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Motorola APX 8000XE Basic Operation

Motorola APX 8000XE Basic Operation

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MOTOROLA
APX 8000XE
Portable Radio
BASIC
OPERATION

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  • Page 1 MOTOROLA BASIC APX 8000XE OPERATION Portable Radio...
  • Page 2 OBJECTIVES • 1. FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES • 2. KNOBS, BUTTONS, AND SWITCHES • 3. SCREEN ICONS • 4. MENU OPTIONS • 5. GENERAL RADIO OPERATION • 6. EMERGENCY OPERATION • 7. REMOTE SPEAKER MICS • 8. BATTERIES AND BELT CLIP •...

  • Page 3: Features And Capabilities

    FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES • DUAL BAND RADIO; 700/800 AND VHF • RUGGEDIZED, IP68 SUBMERSIBLE; AND ABLE TO WITHSTAND HIGH/LOW TEMPS • UP TO 10 HOURS WITH 3400 mAh LITHIUM ION BATTERY • 3000 CHANNEL CAPACITY • NOISE CANCELING • 3X DYNAMIC / COMMAND ZONES •...
  • Page 4 FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES; NOISE CANCELLING • APX8000 HAS 2 MICROPHONES. • WILL SWITCH BETWEEN THE 2 AND USE THE ONE WITH LESS BACKGROUND NOISE.
  • Page 5 KNOBS BUTTONS AND SWITCHES LIGHT / DIMMER PTT: PUSH TO TALK SINGLE DOT BUTTON: CHANNEL ANNOUNCE 2 DOT BUTTON: RADIO INFO / BUTTON ASSIGNMENT...
  • Page 6 KNOBS BUTTONS AND SWITCHES EMER BUTTON SCAN ON / OFF SELECTOR 16 POSITION CHANNEL KNOB ABC SELECTOR: (NOT PROGRAMMED) ON/OFF/ VOLUME KNOB...
  • Page 7 KNOBS BUTTONS AND SWITCHES...
  • Page 8 KNOBS BUTTONS AND SWITCHES MICROPHONE MENU SELECTION BUTTONS HOME BUTTON DATA FEATURE BUTTON 4 WAY NAVIGATION BUTTON KEYPAD...

  • Page 9: Screen Icons

    SCREEN ICONS...
  • Page 10 SCREEN ICONS...
  • Page 11 SCREEN ICONS...
  • Page 12 SCREEN ICONS...
  • Page 13 SCREEN ICONS...

  • Page 14: Menu Options

    MENU OPTIONS • ZONE • MEMORY PRESETS MS1, MS2, MS3 • SCAN LIST • PROFILE • MPL • BLUE TOOTH • CHANNEL (VHF) • CLOCK • LOCATION • MUTE...
  • Page 15 GENERAL OPERATION: CHANGING ZONES • PRESS THE HOME BUTTON TO BRING MENU TO DEFAULT SCREEN • PRESS SOFT KEY UNDER “ZONE” • USE UP/DOWN ARROWS ON 4 WAY NAV BUTTON OR ENTER ZONE NUMBER DIRECTLY • PRESS SOFT TOUCH BUTTON UNDER SELECT...
  • Page 16 GENERAL OPERATION: SCAN LIST • PRESS SOFT TOUCH BUTTON UNDER SCAN LIST • USE UP/DOWN ARROWS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH CHANNELS WITHIN ZONE • USE LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS TO CHANGE ZONE...
  • Page 17 GENERAL OPERATION: SCAN LIST • PRESS BUTTON UNDER SELECT TO ADD HIGHLIGHTED CHANNEL AND DELETE TO REMOVE • “Z” WILL APPEAR AT TOP MIDDLE OF SCREEN WHEN CHANNEL IS SELECTED • PRESS RECALL MULTIPLE TIMES TO QUICKLY JOG THROUGH SCAN LIST •...
  • Page 18 GENERAL OPERATION: SCAN LIST • REMINDER THAT YOU CANNOT SCAN ACROSS CHANNEL TYPES. • EXAMPLE CANNOT SCAN AN RCS OR CONVENTIONAL (DIRECT) CHANNEL WHILE ON A SAN DIEGO CITY ZONE • SAN DIEGO CITY TRUNKED ARE 7, 8, 9, 24 (TNG), 25 (SDM), SDPD, AND SD LIFE GUARDS •...
  • Page 19 GENERAL OPERATION AUDIO PROFILE • PRESS PROFILE BUTTON TO SELECT AUDIO PROFILES • THE ONLY SELECTION WILL BE NORMAL AND LOUD. • THE RECCOMENDATION IS TO REMAIN ON NORMAL...
  • Page 20 GENERAL OPERATION BLUETOOTH • FROM HOME MENU SCROLL ONCE TO THE RIGHT • SELECT “BT” • FROM HERE YOU CAN TURN BT ON, SEARCH FOR AND PAIR WITH DEVICES...
  • Page 21 GENERAL OPERATION BLUETOOTH • ENSURE BLUETOOTH “STATUS” IS ON • ENSURE DEVICE IS READY TO BE PAIRED • SCROLL DOWN TO “SEARCH DEVICES” AND TURN ON • THE DEVICE NAME (SCOTT) SHOULD APPEAR FOR SELECTION...
  • Page 22 GENERAL OPERATION CLOCK • FROM MENU, SELECT CLOCK • SELECT EDIT, FROM HERE YOU CAN CHANGE TIME, 12/24 HR FORMAT, AND THE DATE...
  • Page 23 GENERAL OPERATION MUTE • SCROLL MENU TWICE TO THE RIGHT AND SELECT MUTE • THIS TURNS OFF/ON THE TONES OF THE RADIO AS WELL AS CHANNEL ANNUNCIATION...
  • Page 24 GENERAL OPERATION MS1, MS2, MS3 • PRESET MEMORY BUTTONS TO QUICKLY ACCESS CHANNELS. • NAVIGATE TO THE DESIRED CHANNEL. “7E FOR EXAMPLE” • SCROLL MENU TO MS1, PRESS FOR 3 SECONDS. 7E IS NOW SET AS A MEMORY CHANNEL. • ANY CHANNEL IN RADIO CAN BE SELECTED, 7/800MHZ, VHF ETC. •...

