English Contents Charging the Battery..........27 Attaching the Battery ........27 Attaching the Antenna........28 Declaration of Conformity..........11 Removing and Attaching the Accessory Chapter 1: Important Safety Information...... 13 Connector Cover..........29 Chapter 2: Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Attaching the Belt Clip........30 Canada)................15 Turning On the Radio........
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English Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators..43 Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)....57 TMS Status Icons........44 Methods to Make a Radio Call......57 TMS Menu Options......... 45 Making a Talkgroup Call......58 Call Type Icons..........45 Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)..58 LED Indicator.............46 Making an Enhanced Private Call Alert Tones ............
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English Sending a Status Call......65 Changing the Scan List Status....73 Responding to the Dynamic Viewing and Changing the Priority Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only)..66 Status............74 Requesting a Reprogram Scan..............75 (Trunking Only)......66 Turning Scan On or Off......75 Classification of Regrouped Making a Dynamic Priority Change Radios..........67...
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English Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call Removing a Priority Status from with Hot Mic..........82 a Text Message......92 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm..83 Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message......92 Change of Channels during Emergency..........84 Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message......
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English Managing Encryption......99 Deleting All Saved Waypoints....108 Loading an Encryption Key..99 Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint......109 Multikey Feature......99 Location Feature in Emergency Mode..109 Selecting an Encryption Key..100 Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System)..109 Selecting a Keyset.....
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English Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Connection..........117 Information..........125 Standard Pairing Feature......117 Voice Announcement........126 Searching and Pairing the Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)....127 Bluetooth Device......118 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Turning On Bluetooth Visibility... 119 ..............128 Receiving Pairing Request from Sending SSA Notification to All Sites..129...
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English Turning the Controls and Buttons Viewing the Control Tones On or Off........137 Assignments......145 Turning Voice Mute On or Off....137 Chapter 12: Helpful Tips..........147 Using the Time-Out Timer....138 Radio Care............147 Using Conventional Squelch Operation Cleaning Your Radio......148 Features..........139 Proper Ways to Handle the Radio..
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English Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources...........156 Chapter 15: Glossary..........157 Chapter 16: Limited Warranty........163 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS....163 I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG:........... 163 II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:......164 III. STATE LAW RIGHTS:........165 IV.
This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below. Declaration of Conformity Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Hereby declares that the product:...
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English Class B Digital Device As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
RF energy awareness and control for Compliance with applicable standards and Regulations. For a list of Motorola Solutions-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following website: http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter...
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• Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment. Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the software version R16.00.00 or later.
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English Computer Software Copyrights The Motorola Solutions products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola Solutions certain exclusive rights for...
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No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola Solutions. 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 Solutions.
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The information in this document is carefully examined, and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore, Motorola Solutions reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design. Motorola Solutions does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein;...
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English Getting Started NOTICE: An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which is essential to emphasize. How to Use This Guide The following special notations identify certain items. This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX Portables.
English ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data SecureNet ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data is optimized to handle different SecureNet allows user to perform secured communications message sizes and variable update rates from different on an Analog or Motorola Data Communication (MDC) applications of the radio. Add Enhanced Data to the channel.
English Smart PTT is supported with this enhancement as Smart NOTICE: PTT prevents users from transmitting while other users are Specifications may vary for different radio models. on the channel. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. NOTICE: User Selectable Talkgroups are not compatible with this Conventional Talkgroup Enhancement.
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To charge the battery, place the battery (with or This section provides simple instructions to prepare your without the radio) in a Motorola Solutions-approved radio for use. charger. The LED on the charger indicates the charging Charging the Battery progress;...
English Attaching the Antenna 2 To remove the battery, turn the radio off. Lift up the Ensure the radio is turned off before attaching the antenna. latch which is at the bottom of the radio, then slide the battery out from the radio. 1 Set the antenna in the receptacle.
English Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover The accessory connector is on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio. NOTICE: To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use. 1 To remove the accessory connector cover, rotate the thumbscrew counterclockwise until it disengages...
English 5 Once in place, tighten by rotating the thumbscrew clockwise by hand. Attaching the Belt Clip 1 Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the radio and push down until you hear a click. 2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it from the radio.
