls Using the Site Trunking Feature If the zone controller loses communication with any site, that site reverts to site trunking. The display shows the currently selected zone/channel combination and SITE TRUNKING.
  • Page 43 APX 6500 O2 CH ADVANCED FEATURES ❑ 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. Procedure: You hear a low-pitched tone.

  • Page 44: Controlling The Display Backlight

    APX 6500 O2 CH UTILITIES ❑ Controlling the Display Backlight You can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as Procedure: needed, if poor light conditions make the display difficult to read. Press the Dimmer button to adjust the brightness of the display.

  • Page 45: Using The Time-Out Timer

    APX 6500 O2 CH UTILITIES ❑ Using the Time-Out Timer This feature turns off your radio’s transmitter. You cannot Procedure: transmit longer than the preset timer setting. Hold down the PTT button longer than the preprogrammed If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops your time.

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