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GENERAL RADIO OPERATION

Monitor Features

The monitor feature is used to make sure that a channel is clear before transmitting.

The lack of static on a digital channel when the users switch from analog to digital radios is not an indication
that the radio is malfunctioning.

Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allows only the clear
voice or data information to be heard.

Summary of Contents for APX8500

Page 1: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS APXTM TWO WAY RADIOS APX 8500 E5 CONTROL HEAD INTERACTIVE END USER TOOLKIT IEUTK ...

Page 2: ...ating Compatibility During Power Up Adjusting the Volume Identifying Radio Controls Programmable Features Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions Keypad On Keypad Mic Push To Talk PTT Button Identifying Status Indicators Status Icons Text Messaging Service TMS Status Icons Call Type Icons LED Indicators LED Indications Intelligent Lighting Indicators Channel Color Backlight Alert Tones _____________...

Page 3: ...Direct Operation Button Monitor Features Monitoring a Channel Monitoring Conventional Mode Advanced Features ViQi Virtual Partner Using ViQi Virtual Partner Advanced Call Features Calling a Phone Not in the List Selective Call ASTRO 25 Conventional Only Talkgroup Call Feature Conventional Only Sending a Status Call Making a Priority Dispatch Call Dynamic Regrouping Trunking Only Requesting a Repro...

Page 4: ... Changing the Priority Status Scan Turning Scan On or Off Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code Conventional Channels Only Deleting a Nuisance Channel Restoring a Nuisance Channel Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On Restoring Priorities in a Scan List Using the Hang Up Box HUB Call Alert Paging Receiving a Call Alert Page Sending a Call Alert Page Enabling and Disabling In Ca...

Page 5: ...cy Alarm Impact Detection Detecting Impact Exiting Impact Detected Condition Automatic Registration Service ARS Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode User Login Feature Text Messaging Service TMS Accessing the Messaging Features Composing and Sending a New Text Message Sending a Quick Text Message Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message Receiving a Text Message Viewing a Text Message ...

Page 6: ...dios Only Changing the Radio Lock Password Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password Radio Stun and Kill Radio Stun Radio Kill Radio Inhibit Global Positioning System Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Performance Enhancement The Outdoor Location Feature Using GPS Location Format Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature Selecting Location Format Turning Off GPS Saving a Waypoint Viewing a Saved Wa...

Page 7: ...Site Changing the Current Site 200 201 202 203 204 205 207 209 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 Trunked Announcement Ignition Switch Options Voice Announcement Site Selectable Alerts ASTRO 25 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry Sending SSA Notification to All Sites Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites Stopping SSA Notification t...

Page 8: ... the Time Out Timer Conventional Squelch Operation Features Using the PL Defeat Feature Digital PTT ID Support Smart PTT Feature Conventional Only Transmit Inhibit Enabling and Disabling Transmit Inhibition Instant Recall External Alarms Horn and Lights Programmable Button Configurations for Gun Lock Unlocking All Gun Locks Action Consolidation Mode General Radio Information ______________________...

Page 9: ...beled with the following FCC logo Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name Motorola Solutions Inc Address Motorola Solutions Inc 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg IL 60196 1078 U S A Phone Number 1 800 927 2744 Hereby declares that APX 8500 conforms to FCC Part 15 subpart B section 15 107 a 15 107 d and section 15 109 a ...

Page 10: ...rotection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates 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...

Page 11: ... more than that necessary for successful communication This radio transmitter is approved by Industry Canada to operate with a Motorola Solutions approved antenna with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use ...

Page 12: ... motorolasolutions com Notice to Users FCC and Industry Canada This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada s license exempt RSS s per the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 Changes or modifications made to this device not expr...

Page 13: ...ve calls release the PTT button Transmitting more than 50 of the time may cause RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded Transmit only when people bystanders outside the vehicle are at least at the recommended minimum lateral distance as shown in Tables 1 and 2 away from the vehicle body This separation will ensure that there is sufficient distance from a properly installed according to ...

Page 14: ...Band Mobile Radio and Recommended Minimum Lateral Distance from Vehicle Body Note If you are not sure of the rated power of your single band radio contact your Motorola Solutions representative or dealer and supply the radio model number found on the radio model label If you cannot determine the rated power then assure 3 ft 90 cm separation for bystanders from the body of the vehicle Single Band M...

Page 15: ...mobile radio and associated antenna s These lateral distances for multi band radios depend on whether the radio is installed on a motorcycle or on other kinds of vehicles Table 2 Rated Power of Vehicle Installed Multi Band Mobile Radio and Recommended Minimum Lateral Distance from Vehicle Body Type of Vehicle Minimum Lateral Distance of Bystanders from Vehicle Body Motorcycle 2 ft 60 cm Other vehi...

Page 16: ...ay Radios Installed as Fixed Site Control Stations If mobile radio equipment is installed and operated at a fixed location the antenna installation must comply with the following requirements in order to ensure optimal performance and compliance with applicable RF exposure limits The antenna should be mounted outside the building on the roof or a tower if at all possible As with all fixed site ant...

Page 17: ...ate the potential for EMI between the radio transmitter and the electronic equipment Vehicles To avoid possible interference between the radio transmitter and any vehicle electronic control modules such as ABS engine or transmission control modules your mobile radio should be installed only by an experienced installer using the following precautions when installing the radio 1 Refer to the manufac...

Page 18: ...here could result in a serious injury or death You should only use a certified Intrinsically Safe radio in potentially explosive atmospheres Explosive atmospheres refer to hazard classified locations that may contain hazardous gas vapors dusts such as fueling areas below decks on boats fuel or chemical transferor storage facilities and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as gr...

Page 19: ...ing Caps and Blasting Areas To avoid possible interference with blasting operations turn off your radio when you are near electrical blasting caps in a blasting area or in areas posted Turn off two way radio Obey all signs and instructions ...

Page 20: ...or microwave oven Do not allow conductive material such as jewelry keys or beaded chains to touch exposed battery terminals European Union EU Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive The European Union s WEEE directive requires that products sold into EU countries must have the crossed out trash bin label on the product or the package in some cases As defined by the WEEE directi...

Page 21: ...CC and Industry Canada This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and RSS 247 of the Industry Canada rules per the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions could...

Page 22: ...olutions certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs contained in the Motorola Solutions products described in this document may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola Solutions 2020 Motorola Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this document may be reproduc...

Page 23: ...lkit you will notice the use of WARNING CAUTION and Note These notations are used to emphasize that safety hazards exist and the care that must be taken or observed Icon Description 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...

Page 24: ...fy certain items Example Description Home button or Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or as an icon Indicates a search function Edit or change the text item Back to previous screen Indicates that a particular action is done Click to play demo of the procedure DEMO ...

Page 25: ...SR ensures the radio system is seamlessly switched to a backup master site dynamically in case of system failure DSR also provides additional indication e g failure detection fault recovery and redundancy within the system to address to the user in need Mechanisms related to the Integrated Voice and Data IV D or data centric are all supported by DSR CrossTalk Prevention This feature prevents cross...

Page 26: ...m encryption keys in the radio after a rekey request Single system OTAR Single system OTAR allows a radio to be rekeyed by only one Key Management Facility KMF or Key Management Controller KMC Multi system OTAR Multi system OTAR allows a radio to be rekeyed by multiple KMFs After an initial programming the radio is able to seamlessly move to different secure systems associated to a newly selected ...

Page 27: ... 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 Operation is also supported Up to 30 different talkgroups can be supported using conventional channels A maximum of four talkgroups can be suppor...

Page 28: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 28 This chapter explains the basics of the mobile radio ...

Page 29: ...t of the Bluetooth feature 2 These radio controls buttons are programmable E5 Control Head Emergency Orange Button 2 Menu Select Buttons 2 LED Indicators 4 Way Navigation Buttons 2 P Button 2 Volume Knob Power Button Accessory Port Microphone Mode Knob Screen Display Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator 1 Dimmer Button Home Button ...

Page 30: ...phone Push to Talk PTT Button Data Feature Button 1 Keypad Home Button Cancel Button Okay Select Button Accy No Dot Button Purple 1 Accy 1 Dot Button 1 Accy 2 Dot Button 1 Navigation Button Push to Talk PTT Button 1 These radio controls buttons are programmable ...

Page 31: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS GETTING STARTED Fleet map 31 Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 ...

Page 32: ... text Codeplug Alias Menu items on the home screen Codeplug Alias feature is enabled through Customer Programming Software CPS configuration to display the codeplug alias as a temporary text during power on The backlight turns on to the last selected dim level 2 To turn off the radio press the Power Button after the LEDs light up Note The duration that user must press and hold the Power Button to ...

