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Antenna

Top (Orange) Button

Accessory Connector

16–Position Select Knob

On/Off/Volume Control Knob

3–Position A/B/C Switch

Belt Clip

Battery Latch

LED

2–Position Concentric Switch

Top Side (Select) Button

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

Side Button 1

Side Button 2

Top Display

Microphone

Main Speaker

Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator

Battery

These radio controls/buttons are programmable.

English

Summary of Contents for APX 8000XE 1

Page 2: ...n 19 Encrypted Integrated Data EID 19 SecureNet 20 P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System DVRS 20 Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements 20 What Your Dealer System Administrator Can Tell You 20 Preparing Your Radio for Use 22 Charging the Battery 22 Attaching the Battery 22 Attaching the Antenna 24 Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover 25 Attaching the Belt Clip 26 Turnin...

Page 3: ...a Radio Call 49 Making a Talkgroup Call 49 Making a Private Call Trunking Only 50 Making an Enhanced Private Call Trunking Only 51 Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button 51 Monitor Feature 52 Monitoring a Channel 52 Monitoring Conventional Mode 52 Chapter 2 Advanced Features 53 Advanced Call Features 53 Selective Call ASTRO Conventional Only 53 Receiving a Selective Call 53 Making a...

Page 4: ...th Hot Mic 64 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm 65 Change of Channels during Emergency 65 Emergency Keep Alive Feature 65 Emergency Find Me 66 Sending and Receiving Emergency Find Me Beacon 66 Fireground 66 Entering Fireground Zone Channel Conventional 67 Sending Evacuation Tone 68 Responding to Evacuation Indicator 68 Tactical Public Safety TPS Conventional Only 69 Using TPS Normal Transmission 69...

Page 5: ...nce Enhancement 80 Peer Location on the Display ASTRO Conventional only 81 Trunking System Controls 82 Operating in Failsoft System 82 Out of Range Radio 82 Site Trunking Feature 83 Locking and Unlocking a Site 83 Site Display and Search Button 83 Viewing the Current Site 83 Changing the Current Site 83 Mission Critical Wireless Bluetooth 84 Turning On Bluetooth 84 Turning Off the Bluetooth 84 Re ...

Page 6: ...king the Wi Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio 96 Utilities 96 Using the Flip Display 96 Selecting a Basic Zone Bank 96 Selecting the Power Level 97 Controlling the Display Backlight 97 Locking and Unlocking the Controls 98 Turning Voice Mute On or Off 98 Using the Time Out Timer 98 Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features 99 Analog Options 99 Digital Options 100 Using the PL Defeat Fea...

Page 7: ... Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies 110 Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources 110 Chapter 6 Glossary 111 Chapter 7 Limited Warranty 117 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS 117 I WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG 117 II GENERAL PROVISIONS 118 III STATE LAW RIGHTS 119 IV HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE 119 V WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOE...

Page 8: ...C 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 8000XE conforms to the following regulations FCC Part 15 subpart B section 15 107 a 15 107 d and section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device English 8 ...

Page 9: ...ence in a residential installation This equipment gen erates uses 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...

Page 10: ... Industry Canada 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 ra...

Page 11: ...e 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 Motorola Solutions could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment English 11 ...

Page 12: ...n All the features described in the following sections are supported by the software version R18 00 00 or later Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported English 12 ...

Page 13: ...er program Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs contained in the Motorola Solutions 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 Solutions Furthermore the purchase of Motorola Solutions products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by ...

Page 14: ...ereof 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 English 14 ...

Page 15: ...cies 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 nor does it cover any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others English 15 ...

Page 16: ...tion you will notice the use of Warning Caution and Notice These notations are used to emphasize that safety hazards exist and the care that must be taken or observed WARNING An operational procedure practice or condition and so on which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed CAUTION An operational procedure practice or condition and so on which may result in damage to the equipme...

Page 17: ...sure in order to assure the watertight integrity of the radio Motorola Solutions 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 the radio battery contact area has been submerged in water dry and clean the radio battery contacts before attaching a battery to the radio...

Page 18: ...ove 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 liquids Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives solvents or chemicals Do not disassemble the radio CAUTION Do not use the radio without an accessory connector or a dust cover in place as contamination can build up on ...

