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Viewing a Scan List.............................47
Viewing and Changing the Priority

Status.............................................47

Scan...............................................................47

Turning Scan On or Off.......................47
Making a Dynamic Priority Change

(Conventional Scan Only)..............47

Deleting a Nuisance Channel............. 48
Restoring a Nuisance Channel........... 48

Call Alert Paging............................................48

Receiving a Call Alert Page................ 49

Emergency Operation....................................49

Sending an Emergency Alarm............ 50
Sending an Emergency Call

(Trunking Only).............................. 50

Sending an Emergency Alarm with

Emergency Call............................. 51

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm.... 52
Change of Channels during

Emergency.....................................52

Emergency Keep-Alive Feature.......... 52

Fireground (Conventional Only).....................53

Entering Fireground Zone Channel.....53
Responding to Evacuation Indicator... 54

Tactical Public Safety (TPS)

(Conventional Only)..................................55

Using TPS Normal Transmission........55

Using TPS Emergency

Transmission................................. 55

Man Down......................................................56

Pre-Alert Timer....................................57
Post-Alert Timer.................................. 57
Radio Alerts When Man Down

Feature is Triggered...................... 58

Triggering Emergency.........................58
Radio Alerts When Man Down

Enhanced is Triggered...................58

Exiting Man Down Feature..................59
Re-Initiating Man Down.......................59
Testing the Man Down Feature...........60

Secure Operations.........................................60

Selecting Secure Transmissions.........60
Selecting Clear Transmissions........... 61
Managing Encryption.......................... 61

Global Positioning System / Global

Navigation Satellite System......................64

GPS Operation....................................65
GPS Performance Enhancement........66

Trunking System Controls............................. 66

Operating in Failsoft System...............66
Out-of-Range Radio............................67
Site Trunking Feature......................... 67
Locking and Unlocking a Site..............67
Site Display and Search Button.......... 67

Contents

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Summary of Contents for APX 8000

Page 1: ...APX TWO WAY RADIOS APX 8000 Model 1 USER GUIDE APX8000_M1_FrontCover fm Page 1 Friday April 3 2015 3 09 PM ...

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Page 3: ...menu to the desired zone Channel Turn the Channel knob or use the radio menu to the desired channel Battery Side Button 1 __________ Side Button 2 __________ PTT Button On Off Volume Control Knob 16 Position Select Knob __________ Top Side Select Button __________ Main Speaker Top Display Antenna Bluetooth Pairing Indicator Microphone 1 Select zone channel 2 Listen for a transmission OR Press and ...

Page 4: ... trunking only Direct radio to radio communication or connected through a repeater On Direct Off Repeater This channel is being monitored L Radio is set at Low power H Radio is set at High power Scanning a scan list Blinking dot Detects activity on the Priority One Channel during scan Steady dot Detects activity on the Priority Two Channel during scan The vote scan feature is enabled On Secure ope...

Page 5: ...on Copyrights 13 Disclaimer 14 Getting Started 15 How to Use This Guide 15 Notations Used in This Manual 15 Additional Performance Enhancement 15 ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data 15 Dynamic System Resilience DSR 15 CrossTalk Prevention 16 Encrypted Integrated Data EID 16 SecureNet 16 Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements 16 What Your Dealer System Administrator Can Tell You 17 Preparing Your Ra...

Page 6: ...4 Alert Tones 35 General Radio Operation 40 Selecting a Zone 40 Selecting a Radio Channel 40 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call 40 Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call 40 Receiving and Responding to a Private Call Trunking Only 41 Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call Trunking Only 41 Methods to Make a Radio Call 42 Making a Talkgroup Call 42 Switching Between Repeater or Dire...

Page 7: ...uation Indicator 54 Tactical Public Safety TPS Conventional Only 55 Using TPS Normal Transmission 55 Using TPS Emergency Transmission 55 Man Down 56 Pre Alert Timer 57 Post Alert Timer 57 Radio Alerts When Man Down Feature is Triggered 58 Triggering Emergency 58 Radio Alerts When Man Down Enhanced is Triggered 58 Exiting Man Down Feature 59 Re Initiating Man Down 59 Testing the Man Down Feature 60...

