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P R E F E R R E D   T A C T I C A L   M E T H O D S  

May 2013 

West County EMS and Fire Protection District 

Motorola 

APX7000XE 

Model 1.5  

VHF/800Mhz 

Portable Radio 

Given Equipment 
Review, the Fire-
fighter will be able 
to: 

 

Identify specific com-
ponents of  the Radio 

 

Identify and Under-
stand Operational 
Features of the Radio 

 

Identify Battery 
charging methodolo-
gies. 

 

Identify operational 
requirements for 800 
Mhz. St. Louis City 
Frequencies.  

Tactical Overview 

Radio Component     
Overview 

Identifying Status         
Indicators 


 

Ipress Battery 

13 

Radio Operations 

18 

Fleet Map 

22 

St. Louis City Zone 

29 

 

 

Summary of Contents for APX7000XE 1.5

Page 1: ... fighter will be able to Identify specific com ponents of the Radio Identify and Under stand Operational Features of the Radio Identify Battery charging methodolo gies Identify operational requirements for 800 Mhz St Louis City Frequencies Tactical Overview Radio Component Overview 2 Identifying Status Indicators 6 Ipress Battery 13 Radio Operations 18 Fleet Map 22 St Louis City Zone 29 ...

Page 2: ...Radio Overview Page 2 Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 FRONT Push To Talk PTT Zone Up Zone Down Battery Scan On Off Front Microphone Battery Latch Release Bluetooth Pairing Indicator Main Speaker ...

Page 3: ...Radio Overview Page 3 West County EMS and Fire Protection District REAR Lapel Microphone Accessory Connector Ruggedized Case Battery Belt Clip Slot Rear Microphone ...

Page 4: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 TOP Keypad Lock Switch Top Emergency Button 3 Position ABC ZONE Switch Top Display Off On Volume 16 Position Channel Select Antenna ...

Page 5: ...otorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 XE RSM Lapel Microphone Volume Up Down Emergency Button Scan Off On D Ring Lapel Clip Push to Talk PTT Button Microphones Emergency Strobe Emergency Button Speaker Strobe Off ...

Page 6: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators Icons Battery The Number of Bars 0 4 Shown indicates the charge remaining in the battery Blinks when the battery is low ...

Page 7: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators Icons Monitor Carrier Squelch Selected channel is being monitored Only On During conventional VHF Operations ...

Page 8: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators Icons Direct ON Radio is Currently configured for Direct Radio to Radio Communications VHF ONLY ...

Page 9: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators Scan Radio is Scanning a Scan List ...

Page 10: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators Icons Zone and Channel Alternate in Display ...

Page 11: ...a APX7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators EMERGENCY ALERTS Screen is Backlit ORANGE The Radio Initiates an Emergency Alarm OR the Radio Receives an Emergency Alarm Lapel Microphone also Strobes White ...

Page 12: ...X7000XE Model 1 5 Identifying Status Indicators CRITICAL ALERTS Screen is Backlit RED The Radio is Out of Range The Radio is Unable to Establish a Full Connection with the System or The Radio Enters Failsoft Mode ...

Page 13: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 IMPRESS Battery ...

Page 14: ...ed I e Cracked Housing 2 Do not replace or change batteries or charge batter ies in a Hazardous Atmosphere 3 Failure to use the radio with the specific approved battery or accessories may result in a dangerous con dition 4 Do not disassemble the product in any way that would expose internal electrical circuits or wiring 5 Repairs should only be completed by an approved service center ...

Page 15: ...MPRES Battery The IMPRES Battery and the radio have com puter chips that monitor the radio utilization and charging operations Insert the battery or remove it by squeezing the battery latches and pushing to lock or pulling to remove ...

Page 16: ...ill 1 Monitor the usage pattern of the Battery 2 Store that information inside the Battery 3 Perform a Recondition Cycle Only when needed 4 Will not overheat the battery regardless of how long it is left in the charger 5 Charger monitors the battery and automatically Tops Off the battery as required ...

