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APX 4500 O2 CH

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Menu Select Buttons

Scan Lists

Viewing a Scan List

ADVANCED FEATURES

Procedure:

1 

to

Scan.

2

Press/Hold the 

Menu Select 

button directly below 

SCAN.

3

to

Switch Zones

4

to view the members on the list.

5  

Press        to exit the current display and return to the 
Home screen.

Sel        Del      Rcl

Edit Scan

Zone A
ASTRO MDC

Summary of Contents for APX Series

Page 1: ...APXTM TWO WAY RADIOS INTERACTIVE END USER TOOLKIT IEUTK APX 4500 O2 CONTROL HEAD ...

Page 2: ... RADIO PARTS AND CONTROLS These radio controls buttons are programmable Emergency Button Menu Select Buttons Channel Up Down Buttons Dimmer Button Multi function Knob Power Button Home Button Bluetooth Indicator LED Indicators Accessory Port Microphone ...

Page 3: ...o Talk PTT Button Note The microphone is not part of a radio It is an optional accessory These radio controls buttons are programmable Not Used At This Time Keypad Home Button Cancel Button Okay Select Button Voice Announcement Not Used Not Used Navigation Button Push to Talk PTT Button ...

Page 4: ...llow and green LEDs light up The display then shows Zone and channel text and menu items display on the screen The backlight will turn on to the last selected dim level Note Pressing the Power Button before the LED lights up will be ignored If your radio does not power up contact your dealer To turn off the radio press the Power Button after the LEDs light up Power Button ...

Page 5: ...PARING YOUR RADIO FOR USE To increase the volume rotate the Multi function Knob MFK clockwise The display shows volume bars and volume level when you change the volume To decrease the volume rotate the Multi function Knob counterclockwise Multi function Knob MFK ...

Page 6: ...ble buttons OR Use the Menu Select Buttons Using the Menu Select Buttons The Menu Select Buttons allow to access the menu entries of features Note Check with your dealer or system administrator for the list of features activated in your radio Your radio may be preprogrammed differently from the following example but the steps for selecting a zone may appear as shown below Press the Menu Select but...

Page 7: ...ails on saving user edited radio settings or information Dimmer Button Use this button to adjust the brightness of the display Long press to toggle between day and night mode Up and Down Buttons By default the and buttons are used as up and down arrow input These buttons are programmable They can be programmed to navigate through zones channels and to increase and decrease the volume of the radio ...

Page 8: ... current level The level of last selected volume when your radio powers down remains the same when the radio powers up The main display shows the icon of the secondary feature The main display does not show the icon of primary feature Your radio by default is set to use the primary feature Short press the MFK to toggle it to work on either the secondary or primary feature The concentric ring LED o...

Page 9: ...sic 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 Channel Announcement PTT ...

Page 10: ...APX 4500 O2 CH 10 NEXT PREV CONTENTS LED Indicator IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio LEDs Red Yellow Green ...

Page 11: ... error Solid yellow Conventional Only Channel is busy Blinking yellow Radio is receiving a secured transmission Solid green Radio is powering up or is on a non priority channel while in the Scan List Programming mode Blinking green 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...

Page 12: ...APX 4500 O2 CH 12 NEXT PREV CONTENTS Orange Emergency Alerts Red Critical Alerts Green Call Alerts IDENTIFYING STATUS INDICATORS ...

Page 13: ...ature See Multi function Knob MFK to understand the functionality of MFK If Intelligent Lighting is activated the concentric ring LED will not blink green when the MFK is in the secondary mode The LED turns into solid color of orange red or green depending on the status of Intelligent Lighting Concentric Ring LED Multi function Knob MFK Emergency Alerts Critical Alerts Call Alerts ...

Page 14: ...he desired zone 2 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone If zone is not set as the primary mode press the MFK once and repeat step 1 OR Menu 1 to Zone 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone 3 to the required zone OR Rotate the MFK to the desired zone 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the displayed zone 5 Press the PTT button to transmit on the...

Page 15: ...ress the PTT button to transmit on the displayed channel Selecting a Radio Channel GENERAL RADIO OPERATION A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit receive frequency pairs Procedure Multi Function Knob If channel is set as the primary mode 1 Turn the MFK until the display shows the desired channel 2 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed channel If channel is not s...

Page 16: ... 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 Talkgroup Scan List SCAN ...

Page 17: ...Viewing a Scan List ADVANCED FEATURES Procedure 1 to Scan 2 Press Hold the Menu Select button directly below SCAN 3 to Switch Zones 4 to view the members on the list 5 Press to exit the current display and return to the Home screen Sel Del Rcl Edit Scan Zone A ASTRO MDC ...

Page 18: ...to add and or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the currently displayed channel from the scan list OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcl to view the next member of the scan list 5 to select more channels to be added or deleted OR Use the MFK to select additional channels to be added or d...

Page 19: ...he currently displayed channel to the scan list OR Press the button or press the Menu Select button directly below Sel one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel 4 to select more channels to be added or deleted OR Use the MFK to select additional channels to be added or deleted OR Use the keypad to go directly to additional channels to be added or dele...

Page 20: ...ist status icon of the currently displayed channel A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as a non priority channel The LED lights up solid green OR A Priority Two Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as the Priority Two channel The LED blinks green OR A Priority One Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan ...

Page 21: ... 1 to Scan 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan The display shows Scan off if scan is disabled Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan to enable scan OR The display shows Scan on and the scan status icon if scan is enabled Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan to disable scan The radio returns to the Home screen Menu Select Buttons Zone A Channel 1 Scan on Zone Re...

Page 22: ... to the Talkgroup you wish to pre program PRESS and HOLD the keypad number that you want to preset Release the key when the radio beeps About 2 seconds To quickly move to the pre programmed Talkgroup quickly press and release the number associated with your choice SUGGESTION Devise a plan for each apparatus and place a Quick Reference Card with the vehicle so personnel know what the Pre Programmed...

Page 23: ...n If the Orange button is preprogrammed to send an emergency signal this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel Your radio supports the following Emergency modes Emergency Alarm Emergency Call Trunking Only Note To exit emergency at any time press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second ...

Page 24: ... the dispatcher Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button A tone sounds and the display alternates Emergency and the home display A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack received display follows AND Trunking Only A high pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been received by the trunked system s central controller 2 Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT button to return to normal op...

Page 25: ...alarm is not acknowledged a tone sounds and the display shows No acknowledge If you press the emergency button then change to a mode that has no emergency capability the display shows No emergency and a continuous low pitched tone sounds until a valid emergency mode is selected or until the emergency is cancelled When an emergency is active changing to another mode where emergency is enabled trunk...

Page 26: ...e 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 view of a wide area of the sky the GPS feature of your radio will not work Such situations include but...

Page 27: ... System GPS Current GPS Location ADVANCED FEATURES Procedure While in the current location display 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc 2 Press the button under Rfsh to display coordinates 3 Press button to return to the Home screen Zone A Channel 1 Zone Resp H L Loc ...

Page 28: ...he range of the system it can no longer lock onto a control channel Procedure 1 You hear a low pitched tone AND OR The display shows the currently selected zone channel combination and Out of range Your radio remains in this out of range condition until It locks onto a control channel OR It locks onto a fail soft channel OR It is turned off ...

Page 29: ...radio s display backlight as needed if poor light conditions make the display difficult to read Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed you can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio s display Dimmer Button Procedure 1 Press the Dimmer button to adjust the brightness of the display Long press to toggle between day and night mode ...

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