Page 19: ...d Data system with a software installation to improve data channel efficiency and enable denser network traffic Dynamic System Resilience DSR DSR ensures the radio system is seamlessly switched to a backup master site dynamically in case of system failure DSR also provides additional indication such as failure detection fault recovery and redundancy within the system to address to the user in need...

Page 20: ...ments allow users to use Selective Squelch to operate on only the subset of talkgroups that are relevant to the users rather than all talkgroups on the channel These Scan improvements have been made to eliminate the audio holes that were present and to turn on the busy LED when activity is present on the channel Mixed Vote Scan and Standard Conventional Scan configurations are supported Priority O...

Page 21: ...ogrammed with any preset conventional channels Which buttons have been programmed to access other features What optional accessories may suit your needs NOTICE Specifications may vary for different radio models Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information English 21 ...

Page 22: ... a list of Motorola Solutions authorized batteries and chargers available for use with your radio see Accessories on page 106 NOTICE When charging a battery attached to a radio turn the radio off to ensure a full charge To charge the battery place the battery with or without the radio in a Motorola Solutions approved charger The LED on the charger indicates the charging progress see the Charger Us...

Page 23: ...hows Unknown Battry temporarily and battery indicator is not shown in the radio display Battery menu screen displays Unknown Battry permanently and IMPRES 2 battery information is not shown on the radio display 1 Slide the battery into the radio frame until the side latches click into place 2 To remove the battery turn the radio off Squeeze the release latches at the bottom of the battery until th...

Page 24: ... before attaching the antenna 1 Set the antenna in the receptacle 2 Turn the antenna clockwise to attach to the radio 3 To remove the antenna turn the antenna counterclockwise NOTICE When removing the antenna ensure that the radio is turned off English 24 ...

Page 25: ...r cover rotate the thumbscrew counterclockwise until it disengages from the radio NOTICE 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 the top of the cover downward to seat it in ...

Page 26: ...rd until you hear 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 English 26 ...

Page 27: ...the radio fails 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 powered on and the main speaker is pointed towards you for increased loudness and intelligibility especially in areas with loud background noises Eng...

Page 28: ...1 To increase the volume rotate the On Off Volume Control Knob clockwise A 2 To decrease the volume rotate this knob counterclockwise English 28 ...

Page 29: ...Identifying Radio Controls This chapter explains the buttons and functions to control the radio Radio Parts and Controls 7 4 8 1 2 3 6 5 English 29 ...

Page 30: ...ob 6 3 Position A B C Switch1 7 Belt Clip 8 Battery Latch 9 LED 10 2 Position Concentric Switch1 11 Top Side Select Button1 12 Push to Talk PTT Button 13 Side Button 11 14 Side Button 21 15 Top Display 16 Microphone 17 Main Speaker 18 Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator 19 Battery 1 These radio controls buttons are programmable English 30 ...

Page 31: ...eroute Allows you to toggle the audio route between radio speaker or Remote Speaker Microphone and Bluetooth headset Bluetooth Headset PTT Keys up the Bluetooth Headset microphone Bluetooth Clear All Pairing Allows you to clear all pairing information for Bluetooth This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth On Off Button Bluetooth Inquiry On Off Enables Bluetooth Search feature Bluetooth Di...

Page 32: ...buttons for four different features Private Line Defeat Conventional Only Overrides any coded squelch DPL or PL that is preprogrammed to a channel Rekey Request Notifies the dispatcher that a new encryption key is needed Repeater Access Button RAB Conventional Only Allows user to manually send a repeater access codeword Reprogram Request Trunking Only Notifies the dispatcher that a new dynamic reg...

Page 33: ...second group of three zones D E and F Enhanced Zone Bank Provides access from up to 75 zones by toggling between 25 banks A B X or Y of three zones Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Controls Lock Locks or unlocks the programmable buttons switches or rotary knobs Light Flip Press the button to toggle the display backlight on or off press and hold the button to reverse the content of the top ...

Page 34: ...io serves two basic purposes While a call is in progress the PTT button allows the radio to transmit 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 49 for more information E...

Page 35: ...ttery operation the icon blinks when the battery is low Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI The number of bars displayed repre sents the received signal strength for the current site trunking only The more stripes in the icon the stronger the sig nal Roaming The radio has roamed to and is currently registered to a foreign system Direct On Radio is currently configured for direct radio to radio...

Page 36: ...iew Program Mode Radio is in the 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 Enhanced Zone Bank A Contains Zone 1 Zone 2 and Zone 3 B Contains Zone 4 ...