Page 33: ...intenance statuses Procedure When the display shows Update done Please reset upon completion press the Power On Off Button to reset OR When the display shows Update failed Please reset when it fails to update press the Power On Off Button to reset If the software updates are completed the radio runs the usual power up operation If the updates are incomplete the radio runs the Maintenance Mode and ...

Page 34: ...V CONTENTS GETTING STARTED Preparing Your Radio for Use Adjusting the Volume 34 To increase the volume rotate the Volume Knob clockwise To decrease the volume rotate the Volume Knob counterclockwise Volume Knob ...

Page 35: ...d radio technician using the radio s programming software in order to assign a feature to that control The programmable buttons can be programmed 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 programmed duration between 0 25 seconds and 3 75 seconds Hold down Keeping...

Page 36: ... Allows you to edit the radio s ASTRO Individual ID and or MDC Primary ID of the radio Note If the Dynamic ID menu key is not pre programmed in the radio use dongle to display the menu key Press the menu key and enter the password to view or edit the ASTRO Individual ID and or MDC Primary ID of the radio If the password is not pre programmed press the menu key to directly view or edit the ASTRO In...

Page 37: ... Multiple Private Line lists Nuisance Delete Temporarily removes an unwanted channel except for priority channels or the designated transmit channel from the scan list Phone Call Allows you to make and receive calls similar to standard phone calls Private Call Trunking Only Allows a call from one individual radio to another Priority Dispatch Allows you to call the dispatcher on a different talkgro...

Page 38: ...eived Signal Strength Indivator RSSI value Long Press Performs site search for Automatic Multiple Site Select AMSS or SmartZone operation Site Lock Unlock Trunking Only Allows your radio to lock onto a specific site Status Trunking Only Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status Status Selects operational status Talkaround Direct Conventional Only Toggles between using a repeater...

Page 39: ...Toggles upward through the zones in the radio Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Dim Short Press changes the display brightness while Long Press toggle between day night mode Front Rear Toggles between one of two control heads Horns Lights Toggles horns and lights feature on and off Low Power Toggles the transmit power level between high and low Voice Announcement Audibly indicates the curre...

Page 40: ...ss various radio functions through one of the following ways A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons Use the Menu Select Buttons Accy No Dot Button Purple Accy 1 Dot Button Accy 2 Dot Button Emergency Orange Button Menu Select Buttons These programmable buttons support the One Touch Button feature ...

Page 41: ...ouch Button Enters a menu with a short press on the preprogrammed One Touch button Features assigned to these buttons are Call Call Alert Phone Repeater Access MDC RTT Button Access Status and Message Home Button The Home button returns you to the Home default screen In most cases this is the current mode For selected radio features the Home button is also used to save user edited radio settings o...

Page 42: ...scroll up down left or right Press and release one of the button to scroll from one entry to the next one Press and hold one of the button to have the radio toggles through the list automatically release the button to stop Volume Knob Use this button to adjust the volume of the speakers by turning it clockwise or counterclockwise Mode Knob Use this button to scroll through the channels by turning ...

Page 43: ...8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 _ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode Identifying Radio Controls Keypad On Keypad Mic 43 Keypad Characters Uppercase Mode ...

Page 44: ... Lowercase Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 _ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode ...

Page 45: ...NTS GETTING STARTED continued 45 Keypad Characters Numeric Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 _ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode ...

Page 46: ...ENTS GETTING STARTED continued 46 Keypad Characters Hexadecimal Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 A B C 3 D E F 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Not applicable Not applicable ...

Page 47: ...ton 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 Accy No Dot Button Purple Accy 1 Dot Button Accy 2 Dot Button PTT These programmable buttons support the One Touch Button feature ...

Page 48: ...ayed represents the received signal strength for the current site for trunking only The more stripes in the icon the stronger the signal Direct On Radio is configured for direct radio to radio communication during conventional operation only Off Radio is connected with other radios through a repeater Monitor Carrier Squelch Selected channel is being monitored during conventional operation only In ...

Page 49: ...l Location Signal On Location feature is enabled and GPS signal is available Off Location feature is disabled Blinking Location feature is enabled but no GPS signal is available User Login Indicator IP Packet Data On User is currently associated with the radio Blinking Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin Inverted User successfully logge...

Page 50: ...at the text entry is currently in lowercase mode continued 50 LTE Signal Indicating ARS user logged in successfully with LTE system LTE Signal The radio is receiving LTE signal with ARS user logged in LTE Signal The radio is transmitting LTE signal with ARS user logged in LTE Signal The radio is receiving and transmitting LTE signal with ARS user logged in Wi Fi The radio Wi Fi network is connecte...

Page 51: ...ith predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen Mixed case Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in mixed case and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen Uppercase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 52: ...ority and without a request for a reply Request Reply The Request Reply feature is toggled on before the message is sent Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with Request Reply Priority Status The Priority feature is toggled on before the message is sent Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with Priority Priority Status and Request Reply User is composing a message with a priority status a...

Page 53: ...s Indicators Call Type Icons 53 Icon Description Radio number Radio number added to a Call List Mobile number Mobile number added to a Call List Landline phone number Landline phone number added to a Call List Incoming call or data Outgoing call or data ...

Page 54: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators LED Indicators 54 LED Indicators Red Yellow Green ...

Page 55: ...n permanently disable the LED indication by preprogramming it Indication Status Solid red Radio is transmitting Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low battery condition or detects an incompatible battery Double blinking red Radio is transmitting an emergency alarm or call Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error ...

Page 56: ...cured 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 Rapid blinking green Radio is on a Priority One channel while in the Scan List Programming mode ...

Page 57: ...e Emergency Alerts The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call The radio receives an emergency alarm or call Red Critical Alerts The radio is out of range The radio enters failsoft mode The radio is unable to establish a full connection with the system The radio is unable to authenticate or register with the system Green Call Alerts The radio receives a private call The radio receives a phone c...

Page 58: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS GETTING STARTED Orange Emergency Alerts Red Critical Alerts Green Call Alerts continued 58 ...

Page 59: ...t feature allows you to identify your selected channel based on the color of the channel text and the menu options on the home screen This color is also reflected on the control head buttons knobs keypad microphone depending on the Customer Programming Software CPS configuration of your radio Menu Options Channel Text ...

Page 60: ... Single high pitched tone Central Acknowledge When the central controller of the system receives the Call Alert emergency alarm reprogram request or status message transmission Four high pitched tones Mobile Unit Acknowledge When a Call Alert page is received by the intended unit or the emergency alarm reprogram request or status message transmission is acknowledged by the intended dispatcher Soun...

Page 61: ...ed button Single high pitched tone every nine seconds Failsoft When a trunked system central controller failure in an unmuted receive condition The radio reverts from trunked operation to a system similar to conventional radio repeater operation Other system users can be heard sharing the channel Brief low pitched tone Time Out Timer Warning or Menu Inactive Exit When your present transmission wil...

Page 62: ... not in the range of the trunked radio system Illegal Mode When you have entered Illegal Mode When you have entered a mode where normal system traffic will be missed or you are attempting something which is not permitted Examples include forgetting to exit the telephone interconnect mode after a call ends fleet and subfleet calls cannot be received attempting to transmit on a receive only conventi...

Page 63: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS GENERAL RADIO OPERATION 63 This chapter explains the general radio operations of your radio ...

Page 64: ...til the display shows the desired zone 2 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone If zone is not set as the primary mode press the Mode Knob once and repeat step 1 OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Zone 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone 3 Scroll up or down to the required zone or use the keypad to enter the zone number 4 Press the Menu Select but...

Page 65: ...desired channel 2 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed channel If channel is not set as the primary mode press the Mode Knob once and repeat step 1 OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Chan 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan 3 Scroll up or down to the required channel 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the selected channel 5 ...

Page 66: ...s Invalid entry Repeat step 2 to search again If the entry does not match the display shows Channel name not found Repeat step 2 to search again or press or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit OR Menu 1 Scroll left or right to ChSr A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Search screen 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below ChSr to key in the channel name 3 Use the keypad to ...

Page 67: ... button directly below one of the softkey MS1 MS5 You hear a short medium pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved Note To change the programmed zone and channel repeat this procedure Short press of the programmed soft key changes your current transmission to the zone and channel programmed in this soft key OR Button You can save the frequently used zone and channel to the programmable butt...

Page 68: ...s different indicators based on the system the radio is configured 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 mode there is no LED indication when the radio receives a transmission If the radio is receiving a secure transmission the LED blinks yellow LED Indicators Red Yellow...

Page 69: ... on the system your radio is configured to For ASTRO 25 Conventional system the LED lights up solid yellow The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID and the caller alias or ID For Trunking system the display shows the caller alias or ID Procedure 1 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call The LED lights up solid red ...