Page 8: ... Air Programming POP 25 ASTRO 25 ASTRO Conventional and Wi Fi 76 Responding to the Notification of Upgrade 76 Voice Announcement 76 Site Selectable Alerts ASTRO 25 77 Wi Fi 78 Turning Wi Fi On or Off 78 Checking the Wi Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio 78 Utilities 79 Using the Flip Display 79 Selecting a Basic Zone Bank 79 Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank 80 Selecting the Power Level 80 Con...

Page 9: ... Requirements 91 Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies 94 Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources 94 Glossary 95 Limited Warranty 100 MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS 100 I WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG 100 II GENERAL PROVISIONS 101 III STATE LAW RIGHTS 102 IV HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE 102 V WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER 102 V...

Page 10: ... 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 Model Name APX 8000 conforms to the following regulations FCC Part 15 subpart B section 15 107 a 15 107 d and section 15 109 a Declaration of Conformity 6 English ...

Page 11: ...es and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications 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 th...

Page 12: ...nada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This radio transmit...

Page 13: ... supported Notice to Users FCC and Industry Canada This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and RSS 210 of the Industry Canada rules per the following conditions 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 Mo...

Page 14: ...otorolasolutions com APX Selon la réglementation d Industrie Canada cet émetteur radio ne peut être utilisé qu avec une antenne dont le type et le gain maximal ou minimal sont approuvés par Industrie Canada pour cet émetteur Afin de limiter les interférences radio pour les autres utilisateurs le type et le gain de l antenne doivent être choisis de façon à ce que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équi...

Page 15: ...C et Industrie Canada Cet appareil est conforme à la Partie 15 des règlements de la FCC et RSS 210 du règlement d Industrie Canada selon les conditions énumérées ci dessous Ce dispositif ne doit pas causer d interférences nuisibles Cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence reçue y compris les interférences qui peuvent perturber le fonctionnement Les changements ou les modifications apportées à...

Page 16: ...ogram Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied reproduced modified reverse engineered or distributed in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola Furthermore the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication estoppel or otherwise any license...

Page 17: ...of 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 Documentation Copyrights 13 English ...

Page 18: ...ccuracies Furthermore Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability function or design Motorola does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein nor does it cover any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others Disclaimer 14 English ...

Page 19: ...ch may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed Note An operational procedure practice or condition and so on which is essential to emphasize Additional Performance Enhancement The following performance enhancements 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 ...

Page 20: ...vities on an MDC channel 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...

Page 21: ...ated in extreme temperatures less than 30 C or more than 60 C You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the following Is your radio programmed with any preset conventional channels Which buttons have been programmed to access other features What optional accessories may suit your needs Note Specifications may vary for different radio models Check with your dealer or system administ...

Page 22: ...your radio see Accessories on page 90 Note When charging a battery attached to a radio the radio must be turned off To charge the battery place the battery with or without the radio in a Motorola approved charger The LED on the charger indicates the charging progress see the charger user guide Attaching the Battery If your radio is preprogrammed with volatile key retention the encryption keys are ...

Page 23: ...om the radio Note When removing the battery ensure that the radio is turned off A Attaching the Antenna Ensure the radio is turned off before attaching the antenna 1 Set the antenna in its receptacle 2 Turn the antenna clockwise to attach to the radio 3 To remove the antenna turn the antenna counterclockwise Preparing Your Radio for Use 19 English ...

Page 24: ...e accessory connector cover rotate the thumbscrew counterclockwise until it disengages from the radio Note If the thumbscrew is too tight use an Allen wrench at to loosen it first C B A 2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it from the radio 3 To attach the accessory connector cover insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector 4 Press downward on the cover s to...

Page 25: ...ear a click to attach the belt clip 2 Use a flat bladed object to press the belt clip tab away from the radio Then slide the clip downward and away from the radio to remove the clip Turning On the Radio 1 Rotate the On Off Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click Preparing Your Radio for Use 21 English ...

Page 26: ...s to power up after repeating a few times record the ERROR XX YY code and contact your dealer 2 To turn off the radio rotate the On Off Volume Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a click Adjusting the Volume Ensure the radio is power on and the main speaker is pointed towards you for increased loudness and intelligibility especially in areas with loud background noises Preparing Your Radi...