Page 37: ...ila ble 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 The radio Wi Fi network is connected The number of bars displayed represents the signal strength of the Wi Fi signal LED Indicator The LED indicator shows the oper...

Page 38: ...een Radio is receiving an individual or telephone call or is on a Priority Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode Rapidly blinking 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 3 times Bluetooth is powering on or off Slow blinking blue Radio is w...

Page 39: ...to disable it Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporarily changes the backlight of the top display screen to help signal that a radio event has occurred NOTICE 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 R...

Page 40: ...Backlight and Bar Color Notification When The radio lost GPS signal or GPS function fails Green C a l l A l e r t s T h e r a d i o r e c e i v e s a p r i v a English 40 ...

Page 41: ...Backlight and Bar Color Notification When t e c a l l The radio receives a phone call The radio receives a call alert The radio receives a selective call The radio enters Ge ofence English 41 ...

Page 42: ...ll Warning Tone When radio is in an individual call for greater than six seconds without any activity Man Down Entry When radio initiates Man Down mode Long Low Pitched Tone Time Out Timer Timed Out After time out Talk Prohibit PTT Inhibit When PTT button is pressed transmissions are not allowed Lack of Voice PTT Time out When the radio ends your call after it detected there are lack of voice for ...

Page 43: ...iority channel is received Emergency Alarm Call En try When entering the emergency state Central Echo When central controller has received a request from a radio Long Medi um Pitched Tone Volume Set When volume is changed on a quiet channel Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state A Group of Medium Pitch ed Tones Failsoft When the trunking system fails Automatic Call Back When voice channel...

Page 44: ...ssed 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 Pitched Chirp New Message When a new message is received Unique High Pitched Chirp Priority Status When a priority message is received Incremental Pitched Tone Bluetooth Paired When Bluetooth accessory is paired with the radio Bluetooth Connected When ...

Page 45: ...articular channel Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature When changing channels the radio backlight on top display and accessories DRSM or keypad Mic changes to the preprogrammed color The radio backlight on top display changes to white and if connected to accessories the DRSM backlight changes to white and the keypad mic backlight changes to green for the following scen...

Page 46: ...he radio These batteries are not supported by the radio The radio is not HAZLOC certified and resets if these batteries are used Refer to the radio FM or UL Manual for more information The radio does not display any indication when the radio is connected to the charger when the radio and battery match or when the radio certification type is configured as None in Customer Programming Software CPS T...

Page 47: ...io characteristics such as transmit receive frequency pairs Select a channel using the preprogrammed 16 Position Select Knob to the desired channel a Rotate the preprogrammed 16 Position Select Knob to 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 ...

Page 48: ... 3 Release the PTT button to listen See also Making a Talkgroup Call on page 49 for details on making a Talkgroup Call Receiving and Responding to a Private Call Trunking Only A Private Call is a call from one individual radio to another The one to one call between the two radios are not heard by the others in the current talkgroup The calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio ...

Page 49: ...of the screen turns green and the display shows PHN CALL and the call received icon blinks 1 Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 3 Press the Call Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen You cannot initiate a Telephone Call Methods to Make a Radio Call You can selec...

Page 50: ...nking Only Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature 1 Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Private Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID The display shows the preprogrammed ID 2 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call 3 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth When you are connected the display shows the ID of the target radio...

Page 51: ...d hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 4 Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Private Call button to return to the home screen Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button The Repeater Operation increases the radio coverage area by connecting with other radios through a repeater The transmit and receive frequencies are different The Direct or talkaround o...

Page 52: ...ed Monitor button b Press and hold the Volume Set button to hear the volume set tone c Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary d Release the Volume Set button e Press and hold the PTT button to transmit The LED lights up solid red f Release the PTT button to receive listen Monitoring Conventional Mode Your radio may be preprogrammed to receive Private Line PL calls 1 Momentarily press the Moni...

Page 53: ...display briefly shows CALL RCV and the speaker unmutes 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen Making a Selective Call Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature 1 Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Selective Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID 2 Hold the radi...

Page 54: ...ed channel You hear a Gurgle tone and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel s name Press the PTT button to talk Release PTT button to listen When the dispatcher cancels dynamic regrouping the radio automatically returns to the zone and channel that you were using before the radio was dynamically regrouped Requesting a Reprogram Trunking Only This feature allows you to notify the disp...

