EMS APX 7500
11/2/15
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Page 1: ...EMS APX 7500 11 2 15 1 ...
Page 2: ... 15 16 Select Zone Channel 17 Receive and Respond to a call 18 Make a Radio Call 19 Repeater or Direct Operation 20 Monitoring 20 Conventional Mode Operation 21 Scan and Scan Lists 22 23 24 25 26 Emergency Operation 27 28 29 30 GPS 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Failsoft Out of Range Site Trunking 39 Selecting a Radio Profile 40 Display Backlight Digital PTT Time Out Timer 41 Accessing Radio Information ...
Page 3: ...MARINE MED 14 MUTUAL AID 14 TAC B14 14 EVENT 2 14 FD HAZMAT 14 NF LEIGH 14 15 EMERG 15 15 EMERG 15 15 EMERG 15 15 EMERG 15 15 EMERG 15 15 CGH 15 SNGH 15 16 FD EMS TA 16 FD EMS TA 16 VBPD TA 16 VBPD TA 16 FD EMS TA 16 CFD TA 16 NFD TA 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PORTSMOUTH SUFFOLK NEWPORT NEWS HAMPTON ORION 1 ORION 2 ORION VB PD FD BACKUP PORTS SUFF N NEWS HAMPTON ORION 1 ORION 2 OR VB PD FD BU 1 FIR...
Page 4: ... OPS2 16 VB SCH TA 16 VB SCH TA 16 VBPW TA 16 VBPW TA 16 VBPW TA 16 VBPW TA 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DIG GEN SERV GEN SERVICES CONVTN CTR JUV DETENTION 800 MUTUAL AID 700 MA 50 57 700 MA 70 77 700 FD MED MA 700 LAW MA GEN SERV GEN SERV CONVCTR JUV DET 800 MA 7MA50 57 7MA70 77 7F MEDMA 7LAW MA 1 GSMAIN 1 GSMAIN 1 SECURITY 1 JUV OPS 8CALL90 7CALL50 7CALL70 7FIRE63 7LAW61 2 LAND1 2 LAND1 2 EVENTS 1...
Page 5: ... IR 1 LE 2 CHANNEL 09 VB EMS CFD TAC 2 WX 3 VTAC13 VFIRE 24 IR 2 LE 3 CHANNEL 10 EMS SW1 CFD TAC 2D WX 4 VTAC17 VFIRE 25 IR 3 LE 4 CHANNEL 11 EMS SW2 CFD TAC 3 WX 5 VTAC17D VFIRE 26 IR 4 LE 5 CHANNEL 13 HEAR CFD TAC 3D WX 6 VTAC18 VMED 28 IR 5 LE 6 CHANNEL 14 NIGHTINGALE CFD TAC 4D WX 7 VTAC18D VMED 29 IR 6 LE 7 CHANNEL 16 AC 2 AC CFD TAC 5D WX 8 VTAC19 VLAW 31 IR 7 LE 8 CHANNEL 17 OCEANA TOWER WX...
Page 6: ... Head has been connected to an incompatible transceiver or vice versa To turn off the radio press the Power On Off Button after the LEDs light up Validating Compatibility During Power Up The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head s during power up Follow the procedure below when your radio runs this task Procedure 1 The display shows MAINTENANCE MODE REMOTE DEVI...
Page 7: ...e volume rotate the Volume Knob counterclockwise Volume Knob Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Dim Changes the display brightness Front Rear Switches one of two control heads to be active at one time Horns Lights Toggles horns and lights feature on or off Low Power Toggles transmit power level between high and low Voice Announcement Audibly indicates the current feature mode Zone or Channel...
Page 8: ...utton g Using the Menu Select Buttons The Menu Select Buttons allow to access the menu entries of features Note Check with your dealer or system administrator for the list of features activated in your radio Your radio may be preprogrammed differently from the following example but the steps for selecting a channel may appear as shown below Press the Menu Select button g directly below CHAN Menu S...
Page 9: ...eturning you to the Home screen Note Some features do not require you to press H to go to the Home screen Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on saving user edited radio settings or information Data Feature Button Use this button to access data related features such as the Text Messaging Service TMS feature screen Menu Select Button Orange Button 4 Way Navig...
Page 10: ...ion PTT Button LED Indicator LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio Solid red Radio is transmitting Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error Solid yellow Channel is busy Blinking yellow Radio is receiving a secured transmission Solid green Radio is powering up or is on a non priority channel while in the Scan List Programmi...
Page 11: ...munication during conventional operation only Off Radio is connected with other radios through a repeater u t V N Monitor Carrier Squelch Selected channel is being monitored during conventional operation only In Call User Alert On The feature is enabled Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is activated Off The feature is disabled Voice muting of the af...