Page 27: ...1 To increase the volume rotate the On Off Volume Control Knob clockwise A 2 To decrease the volume rotate this knob counterclockwise Preparing Your Radio for Use 23 English ...

Page 28: ...dentifying Radio Controls Radio Parts and Controls 1 2 3 8 7 6 4 5 15 16 17 18 19 9 11 10 12 13 14 1 Antenna 2 Top Orange Button 1 3 Microphone 4 Accessory Connector Identifying Radio Controls 24 English ...

Page 29: ...mmed means that a qualified radio technician must use the radio programming software to assign a feature to a control Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels groups depending on the duration of a button press Press Pressing and releasing rapidly Long press Pressing and holding for the preprogrammed duration between 0 25 seconds and 3 75 s...

Page 30: ... Conventional Only Allows any channel in a Scan List except for the Priority One channel to temporarily replace the Priority Two channel Emergency Depending on the programming initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call Internet Protocol Address Display the Internet Protocol IP address device name and status of the radio Man Down Clear Clears the alarm of Man Down mode which was triggered when...

Page 31: ...oice call Scan Toggles scan on or off Scan List Programming Selects the scan list for editing by long press on the Scan button Secure Transmission Select Conventional and Trunking Toggles the Secure Transmission On or Off when the Secure Clear Strapping fields is set to Select for the current channel and when the radio is model option capable Site Display Search Trunking Only Displays the current ...

Page 32: ...isplay backlight on or off press and hold the button to reverse the content of the top display TX Power Level Toggles transmit power level between high and low Voice Announcement Audibly indicates the current feature mode Zone or Channel the user has just assigned Voice Mute Toggles voice mute on or off Volume Set Tone Sets the volume set tone Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions You can access v...

Page 33: ...t to other radios in the call Press and hold down PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed 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 42 for more information Identifying Radio Controls 29 English ...

Page 34: ...tery operation the icon blinks when the battery is low Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI The number of bars displayed represents the received signal strength for the current site for trunking only The more stripes in the icon the stronger the signal Roaming The radio has roamed to and is currently registered to a foreign system Direct On Radio is currently configured for direct radio to radi...

Page 35: ... view or program mode On steady View mode Blinking Program mode Vote Scan Enabled The vote scan feature is enabled or or Basic Zone Bank 1 A Radio is in Zone 1 B Radio is in Zone 2 C Radio is in Zone 3 or or Basic Zone Bank 2 D Radio is in Zone 4 E Radio is in Zone 5 F Radio is in Zone 6 until or Enhanced Zone Bank A Contains Zone 1 Zone 2 and Zone 3 B Contains Zone 4 Zone 5 and Zone 6 C Contains ...

Page 36: ...available Off Feature is disabled Blinking Feature is enabled but no signal is available Bluetooth On Bluetooth is on and ready for Bluetooth connection Bluetooth Connected Bluetooth is currently connected to the external Bluetooth device LED Indicator The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio A Solid red Radio is transmitting Identifying Status Indicators 32 English ...

Page 37: ...nking green Radio is on a Priority One channel while in the Scan List Programming mode Solid green and short blinking blue with long interval Radio is reading or upgrading by CPS Blinking blue three times Bluetooth is powering on or off Slow blinking blue Radio is waiting to be paired when no device is connected with radio in Bluetooth Blinking blue at heartbeat pace Radio is connected with at lea...

Page 38: ...to help signal that a radio event has occurred Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Backlight and Bar Color Notification When Orange Emergency Alerts The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call The radio receives an emergency alarm or call Red Critical Alerts The radio battery is low The radio is out of range The radio enters Failsoft mode The radio is unable ...

Page 39: ...y occur You Hear Tone Name Heard Short Low Pitched Tone Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power up self test Reject When an unauthorized request is made Time Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment Individual Call Warning Tone When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity Man Down Ent...

Page 40: ...s from other radio users Out of Range When PTT button is pressed the radio is out of range of the system Invalid Mode When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel A Group of Low Pitched Tones Busy When system is busy Short Medium Pitched Tone Valid Key Press When a correct key is pressed Radio Self Test Pass When radio passes its power up self test Clear Voice At beginning of a non coded communicat...