Page 55: ...io and clone them into a target radio You can clone the zones by using a cable that connects the source and target radios Connect two radios with a clone cable The target radio must be digital band and FCC mandate compatible with the source radio 1 On the source radio press the Menu Select button directly below Clon 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select source zone 3 When con...

Page 56: ... programming mode during cloning and resets after cloning is completed Scan Lists Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels groups Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channel group sequence specified in the scan list for the current channel group Your radio supports different types of Scan Lists Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List Conventional Scan List Talk...

Page 57: ...adio shows one of following priority status icons and scenarios A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as a non priority channel The LED lights up solid green A Priority One Channel 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 traff...

Page 58: ... Priority Change using the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button a When the radio locks onto the channel designated as the new Priority Two channel press the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list Deleting a Nuisance Channel If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise termed nuisance channel you can temporarily remove th...

Page 59: ...re must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Receiving a Call Alert Page When you receive a Call Alert page you hear four repeating alert tones and the LED blinks green The call received icons blinks and the display shows PAGE RCV Press any button to clear the Call Alert page Sending a Call Alert Page Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature Press the preprogrammed ...

Page 60: ...feature can be programmed to clear the emergency state of the radio Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on dispatch console supporting this feature The radio operates in the normal dispatch manner while in Emergency Call except if enabled it returns to one of the following Tactical Non Revert The radio sends emergency alarm and or make emergency call on the current ...

Page 61: ...200 milliseconds by a qualified technician Press the preprogrammed Emergency 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 Wh...

Page 62: ...rgency Call With Hot Mic Trunking Only This feature allows you to send an Emergency Call with hot mic to a group of radios Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation Your radio microphone is automatically activated allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without pressing the PTT button This activated microphone state is also known as hot mic The hot mic applies to the fi...

Page 63: ...ncy 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 ACK RCVD You receive no acknowledgment The display shows NO ACK You press ...

Page 64: ... the display shows EMERGNCY on the current zone and channel A tone sounds 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 ACK RCVD You receive no acknowledgment The display shows NO ACK If unsuccessful a tone sounds to indicate the selected ch...

Page 65: ...ions 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 new channel If the new channel is NOT preprogrammed for Emergency the display shows NO EMERG and you hear an invalid tone until you exit the Emergency state or change to a channel preprogrammed for Emergency Emergency K...

Page 66: ...Receiving Emergency Find Me Beacon Press the pre programmed Emergency button to transmit the EFM beacon The receiving radio displays BEAC RX Fireground The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene It consists of central components Your APX portable radios Incident Management Software Command Terminal Radio Frequency RF Modem Conventional Only Contro...

Page 67: ...nd the radio displays the home screen You are in Fireground zone channel If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as default but you hear a short low pitched tone the display shows REG FAIL to indicate that the command terminal does not respond to Fireground Zone Channel Get a qualified technician for assistance If your home channel is not Fireground Zone Channel toggle or change the radio zone chann...

Page 68: ... short press the Top Orange button Once the tone begins to sound if the orange button is released the tone continues to alarm on all radios within the talkgroup until the PTT button is released NOTICE Radio does not transmit evacuation tone if the radio is in secure mode Responding to Evacuation Indicator The Incident Commander can trigger one of sixteen Tactical Alerts from the Command Terminal T...

Page 69: ...erform one of the following actions Press PTT button to transmit Talk clearly into the microphone Release PTT button to listen Receive and listen to call the radio displays the caller s name or ID Using TPS Emergency Transmission The following are two important alert tones designed for this feature Emergency Beacon During Emergency if the TPS radio user pushes the Emergency button the radio sounds...

Page 70: ...hich has Emergency feature Consult your agent or qualified technician for more details Your radio automatically activates Emergency Alarm or Call when the radio achieves or passes a tilt angle threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and radio motion below the motion sensitivity level depending upon how the radio is programmed The radio must stay in this condition for a preprogrammed amou...

Page 71: ...mers Pressing a preprogrammed Clear button or pressing a Menu Select button preprogrammed for Clear stops and resets the timers The timers do not restart until the radio is repositioned NOTICE Emergency must be set up for this feature to operate For details on operating the Emergency alerts please see Emergency Operation on page 60 If the radio is preprogrammed to horizontal only it must be worn i...