Page 70: ...isplay the caller ID When you receive a Private Call you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green The display shows CALL RECEIVED and the caller alias or ID Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin If the caller alias is in the call list the display shows the caller alias during the call If the caller name is not in the cal...

Page 71: ... When you receive a Telephone Call you hear a telephone type ringing and the LED blinks green The backlight of the screen turns green The display shows PHONE CALL and the call received icon blinks Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 3 Press the Home button or the Menu Select button directly below Exit...

Page 72: ...alkgroup by using The preprogrammed Zone menu The Mode Knob A preprogrammed button The Contacts list Note If the feature inactivity timer is enabled your radio automatically exits the feature when your radio is left idle long enough for the time to expire You will hear the menu inactive exit tone upon feature exit ...

Page 73: ...red The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID For Trunking system the LED lights up solid red 4 Speak clearly into the microphone 5 Release the PTT button to listen OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Tgrp 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp The display shows the last selected talkgroup 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 4 Press the PTT button to ...

Page 74: ...d ID number and initiate the Private Call The display shows the last transmitted or received ID 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 5 0 cm from your mouth When you are connected the display shows the ID of the target radio If no acknowledgement is received the display shows No acknowledge If the target radio does not respond before the time out the display shows No answer 3 Press and hol...

Page 75: ...p or down and select the required ID OR Use the keypad to enter the required ID 4 Press the PTT button to start the Private Call The display shows Calling Number OR Calling Alias 5 Hold the microphone 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 If no acknowledgement is received the display shows No acknowledge If the ta...

Page 76: ...make calls similar to standard phone calls to a mobile or landline phone Procedure Preprogrammed Button 1 Press the preprogrammed Phone Call button to dial the preprogrammed phone number 2 When your call is answered press the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 3 Press the Home button to return to the home screen OR ...

Page 77: ...tly below Cnts Scroll through and select the required ID OR Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the last number dialed OR Scroll up or down to the required phone number OR Use the keypad to enter the required phone number 4 Press the PTT button to dial the phone number 5 When your call is answered press the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 6 Press the Home ...

Page 78: ...and connect directly to another radio The transmit and receive frequencies are the same Procedure Preprogrammed Button Press the preprogrammed Repeater Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Dir 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Dir The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently in Repeater mode OR...

Page 79: ... is clear before transmitting The lack of static on a digital channel when the users switch from analog to digital radios is not an indication that the radio is malfunctioning Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allows only the clear voice or data information to be heard ...

Page 80: ...vity press and hold the PTT button to start your conversation Trunked Modes Procedure 1 Lift the microphone off the hook 2 Press the PTT button 3 If you hear two short high pitched tones or if you hear no tone and the indicator lights up steadily then proceed with your message 4 Release the PTT button to receive transmission If you are not in the range of the system you may hear a continuous low p...

Page 81: ...1 To activate monitoring perform one of the following actions At Home mode where the default zone and channel are being displayed scroll left or right to Mon and press the Menu Select button directly below Mon momentarily Take the control head of the hook The display shows Monitor on You hear all channel traffic 2 Press the Menu Select button again to deactivate the monitoring The display shows Mo...

Page 82: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS ADVANCED FEATURES 82 This chapter explains the operations of the features available in your radio ...

Page 83: ...sult to your query The following table shows the queries supported by the ViQi Virtual Partner feature and their respective commands Use the following commands followed by the supported query instructions to initiate ViQi Virtual Partner Look up Check Run a Query Examples License plate Run a State license plate Alphanumeric String Check a State license plate Look up State license plate Alphanumeri...

Page 84: ... microphone 3 Release the assigned programmable button and wait for ViQi to respond 4 Throughout your session repeat steps step 1 through step 3 when responding to ViQi Depending on your query you can also say the following requests To play the available results say Play results To request for more details say More details To complete the Virtual Partner session say Complete ...

Page 85: ...roll left or right to Phon 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon 3 Enter the desired phone number on the keypad The display updates as the numbers are entered 4 Press the Okay Select button or the PTT button on the keypad microphone to make the call 5 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 6 Press the Home button or Menu Select button directly below Pho...

Page 86: ...e the green LED blinks The speaker un mutes Procedure 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 3 Release the PTT button to listen NOTICE If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu Select button directly below Call your conversation is broadcasted to all members of the talkgroup If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu...

Page 87: ...lect button directly below Call The display shows the last transmitted or received ID 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID OR Scroll up or down to the required ID OR Use the keypad to enter the required ID 4 Press and hold the PTT button to start the Selective Call The display shows the ID of the target radio 5 Release the PTT button to li...

Page 88: ...re changed by changing the active talkgroup Selecting a Talkgroup Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Tgrp 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp The display shows the last talkgroup that was selected and stored 3 Scroll up or down to Pset for the preset preprogrammed talkgroup OR Scroll up or down to the required talkgroup 4 Press the Menu Select button directly b...

Page 89: ...it tone upon feature exit Procedure Preprogrammed Button 1 Press the preprogrammed Status button The display shows the last acknowledged status call or the first status in the list 2 Scroll up or down to the required status OR Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list 3 Press the PTT button to send the status When the dispatcher acknowledges you hear four to...

Page 90: ...on in the status list 4 Press the PTT button to send the status When the dispatcher acknowledges you hear four tones and the display shows Ack received The radio returns to normal dispatch operation OR If no acknowledgement is received you hear a low pitched tone and the display shows No acknowledge 5 Press to return to the home screen No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Call is s...

Page 91: ... that supports this feature must be preprogrammed to use this feature Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on a dispatch console supporting this feature Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Priority Dispatch button A tone sounds and the radio enters Priority Dispatch mode The radio exits this mode when the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires 2 Before the Priority...

Page 92: ...ically returns to the previous zone and channel If you access a zone or channel that has been reserved as a dynamically regrouped mode for other users you hear an invalid tone Classification of Regrouped Radios The dispatcher can classify regrouped radios into Select Enabled or Select Disabled categories Select Enabled Select enabled radios are free to change to any available channel including the...

Page 93: ...utton to send reprogram request to the dispatcher The display shows Reprgrm rqst and Please wait If you hear five beeps the dispatcher has acknowledged the reprogram request The display shows Ack received and the radio returns to the home screen OR If the dispatcher does not acknowledge the reprogram request within six seconds you hear a low pitched alert tone and the display shows No acknowledge ...

Page 94: ...or the first status in the list The display shows Reprgrm rqst and Please wait If you hear five beeps the dispatcher has acknowledged the reprogram request The display shows Ack received and the radio returns to the home screen OR If the dispatcher does not acknowledge the reprogram request within six seconds you hear a low pitched alert tone and the display shows No acknowledge Try again or press...

Page 95: ...rogramming DZP 95 This feature provides one or more Dynamic Zones to store frequently used channels for conventional or trunking Note Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature At least one zone in the radio must be a non dynamic zone ...

Page 96: ...ght to Zone 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone The display shows the Zone screen 3 Scroll up or down to Dynamic Zone Channels 4 Press the Menu Select button below Sel The display returns to home screen with the selected Dynamic Zone Channels shown on the screen OR Press the Menu Select button below Exit The display returns to home screen without any changes ...

Page 97: ...ress the Menu Select button below Edit The display shows Search Options screen 4 Scroll up or down to List Selection 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Select Zone screen 6 Scroll up or down to the required zone 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Select Chan screen 8 Scroll up or down to the required channel 9 Press the Menu Select ...

Page 98: ...Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen The display shows the dynamic channels list 3 Scroll up or down to the saved dynamic channel 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Del The display shows Channel deleted 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to home screen The home screen shows Dynamic Zone Channels OR The home screen shows Zone Name ...

Page 99: ...the following Installation Manuals 6878215A01 APX Mobile Radios and Control Heads Installation Manual MN003109A01 APX 8500 Mobile Radio Installation Manual MN005720A01 Enhanced Single Band Mobile Radio Installation Manual The Multiple Control Head MCH feature consists of 2 modes that can be programmed via Customer Programming Software CPS All Active mode One Active mode Note If two or more control...

Page 100: ...the left most Menu Select button and the Emergency button simultaneously 3 While continuing to depress these two buttons press the Power button to power on the radio and the control head The radio and the control head will power on into FPP mode The display shows control head s ID number 4 Turn the Mode Knob to change the control head s ID number The radio will display Please Wait and the new cont...

Page 101: ...will have the same activated features and indicators on their respective display Activating and Deactivating Intercom in All Active Mode This feature only applies to control heads in the All Active mode The intercom feature allows one control head user to talk to another control head user in a MCH configuration At any given time when a control head being operated has priority for the intercom call...