Then, slide the clip upward and away from the radio. • If the power-up test is successful, the display shows Motorola Solutions logo momentarily, followed by the Home screen. • If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you see Error XX/YY (XX/YY is an alphanumeric code).
English Your radio is preprogrammed to reset to medium volume 2 To turn off the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume rate, which is Level 12, by default every time the radio Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a powers up. click. 1 To increase the volume, rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise.
English Identifying Radio Controls This chapter explains the buttons and functions to control the radio. Radio Parts and Controls 16–Position Select Knob On/Off/Volume Control Knob Top Side (Select) Button Microphone Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Table continued… These radio controls/buttons are programmable. Send Feedback...
English Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as Side Button 1 shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/groups Side Button 2 depending on the duration of a button press: Home Button Press Pressing and releasing rapidly. 4-Way Navigation Button Long press Back Button Pressing and holding for the preprogrammed duration...
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English Bluetooth Data Devices Dynamic Priority (Conventional Only) Pairs with the data devices for data transfer. Allows any channel in a Scan List (except for the Priority-One channel) to temporarily replace the Priority- Bluetooth Clear All Pairing Two channel. Allows you to clear all pairing information for Bluetooth. This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth Emergency On/Off Button.
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English Monitor (Conventional Only) Recent Calls Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until Allows easy access to the list of calls recently received function is disabled. or made. Multiple Private Line (Conventional Only) Rekey Request Selects the Multiple Private Line lists. Notifies the dispatcher that a new encryption key is needed.
English current channel and when the radio is model/option User capable. Automatically registers the users to the server. Selective Call (Conventional Only) Zone Select Calls an assigned radio. Allows selection from a list of zones. Site Display/Search (Trunking Only) Assignable Settings or Utility Displays the current site ID and RSSI value;...
English Accessing the Preprogrammed 4–Way Navigation Button Functions Home Button You can access various radio functions through one of the Menu Select Buttons following methods. NOTICE: • A short or long press of the relevant programmable Check with your dealer or system administrator for buttons.
English NOTICE: Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Some features do not require you to press to go to the Home screen. Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on saving user-edited radio settings or information. 4-Way Navigation Button Use the 4-Way Navigation Button to scroll up, down, left, or right with one of the following methods.
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English • While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make a new call. See Methods to Make a Radio Call on page 57 for more information. Send Feedback...
English Identifying Status Indicators Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The number of bars displayed repre- This chapter explains the status indicators used in the sents the received signal strength for radio. the current site, for trunking only. The more stripes in the icon, the stronger the Status Icons signal.
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English In-Call User Alert Steady dot Radio detects activity on channel desig- nated as Priority-Two. The feature is enabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selec- Vote Scan Enabled ted conventional channel is activated. The vote scan feature is enabled. Secure Operation The feature is disabled.
English Data Activity Feature is enabled and signal is availa- Data activity is present. ble. Bluetooth On Bluetooth is on and ready for Bluetooth Feature is disabled. connection. Blinking Bluetooth Connected Feature is enabled, but no signal is Bluetooth is currently connected to the available.
English TMS Status Icons User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply. The following icons appear on the radio display when you send and receive text messages. Message Index Indicates the index of the current message the user is viewing.
English Priority Status and Request Reply Menu Description/Function Option • User is composing a message with a pri- ority status and a request for a reply. Selects the highlighted command. • Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged Send Sends the message. with “Priority”...
English Mobile number added to a Call List. Landline phone number. Landline phone number added to a Call List. Incoming call or data. Outgoing call or data. Solid red Radio is transmitting. Incoming emergency call. Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low battery condition. LED Indicator Double blinking red Radio is in Emergency Mode.
English Solid green NOTICE: Radio is powering up, or is on a non-priority channel No LED indication when the radio receives a clear while in the Scan List Programming mode. (non-secured) transmission in trunking Mode. LED indication can be preprogramed by qualified Blinking green technician to be permanently disabled.
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English You Hear Tone Name Heard Long, Low- Time-Out Timer Timed Out After time out. Pitched Tone Talk Prohibit/PTT Inhibit (When PTT button is pressed) transmissions are not allowed. Lack of Voice PTT Time When the radio ends your call after it detected there are lack of voice for five seconds after the PTT is pressed and hold.