Page 72: ... with Silent Emergency the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature If the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode the radio inhibits all tones and lights on the radio including the Man Down tones Triggering Emergency When the user does not clear the Man Down condition and the Post Alert Timer comes to an end Emergency Alarm or call is triggered The rad...

Page 73: ...the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode the alert tone can be heard from the radio speaker Once the alert tone is active changing to another channel with different setup triggers a different response from the radio as described next The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel without Emergency feature The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel with Emergency but no ...

Page 74: ...ion for at least 5 seconds 2 Lay the radio down in the horizontal position 3 Wait for alert tone One of the following scenarios occurs The radio alerts with audible tone and displays MAN DOWN If no tone is heard make sure that the Man Down feature is enabled on your radio If Man Down feature was not enabled please enable it and repeat step 1 to step 3 If the Man Down feature is enabled and no tone...

Page 75: ...ar switch setting This option must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician The Secure Clear switch only applies when the radio is transmitting Selecting Clear Transmissions Turn the preprogrammed Secure Clear switch to the clear position If the selected channel is preprogrammed for secure only operation when you press the PTT button you hear an invalid mode tone and the display shows SEC ...

Page 76: ...ey radios You hear the radio sounds an alternating tone for multikey radios The KVL indicates that keyload is successful Multikey Feature This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES OFB algorithm There are two types of encryption keys Conventional Multikey The encryption keys are strapped on a one per channel basis through CPS In addition you ca...

Page 77: ... Do not press the Top Orange button before pressing the Top Side Select button unless you are in an emergency situation as this sends an emergency alarm Requesting an Over the Air Rekey ASTRO Conventional Only Ensure that the Unique Shadow Key USK is loaded into the radio with the key variable loader KVL before the rekey request can be sent Refer to your local key management supervisor for more in...

Page 78: ... UKEK Retention This feature enables Unique Key Encryption Key UKEK to be permanently stored in the radio even when all the encryption keys are erased Without this UKEK key the radio cannot be rekeyed over the air NOTICE This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Hear Clear NOTICE This feature must be prepr...

Page 79: ...ng an uninhibit command from the system administrator or reprogram the radio through labtool or depot CPS only Global Positioning System Global Navigation Satellite System The Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS in the radio uses information from the Global Positioning System GPS to determine the approximate geographical location of your radio The geographical location is expressed as latitude...

Page 80: ...ations it may take longer to do so and your location estimate may not be as accurate Therefore in any emergency situation always report your location to your dispatcher Keep in mind that the accuracy of the location information and the time it takes to obtain it varies depending upon circumstances particularly the ability to receive signals from an adequate number of satellites NOTICE Even where a...

Page 81: ...enable them to send and or receive the GPS coordinates You can check with your nearest qualified technician for more details NOTICE If the receiving radio is operating in a Mixed Mode channel and the voice transmission is through the conventional ASTRO system then the radio can receive the location coordinates of its peers This feature is also operable in a Scan Active channel or Scan Talkback cha...

Page 82: ... operation and automatically switches to its failsoft channel During failsoft operation your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency You hear a medium pitched tone and the display shows FAILSOFT When the trunking system returns to normal operation your radio automatically leaves failsoft operation and returns to trunked operation To continue in Failsoft ...

Page 83: ...ystem Use the preprogrammed Site Lock Unlock button to toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked The radio saves the new site lock state and returns to the Home screen Site Display and Search Button The Site Display and Site Search button allows you to view the name of the current site or force your radio to change to a new one Viewing the Current Site Press the preprogrammed Site Displ Sr...

Page 84: ...he Bluetooth Software The default setting for Bluetooth enabled radio is Bluetooth on See Turning Off the Bluetooth on page 84 to turn off the Bluetooth Currently your radio supports the following Bluetooth devices or profiles Headset HSP Dial Up Networking DUN Personal Area Networking PAN Serial Port SPP Generic Access Profile GAP General Attribute Profile GATT Turning On Bluetooth Turning on the...

Page 85: ...ing Feature on page 88 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 they can resume the Bluetooth connection without user intervention Re Pair Tim er Options Re Pair Timer Scenarios Immediate For MCW Accessories only When the radio is powered off pairing key is lost immediately and a...