Page 41: ... When encryption key has been lost Console Acknowledge When status emergency alarm or reprogram request ACK is received Received Individual Call When Call Alert or Private Call is received Site Trunking When a SmartZone trunking system fails Two Short Medium Pitched Tones Over the Air Programming request When the radio receives an over the air programming request Short High Pitched Tone Chirp Low ...

Page 42: ...radio Bluetooth Connected When Bluetooth accessory is connected to the radio Decremental Pitched Tone Bluetooth Unpaired When Bluetooth accessory is unpaired from the radio Bluetooth Disconnected When Bluetooth accessory is disconnected from the radio A Group of Very High Pitched Tones Man Down Continuous Tone When radio is in Man Down mode and prepares to transmit Emergency Alarm when the timer o...

Page 43: ...You Hear Tone Name Heard Unique High Low Tone Enhanced Zone Bank Down When EZB Down button is pressed to scroll the Enhance Zone Bank down Identifying Status Indicators 39 English ...

Page 44: ...o the desired channel b Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel 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 In trunking m...

Page 45: ...dio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller ID Note With the inactivity timer enabled optional when there is no response from the receiving radio the calling radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone after the timer expires When you receive a Private Call you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green The display shows CALL RCV ...

Page 46: ...e Call Methods to Make 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 Making a Talkgroup Call To make a call to a group of users your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup 1 Turn the 16 Position Select Channel Knob to select the channel with the desired talkgroup 2 Hold the radio vertical...

Page 47: ...log 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 Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allows only the clear voice or data information to be heard Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting Monitoring a Channel M...

Page 48: ...ator appears on the display 2 Press and hold the Monitor button to set continuous monitor operation The duration of the button press is programmable 3 Press the Monitor button again or the PTT button to return to the original squelch setting If you try to transmit on a receive only channel you hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button General Radio Operation 44 English ...

Page 49: ...nking Only This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a particular channel where they can communicate with each other This feature is typically used during special operations and is enabled by a qualified radio technician You will not notice whether your radio has this feature enabled until a dynamic regrouping command is sent by the dispatcher Note If you try to...

Page 50: ...egories Select Enabled Select enabled radios are free to change to any available channel including the dynamic regrouping channel once the user has selected the dynamic regrouping position Select Disabled Select disabled radios cannot change channels while dynamically regrouped The dispatcher has forced the radio to remain on the dynamic regrouping channel The Scan or Private Call feature cannot b...

Page 51: ...l Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as the Priority One channel The LED rapidly blinks green You hear all traffic on the Priority One channel regardless of traffic on non priority channels No icon indicates that the current channel is deleted from the scan list Scan This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of c...

Page 52: ...nated transmit channel Note Deleting a nuisance channel is only possible through the preprogrammed Nuisance Channel Delete button When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list Restoring a Nuisance Channel To restore the deleted nuisance channel perform one of the following actio...

Page 53: ...ergency Call Trunking Only Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call Silent Emergency Alarm Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this feature Only one of the Emergency modes above can be assigned to the preprogrammed Emergency button Note To exit emergency at any time press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second This timer is p...

Page 54: ...ergency button One of the following scenarios occurs The display shows EMERGENCY and the current zone or channel You hear a short medium pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily The radio sounds a short low pitched tone to indicate that the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode When you receive the dispatcher s acknowledgment the display shows ACK ...

Page 55: ... and to a talkgroup for trunking system 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button If successful the display shows EMERGNCY on the current zone and channel You hear a short medium pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily The radio exits Emergency Alarm and enters the Emergency Call state when one of the following scenarios occur You receive the dispatcher acknowledgment The display shows AC...

Page 56: ...he Silent Emergency Alarm mode Press and release the PTT button to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode and enter regular dispatch or Emergency Call mode Change of Channels during Emergency For ALL Emergency transmissions when changing channels If the new channel is also preprogrammed for Emergency you can change channels while in Emergency operation The emergency alarm or call continues on the ne...