Page 12: ...s enabled and location signal is available Off Location feature is disabled Blinking Location feature is enabled but no location signal is available k m l G User Login Indicator IP Packet Data On User is currently associated with the radio Off User is currently not associated with the radio Blinking Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin D...
Page 13: ...vent When Orange Emergency Alerts The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call The radio receives an emergency alarm or call Red Critical Alerts The radio 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 rec...
Page 14: ...ved When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment Individual Call Warning Tone When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity Long Low Pitched Tone Time Out Timer Timed Out When the Time Out Timer has expired Talk Prohibit PTT Inhibit When PTT button is pressed transmissions are not allowed Out of Range When PTT button is pressed the radio is out of range of th...
Page 15: ... volume is changed on a quiet channel Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state A Group of Medium Pitched Tones Failsoft When the trunking system fails Automatic Call Back When voice channel is available from previous request Talk Permit When PTT button is pressed verifying system accepting transmissions Keyfail When encryption key has been lost Console Acknowledge When status emergency alar...
Page 16: ...Call to answer the call Phone Call Received When a land to mobile phone call is received Gurgle Dynamic Regrouping When the PTT button is pressed a dynamic ID has been received Unique Low Pitched Chirp New Message When a new message is received Unique High Pitched Chirp Priority Status When a priority message is received You Hear Tone Name Heard 11 2 15 16 ...
Page 17: ...on to begin transmitting on the displayed zone channel Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit receive frequency pairs Use the following procedure to select a channel Procedure Rotate the Mode knob until the display shows the desired channel OR 1 Press and hold to scroll to CHAN and press the Menu Select button directly below CHAN The display shows ...
Page 18: ...g and Responding to a Talkgroup Call To receive a call from a group of users your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup Procedure When you receive a talkgroup call while on the Home screen depending on how your radio is preprogrammed 1 ASTRO Conventional Only The LED lights up solid yellow The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID and the caller alias or ID OR Trunking Only The disp...
Page 19: ...ake a call to a group of users your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup Procedure 1 or to TGRP and press the Menu Select button directly below TGRP The display shows the last selected talkgroup Press the Menu Select button directly below SEL OR Rotate the Mode Knob to select the channel with the desired talkgroup 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your...
Page 20: ...to start conversation with the radios nearby Monitoring Features Radio users who switch from analog to digital radios often assume that the lack of static on a digital channel is an indication that the radio is not working properly This is not the case Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allowing only the clear voice or data information to be heard ...
Page 21: ...lay indicates that the radio is monitoring Pressing the Menu Select button again turns monitor off and you don t hear all channel traffic If you try to transmit on a receive only channel you hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button Selecting a Talkgroup Procedure 1 or to TGRP 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TGRP The display shows the last talkgroup that was selected and ...
Page 22: ...he current display and return to the Home screen Editing the Scan List This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities Procedure 1 or to SCNL 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SCNL The display shows the lists that can be changed 3 or to the entry you want to edit 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below SEL to add and or change the priority of the currently displayed...
Page 23: ...o exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen Viewing and Changing the Priority Status Procedure 1 Below the SEL DEL and RCL screen press the Menu Select button directly below SEL to view and or change the priority status of the currently displayed channel OR Below the SEL DEL and RCL screen press the button or press the Menu Select button directly below SEL one or more times to view ...
Page 24: ...screen Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code Conventional Channels Only Procedure 1 or to MON 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below MON 3 The brief MONITOR ON display indicates that the radio is disregarding the squelch code While scanning for activity you can still receive fleetwide system wide dynamic regrouping incoming telephone interconnect and Private Conversation Call ...
Page 25: ...press either the Menu Select button directly below PAGE or CALL The call is entered on the selected channel and scanning is halted until the call is exited by pressing H or pressing the Menu Select button below either PAGE or CALL Deleting a Nuisance Channel If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise termed a nuisance channel you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the...
Page 26: ... a Scan List Procedure To restore the original channel priorities in a scan list do one of the following Turn scan off then on OR Change channels OR Turn off the radio and then turn it back on Hang Up Box HUB To temporarily suspend Scan Mode operation remove the control head from the Hang Up Box HUB You are allowed to use the control head while scan is suspended However Priority Member scanning is...
Page 27: ...ency modes Emergency Call Emergency Alarm Emergency Alarm with Call Silent Emergency Alarm Special Considerations for Emergencies Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this feature Only one of the Emergency modes above can be assigned to the preprogrammed Emergency button or the Emergency footswitch Note To exit emergency at any time press and ho...