Page 86: ...ption Infinite For all Bluetooth de vices This Timer only applies to the acces sory The programmable timer choices are 0 15 minutes 2 hours 4 hours or 8 hours Do note there are exceptions for Op eration Critical Wireless OCW headset and PTT which are preprog rammed to 8 hours This timer is a stay alive timer where the accessory remains on without the device reconnecting be fore powering off The ra...

Page 87: ...thers For high degree of reliability Motorola Solutions recommends to NOT separate the radio and the accessory At the fringe areas of reception both voice and tone quality will start to sound garbled or broken To correct this problem simply position the accessory and radio closer to each other within the 10 meter defined range to re establish clear audio reception NOTICE Once a COTS headset is pai...

Page 88: ...e The display shows Device Type alternating with CON LOST If the Bluetooth device successfully re connects before the Bluetooth Drop Timer expires the display shows momentary Device Type CONNCTED and shows persistently or if the Bluetooth device fails to re connect within 10 seconds the blinking is replaced by a persistent Standard Pairing Feature NOTICE Bluetooth tones Bluetooth menu and preprogr...

Page 89: ...successful the display shows SRCH ON followed by SRCH END when the radio is pairing with a device found The display shows Device Name PAIRED to indicate pairing is complete If the feature fails to initiate or the radio fails to pair with any device the display shows SRCH END when the search timer expires without pairing with any device Repeat this step One of the following scenarios occurs The rad...

Page 90: ...LTYFAILED When the timer expires the display shows VISI OFF Receiving Pairing Request from other Devices Turn on your radio Bluetooth Visible mode Your radio automatically accept the request and pair with any request received from other device Turning On the Bluetooth Audio Turning on the Bluetooth audio using the preprogrammed button a Press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Audio Reroute button to rou...

Page 91: ...ear a short medium pitched tone The display shows SPKR ON Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device Ensure that the Bluetooth audio device is connected to the radio Your radio can only control the volume of MCW and OCW Bluetooth enabled audio device If the radio is paired with other Bluetooth enabled audio device its volume is independent from the APX radio In this case the vol...

Page 92: ... on and the radio supports Bluetooth Low Energy BT LE You can disable the sensor temporarily or permanently This feature allows you to suppress one or all holster events from being reported OTA This feature is enabled through CPS configuration Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this feature Disabling Holster Sensor Temporarily 1 Short press th...

Page 93: ...ata and firmware to be upgraded to your radio over the air Full use of the radio is retained during the data transfer without interrupting communication For ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional the upgrade pauses to give priorities to voice call and continues after the voice call ended For Wi Fi the upgrade process runs concurrently with voice calls Once a configuration upgrade is downloaded to your ra...

Page 94: ...es the current zone and channel it is transmitting Press the preprogrammed voice announcement button which specifically programmed to playback the current zone and channel The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting NOTICE Pressing this preprogrammed playback button enables the voice feature to announce in High priority All the three programmable buttons at the side of the ...

Page 95: ...ll heard clearly Therefore it is important that the SSA audio files are created with clear loud audio to ensure they can still be heard clearly when played 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 NOTICE This feature is available to capable and ordered option Wi Fi Network Name SSI...

Page 96: ...i Fi signal strength indicator on the top display Utilities This chapter explains the operations of the utility functions available in your radio Using the Flip Display This feature allows you to flip the content of the top display upside down 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...

Page 97: ...ransmit power level settings do not affect the receiving performance of your radio nor diminish the overall quality of the audio and data functionality of the radio given the following conditions Power level Low enables a shorter transmitting distance and to conserve power Power level High enables a longer transmitting distance Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level switch to toggle the power ...

Page 98: ...e 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 short tone indicating that the feature is enabled Using the Time Out Timer This feature turns off the transmitter of your radio You can...

Page 99: ...ets 3 To re transmit press the PTT button The time out timer restarts and the LED lights up solid red Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels 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 Mod...

Page 100: ...gital activity on a digital channel Place the preprogrammed PL Defeat switch in the PL Defeat position One of the following scenarios occurs You hear any activity on the channel The radio is muted if no activity is present NOTICE When this feature is active the Carrier Squelch status indicator is displayed Digital PTT ID Support This feature allows you to see the radio ID number of the radio from ...

Page 101: ...code is the same as yours the transmis sion is not prevented Mode Description Quick Key Over ride Your radio must be preprogram med to allow you to use Quick Key Override This feature can work in conjunction with either of the two above variations You can override the transmit inhibit state by quick keying the radio In other words two PTT button presses within the preprogrammed time limit Transmit...