Page 102: ...l The display of the control heads receiving the intercom call shows the alias ID number of the transmitting control head 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to deactivate the intercom feature OR Press the Home button to deactivate the intercom feature The intercom feature also deactivates when user initiates a mode change If the radio is on an emergency channel pressing of the Emer...

Page 103: ... a FATAL error Extra CH on the display of all attached control heads The active control head commands the system normally while the inactive control head is in remote mode with its display shows Remote The Volume knob DIM button Front Rear F R soft key Emergency Emergency Footswitch and VIP inputs remain active on the inactive control head while all other controls are disabled The VIP input contro...

Page 104: ...between the two control heads by Pressing the Menu Select button directly below F R OR Pressing the Menu Select button preprogrammed user button on the keypad microphone Transceiver Active Radio Non active Radio Zone A Channel 1 Zone Chan Pwr Call F R REMOTE Zone Chan Pwr Call F R ...

Page 105: ... Call Selective Call or Call Alert Each entry within Contacts displays the following information Call Alias Name Call ID Number Call Type Icon WACN ID ASTRO 25 Trunking IDs only System ID Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to add edit or delete the contact entries Your radio also supports a maximum of 50 call lists Each list can store up to 100 IDs numbers Your radio is preprogramm...

Page 106: ... button directly below Optn 5 Scroll up or down to Call 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 7 Scroll up or down to select the call type 8 Press the PTT button to initiate the call During the call the display shows the subscriber alias 9 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen The LED lights up solid red when the PTT button is pressed If there is no voic...

Page 107: ... the name and press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you have entered the name To cancel this operation press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen 7 Scroll up or down to Add Number 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Type 1 Default Type 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit 10 Scroll up or down to the ...

Page 108: ... once you have entered the number To cancel this operation press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen 15 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done once you have finished The display shows Entry Stored confirming that the contact entry has been added The radio returns to the main contacts screen ...

Page 109: ...are sorted alphabetically 3 Scroll up or down to the entry you want to delete 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 5 Scroll up or down to Del 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Entry confirm del 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete the entry The display shows Entry deleted and the radio returns to the main screen for contacts DE...

Page 110: ...elow Optn 5 Scroll up or down to Add to CallLst or Add to PhonLst 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 7 Scroll up or down until the display shows Available and press the Menu Select button directly below Add to add as a new entry OR Scroll up or down until the display shows Entry and its associated number and press the Menu Select button directly below Rplc to replace the existing en...

Page 111: ...rectly below Optn 5 Scroll up or down to Edit 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 7 Scroll up or down to the entry alias or entry ID you want to edit 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit A blinking cursor appears 9 Use the keypad to edit the name or number and press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you have finished The display returns to the Edit Contact s...

Page 112: ...the Menu Select button directly below Optn 5 Scroll up or down to Edit 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 7 Scroll up or down to Type 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit 9 Scroll up or down to choose from the list of call types given 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK to select The display returns to the Edit Contact screen 11 Press the Menu Select butt...

Page 113: ...st Conventional Scan List Multi System Talkgroup Scan Voting Scan List A maximum of 200 Scan Lists can be programmed in your radio These lists must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Intelligent Priority Scan Intelligent Priority Scan feature allows you to add or delete conventional channels and trunking talkgroups from multiple system into the priority scan lists When the radio lock...

Page 114: ...114 Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to ScnL 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL 3 Scroll up or down to view the members on the list 4 Press the Home button to exit the current display and return to the home screen Menu Select Buttons ...

Page 115: ...iority 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 Perform one of the following actions to select another channel that you want to add or delete then repeat step 4 Otherwise proceed to t...

Page 116: ...t button once to add the currently displayed channel to the scan list OR Press the Select button one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel 4 Scroll up or down to select more list members whose scan status you want to change OR Use the Mode Knob to select another scan list member 5 Press the Home button to exit scan list programming and return to the h...

Page 117: ...t 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 traffic on non priority channels A Priority Two Channel Scan icon indicates that the current c...

Page 118: ...mmed Scan button to initiate or stop scan If the scan is enabled the display shows Scan On and the scan status icon OR If the scan is disabled the display shows Scan Off Scan Turning Scan On or Off 118 OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Scan 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan If the scan is enabled the display shows Scan On and the scan status icon OR If the sca...

Page 119: ... Alert calls while scanning for activity You may respond to these types of calls as you would normally on the selected channel However when scanning different channels while in talkgroup scan incoming Private Conversation Call Alert calls may be missed Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Mon 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mon The brief Monitor On display indicat...

Page 120: ...isance channel you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Nuis 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Nuis The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list ...

Page 121: ...21 Procedure To restore the deleted nuisance channel do one of the following Stop and restart a scan Mode change to another channel and back to the original channel Turn off the radio and then turn it on again Nuisance mode delete can be disabled by the system administrator ...

Page 122: ...scan list except for the Priority One channel to the Priority Two channel This change remains in effect until scan is turned off Scan then reverts to the preprogrammed original setting Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below DYNP to change the priority of a non priority channel in the scan list to Priority Two 2 Press the Home button momentarily to exit the scan list and resume sca...

Page 123: ...URES Scan Restoring Priorities in a Scan List 123 To restore the original channel priorities in a scan list perform one of the following actions Turn scan off and then on Change the channel Turn off the radio and then turn it back on ...

Page 124: ...ended However Priority Member scanning is not suspended This feature applies to all Scan Lists and Scan Types Scan is resumed once the control head is returned to the holding clip and the preprogrammed hang time has elapsed Note Priority Scan List members are continuously scanned only when the Scan List Designated Tx Member field is set to Talkback in the radio programming Otherwise all scan mode ...

Page 125: ... is no answer after the maximum ring time or when you press the PTT button for an Enhanced Private Call the radio automatically sends a call alert page Note This feature 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 If Call Alert Tone Auto Reset is enabled you hear on...

Page 126: ...nd the display shows No acknowledge Press the Menu Select button directly below OK to return to the main screen for Contacts OR Menu Page 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Page 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Page 3 Scroll up or down to select the required ID 4 Press the PTT button to send the page The display shows Paging Number or Alias If the call alert page is sent s...

Page 127: ...page 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to send the call alert page OR Press the Menu Select button directly below No to exit the screen without sending the call alert page The display shows Paging Alias If the call alert page is sent successfully you hear four high pitched tones and the display shows Ack received The radio returns to the home screen If the call alert page is not ac...

Page 128: ...rogrammed Vmut button to turn on the feature 2 Press the preprogrammed Vmut button again to turn the feature off and you will be able to hear to normal dispatch calls OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Vmut 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Vmut Voice transmission is muted 3 To turn off the feature press the Menu Select button directly below Vmut Voice mute on shown...

Page 129: ...d with the Quick Call II tone in order for the radio to sound the selected tone and also to sound a preconfigured alert tone after the selected tone has sound The broadcasting or transmitting radio must be pre programmed to see the tone in the Quick Call II tone list The receiving radio must also be pre programmed to decode the tone to broadcast Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or righ...

Page 130: ...odes Emergency Alarm Emergency Call Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call Silent Emergency Alarm Only one of the Emergency modes above can be assigned to the Emergency button or the Emergency footswitch Your radio is also programmed to operate in one of the following conditions Tactical Non Revert The radio sends an emergency alarm and or makes an emergency call on the current channel Non Tactical R...

Page 131: ... operation the following occurs The display shows NO EMERGENCY A continuous low pitched tone sounds until you select a valid Emergency channel mode or until you disable the Emergency operation If you change to a channel mode with Emergency capability while in Emergency operation the Emergency Alarm and or Emergency Call continues on the new channel mode If the radio is out of range of the system o...

Page 132: ...ency Operation Emergency Keep Alive 132 This feature prevents the radio from being turned off when it is in Emergency mode If this feature is enabled you are required to exit Emergency mode before turning off your radio Emergency Orange Button ...

Page 133: ...ation is triggered on your radio the dispatch console or radios configured as Supervisor can also exit the Emergency operation Procedure To exit Emergency operation press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button Emergency Operation Exiting Emergency Operation ...

Page 134: ...ated by other radios press and hold the Accy No Dot Button Purple button and press the Emergency button OR If the emergency mode is initiated by the Supervisor perform one of the following actions Press and hold the Emergency button Press and hold the Accy No Dot Button Purple and press the Emergency button Wait for console to clear emergency Note The following buttons combinations are supported R...

Page 135: ...e 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button A tone sounds the LED blinks red momentarily and the radio displays EMERGENCY A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack received display follows For trunking system the radio also sounds a high pitched tone that indicates the alarm is received by the central controller of the trunked system 2 Press and hold the Emergency button or the PTT button to return to norm...

Page 136: ...ne and the LED blinks red momentarily OR You hear a short low pitched tone to indicate that the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 0 to 2 5 cm from your mouth 3 Press and hold the PTT button Speak clearly into the microphone 4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for a response from th...