Page 28: ...m s central controller 3 Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT button to return to normal operation Sending an Emergency Call Trunking Only Procedure 1 Press preprogrammed Emergency button 2 A tone sounds and the display alternates EMERGENCY and the home display OR A short low pitched tone sounds when the selected channel does not support emergency 3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 ...
Page 29: ...ture 2 The display alternates EMERGENCY and the home display 3 A high pitched tone sounds indicating that the alarm has been received by the trunked system s central controller A dispatcher acknowledgment four high pitched tones follows accompanied by an ACK RECEIVED display 4 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 0 to 2 5 cm from your mouth 5 Press and hold the PTT button Speak clearly i...
Page 30: ...ounds and the display shows NO ACKNOWLEDGE If you press the emergency button then change to a mode that has no emergency capability the display shows NO EMERGENCY and a continuous low pitched tone sounds until a valid emergency mode is selected or until the emergency is cancelled When an emergency is active changing to another mode where emergency is enabled trunked or conventional causes an emerg...
Page 31: ...ituations include but are not limited to In underground locations Inside of buildings trains or other covered vehicles Under any other metal or concrete roof or structure Between tall buildings or under dense tree cover In temperature extremes outside the operating limits of your radio Even where location information can be calculated in such situations it may take longer to do so and your locatio...
Page 32: ...n may be requested and reported over the air Your radio stores up to a maximum of sixty 60 programmable location coordinates also known as waypoints When the memory is full the next waypoints automatically replaces the oldest waypoints in the radio The radio also stores four 4 preprogrammed waypoints These coordinates cannot be deleted Note If the feature inactivity timer is enabled your radio aut...
Page 33: ...re fixed the display shows the current latitude Toggle to see the longitude time and date The location coordinates are updated automatically every five seconds while the location signal is present 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below EXIT to exit OR Follow the procedure below to turn off the GPS This feature is enabled by a qualified radio technician 1 or to LOC 2 Press the Menu Select bu...
Page 34: ...ted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you are done 5 The display shows SAVED AS WAYPOINT NAME OR The display shows SAVED AS HOME OR The display shows SAVED AS DEST 6 Press H or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this me...
Page 35: ...waypoints 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN 6 or to EDIT NAME and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL 7 A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Name screen Use the keypad to edit the alias Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below DEL to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle...
Page 36: ...North N South S East E or West W direction Press the Menu Select button below EDIT to change the number coordinates 7 A blinking cursor appears in the EDIT LOCATION screen Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you are done OR Press the Me...
Page 37: ...ELETED OR Press the Menu Select button directly below NO to return to previous Waypoint screen 9 Press H or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Deleting All Saved Waypoints Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN 2 or to WAYPOINTS and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL 3 or to desired waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN 4 o...
Page 38: ...n if preprogrammed to exit this menu Using the Location Feature While in Emergency Mode When the Emergency feature is activated by pressing the emergency button the radio exits the Location menu and returns to the home default display so that you can see which channel the emergency signal is going out on However you may re enter the Location menu while still in emergency mode provided that Silent ...
Page 39: ...en When the trunking system returns to normal operation your radio automatically leaves failsoft operation and returns to trunked operation Going Out of Range OUT OF RANGE when your radio goes out of the range of the system it can no longer lock onto a control channel Procedure 1 A low pitched tone sounds AND OR The display shows the currently selected zone channel combination and OUT OF RANGE 2 Y...
Page 40: ...o settings of each radio profile Please refer to a qualified technician for more information 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 Procedure Use the preprogrammed Profile button and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure...
Page 41: ...transmit The time out timer restarts and the red LED lights up Using the Digital PTT ID Feature This feature allows you to the radio ID number of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission This ID consisting up to a maximum of eight characters can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher Your radio s ID number is also automatically sent every time the PTT button...
Page 42: ...tly below INFO 3 or to RADIO INFO and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL 4 The display shows the Information screen Host Version Secure Version DSP Version KG Secure Algorithm Serial Number MCHIB Version CHIB Version AUX CH Version Siren Version VRS Version DVRS App Version only when DVRS is available DVRS CP Version only when DVRS is available CH 1 4 Version depending on the number o...
Page 43: ...h the various information OR Press the Menu Select button directly below BACK to return to previous screen OR Press H to exit and return to the Home display Viewing Control Assignments This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel See Programmable Features on page 7 for more information on the various programmable f...
Page 44: ...ft 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 Do not use solvents to clean your radio Spirits may permanently damage the radio housing Do not submerge the radio in the detergent solution Caution Caring for Your Radio The following are suggestions to assist you in troubl...