Page 102: ... high tones to indicate transmission is inhibited Pressing PTT triggers the radio sounds a constant short low pitched tone reject tone NOTICE The status of the Transmit Inhibit does not change after the radio powers up Disabling Transmit Inhibition Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button NOTICE If the user has disabled TX Inhibit using the softkey and then moves the switch to the position w...

Page 103: ...layback button again to skip to the next saved call If there is only a single saved call the playback skips to the end of the call Radio auto playback the most recent incoming call followed by saved calls in chronological order Radio displays the playback status NOTICE Received call overwrites the ongoing record playback User can short press the programmable button within three seconds to continue...

Page 104: ...ounds 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 hear a low battery chirp short high pitched tone Fuel Gauge Icons A blinking fuel gauge icon is displayed only when the battery voltage drops to low level In this case replace the battery with a fully charged one Gauge Battery Charge 76 to 100 full 51 to 75 26 to 5...

Page 105: ...etailers and dealers participate in this program For the location of the drop off facility closest to you access Call2Recycle s Internet web site at http www call2recycle org 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 English 105 ...

Page 106: ...essories are FCC certified to operate with all APX models and or bandsplits Refer to the specific APX radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility http www motorolasolutions com English 106 ...

Page 107: ... help responders to locate you e g latitude and longitude bearing state whether you are using true 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 hel...

Page 108: ...emiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below NOTICE Simplex channels 3 21 23 61 64 81 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 Num ber Frequenc...

Page 109: ...0 161 950 28 157 400 162 000 60 156 025 160 625 156 075 160 675 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 7...

Page 110: ...transmit only Declaration 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 Volt age Volts Peak to pea...

Page 111: ... digital trunked communications ASTRO conventional Motorola Solutions standard for wireless analog or digital conventional communications Autoscan A feature that allows the radio to automatically scan the members of a scan list Bluetooth Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security Bluetooth Pa...

Page 112: ... is used to provide a continuous two way data communications path between the central controller and all radios on the system Conventional Typically refers to radio to radio communications sometimes through a repeater Frequencies are shared with other users without the aid of a central controller to assign communications channels Conventional Scan List A scan list that includes only conventional c...

Page 113: ...ional mode if the trunked system fails FCC Federal Communications Commission Hang up Disconnect IV D Integrated Voice and Data Key Variable Loader KVL A portable handheld rugged device used to transfer encryption keys to a target device Encryption keys can be entered manually by the KVL user auto generated by the KVL obtained from or shared with another KVL or downloaded from a Key Management Faci...

Page 114: ...ar 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 Talkgroup Scan List A scan list that can include both talkgroups trunked and channels conventional Network Access Code Network Access Code NAC operates on digital channels to reduce voice channel interference between adjacent systems and s...

Page 115: ...s released the unit returns to receive operation Radio Frequency RF The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between audio sound and infrared light approximately 10 kHz to 10 GHz Repeater Remote transmit receive facility that re transmits received signals in order to improve communications range and coverage conventional operation selective switch Any digital P25 traffic having the correct Netw...

Page 116: ...ocal unit to unit communications Talkgroup An organization or group of radio users who communicate with each other using the same communications path Trunking The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users Allows users to share a smaller number of frequencies because a repeater or communications path is assigned to a talkgroup for the duration of a conversation Trunk...

Page 117: ...parts of Product shall become the property of MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS This express limited warranty is extended by MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 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 manufactured by MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS assumes no obligations or liability for additions or modifications to this...

Page 118: ...rmal wear and tear repair coverage beginning AFTER MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 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 made only at the designated MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS repair depot Local services are not included MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS will pay for outbound shipping via MOT...

Page 119: ...ou 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 SOLUTIONS at 1 800 927 2744 US Canada V WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER 1 Defects or damage resulting from use of the Product in other than its normal and customary manner 2 Defects or damage from misuse accident water o...

Page 120: ...nse 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 SOLUTIONS 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 payments are conditioned on the following 1 that MOTOROLA SOLUTION...

Page 121: ...the United States and other countries preserve for MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS certain exclusive rights for copyrighted MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS software such as the exclusive rights to reproduce in copies and distribute copies of such MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS software MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS software may be used in only the Product in which the software was originally embodied and such software in such Product may not be ...

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