Page 137: ...ansmission from your radio during the Emergency call For subsequent transmissions in the same Emergency call you must press the PTT button Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button The display shows EMERGENCY on the current zone and channel A tone sounds and the LED blinks red momentarily OR A tone sounds to indicate that the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to la...

Page 138: ...y and the radio displays EMERGENCY For trunking system the radio also sounds a high pitched tone that indicates the alarm is received by the central controller of the trunked system A dispatcher acknowledgement four high pitched tones follows accompanied by an Ack received display 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 0 to 2 5 cm from your mouth 3 Press and hold the PTT button Speak cle...

Page 139: ...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 acknowledgement The display shows Ack received You receive no acknowledgement The display shows No acknowledge 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 0 to 2 5 cm from your mouth 3 The microphone remains active f...

Page 140: ...o press it after the hot mic duration expires the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button The display shows no changes the LED does not light up and you hear no tones The silent emergency state continues until you perform the next step 2 Press and hold the Emergency button until a tone sounds to exit the silent alarm mode If...

Page 141: ...ation if the GPS feature is enabled In the event of hardware failure or malfunction the radio alternatively displays Impact HW and Error and a tone sounds when the radio power up Any button press of the radio or accessory except the programmed button for volume and backlighting functionality ceases the error message and sound The following scenarios affect the Emergency feature activation Pressing...

Page 142: ...for the time duration defined in the Post Alert Timer field When the timer expires radio enters into Emergency mode Radio displays EMERGENCY on the screen Radio enters Emergency mode immediately and displays EMERGENCY on the screen Note If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature If the radio is programme...

Page 143: ...alse alarm or you do not want to enter into Emergency mode you can exit the Impact Detected condition and prevent emergency from going off Returning to normal operations resets the Impact Detected condition Procedure Press the preprogrammed Clear button to exit OR Press the Menu Select button below Clr to exit ...

Page 144: ... application registration for the radio When you turn on the radio the device automatically registers with the server Data applications within the fixed network determine the presence of a device on the system and send data to the device The ARS for the radio consists of two modes ARS Server Mode default mode ARS Non Server Mode 144 ...

Page 145: ...cator icon the zone and ARS non server channel OR If the channel or mode selected is un programmed the display shows UNPROGRAMMED 2 Press Sel to confirm the displayed zone and channel OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Chan 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan The display shows the current channel name 3 Scroll up or down to the required channel 4 Press Sel to con...

Page 146: ...u as the sender by assigning a username to your message Note Valid characters for a username entry are capital letters A Z small letters a z numbers 0 9 symbols and the space character The maximum length for a username is eight 8 characters Usernames are not case sensitive in server mode but are case sensitive in non server mode A predefined username may sometimes be invalid because the programmin...

Page 147: ...n to scroll through the list of predefined user names at a fast scroll rate Press the Menu Select button directly below Login to select the predefined user name If the selected predefined username has more than eight 8 characters or an invalid character in it the display momentary shows Invalid ID 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below PIN A blinking cursor appears 5 Enter your Personal Ide...

Page 148: ... PIN is invalid login fails and the user login failure indicator IP indicator icon blinks The display also shows Login failed Wait for the logged in confirmation screen If the login process is successful the display shows the successful user login indicator IP indicator icon and Logged in with Logt and Exit Note To cancel the login process and return to the initial user login screen press the Menu...

Page 149: ...directly below Logt The display shows the User Login Indicator icon and Clear private data 2 Select Yes to clear all your private data The display shows Private data cleared OR Select No to keep your private data Note Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging inbox Draft and Sent folder The next user is able to access the Inbox Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted...

Page 150: ...ctly from your radios The maximum number of characters allowed for a text message is 200 characters The types of text messages available are A new text message free form message A predefined message quick text message An edited quick text message A query ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution The main menu consists of the following options Inbox Compose Drafts Sent ...

Page 151: ...he preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen OR Press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the Inbox Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to the TMS feature screen 3 Scroll up or down to scroll through the main menu options DEMO ...

Page 152: ...ess the Menu Select button directly below Optn once the message is composed 7 Scroll up or down to Send and press the Menu Select button below Sel 8 Scroll up or down through the address list and select the required address OR Scroll up or down to Other Recpnt and press the Menu Select button below Edit When a blinking cursor appears in the Enter Address screen use the keypad to type the address e...

Page 153: ...ow Sel to select the required message The message appears on the Compose screen with a blinking cursor at the end of ti Use the keypad to edit the message if required 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 4 Scroll up or down to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 Scroll up or down through the address list and select the required address The message is se...

Page 154: ... to Quick Text and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message 5 Scroll up or down to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message The message appears on the Compose screen with a blinking cursor at the end of ti Use the keypad to edit the message if required 6 Press the Menu Select button direct...

Page 155: ...utton to send the message The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg If the message is sent you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent If the message is not sent you hear a low tone and the display shows Send failed and returns to the main TMS screen Optn Del Back Compose Message 2 Menu Select Buttons ...

Page 156: ...con on a message does not imply that the message gets higher priority over the other messages when it is being transmitted It is just an indication that can be embedded into a message to let the receiver know that the message is important Procedure After the outgoing message is composed 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Scroll up or down to Mark Important and press the Menu Sele...

Page 157: ...utton directly below Sel to remove the priority status from the message The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Scroll up or down to Request Reply and press the Menu Select button directly be...

Page 158: ...ws the normal message icon on the label bar Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Scroll up or down to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to indicate that the message is important 3 Scroll up or...

Page 159: ...orm this procedure Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Scroll up or down to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status icon 3 Scroll up or down to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the reply status icon The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar ...

Page 160: ...eably depending on your preference and the programmed functions Receiving a text message via the Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button When you receive a message press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the Inbox The display shows a list of aliases or IDs with the sender of the latest received message on top Receiving a text message via the r...

Page 161: ...tton to access the Inbox Scroll up or down to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen Scroll up or down to Inbx and press the Menu Select button below Sel The display shows a list of aliases or IDs with the sender of the latest received message on top 2 Scroll up or down to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to vie...

Page 162: ...l Scroll up or down to Quick Text and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message Scroll up or down to List and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message Scroll up or down to scroll through the list of predefined messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message A blinking cursor appears on the Co...

Page 163: ...eft or right to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 3 Scroll up or down to Drafts and press the Menu Select button below Sel The display shows a list of drafts with the latest text message drafted on top 4 Scroll up or down to the required text message and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message Select Edit to edit the message b...

Page 164: ... Button 1 Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen 2 Scroll up or down to Sent and press the Menu Select button below Sent The display shows a list of aliases or IDs with the recipient of latest sent message on top 3 Scroll up or down to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message While on t...

Page 165: ...up or down to Sent and press the Menu Select button below Sent The display shows a list of aliases or IDs with the recipient of latest sent message on top 3 Scroll up or down to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message While on the view message screen press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Del or Back to access the option ...

Page 166: ...utton directly below Sel 3 Scroll up or down to scroll through the address list and select the required address OR Scroll up or down to Other Recpnt and press the Menu Select button below Edit When a blinking cursor appears in the Enter Address screen use the keypad to type the address entry 4 Press the Menu Select button below Send or the PTT button to send the message The display shows the Send ...

Page 167: ...the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the messaging feature screen OR Scroll left or right to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 2 Scroll up or down to Inbox or Sent then press the Menu Select button below Clr to select all messages in the selected folder The display shows Del all 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to de...

Page 168: ...cedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Sec 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sec The display shows the Secure Operation icon and the current key if multi key has been enabled 3 Monitor the mode to be sure it is not in use 4 Press PTT button to transmit Note If the selected channel is preprogrammed for clear only operation when you press the PTT button an invalid mode ton...

Page 169: ...cure Operations Accessing the Secure Feature 169 Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Sec 2 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below Sec to display the Secure feature screen The display shows the Secure screen ...

Page 170: ...yloading and all other radio functions except for power down backlight and volume are locked out Note If the Multi system Over the Air Rekeying feature is in use the ASTRO profile name is displayed below Keyloading 2 Press the Menu Select button below Target 3 Press the Menu Select button below Load 4 For single key select Key OR For multi key select Group 5 Select the required keys and press Load...

Page 171: ...addition you can have operator selectable keys operator selectable keysets and operator selectable key erasure If talkgroups are enabled in conventional then the encryption 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 differ...

Page 172: ...displayed is only for the current secure profile of the selected channel 3 Scroll up or down to scroll through the encryption keys OR Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the newly selected key and return to the home screen OR Press the Home button the PTT button or the Menu Select button directly below Exit Note When the s...