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English You Hear Tone Name Heard Central Echo When central controller has received a request from a radio. Long, Medi- Volume Set When volume is changed on a quiet channel. um-Pitched Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state. Tone A Group of Failsoft When the trunking system fails.
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English You Hear Tone Name Heard Gurgle Dynamic Regrouping (When PTT button is pressed) a dynamic ID has been received. Talk Permit (When PTT button is pressed) is verifying with the system for ac- cepting its transmissions. Unique, Low- New Message When a new message is received.
English Phone Call Displays and Alerts The following phone call displays and alerts appears on the radio display when you make and receive Phone calls. The radio also uses alert tones to indicate the current status. You Hear You See When Notes A Long Tone...
English The accessories backlight change to white for the following NOTICE: scenarios: The radio does not display any indication when the radio is connected to the charger, when the • When changing to or powering up on an invalid radio and battery match, or when the radio channels such as unprogrammed channels, receiver certification type is configured as "None"...
English General Radio Operation to ZnUp or ZnDn. b. Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below ZnUp or ZnDn until the required zone This chapter explains the general radio operations in your appears. radio. Positions of ZnUp and ZnDn on the display may Selecting a Zone differ each time you release the Menu Select button.
English • Select a channel using the radio menu Chan: Mode Select Feature to Chan. Mode Select allows a long press to save the current zone and channel of your radio to a programmable button, or a b. Press the Menu Select button directly below softkey;...
English 2 Press and hold the button you desire to program. to MS1, MS2 ... or MS5. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and 3 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly channel is saved. below one of the softkey (MS1–MS5). NOTICE: You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and Repeat this procedure to change the zone and...
English • If the radio is receiving a secure transmission, the LED 3 Release the PTT button to listen. blinks yellow. See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 58 for details on making a Talkgroup Call. Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call Receiving and Responding to a Private To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be...
English • Press the Menu Select button directly below NOTICE: Resp. With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), if there is no response to the call after the timer expires, your • Press the Call Response button within 20 radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone. seconds after the call indicators begin.
English • The Contacts list (see Viewing Details of a Contact on • For Trunking system, the LED lights up solid red. page 72). NOTICE: 4 Speak clearly into the microphone. The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is 5 Release the PTT button to listen.
English • Press the Menu Select button directly below Making an Enhanced Private Call LNum to go to the last number dialed. (Trunking Only) • to the required ID. Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.
English Making a Telephone Call (Trunking 3 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call. Only) The display shows Calling... <Number>. This feature allows you to make calls similar to standard 4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) phone calls to a mobile or landline phone.
English • to Dir and press the Menu Select button 5 When your call is answered, press and hold the PTT directly below Dir. button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently 6 Press to return to the Home screen.
English Monitoring a Channel d. Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The LED lights up solid red. Do one of the followings to monitor a channel. You can use these options interchangeably depending on your e. Release the PTT button to receive (listen). preference and the programmed functions.
English Advanced Features • The LED blinks solid green once to indicate the transmitting radio is pending to receive signal. The speaker unmutes. This chapter explains the operations of the features available in your radio. 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
English • Press the Menu Select button directly below NOTICE: LNum to go to the last number dialed. Encryption keys are associated to talkgroups. When talkgroups are associated, encryption keys are • to the required ID. changed by changing the active talkgroup. See Secure Operations on page 98 for more 3 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm)
English If the encryption key that is associated to the new • to Sts and press the Menu Select button Talkgroup is not allowed, you hear a momentary key directly below Sts. fail tone and the display shows Illegal key. The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list.
English Responding to the Dynamic Gurgle tone and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel’s name. Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only) Press the PTT button to talk. Release PTT button to This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign listen. selected radios to a particular channel where they can communicate with each other.
English Select Disabled • to Rpgm then press the Menu Select Select-disabled radios cannot change channels while button directly below Rpgm to send reprogram dynamically regrouped. The dispatcher has forced the request to the dispatcher. radio to remain on the dynamic-regrouping channel. The display shows Reprogram Rqst and Please The Scan or Private Call feature cannot be selected while wait.
English Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone Dynamic Channel from List Selection The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this to Zone then press the Menu Select button operation.
English If the channel deleted is the Home channel, the to the required channel. Press the Menu Home screen shows <Zone Name>“Blank”. Select button directly below Sel. The display shows Channel updated. Contacts 6 Press the Back button to return to Home screen. This feature provides “address-book”...
English NOTICE: 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to and proceed to the next step. add, edit, or delete the contact entries. to Call and press the Menu Select button Your radio also supports a maximum of 50 call lists.
English Adding a Contact to a Call List Removing a Contact from a Call List to Cnts and press the Menu Select button to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. The entries are alphabetically sorted.
English Viewing Details of a Contact • Talkgroup Scan List Please refer to a qualified radio technician for the maximum number of Scan Lists can be programmed in your radio. to Cnts and press the Menu Select button These lists must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio directly below Cnts.
English • to ScnL then press the Menu Select • Press to exit scan list programming and button directly below ScnL. return to the Home screen. The display shows the lists that can be changed. Viewing and Changing the Priority Status on page 74 for more information on how to add and/or change the to the entry you want to edit.
English • Press the Select button one or more times to • Press the Select button one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently toggle between different status of the Scan List displayed channel. status icon of the current displayed channel.
English Scan scan list (except for the Priority-One channel) to the Priority-Two channel. This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different This change remains in effect until scan is turned off. Scan channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of channels. then reverts to the preprogrammed (original) setting.
English • Press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete Even if other users are away from their radios, or if they are button. unable to hear their radios, you can send them an individual Call Alert page. You can also verify if a radio is •...
English Sending a Call Alert Page If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you hear a low tone and the display shows No Do one of the following to send a call alert page: acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen of NOTICE: Contacts.
English If the call alert page is not acknowledged, you NOTICE: hear a low tone and the display shows No The receiving radios must be configured with the acknowledge. Press the Menu Select button Quick Call II tone in order for the radio to sound the directly below Ok to return to the main screen of selected tone and also to sound a preconfigured Contacts.
English Emergency Operation NOTICE: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical preprogrammed Emergency button for about a situation. second. This timer is programmable from 0–6250 milliseconds by a qualified technician. If the Top (Orange) button is preprogrammed to send an The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner emergency signal, this signal overrides any other...
English NOTICE: Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking The default timer of Emergency button press to Only) activate Emergency is 300 milliseconds. This timer is programmable from 300–6200 milliseconds by a This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup. qualified technician.
English • The display shows Emergency on the current 5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the zone and channel. A tone sounds and the LED preprogrammed Emergency button for about a blinks red momentarily. second. • A tone sounds to indicate the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to Sending An Emergency Call With Hot launch emergency mode.
English Sending an Emergency Alarm with does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode. Emergency Call This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) for conventional system, and to a talkgroup for trunking from your mouth.
English Follow the procedure to send Emergency Alarms and Call 4 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the with hot mic on your radio. preprogrammed Emergency button. Turning off the radio also cancels the emergency 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. state.
English Change of Channels during Emergency Fireground For ALL Emergency transmissions, when changing The portable Fireground Communications System is channels: designed for deployment at an incident scene. It consists of central components: • If the new channel is also preprogrammed for Emergency, you can change channels while in •...
English sector are all can be configured to be seen at the the home screen. You are in Fireground zone Commander’s command terminal. channel. If you have a critical situation, you can press the • Get a qualified technician for assistance. Emergency button which activates an alarm on the Incident •...
English • If your radio is working in Fireground Zone Responding to Evacuation Indicator Channel, proceed to next step. The Incident Commander can trigger one of sixteen Tactical Alerts from the Command Terminal. These alerts 4 Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The LED can target individuals or groups of users within the lights up solid red while transmitting.
English NOTICE: Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode Move the Volume Control Knob to adjust The following methods are options on how to select or the volume of the audible alert from full change the ARS Mode. The result of all the methods is the volume.
English • In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows Logging In as a User the zone and ARS non-server channel. • If the channel or mode selected is 1 Perform one of the following actions: unprogrammed, the display shows • Press the preprogrammed User Login button.