Page 57: ...e Incident Commander command terminal Each Fireground Communication System radio automatically reports your radio ID on the commander mobile command terminal Your name riding position and sector are all can be configured to be seen at the Commander s command terminal If you have a critical situation you can press the Emergency button which activates an alarm on the Incident Management Software at ...

Page 58: ...the preprogrammed Monitor button and listen for activity Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary If your radio is working in Fireground Zone Channel proceed to next step 4 Press and hold the PTT button to transmit The LED lights up solid red while transmitting Talk into the microphone clearly if needed 5 Release the PTT button to receive You hear a Transmit End Tone Responding to Evacuation In...

Page 59: ...mportant alert tones designed for this feature 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 Emergency Call De Key Sidetone The radio sounds an alert tone to remind ...

Page 60: ...med The radio must stay in this condition for a preprogrammed amount of time before the Emergency Alarm or Call is activated Note It is recommended that an Emergency button is preprogrammed in order to allow the user to exit the emergency condition The Man Down feature provides a Clear function to the user After a Man Down condition has been detected the user can press a preprogrammed Clear button...

Page 61: ...eration on page 49 If the radio is preprogrammed to horizontal only it must be worn in a vertical position otherwise the Man Down alert may be inadvertently triggered When the radio is programmed with Man Down feature special care is required when charging the radio with a wall mounted charger See Proper Ways to Handle the Radio on page 87 for details Pre Alert Timer This timer sets the amount of ...

Page 62: ...kgroup The radio also sends ID number and GPS coordinates to dispatcher if these features are enabled User can exit Emergency following the Emergency procedure See Emergency Operation on page 49 for details Note At this point the Man Down features is complete Use normal Emergency procedures to cancel Emergency transmissions Radio Alerts When Man Down Enhanced is Triggered Note This feature is to b...

Page 63: ...channel with Emergency and different Man Down configuration The alert tone continues when you change to a channel with Emergency and similar Man Down configuration Exiting Man Down Feature If you are not in a real Man Down situation you should exit the Man Down feature and prevent emergency from going off with the following operation Perform one of the following actions Repositioning the radio or ...

Page 64: ...ified technician Secure Operations Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels Unlike other forms of security Motorola digital encryption provides signaling that makes it virtually impossible for others to decode any part of an encrypted message Selecting Secure Transmissions Turn the preprogrammed Secure Clea...

Page 65: ...hen the radio is in secured transmission Check with your agent for details If the Ignore Secure Clear Switch when Strapped programming option is enabled the radio transmits without displaying any messages in the strapped mode of operation regardless of the Secure Clear switch setting This option must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician The Secure Clear switch only applies when the rad...

Page 66: ... keys are strapped to the talkgroups Trunked Multikey If the radio is used for both conventional and trunked applications strap the encryption keys for trunking on a per talkgroup or announcement group basis In addition a different key can be strapped to other features such as dynamic regrouping failsoft or emergency talkgroup You can have operator selectable key erasure Erasing the Selected Encry...

Page 67: ... operation fails a bad key tone sounds and the display shows RKY FAIL Note The rekey operation failure indicates that your radio does not contain the Unique Shadow Key USK MDC Over the Air Rekeying OTAR Page This feature allows you 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 In additio...

Page 68: ...ures Compressor Reduces the background noise flow and the speech signal at transmitting radio Expander Expands the speech while the noise flow remains the same at receiving radio Random FM Noise Canceller Flutter Fighter Reduces the unwanted effects of random FM noise pulses caused by channel fading under high Signal to Noise S N conditions such as in a moving transportation The fading effects hea...

Page 69: ...can always request the system to determine the real time location coordinates of the radio 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 Where adequate signals from multiple satellites are not available usually because you cannot establish a...

Page 70: ...dicating that your radio cannot connect to enough visible satellites To maximize the ability of your radio to determine a fix take note of the following guidelines For your initial fix hold the radio in the face position Stay in the open The GPS feature works best where there is nothing between your radio and a large amount of open sky Trunking System Controls Operating in Failsoft System The fail...

Page 71: ...E TRNK Note When this occurs you can communicate only with other radios within your trunking site Locking and Unlocking a Site This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide area talkgroup sites This feature should be used with caution since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide area system Use the preprogrammed Site Lock Unlock button to toggle the loc...

