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Contents
Table of Contents
Bookmarks
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Intellectual Property and Regulatory Notices
Legal and Support
Declaration of Conformity
Disclaimer
Legal and Compliance Statements
Important Safety Information
Notice to Users (FCC)
Applying for Canadian License
FCC Licensing Information
Emergency Channel
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
Non-Commercial Call Channel
Operating Frequency Requirements
Table 1: VHF Marine Channel List
Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies
Limited Warranty
Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources
What this Warranty Covers and for How Long
II. General Provisions
III. State Law Rights
IV. How to Get Warranty Service
What this Warranty Does Not Cover
VI. Patent and Software Provisions
Service
VII. Governing Law
VIII. for Australia Only
Chapter 1: Read Me First
Software Version
Chapter 2: Radio Care
Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio
Chapter 3: Radio Overview
Table 2: E5 Control Head and Microphone Callouts
Programmable Radio Functions
Table 3: Programmable Radio Functions
Programmable Button Configurations for Gun Lock
Unlocking All Gun Locks
Viqi
Table 4: Viqi Virtual Partner Queries
Using Viqi Virtual Partner
Chapter 4: Getting Started
Turning the Radio on or off
Turning the Radio on
Turning the Radio off
Validating Compatibility During Power up
Adjusting the Volume
Chapter 5: Home Screen Overview
Status Indicators
Status Icons
Table 5: Home Screen Overview Description
Call Type Icons
TMS Status Icons
Table 6: Call Type Icons
Table 7: TMS Status Icons
Text Entry Icons
LED Indications
Table 8: Text Entry Modes
Intelligent Lighting Indicators
Table 9: LED Indications
Channel Color Backlight
Alert Tones
Chapter 6: General Radio Operation
Selecting Zones
Selecting Channels
Mode Select Feature
Saving Zones and Channels
Channel Change on Off-Hook
Selecting the Power Level
Selecting Radio Profile
Controlling the Display Backlight
Turning the Keypad Tones on or off
Turning Voice Mute on or off
Using the Time-Out Timer
Conventional Squelch Operation
Setting Conventional Squelch Operation
Using the PL Defeat Feature
Digital PTT ID Support
External Alarms (Horn and Lights)
Using Non-Permanent Horn and Lights
Using Permanent Horn and Lights
Changing the Selected Alarms
Incoming Calls While Alarms Are Turned on
Turning off Non-Rearmable External Alarms
Turning off Rearmable External Alarms
Universal Relay Controller
Low Voltage Threshold Warning
Chapter 7: Trunking System Controls
Operating in Failsoft System
Imbalanced Coverage
Out-Of-Range Radio
Smartzone
Site Trunking Feature
Site Search
Locking or Unlocking Sites
Viewing the Current Site
Changing the Current Site
Trunked Announcement
Initiating Announcements
Chapter 8: Types of Radio Calls
Making Calls
Receiving Calls
Making Priority Dispatch Calls
Chapter 9: Emergency Operation
Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
Table 10: Emergency Operation Scenarios
Sending Emergency Alarms
Sending Emergency Calls (Trunking Only)
Sending Emergency Alarms with Emergency Calls
Sending Emergency Calls with Hot MIC (Trunking Only)
Sending Emergency Alarms and Calls with Hot MIC
Exiting Emergency Operation
Remote Emergency
Sending Remote Emergency to Specific Users
Sending Remote Emergency by Entering the User ID
Manually Refreshing the Remote Emergency List
Receiving Remote Emergency
Impact Detection
Impact Detected Condition
Exiting Impact Detected Condition
Sending Evacuation Tones
Chapter 10: Ignition Switch Options
Using Emergency Power up
Chapter 11: Secure Operations
Enabling Secure Transmissions
Encryption
Multikey Feature
MDC OTAR (Conventional Only)
Infinite UKEK Retention
Hear Clear
Loading Encryption Keys
Selecting Encryption Keys
Selecting Keysets
Erasing Encryption Keys
Requesting Over-The-Air Rekey
Chapter 12: Scan
Turning Scan on or off
Turning Scan on While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only)
Deleting Nuisance Channel
Restoring Nuisance Channels
Changing Priorities Status While Scan Is on
Using the Hang up Box
Chapter 13: Scan Lists
Managing the Scan List
Changing the Scan List Status
Restoring Priorities in Scan Lists
Intelligent Priority Scan
Chapter 14: Connectivity
Smartconnect
Wi-Fi
Turning Wi-Fi on or off
Turning Wi-Fi on
Turning Wi-Fi off
Selecting Wi-Fi Network
Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio
Bluetooth
Turning Bluetooth on or off
Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature
Standard Pairing Feature
Searching and Pairing Bluetooth Devices
Turning Bluetooth Visibility on or off
Receiving Pairing Request from Other Devices
PIN Authentication in Pairing
Pairing the Authentication PIN When Receiving a Pairing Request
Pairing the Authentication PIN with the Generated Numeric PIN
Turning Bluetooth Audio on or off
Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from the Bluetooth Audio Device
Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Enabled Device Information
Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information
Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name
ASTRO 25 (P25) Programming over Project 25 (POP25)
Responding to Upgrade Notifications
Chapter 15: Location
Outdoor Location Feature
Turning Location on or off
Accessing Location
Location Format
Managing Waypoints
Location Feature in Emergency Mode
Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO Conventional)
Chapter 16: Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
Entry to the Geofence Area
Entry to Mission Critical Geofence
Exit from Mission Critical Geofence
Chapter 17: Contacts
Managing Contact Entries
Chapter 18: Recent Calls
Viewing Recent Calls
Deleting Calls
Chapter 19: Instant Recall
Saving and Playing Back Calls
Chapter 20: In-Call User Alert
Enabling or Disabling In-Call User Alert
Chapter 21: Quik Call II
Initiating Quik Call II Transmissions
Chapter 22: Status
Sending Status
Chapter 23: Message
Sending Messages
Chapter 24: Call Alert Paging
Sending Call Alert Page
Receiving Call Alert Page
Chapter 25: Automatic Registration Service
Selecting ARS Mode
Chapter 26: User Login Feature
Logging in as a User
Logging out
Chapter 27: Text Messaging Service
Viewing Text Messages
Composing New Text Messages
Sending Text Messages
Priority Status and Request Reply for New Text Messages
Appending Priority Status and Request Reply to Text Messages
Removing Priority Status and Request Reply from Text Messages
Receiving Text Messages
Replying to Text Messages
Accessing the Drafts Folder
Deleting Text Messages
Chapter 28: Monitor Feature
Monitoring Channels
Monitoring Conventional Mode
Chapter 29: Remote Monitor
Chapter 30: Transmit Inhibit
Enabling or Disabling Transmit Inhibit
Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
Chapter 31: Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only)
Classification of Regrouped Radios
Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only)
Chapter 32: Dynamic Zone Programming
Saving Channels in the Dynamic Zone
Deleting Channels in the Dynamic Zone
Chapter 33: Multiple Control Head Features
Setting the ID of the Initial Control Head
All Active Mode
Activating or Deactivating Intercom in All Active Mode
One Active Mode
Chapter 34: Action Consolidation Mode
Activating the Action Consolidation Activities
Deactivating the Action Consolidation Activities
Chapter 35: Front Panel Programming
Initiating the FPP Feature
Changing Password (Optional)
Viewing the List of Channel Parameters
Editing Channel Parameters
Chapter 36: Radio Lock
Enabling or Disabling Radio Lock (Secure Radios Only)
Changing the Radio Lock Password
Changing the Tactical Inhibit Password
Chapter 37: Radio Stun
Using Radio Stun
Chapter 38: Radio Kill
Using Remote Kill to Kill Another Radio
Using Direct Kill to Kill Your Own Radio
Chapter 39: Radio Inhibit
Chapter 40: Voice Announcement
Chapter 41: Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
Sending Site Selectable Alert Notifications
Stopping Site Selectable Alert Notifications
Chapter 42: Switching between Repeater or Direct Operation Button
Chapter 43: Additional Performance Enhancement
ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data
Dynamic System Resilience
Crosstalk Prevention
Encrypted Integrated Data
Securenet
Over-The-Air Rekeying
P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System
Accessing the DVRS
Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements
Chapter 44: Accessories
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APX
TWO-WAY RADIOS
™
APX 5500, APX 6500, APX 6500Li, APX 7500, and APX
8500
APX Mobile E5 Control Head
User Guide
*MN006147A01*
DECEMBER 2023
MN006147A01-AL
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2023 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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