English • In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the User Logging Out Login Indicator icon, the ID, and In progress, When you have logged in or you are using Offline mode, with Cncl. you can log out. • In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows the NOTICE: User Login Indicator icon, the ID, and Logged in, Private data refers to all messages in the text...
English Text Messaging Service (TMS) Each Quick Text message has a maximum length of 50 characters. You can select the required text from the Quick This features allows you to quickly send and receive Text. messages and run database queries directly from your radios.
English If the message is not sent, you hear a low tone, the to scroll through the list of messages and display shows Send failed and returns to the main press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to TMS screen. select the required message.
English Appending a Priority Status to a Text to Mark as Normal and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the Message priority status from the message. NOTICE: The display shows the normal message icon on the label The Priority Status icon on a message does not bar.
English Removing a Priority Status and a Reply to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the Request from a Text Message priority status from the message. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar.
English Receiving a Text Message Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox NOTICE: The Inbox can hold up to 30 messages. When you receive a message that is flagged with NOTICE: the Request Reply icon, you must manually respond to read the message if the content fills to the sender that you have received the message.
English While on the view message screen, press the Menu 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rply to Select button directly below Rply or Del or select reply to a message. the Back button to access the option. The display shows a list of Quick Text.
English Sent Text Messages to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in the message. Sent folder. The most recent sent text message is always added to the top of the Sent list.
English Deleting All Text Messages to scroll through the address list and select the required address. 1 Perform one of the following actions: 4 Press the Menu Select button below Send or the • Press the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to PTT button to send the message.
The Secure/Clear switch only applies when the conventional channels. radio is transmitting. Unlike other forms of security, Motorola Solutions digital encryption provides signaling that makes it virtually Selecting Clear Transmissions impossible for others to decode any part of an encrypted message.
English in the strapped mode of operation, regardless of 2 Select the required keys and press the Menu Select the Secure/Clear switch setting. This option must button directly below LOAD on the KVL. be preprogrammed by a qualified radio This loads the encryption keys into your radio. technician.
English Trunked Multikey • Press , the PTT button, or the Menu Select If the radio is used for both conventional and trunked button directly below Exit. applications, strap the encryption keys for trunking on a NOTICE: per-talkgroup or announcement-group basis. In When the selected key is erased, you hear a addition, a different key can be strapped to other momentary keyfail tone and the display...
English Every channel to which one of the original keys was tied Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys now has the equivalent new key instead. This feature allows you to erase all or selected encryption keys. to KSet and press the Menu Select button Do one of the following to erase the selected encryption directly below KSet.
English e. Select Erase all keys? or Erase single key? by Companding pressing the Menu Select button below Yes to Reduces the channel noise, such as OTA transmission erase the encryption key(s) in the radio. that is predominantly present in UHF2 and 900 MHz channel with the following features.
English to determine the approximate geographical location of your maximizing your view of unobstructed sky is essential for radio. The geographical location is expressed as latitude optimum performance. and longitude or Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Where adequate signals from multiple satellites are not format per request from customers.
English NOTICE: The Outdoor Location Feature (Using Even where adequate signals from multiple GPS) satellites are available, your GPS feature only provides an approximate location, usually within 10 This feature allows you to determine your current location meters from your actual location, but sometimes using a location menu, as well as your current distance and farther away.
English Accessing the Outdoor Location Programmable Way- Preprogrammed Way- points points Feature • Last Known Location NOTICE: An ON radio menu may be present on the Location • Destination menu screen if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator. NOTICE: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the Press the preprogrammed GPS button to toggle the...
English • Press the Menu Select button directly below 5 To return to the Home screen, press , the PTT Optn. to Turn On GPS and press the button, the preprogrammed GPS button or the Back Menu Select button directly below Sel. button.
English • The display shows Current loc saved as • to scroll through the list. <Waypoint name>. • to select a waypoint to view the • The display shows Current loc saved as location information in full. [Home]. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. •...
English NOTICE: to Waypoints and press the Menu You cannot delete any of the preprogrammed Select button directly below Sel. waypoints. The display shows a list of waypoints. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 3 Perform one of the following actions: to Waypoints and press the Menu •...