Page 173: ... Note Press the Home button the PTT button or the Exit menu selection to exit this menu at any time without changing the keyset selection Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to KSet 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below KSet The display shows the last user selected and stored keyset and the available keyset menu selections If the Multi system Over the Air Rekeying feature...

Page 174: ...on key and the available menu selections 3 Scroll up or down to the desired encryption key OR Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn The display shows the available key erase options 5 Scroll up or down to the required option and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 6 Select Erase all keys or Erase single key by pressing ...

Page 175: ...der KVL before the rekey request can be sent Refer to your local key management supervisor for more information Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Reky 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Reky 3 Press the PTT button to send the rekey request OR Press the PTT button again or the Home or Emergency button to exit the feature and transmit in normal mode If the rekey ope...

Page 176: ...t is applied only when operating in secure encrypted mode In addition to Rekey Requests OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgments and Power up Acknowledgments Some of the selected options require configuration at the Key Management Controller KMC site to work properly Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for...

Page 177: ... stored in the radio even when all the encryption keys are erased Without this UKEK key the radio cannot be rekeyed over the air The Infinite UKEK Retention settings can be different for each secure profile Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information 177 ...

Page 178: ...s 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 in a transportation The fading effects heard as audio pops ...

Page 179: ...ers for a password maximum 10 characters Number of attempts for password entry If you are prompted to change the password enter a new password as reusing the default password is not allowed If you exhaust all attempts at entering the correct password the radio is deadlocked Restart the radio to start over Note Depending on the configuration the radio might carry over the number of attempts remaini...

Page 180: ...dio lock feature It is programmable by a qualified radio technician Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Logf 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logf The display shows Pswd enabled indicating that the radio lock feature is enabled OR The display shows Pswd disabled indicating that the radio lock feature is disabled 180 ...

Page 181: ...ct button directly below Sel 5 Enter the old password 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK 7 Enter the new password 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK 9 Re enter the new password 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK The password is updated If the two passwords do not match repeat step 5 through 10 Note If you enter three incorrect old passwords the radio exit...

Page 182: ...een 3 Scroll up or down to Tactical Inh Encode Pswd 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 Enter the old password 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK 7 Enter the new password 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK 9 Re enter the new password 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK The password is updated If the two passwords do not match repeat Step 5 ...

Page 183: ...the Menu Select button directly below OK The display shows radio Contact IDs 5 Perform one of the following Scroll up or down to the required ID Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed Use the keypad to enter the required ID Press the Menu Select button directly below Send to initiate command If the receiving radio received the command your radio display sh...

Page 184: ...er another radio inoperable by sending an over the air command using the menu on your radio Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Kill 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Kill The display shows Enter Password 3 Use the keypad to enter your Tactical Inhibit Encode Password 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK The display shows the radio Contact IDs 5 Perform...

Page 185: ... failed If the receiving radio is powered off or already killed your radio display shows No Ack Once the receiving radio received the command the screen turns blank and the killed radio is inoperable Using Direct Kill to Kill Your Own Radio Direct Kill allows you to make your own radio inoperable Procedure Press and hold the Programmable Button 2 dot on the keypad microphone then press the Orange ...

Page 186: ...ing or in an unknown hand The radio stays in this state regardless of its power changes Note If the radio has Inter system roaming capability the system administrator is able to put the radio into a non functional state when the missing radio roams to another system The radio can only be uninhibited by receiving an uninhibited command from the system administrator ...

Page 187: ...n and the amount of time that it takes to calculate it varies depending on the environment in which you are using the GPS feature For example GPS location fixes are difficult to obtain indoors in covered locations between high buildings or in situations where you have not established a clear broad view of the sky If adequate signals from multiple satellites are available your GPS feature only prov...

Page 188: ...cation calculation successfully You then see a message indicating 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 the open sky 188 ...

Page 189: ...as waypoints When the memory is full the next waypoint automatically replaces the oldest waypoints in the radio The radio also stores four preprogrammed waypoints These coordinates cannot be deleted The following table shows the differences between programmable waypoints and preprogrammed waypoints Programmable Waypoints Preprogrammed Waypoints User configurable location coordinates Fixed location...

Page 190: ... Format 190 This feature allows you to select different display formats of GPS location The following GPS location formats are available Lat Long DD Lat Long DDM Lat Long DMS UTM UCS SLD99 MGRS Note When you send your location to another radio the receiving radio displays the location in its selected format ...

Page 191: ...on off Latitude 3 Scroll up or down to check the longitude time and date of the last successful location fix 4 To obtain a new location fix press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh The top line temporarily displays Please wait while the new location is being determined While the new location is being determined the location signal can be a solid or blinking icon The location coordinates ar...

Page 192: ...ft or right to Loc 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 4 Scroll up or down to Loc Format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 Scroll up or down to the preferred location format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The front display shows the location with the selected format ...

Page 193: ...play shows Previous loc Latitude 3 Scroll up or down to check the time and date of the last successful location fix 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 5 Scroll left or right to Turn Off GPS if preprogrammed 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to turn off the GPS The display shows Location off 7 To return to the home screen press the Home button the PTT button or the M...

Page 194: ...n directly below Sel Scroll up or down to Save as Dest and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel A blinking cursor appears on the screen 3 Use the keypad to edit the auto generated waypoint if required OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the Location main screen 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you are done The display shows Saved as Wayp...

Page 195: ...elow Sel The display shows a list of waypoints 4 Scroll up or down to scroll through the list OR Scroll up or down to select a waypoint to view the location information in full 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 6 To view the longitude time and date of the selected waypoint scroll up or down to View and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 7 To return to the previous scr...

Page 196: ...s the Menu Select button directly below Optn 6 Scroll up or down to Edit name 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel once you are done A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Name screen 8 Use the keypad to edit the alias 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you are done OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the Waypoints main screen The display...

Page 197: ... waypoints 4 Scroll up or down to Home OR Scroll up or down to Destination 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 6 Scroll up or down to Edit Location 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The first number blinks 8 Utilize the following control buttons to select the number coordinates if required then press the Menu Select button directly below Edit to change the number coo...

Page 198: ...ght Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once complete setting up the new Home or Destination One of the following scenarios occurs The display shows Home Updated and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen OR The di...

Page 199: ...Select button directly below Sel The display shows a list of waypoints 4 Perform one of the following actions Scroll up or down to the required saved waypoint press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Scroll left or right to Edit name and press the Menu Select button directly below Del Press the Menu Select button directly below Del The display shows Waypoint name confirm del 5 Press the Me...

Page 200: ...ectly below Optn 2 Scroll up or down to Waypoints 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows a list of waypoints 4 Scroll up or down to the required saved waypoint 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 6 Scroll up or down to Delete All 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows All saved wayp confirm del 8 Press the Menu Select button ...

Page 201: ...ocation on the screen Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Scroll up or down to Dist frm here 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows a list of waypoints 4 Scroll up or down to the required waypoint 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the distance and bearing from the current to the selected coordinates 201 ...

Page 202: ...nel that triggers the emergency signal You may re enter the Location menu while still in Emergency mode as long as Silent Emergency is not activated If you have disabled the Location feature on your radio it automatically turns back on when Emergency mode is activated If there is a solid location signal during Emergency operation the current location and the location information received is saved ...

Page 203: ...ation Satellite System Peer Location on the Display ASTRO 25 Conventional 203 This feature is only available for radio to radio voice transmissions dispatch call and selective call Both the transmitting radio and receiving radio must be configured to enable them to send and receive the GPS coordinates Note If the receiving radio is operating in a Mixed Mode channel only if its voice transmission i...

Page 204: ... earth When the radio enters the predefined Geofence area your radio receives the Dynamic Regroup command from the system and immediately connects to a Dynamic Regroup talkgroup The radio display shows the new selected Dynamic Regrouped talkgroup with green intelligent light for your attention Voice Announcement is also available to support this feature Any new text messages received at Geofence i...

Page 205: ... ID the radio display shows the channel alias of DYNAMIC talkgroup Once the radio is connected you hear a dynamic regroup tone the radio display shows DYNAMIC channel with the temporary green color intelligent backlight and you hear a Voice Announcement Note When the radio loses the GPS signal the GPS icon blinks and the radio sounds two highpitched tones repetitively to indicate that the GPS has ...

Page 206: ...cedure Press the Menu Select button below Exit or the Home button to return to home screen The other operations are same as normal dynamic regroup command When the radio exits the Geofence area your radio reverts to original channel or newly assigned talkgroup The radio display shows the new channel together with Voice Announcement to indicate the changes Voice Announcement of the new channel only...

Page 207: ...and channel alias of the Geofence area is displayed If the radio is set to manual you can choose either to proceed with zone and channel change or cancel the change The radio then connects to the designated talkgroup The radio displays the talkgroup alias and dynamic regroup tone sounds The transmit power level changes and the radio shows a direct text message content without any user operation No...