  • Page 25: Emergency Operation

    EMERGENCY OPERATION • WHEN DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ON AN INCIDENT • PRESS THE ORANGE BUTTON ON TOP OF THE RADIO • ONCE EMERGENCY IS TRANSMITTED ECDC WILL RECEIVE IT WITH YOUR UNIT AND POSITION (ie E14 FF4) THEY WILL THEN CONTACT THE IC TO ADVISE OF THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION •...
  • Page 26 EMERGENCY OPERATION • IMPORTANT ALIAS DATABASE IS UPDATED AT BEGINNING OF EVERY GO AROUND SO METRO HAS CORRECT ID ON THEIR END • EMER ACTIVATIONS IN OTHER ZONES WILL BE SENT TO THE RESPECTIVE DISPATCH AGENCY, ZONES 1&2 GO TO Heartland, 3&4 to North Comm, 5 to Escondido, 10&11 to San Diego (formally Monte Vista) •...
  • Page 27 RADIO REPLACEMENTS...
  • Page 28 REMOTE SPEAKER MIC • NEW MOTOROLA XE500 SPEAKER FLASHLIGHT MICS BEING ISSUED PER RADIO VOLUME TOGGLE MICROPHONE PTT “PUSH TO TALK” SPEAKER CHANNEL ANNOUNCE BUTTON...
  • Page 29 REMOTE SPEAKER MIC • NEW MOTOROLA XE500 SPEAKER EMER BUTTON MICS BEING ISSUED PER RADIO • CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB NOT ON NEW COLLAR MIC. TRANSMIT LED BELT CLIP AND D RING BLUETOOTH LED...
  • Page 30 REMOTE SPEAKER MIC • KEEP MIC CONNECTOR CLEAN • THESE BRASS CONNECTIONS GET WEATHERED AND GREEN OXIDATION WILL FORM This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed • CLEAN WITH PENCIL ERASER under CC BY-SA • OR ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under BY-NC-ND...
  • Page 31 INSPECTING & CONNECTING Speaker Mic. HOOK CHECK & TAB PINS AND RUBBER SEAL...
  • Page 32 Mic Connection / Battery Test • 1 Day Back • Tx For 1 Min on Batt Training Channel • Using a 2 Radio, Ensure Collar Mic Transmits and Receives Audio • Radio should Remain Transmitting and shouldn’t give any indication of a low battery.
  • Page 33 BATTERIES AND BELT CLIPS • 3400 mAh LITHIUM ION IMPRES 2 BATTERY • IP68 RATED ABLE TO OPERATE IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS • WHEN COMBINED WITH IMPRES 2 CHARGER INCREASES LIFE BY 60% • CHARGING/ RECONDITIONING BANKS LOCATED AT BATTALION HQ’S. •...
  • Page 34 BATTERIES AND BELT CLIPS • DONT SWAP BATTERIES BETWEEN APX8000 AND APX6000 RADIOS • OLDER IMPRES BATTERIES WONT WORK ON THE NEW APX8000 • APX8000 RADIOS WILL COME WITH THE GREY BOTTOM BATTERY ON THE RIGHT, INTRINSICALLY SAFE • BE SURE YOUR BATTERY IS AN IMPRES 2...
  • Page 35 BATTERIES AND BELT CLIPS...
  • Page 36 ANTENNAS • GREEN OR RED BASE FOR XTS RADIOS • WHITE BASE FOR APX • ANTENNAS LABELED AT BASE FOR FUNCTION, 7/800 MHZ, VHF, GPS • APX 8000’S “VHF/ 7-800 GPS” BROADER ANTENNA • APX 6000’S “7-800 GPS”...
  • Page 37 BATTERIES AND BELT CLIPS • 2 BELT CLIPS SUPPLIED AND APPROVED BY SDFD • THE TALON • MOTOROLA...

  • Page 38: Cleaning And Disinfecting

    CLEANING & DISINFECTING • GENERAL CLEANING; USE 0.5% DETERGENT (1 TEA SPOON DISH SOAP)/ WATER SOLUTION AND SOFT BRISTLE BRUSH. • CONNECT SPEAKER MIC TO RADIO TO ENSURE CONNECTION DOSENT GET WET. • DISINFECTING; USE 70% ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (Blue wipes), APPLY TO TOWEL AND WIPE RADIO •...
  • Page 39 THE END • ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COMMS SPECIALIST...

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