English Measuring the Distance and Bearing However, you may re-enter the Location menu while still in emergency mode, provided that Silent Emergency has not from a Saved Waypoint been activated. Ensure your radio shows the current location on the If you have turned Location off using the ON/OFF menu screen.
English On top of that, additional features are Voice Announcement If there is no channel with matching Talkgroup ID and trunk of the new channel, and also direct content display of a text system ID, the radio display shows the channel alias of message to indicate that you are currently at Geofence <DYNAMIC talkgroup>.
English NOTICE: Check with your dealer or qualified technician to If there is another incoming text message before programme the geofence coordinates and actions. you exit the previous message, the message screen is refreshed to show the latest message. Entering Mission Critical Geofence The following procedure guides you to exit the text When the radio enters the predefined Geofence area, the message received.
English NOTICE: Operating in Failsoft System Depending on how your radio is programmed, you The failsoft system ensures continuous radio may or may not be alerted by Voice Announcement communication during a trunked system failure. If a (VA), TMS display, Intelligent Backlight, and the trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into failsoft Transmit Power Level.
English Out-of-Range Radio feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide-area system. When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can You can toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked no longer lock onto a control channel.
Bluetooth • Press the preprogrammed Site Displ/Srch This feature allows your radio to extend its functionality by button. connecting to external proprietary Motorola Solutions • to RSSI and press the Menu Select accessories. button directly below RSSI. Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.
English • Serial Port (SPP) a. Press the preprogrammed button to turn on the Bluetooth. • General Attribute Profile (GATT) You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The Turning On Bluetooth display shows momentary Bluetooth on, and appears. Do one of the following to turn on the Bluetooth. You can If Bluetooth fails to launch, the display shows use the options interchangeably depending on your Bluetooth on failed.
English c. To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Re-Pair Tim- Re-Pair Timer Scenarios Select button directly below Exit. er Options • Turning off the Bluetooth using the preprogrammed Infinite (For • When the radio is powered off, the button: all Bluetooth accessory attempts to re-establish...
English Re-Pair Timer Description starts blinking for up to 10 seconds. You hear a Options decremental-pitched tone. The display shows <Device Type> alternating with disconnected. radio remains on until the user pow- ers off the radio. The radio and ac- If the Bluetooth device successfully re-connects before the cessory remains paired indefinitely.
English The Bluetooth Standard Pairing feature enables your Bluetooth Search in Bluetooth Standard Pairing method is Bluetooth enabled radio to search for other Bluetooth used to scan for other Bluetooth devices nearby. It is set to enabled and discoverable devices. Once a device is turn off by default.
English to Visibility and press the Menu or the Menu Select button below Exit to return Select button directly below On. to Home screen. The status changes to Visible to all. Visibility mode is enabled. to the device name and press the Menu When the timer expires, the status changes to Select button directly below Sel to connect to the Visibility failed.
English Receiving Pairing Request from other to Visibility and press the Menu Select button directly below Off. Devices The display shows Visibility Off. When your radio receives a pairing request from other When the timer expires, the status changes to device, the display shows <Device Friendly Name>pair Visibility off failed.
English to pair before initiating the pairing. Authentic PIN is used for If you choose to reject the pairing process, the the verification. display shows Cancel pairing in progress... followed by <Device Friendly Name> pair NOTICE: canceled and return to Home screen. The pairing PIN authentication method is only applicable for Bluetooth version 2.1 and above.
English • The display shows <Device Friendly Name> If unsuccessful, the display shows BT profiles not pair failed (if the pairing timer expires). supported. The display returns to Available Dev screen. • The display shows <Device Friendly Name> connect failed (if the connecting timer expires). If the PIN is correct but the profiles are not 2 Press Ok to continue pairing the radio and the supported, the display shows BT profiles not...
English Turning On the Bluetooth Audio BT audio routing can be configured in CPS to route the audio to RSM or radio's internal speaker. The Do one of the following to turn on the Bluetooth audio. You audio routes to the radio's speaker if RSM is not can use the options interchangeably depending on your connected.