Page 72: ... not meet the mission critical standard Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature The use of this feature requires the Full Feature expansion board together with the Bluetooth Software The default setting for Bluetooth enabled radio is Bluetooth on See Turning Off the Bluetooth on page 69 to turn off the Bluetooth Currently your radio supports the following Bluetooth device...

Page 73: ...n again they are unable to re connect The user must re pair the devices to re establish a new set of pairing keys See Pairing with Low Frequency Motorola Proximity Pairing LF MPP Feature on page 71 and Standard Pairing Feature on page 73 Infinite For all Bluetooth devices When the radio and or device are turned off after pairing keys are not lost When the radio and the device are turned on again t...

Page 74: ...selection of the Re Pair Timer Re Pair Timer Options Description Immediate For MCW Accessories only 0 15 minutes programmable buffer time to re establish the Bluetooth Connection when the Bluetooth signal is out of range If either device powers off the pairing keys are immediately cleared from both devices and the devices must re pair Infinite For all Bluetooth devices This Timer only applies to t...

Page 75: ...med by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information The range of Bluetooth operation when using a MCW accessory is 10 meters line of sight communication This is an unobstructed path between the location of the signal transmitter your radio and the location of the receiver your device or accessory Obstacles that can cause an obstruction in the lin...

Page 76: ...e pairing process If the connection is successful you hear an incremental pitched tone The display shows Device Type CONNCTED and the Bluetooth icon turns from to If the radio has the pairing record of the device and the connection fails you hear a short low pitched tone The display shows Device Type CON FAIL Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection The radio shows when the device has a Blue...

Page 77: ...ce is turned on and is set to Discoverable in order to enable your radio to detect your device in Bluetooth Bluetooth Search in Bluetooth Standard Pairing method is used to scan for other Bluetooth devices nearby It is set to off by default The radio only search for HSP devices and Motorola MCW OCW accessories Radio filters out other profiles Press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Inquiry On Off button...

Page 78: ...h visibility feature One of the following scenarios occurs Keep holding the button although you hear a short medium pitched tone with the display shows momentary VISIBLE This indicates the visibility is turned on successfully 2 If the visibility fails to turn on the display shows VISIBLTYFAILED When the timer expires the display shows VISI OFF Receiving Pairing Request from other Devices Turn on y...

Page 79: ...olume is independent from the APX radio In this case the volume is only adjustable on the device Adjust volume up down on the Bluetooth audio device The radio display shows VOL XX and sounds a short medium pitched tone Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information Clearing all Bluetooth devices information via the preprogrammed Bluetooth On Off button a Long press the preprogrammed Bluetooth On Off b...

Page 80: ...rade is downloaded to your radio an alert tone sounds and the upgrade is installed at the next radio power up If a firmware upgrade is downloaded to your radio an alert tone sounds and the display shows UPGRADE To accept the upgrade long press the Top Side Select button within 15 seconds of UPGRADE appearing on the display The radio resets and the installation takes several minutes Note The radio ...

Page 81: ...cally programmed to playback the current zone and channel The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting Note Pressing this preprogrammed playback button enables the voice feature to announce in High priority All the three programmable buttons at the side of the radio support this feature Change to a new zone The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting ...

Page 82: ...at reduced levels Wi Fi 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 Management tool Note Wi Fi Network Name SSID for the radio to connect to must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Turning Wi Fi On or Off Turning Wi Fi on or off via the prepro...

Page 83: ...wn 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 To flip the display press and hold the preprogrammed Light Flip button Selecting a Basic Zone Bank The Basic Zone Select feature must to be preprogrammed to the 3 position A B C switch while the Basic Zone Bank feature must be preprogrammed to any side button ...

Page 84: ...rn the 3 Position A B C Switch to select the first second or third zone in the selected EZB Selecting the Power Level Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician This feature enables you to reduce the transmit power level for specific case that requires a lower power level You can select the power level at which your radio transmits The radio always turns on to the defa...