Page 208: ... radio exits the Geofence area the radio reverts to the original transmit power level intelligent lighting channel or newly assigned talkgroup Voice announcement is canceled or you hear a preprogrammed VA tone The radio displays the new channel and a message is received to indicate the changes ...

Page 209: ...ion 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 and to communicate with other talkgroups refer to the following procedure Procedure ...

Page 210: ... can no longer lock onto a control channel Procedure You hear a low pitched tone AND OR The display shows the currently selected zone channel combination and Out of range notification Your radio remains in this out of range condition until It locks onto a control channel OR It locks onto a failsoft channel OR It is turned off 210 DEMO ...

Page 211: ...erating on a lower priority broadband connection returns to the higher priority or quality connection while idle on SmartConnect NOTICE This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Contact your system adminstrator for more details of the supported radio models Your radio can connect through a fixed Wi Fi access point in buildings or in vehicle Broadband modem such as the foll...

Page 212: ...tically switches the radio to a different site when the current site signal becomes unacceptable This usually happens when the vehicle in which the radio is located is driven out of the range of one site and into the range of another Under normal conditions a SmartZone enabled radio functions invisibly to the operator However the operator does have some manual controls on the Control Head the RSSI...

Page 213: ...nication with any site that site reverts to site trunking When this occurs you can communicate only with the radios within your trunking site The display shows the currently selected zone channel and the Site Trunking message Note When this occurs you can communicate only with other radios within your trunking site 213 ...

Page 214: ... site using the radio menu Procedure Preprogrammed Button Use the preprogrammed Site Lock Unlock button to toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Site 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Site 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Lock to lock the site The display shows Site locked OR Press the Menu Select button di...

Page 215: ...on The display momentarily shows the name of the current site and its corresponding Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to RSSI 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below RSSI The display momentarily shows the name of the current site and its corresponding Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI 215 ...

Page 216: ...he display momentarily shows Scanning site When the radio finds a new site it returns to the home screen OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to RSSI 2 Press and hold down the Menu Select button directly below RSSI to access the Bluetooth feature screen You hear a tone and the display momentarily shows Scanning site When the radio finds a new site it returns to the home screen 216 ...

Page 217: ...reemption When a ruthless preemption announcement call is initiated the requesting radio begins transmitting immediately All associated talkgroup calls taking place on other channels are immediately halted and the radios are steered to the announcement call Transmitting radios continue to transmit until the PTT button is released and unmute for the announcement call Non Ruthless Preemption When a ...

Page 218: ...ating an Announcement Ensure your radio has been programmed to allow announcement calls Procedure 1 If channel is set as the primary mode turn the Mode Knob to locate the announcement group mode 2 Press the microphone PTT button to initiate the announcement ...

Page 219: ...nition Transmit Inhibit This option allows you to turn on off the radio through the Power button regardless of the current state of the ignition If the ignition is not present all transmissions are inhibited This includes receiving any trunking dispatch communications as the radio is not affiliated with the trunking systems PTT Transmit Inhibit This option allows you to turn on off the radio throu...

Page 220: ...ion is present If the radio is configured with the Auto Power Off Timer it automatically turns off after being inactive for a period with or without ignition Soft Power Off This option allows you to turn on the radio either through the Power button or when the ignition is detected Meanwhile if the Power button is pressed or the ignition is removed the radio turns off If the radio is configured wit...

Page 221: ... to press the Power button to turn off the radio even if ignition is not present If the radio is previously turned off due to the Auto Power Off Timer you are required to press the Power button to turn on the radio even if ignition is present Using Emergency Power Up This feature allows you to power on the radio and automatically transmits an emergency mode transmission on personalities with emerg...

Page 222: ...dicator can be customized per customer requirements The two options of priority for the Voice Announcement available are High Voice announcement is enabled even when the radio is receiving calls Low Voice announcement is disabled when the radio is receiving calls The features which Voice Announcement supports are Zone Channel Scan PL Disabled Talkaround Direct Transmit Inhibit 222 ...

Page 223: ... up to 250 site aliases Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA Note The alert alias alert tone and alert period is configured in the Customer Programming Software Contact your system administrator for more information When mixing SSA with received voice audio the SSA alert is reduced in volume to ensure that the voice message is still heard clearly It is important that the SSA audio files ...

Page 224: ... 7 Scroll up or down to the desired Alert Alias 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed OR If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If the single site is not available the display shows Site Alias not available OR If the singl...

Page 225: ...ay shows Enter SiteID screen 7 Key in the desired Site ID and press the Menu Select button directly below OK If a correct Site ID is entered the display shows the Select Alert screen OR If a wrong Site ID is entered the display shows Invalid ID and prompts to enter the Site ID again 8 Scroll up or down to the desired Alert Alias 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows ...

Page 226: ...ss the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the home screen If you are at the site designated to receive this alert you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically The display shows the Alert Alias with the intelligent lighting at home screen ...

Page 227: ...Select Alert screen 7 Scroll up or down to select the desired Alert Alias 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If one or more sites are not available the display shows Not all sites ...

Page 228: ...elect button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Alert screen 7 Scroll up or down to select the desired Alert Alias 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed If the request is successful the display shows Req successful 9 Press the Menu Sel...

Page 229: ...n 5 Scroll up or down to the desired Site Alias 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed OR If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If the single site is not available the display shows Site Alias not available OR If the singl...

Page 230: ...irectly below Edit The display shows the Enter SiteID screen 7 Key in the required Site ID 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send One of the following scenarios occur If a wrong Site ID is entered the display shows Invalid ID and prompts to enter the Site ID again If a correct Site ID is entered the display shows Sending req If the request is successful the display shows Req successful...

Page 231: ...l The display shows the Select Site screen 5 Scroll up or down to All Sites 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If one or more sites are not available the display shows Not all site...

Page 232: ...4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site screen 5 Scroll up or down to All Avail 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed OR If the request is successful the display shows Req successful 7 Press the Menu Sele...

Page 233: ... onhook state it reverts to its previous channel zone before the radio goes off hook Note If the radio is operating on Tone Private Line PL Defeat or Suspend Scan operations during on hook state the radio is converted to work in a new channel and the Channel Change on Off Hook feature is suspended until these conditions end During Dynamic Regroup channel selector lock state Emergency Transmit Inhi...

Page 234: ...hook and radio switch happens the new selected radio moves to the target channel zone of its off hook state The new unselected radio reverts to the last user selected channel before the off hook state The Off Hook State for Multiple Radios Setup When multiple control heads are connected the states of these Hubs reflect the state of the active control head s Any Hub placed off hook by the active co...

Page 235: ...io The radio immediately initiates a 15 seconds of low Voltage Pre alert Timer If the status of the VIP changed before this time out timer ends the radio returns to normal operation If the status from the VIP remains unchanged when the time out timer ends the radio shows Low Battery message on the display and low alert tone The radio sounds a high pitched tone immediately after the PTT button is r...

Page 236: ... press the preprogrammed Wi Fi button This button must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to WiFi 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below WiFi If the display shows WiFi Status being Off press the Menu Select button directly below On If the display shows WiFi S...

Page 237: ...ss the Menu Select button directly below List Radio displays available network selection and the network signal strength If the radio displays No network available press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh to search for available networks 4 Scroll up or down though the list and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to connect to the selected network Radio displays the Wi Fi status...

Page 238: ...llowing table If the radio is Wi Fi connected you see a Wi Fi signal strength indicator on the front display In addition the Wi Fi menu shows Connected under the connection Status heading what network you are connected to under the Network heading and the signal strength to that network under the Sig Strength heading 3 Press the Home button to exit Searching Looking for available Wi Fi networks th...

Page 239: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS UTILITIES 239 This chapter explains the operations of the utility functions available in your radio ...

Page 240: ...lso be preprogrammed to log only the radio IDs associated with incoming Dispatch Calls Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Procedure 1 Scroll left or right to Rcnt 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature screen 3 Scroll up or down to scroll through the list 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Back the Home butt...

Page 241: ...an use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions Settings Select Low for a shorter transmitting distance and to conserve power Select High for a longer transmitting distance Procedure Preprogrammed Button Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level switch to toggle the power level between low and high power The display shows Low power and the low power ic...

Page 242: ... 2 Scroll up or down through the menu selections 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required radio profile The radio returns to the home screen The profile name on the home screen indicates the current selected radio profile OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Prfl 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Prfl to access the Profiles feature scre...

Page 243: ...eeded if poor light conditions make the display or keypad difficult to read Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed you can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio s front display Procedure Press the Dimmer button to adjust the brightness of the display Long press to toggle between day and night mode 243 ...