English to Bluetooth spkr and press the from the APX radio. In this case, the volume is only Menu Select button directly below Off. adjustable on the device. The display shows Off. Adjust volume up/down on the Bluetooth audio device. c.
English If there are no active Bluetooth devices being paired NOTICE: or connected, the display shows No devices. If Re-Pair Timer is set to infinite and you clear keys on the radio, you must clear keys on all previously 5 Perform one of the following actions: paired devices as well.
English If unsuccessful, the radio sounds a short, low- NOTICE: pitched tone. The display shows Clear all BT If Re-Pair Timer is set to infinite and you clear keys devices failed. The display returns to Bluetooth on the radio, you must clear keys on all previously feature screen.
English High • Press either the Menu Select button or preprogrammed Enables the voice of the feature to announce even button of the radio to launch or terminate Scan, PL when the radio is receiving calls. Disabled, Talkaround/Direct, or Transmit Inhibit. The radio announces the corresponding feature activation or deactivation.
English NOTICE: to the desired Site Alias. Press the Menu Alert alias, alert tone, and alert period can be Select button directly below Sel. preprogrammed. Alert period is the duration for the The display shows the Select Alert screen. radio to repeat the alert tone. An interval of 5 seconds might impact the battery life of the radio.
English shows the <Alert Alias> with the intelligent lighting at If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system Home screen. or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. Sending SSA Notification to All Sites If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful.
English shows the <Alert Alias> with the intelligent lighting at to Start Alert and press the Menu Home screen. Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site to [All Avail] and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
English If the site is not available, the display shows <Site to [All Sites] and press the Menu Alias> not available. Select button directly below Send. If the site does not exist, the display shows <Site The display shows Sending req. Alias>does not exist.
English Utilities 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA. The display shows the Site Alert screen. This chapter explains the operations of the utility functions available in your radio. to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Viewing Recent Calls The display shows the Select Site screen.
English Do one of the following to view recent calls. You can use timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone the options interchangeably depending on your preference upon feature exit. and the programmed functions. Selecting the Power Level •...
English a. Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level Do one of the following to select a radio profile. You can switch to toggle the power level between low and use the options interchangeably depending on your high power. preference and the programmed functions. •...
English Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the function together with the secondary speaker enhancing screen without making any changes. intelligibility of the received audio during typical radio operation, each speaker has an independently-tuned The radio returns to the Home screen. The profile frequency response and volume level operation.
English directly below Exit to exit the screen without Controlling the Display Backlight making any changes. You can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as The radio returns to the Home screen. The profile needed, if poor light conditions make the display or keypad name on the Home screen indicates the current difficult to read.
English Locking and Unlocking the Controls • Turning the tones on or off using the radio menu: to Mute. You can lock your radio keypad, programmable buttons, and knob or knobs to avoid inadvertent entry.Check with b. Press the Menu Select button directly below your dealer or qualified technician for best selection to suit Mute.
English b. Press the Menu Select button directly below NOTICE: VMut. You hear a brief, low-pitched, warning tone four seconds before the transmission times out. The display momentarily shows Voice mute off, and you hear a short tone, indicating that the feature is disabled or 1 Hold down the PTT button longer than the the display shows momentary Voice mute on, and you preprogrammed time.
English Using Conventional Squelch Operation Option Result Features Digital Carrier-Operated You hear any digital traf- Squelch (COS) fic. This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal Normal Squelch You hear any digital traffic strength or channels that have a higher than normal having the correct net- background noise.
English NOTICE: If you try to transmit on an active smart-PTT channel, you When this feature is active, the Carrier hear an alert tone, and the transmission is inhibited. The Squelch status indicator is displayed. LED lights up solid yellow to indicate that the channel is busy.
English NOTICE: Mode Description Acknowledgement of any messages required from two PTT button presses within the the radio is not transmitted if the Transmit Inhibition preprogrammed time limit. is enabled. Transmit Inhibit Enabling Transmit Inhibition This feature is available for APCO 25 trunking, Type II Perform one of the following actions: trunking and Conventional operations for all APX radios.
English NOTICE: NOTICE: If the user has disabled TX Inhibit using the If the user has disabled TX Inhibit using the menu and then moves the switch to the softkey and then moves the switch to the position where TX Inhibit is enabled, the new position where TX Inhibit is enabled, the new value overwrites the menu value.