Page 85: ...e controls Turning Voice Mute On or Off You can enable and disable voice transmission if needed Turning Voice Mute off or on via the preprogrammed Voice Mute button a To turn the feature off or on press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button The display shows momentary VMUT OFF and you hear a short tone indicating that the feature is disabled or the display shows momentary VMUT ON and you hear a shor...

Page 86: ...s that have a higher than normal background noise Analog Options Tone Private Line PL Digital Private Line DPL and carrier squelch can be available preprogrammed per channel Mode Result Carrier squelch C You hear all traffic on a channel PL or DPL The radio responds only to your messages Digital Options One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio Check with your dealer ...

Page 87: ...g radio and the dispatcher The ID number of your radio is also automatically sent every time the PTT button is pressed This is a per channel feature For digital voice transmissions the ID of your radio is sent continuously during the voice message Smart PTT Feature Conventional Only Smart PTT is a per personality programmable feature used in conventional radio systems to keep radio users from talk...

Page 88: ...ing voice and data The radio could receive messages but not replying the acknowledgement request of the received message User could physically control the transmission of the radio especially during operation in hazardous environments with this feature An environment is considered hazardous when the power emitted by the radio power amplifier could initiate an explosion or other dangerous reactions...

Page 89: ...e after the radio powers up Disabling Transmit Inhibition Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button Note If the user has disabled TX Inhibit via the softkey and then moves the switch to the position where TX Inhibit is enabled the new value overwrites the menu value The display shows Tx inhibit off You hear a sequence of short high low tone Transmit Inhibit Off tone to indicate transmission i...

Page 90: ...portable radios can age with time and environmental exposure Therefore Motorola recommends that rugged radios be checked annually as a preventive measure in order to assure the watertight integrity of the radio Motorola details the disassembly test and reassembly procedures along with necessary test equipment needed to inspect maintain and troubleshoot radio seals in the radio s service manual If ...

Page 91: ...stled brush making sure excess detergent does not get entrapped near the connectors controls or crevices Dry the radio thoroughly with a soft lint free cloth 3 Clean battery contacts with a lint free cloth to remove dirt or grease Proper Ways to Handle the Radio Do not pound drop or throw the radio unnecessarily Never carry the radio by the antenna Avoid subjecting the radio to an excess of liquid...

Page 92: ...s on a contract basis For a contract service agreement please contact your nearest Motorola service or sales representative or an authorized Motorola dealer Battery Care Battery Charge Status Your radio can indicate the battery s charge status through the LED and sounds the fuel gauge icon on the display LED and Sounds When your battery is low the LED blinks red when the PTT button is pressed you ...

Page 93: ...ction and recycling Many retailers and dealers participate in this program For the location of the drop off facility closest to you access RBRC s Internet web site at www rbrc com or call 1 800 8 BATTERY This internet site and telephone number also provide other useful information concerning recycling options for consumers businesses and governmental agencies 3 These are for IMPRES battery operati...

Page 94: ...ntact your sales representative for accessory compatibility http www motorolasolutions com APX Note GPS only antenna is only used in either a single band UHF or 700 800 application where the Public Safety Microphone PSM is used with the corresponding PSM antenna This antenna is only for GPS reception and cannot be used for receive transmit operation at UHF VHF or 700 800 This antenna is never to b...

Page 95: ...rue or magnetic north distance to a well known landmark vessel course speed or destination 5 State the nature of the distress 6 Specify what kind of assistance you need 7 State the number of persons on board and the number needing medical attention if any 8 Mention any other information that would be helpful to responders such as type of vessel vessel length and or tonnage hull color etc 9 OVER 10...

Page 96: ... 82 and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime Services can be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and from the US Coast Guard Table 1 VHF Marine Channel List Channel Number Frequency MHz Transmit Receive 1 156 050 160 650 2 156 100 160 700 156 150 160 750 4 156 200 160 800 5 156 250 160 850 6 15...

Page 97: ...0 625 156 075 160 675 62 156 125 160 725 63 156 175 160 775 156 225 160 825 65 156 275 160 875 66 156 325 160 925 67 156 375 156 375 68 156 425 156 425 69 156 475 156 475 71 156 575 156 575 72 156 625 73 156 675 156 675 74 156 725 156 725 75 76 77 156 875 78 156 925 161 525 79 156 975 161 575 80 157 025 161 625 157 075 161 675 157 125 161 725 157 175 161 775 Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency...