Page 244: ...g that the keypad tones are disabled OR The display momentarily shows Tones on and you hear a short tone indicating that the keypad tones are enabled OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Mute 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mute The display momentarily shows Tones off indicating that the keypad tones are disabled OR The display momentarily shows Tones on and you hea...

Page 245: ...indicating that the feature is disabled OR The display momentarily shows Voice mute on and you hear a short tone indicating that the feature is enabled OR Menu 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to VMut 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below VMut The display shows Voice mute off and you hear a short tone indicating that the feature is disabled OR The display momentarily shows Voice...

Page 246: ...med from 15 to 465 seconds in 15 seconds intervals or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode by a qualified radio technician Note You hear a brief low pitched warning tone four seconds before the transmission times out Procedure 1 Hold down the PTT button longer than the preprogrammed time You hear a continuous talk prohibit tone The transmission is cut off and the LED goes out 2 Release ...

Page 247: ... Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Sql 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sql The display shows Squelch XX where XX is the value for the current squelch 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below to increase the squelch volume OR Press the Menu Select button directly below to decrease the squelch volume 4 Press the Home button to return to the selected channel ...

Page 248: ...r radio Contact your system administrator for more information Mode Result Carrier squelch You hear all traffic on a channel PL or DPL The radio responds only to your messages Option Result Digital Carrier Operated Squelch COS You hear any digital traffic Normal Squelch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code Selective Switch You hear any digital traffic having the corr...

Page 249: ...channel The radio also unmutes to any digital activity on a digital channel When this feature is active the Carrier Squelch status indicator is displayed Procedure Remove the microphone from the hub to enable the PL Defeat feature The radio plays the active transmission on the channel OR If no activity is present the radio is muted 249 ...

Page 250: ...transmission The receiving radio and the dispatcher can view the ID which consists of up to a maximum of eight characters The ID number of your radio is also automatically sent every time you press the PTT button This feature is preprogrammed per channel For digital voice transmissions the ID of your radio is sent continuously during the voice message 250 ...

Page 251: ...ier You cannot transmit if traffic is detected on the channel Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Wrong Squelch Code You cannot transmit on an active channel with a squelch code or if secure equipped encryption key other than your own If the PL code is the same as yours the transmission is not prevented Transmit Inhibit on Correct NAC You cannot transmit when the radio is in a NAC operated digit...

Page 252: ...wledgment request of the received message This feature is available for APCO 25 trunking Type II trunking and Conventional operations for all APX radios You can physically control the transmission of the radio especially during operation in hazardous environments An environment is considered hazardous if radio transmission could initiate an explosion or other dangerous reactions 252 ...

Page 253: ...e user of inhibition transmission besides relying solely on Ignition Sense Line Only if the Ignition Sense Line is on the softkey TxIn works If the Ignition Sense Line is on you can always turn on or off the Transmit Inhibition using the softkey TxIn but when the Ignition Sense Line is off function of softkey TxIn is suspended and the Transmit Inhibition function is always off If PTT TX Inhibit is...

Page 254: ...ions From the home screen scroll left or right to TxIn Press the Menu Select button below TxIn Turn on the ignition through Ignition Sense Line The display shows Tx inhibit off You hear a sequence of short high low tone Transmit Inhibit Off tone to indicate transmission is back to normal operation 254 ...

Page 255: ...y Radio plays the saved call automatically if call saving is successful A tone sounds if call saving is not successful Follow the procedure below to playback the saved calls using the preprogrammed Record Playback button 1 Short press the preprogrammed Record Playback button to playback the saved calls 2 Short press the preprogrammed Record Playback button again to skip to the next saved call If t...

Page 256: ...eturn to the previous screen press the Menu Select button directly below Back 7 To return to the home screen press the Menu Select button directly below Exit Note Recent calls are lost after radio power cycle if the calls are not saved Follow the procedure below to playback the saved calls using the radio menu Procedure Menu 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt 2 Scroll up or down to...

Page 257: ...eived The radio always powers up with the horn and lights feature enabled Using Non Permanent Horn and Lights Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily The last selected alarm s are enabled and the display shows the enabled alarm s alternating with the selected mode until it is turned off 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily to turn off the al...

Page 258: ...d then reverts back to the selected mode Changing the Selected Alarms Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L until the display shows the required alarm 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L to turn on both horn and lights The display shows Horn Lites on OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Lgts to turn on the lights The display shows Lights on OR Press th...

Page 259: ...all Page or Phone and the selected mode name The time interval can be modified by a qualified radio technician Turning Off Non Rearmable External Alarms Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call Page or Phon to turn off the external alarm s and access that feature OR Press the PTT button or any control head button to turn off the external alarm s 2 Press the Menu Select button d...

Page 260: ...irectly below H L to turn off the external alarm s OR Press the Menu Select button directly below H L to turn off the external alarm s and exit the Horn and Lights feature Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily to rearm the horn and lights feature The external alarm s is turned off and automatically rearmed so that when you exit the entry the external alarm s will automaticall...

Page 261: ...ks The available configurations are Gun Lock 1 triggers first gun lock to open Gun Lock 2 triggers second gun lock to open Gun Lock 3 triggers third gun lock to open All Gun Locks triggers all gun locks to open concurrently but close in a sequence with a few seconds of difference in between Due to security purposes neither text nor icon is displayed for this feature ...

Page 262: ... remove your guns from the Gun Locks in the sequence from Gun Lock 1 to Gun Lock 3 The locks close when the timer for each lock expires The locks are arranged in the sequence from Gun Lock 1 to Gun Lock 3 Unlocking All Gun Locks Without Relock Timer Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Gun Lock button All the Gun Locks open 2 Place or remove the required guns from the Gun Locks 3 Release the prepro...

Page 263: ...tivates the siren Switches to predefined zone or channel for Talkaround or Direct Mode Sends a status update to dispatch for Talkaround or Direct Mode Sends a GPS report Except Group Call all other activities are blocked during Action Consolidation Note These features must first be enabled by your system administrator Action for Siren Lightbar or Gunlock can only be activated one at a time in Acti...

Page 264: ...ction Consolidation The display shows the activities of the required programs run by the radio If successful the radio reverts to normal when Action Consolidation activities are complete If unsuccessful the display shows Action Consolidation Failed The Failed Actions screen appears The screen shows a list of actions that failed to run ...

Page 265: ...he Home button The display shows Action Consolidation Canceled The radio ends the transmission and reverts to Home mode OR Press the PTT button to transmit The display shows Action Consolidation Canceled The radio ends the transmission and reverts to Home mode OR Press the Emergency button or received an Emergency message The display shows Action Consolidation Canceled The radio ends the transmiss...

Page 266: ...ires You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Procedure 1 From the home screen scroll left or right to Info 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Info 3 Scroll up or down to Radio Info 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Information screen 5 Scroll up or down through the various information OR Press the Menu Select button directly belo...

Page 267: ...ber ESN Flash Code Tuning Version DSP Version KG Secure Algorithm Serial Number Flash Size and Type RF Band s Processor Version MCHIB Version CHIB Version TIB Version TRC Version VRS Version URC Version DVRS App Version only when DVRS is available DVRS DSP Version only when DVRS is available DVRS CP Version only when DVRS is available AUX CH Version Codeplug Alias optional Note Press the Home butt...

Page 268: ...NEXT PREV CONTENTS RADIO CARE 268 This chapter explains the radio care ...

Page 269: ...ersons using the system for similar problems before taking the radio in for service Similar problems indicate a system malfunction rather than a radio failure If symptoms persist or if your unit exhibits other problems contact a qualified radio technician CAUTION The cables that connect to the rear of the radio could have live voltage on some of their pins Do not remove or reconnect these cables O...

Page 270: ...c short bristled brush making sure excess detergent does not get entrapped near the connectors controls or crevices 3 Dry the radio thoroughly with a soft lint free cloth 4 Ensure that no water remains entrapped near the connectors cracks or crevices Radio Care Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio 270 CAUTION Do not use solvents to clean your radio Spirits may permanently damage the radio ho...

Page 271: ...olution should be applied sparingly with a stiff non metallic short bristled brush to work all loose dirt away from the radio A soft absorbent lint free cloth or tissue should be used to remove the solution and dry the radio Make sure that no water remains entrapped near the connectors cracks or crevices ...

Page 272: ... Radio 272 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 Do not submerge the radio Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives solvents or chemicals Do not disassemble the radio ...

Page 273: ...unication equipment in perfect operating condition A nationwide service organization is provided by Motorola Solutions to support maintenance services Through its maintenance and installation program Motorola Solutions makes the finest service available to those desiring reliable continuous communications on a contract basis For a contract service agreement contact your nearest Motorola Solutions ...

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