English Accessing the Battery Info screen Accessing the Radio Information This feature displays the following radio information: to Batt. • Host Version 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Batt. • Secure Version The display shows the details of the battery. •...
English • Option Board Software Version (optional) • Press to return to the Home screen . • Language Pack ID and Version (only when the language of the display is set to non-English) Viewing the IP Information NOTICE: This feature displays the device name, IP address, and To return to the Home screen, press at any status of your radio.
English • Press the Menu Select button directly below • to scroll through the various Back to return to the previous screen. information. • Press the Menu Select button directly below • Press to return to the Home screen. Back to return to the previous screen. •...
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English Helpful Tips Radio Care CAUTION: This chapter explains the radio and battery care. • Your radio casting has a vent port that allows for pressure equalization in the radio. Never poke this vent with any objects, such as needles, tweezers, or screwdrivers.This could create leak paths into the radio and the radio’s submergibility will be lost.
English • The radio with antenna attached properly is Cleaning Your Radio designed to be submersible to a maximum depth CAUTION: of 2 meters (6.56 feet) and a maximum Do not use solvents to clean your radio as most submersion time of 2 hours. Exceeding either chemicals may permanently damage the radio maximum limit or use without antenna may result housing and textures.
Avoid subjecting the radio to an excess of liquids. For a contract service agreement, please contact your • Do not submerge the radio. nearest Motorola Solutions service or sales representative, • Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives, solvents or or an authorized Motorola Solutions dealer.
Battery Recycling and Disposal Gauge Battery Charge In the U.S. and Canada, Motorola Solutions participates in 76% to 100% full the nationwide Call2Recycle program for battery collection and recycling. Many retailers and dealers participate in this program.
English Accessories The accessory link below is for APX radios. Not all accessories are FCC certified to operate with all APX models and/or bandsplits. Please refer to the specific APX radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility.
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English Maritime Radio Use in the • bearing (state whether you are using true or magnetic north) VHF Frequency Range • distance to a well-known landmark • vessel course, speed or destination Special Channel Assignments 5 State the nature of the distress. 6 Specify what kind of assistance you need.
English Operating Frequency Requirements Table 1: VHF Marine Channel List Channel Num- Frequency (MHz) A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as Transmit Receive follows: 156.050 160.650 • on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the 156.100 160.700 Communications Act, the radio must be capable of...
English Declaration of Compliance for the 157.075 161.675 Use of Distress and Safety 157.125 161.725 Frequencies 157.175 161.775 157.225 161.825 The radio equipment does not employ a modulation other than the internationally adopted modulation for maritime 157.275 161.875 use when it operates on the distress and safety frequencies 157.325 161.925 specified in RSS-182 Section 7.3.
English Glossary Bluetooth Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this mobile devices with high levels of security. manual. Bluetooth Pairing Bluetooth pairing occurs when two bluetooth devices Acknowledgment of communication.
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English Channel Dispatcher A group of characteristics such as transmit/receive An individual who has radio system management frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption duties. encoding. Control Channel Digital Signal Processing. In a trunking system, one of the channels that is used to Dynamic Regrouping provide a continuous, two-way/data communications A feature that allows the dispatcher to temporarily...
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English use, you hear conversation. It also serves as a way to Frequency Modulation. check the volume level of the radio, since the radio “opens the squelch” when the monitor button is Hang Up pressed. Disconnect. Multi-Function Knob Home screen It works as a power on/off button, provides primary and The first display information after the radio completes its secondary functions like volume change and mode...
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English Repeater Personal Identification Number. A conventional radio feature, where you talk through a receive/transmit facility that re-transmits received Preprogrammed signals, in order to improve communications range and Refers to a software feature that has been activated by coverage. a qualified radio technician. Selective Call Private (Conversation) Call A feature that allows you to call a selected individual,...
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English Status Calls Pre-defined text messages that allow the user to send a Coordinated Universal Time. The international time conditional message without talking. standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT). Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich, England, Tactical/ Non-Revert which is located at 0 degrees longitude.
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