Page 98: ...n of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies The radio equipment does not employ a modulation other than the internationally adopted modulation for maritime use when it operates on the distress and safety frequencies specified in RSS 182 Section 7 3 Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources RS232 USB SB9600 Input Voltage Volts Peak to peak 18V 3 6V 5V Max Data Ra...

Page 99: ... wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security Bluetooth Pairing Bluetooth pairing occurs when two bluetooth devices exchanged a passkey to form a paired Bluetooth wireless connection Call Alert Privately page an individual by sending an audible tone Carrier Squelch Feature that responds to the presence of an RF car...

Page 100: ...te Line DPL A type of coded squelch using data bursts Similar to PL except a digital code is used instead of a tone Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed or discrete nature rather than a continuous nature Dispatcher An individual who has radio system management duties Dynamic Regrouping A feature that allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a single special channel...

Page 101: ...e Post Alert Timer is not cancelled MCW Mission Critical Wireless MDC Motorola Data Communication Monitor Check channel activity by pressing the Monitor button If the channel is clear you hear static If the channel is in use you hear conversation It also serves as a way to check the volume level of the radio since the radio opens the squelch when the monitor button is pressed Multi System Talkgrou...

Page 102: ...Programmable Refers to a radio control that can have a radio feature assigned to it PTT Push To Talk The PTT button engages the transmitter and puts the radio in transmit send operation when pressed Radio Frequency RF The part of the general frequency spectrum between the audio and infrared light regions about 10 kHz to 10 000 000 MHz Repeater A conventional radio feature where you talk through a ...

Page 103: ...adio entered the emergency state Talkaround Bypass a repeater and talk directly to another unit for easy local unit to unit communications Talkgroup An organization or group of radio users who communicate with each other using the same communication path Trunking The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users see Conventional Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List A sca...

Page 104: ...th the terms of this warranty Replaced parts or boards are warranted for the balance of the original applicable warranty period All replaced parts of Product shall become the property of MOTOROLA This express limited warranty is extended by MOTOROLA to the original end user purchaser only and is not assignable or transferable to any other party This is the complete warranty for the Product manufac...

Page 105: ...d delivery service MOTOROLA will pay for outbound shipping via MOTOROLA S normal shipping methods SERVICE FROM THE START SfS LITE Provides extended hardware normal wear and tear repair coverage beginning AFTER MOTOROLA S standard Commercial Warranty period expires Service performed under this plan consists of repair of the covered equipment as set forth in the terms and conditions Repairs will be ...

Page 106: ...tion and insurance prepaid to an authorized warranty service location Warranty service will be provided by MOTOROLA through one of its authorized warranty service locations If you first contact the company which sold you the Product e g dealer or communication service provider it can facilitate your obtaining warranty service You can also call MOTOROLA at 1 800 927 2744 US Canada V WHAT THIS WARRA...

Page 107: ...r VI PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS MOTOROLA will defend at its own expense any suit brought against the end user purchaser to the extent that it is based on a claim that the Product or parts infringe a United States patent and MOTOROLA will pay those costs and damages finally awarded against the end user purchaser in any such suit which are attributable to any such claim but such defense and paym...

Page 108: ... Product may not be replaced copied distributed modified in any way or used to produce any derivative thereof No other use including without limitation alteration modification reproduction distribution or reverse engineering of such MOTOROLA software or exercise of rights in such MOTOROLA software is permitted No license is granted by implication estoppel or otherwise under MOTOROLA patent rights ...

Page 109: ... Law If you have any queries please call Motorola Solutions Australia at 1800 457 439 You may also visit our website http www motorolasolutions com XA EN Pages Contact_Us for the most updated warranty terms Limited Warranty 105 English ...

Page 110: ...Notes Notes English ...

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Page 112: ...arks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC and are used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2015 Motorola Solutions Inc All rights reserved Wi Fi is a registered trademark of Wi Fi Alliance June 2015 MN001422A01 MN001422A01 AA APX8000_M1_BackCover fm Page 2 Monday June 1 2015 3 58 PM ...

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