Page 17: ...Charge 90 available capacity OR Battery is in Trickle Charge and Requires 1 Hour Steady GREEN Battery if FULLY Charged Flashing YELLOW Battery is Waiting to Charge Flashing RED Battery is Not Chargeable or not making Contact properly Steady YELLOW Battery is in Recondition Mode and Requires up to 8 Hours to Complete Flashing RED and GREEN Battery is Approaching its end of rated service life ...

Page 18: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 Radio Operations ...

Page 19: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 1 Turn on the Radio Adjust the volume with the On Off Knob or the switch on the Lapel Microphone ...

Page 20: ... Proper ZONE Top ABC Switch for the First 3 Zones then Side Bottom Buttons For Remaining Zones ZONE A is Primary West County EMS and FIRE ZONE 3 To return to Primary Zone A either use Zone up or Down buttons or Just Toggle ABC Switch back to A ...

Page 21: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 3 Select the Proper TALKGROUP Top Middle Knob 1 16 TALKGROUP 1 is CCE911 MAIN TALKGROUP 16 is V COMMAND A which is Fire Ground A ...

Page 22: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 4 Fleet Map of Zones and Talk Groups ...

Page 23: ... S OPS2 WASHING TONFIRE DISTRICT 6 8TAC 94D STCHARLES OPS2 WASHING TONFIRE V COMMAND D EAST CENTINTROP EAST CENT MAIN C8 STCHARLE S OPS4 RIOT D CMD A 7CALL50D STCHARLES OPS4 FRANKLIN SHRF RIOT D SOUTH MAIN MUNI MAIN C9 FRANKLIN MAIN PACIFIC MAIN CMD B 7MED 65D FRANKLIN MAIN PACIFIC PD MUNI MAIN CENTRAL MAIN FRANKLIN MAIN C10 FRANKLIN OPS 1 WEATHER CMD C 7FIRE63D FRANKLIN OPS 1 CENTRAL MAIN CENTRAL...

Page 24: ...RAL DISP V COM MAND F WASHING TONFIRE STCHARLE SADMIN V COM MAND A V COM MAND G DISTRICT 2 STCHARLE S OPS2 NORTH MAIN BRENT RH DISP CENTRAL MAIN V COM MAND G PACIFIC MAIN VFIRE 21 V COM MAND B V COM MAND H DISTRICT 3 FRANKLIN MAIN NORTH DISP LADUE DISP EAST CENT DISP V COM MAND H V COM MAND A ST CHARLES EMA V COM MAND C V COM MAND I UCITY PD 1 JEFFCO 1 V COM MAND G EAST CENT DISP EAST CENT MAIN V ...

Page 25: ...RAY WEATHER 5 VFIRE 26 VLAW 31 TOWNCOUNTRY PD FG BLACK WEATHER 6 V MED 28 VLAW 32 CREVE COEUR PD FG GOLD WEATHER 7 V MED 29 VFIRE 21 FRONTENAC PD FG RED WEATHER 8 V CALL 10 VFIRE 22 MHPD FG WHITE WEATHER 9 V TAC 11 VFIRE 23 BALLWIN MAN PD FG BLUE UNUSED1 V TAC 12 VFIRE 24 DES PERES PD VFIRE 21 UNUSED2 V TAC 13 VFIRE 25 ECPD NORTH VFIRE 21 UNUSED3 V TAC 14 VFIRE 26 ECPD SOUTH VFIRE 21 UNUSED4 VLAW ...

Page 26: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 5 Audible Voice Prompts from Radio A MALE VOICE SPECIFIC ZONES and RADIO FUNCTIONS SCAN LOCK EMERGENCY B FEMALE VOICE SPECIFIC TALK GROUPS North Main Central Main etc ...

Page 27: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 6 Turn SCAN ON or OFF 3 Second Button Hold ...

Page 28: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 7 Now LOCK the KEYPAD and BUTTONS ...

Page 29: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 8 With the LOCK ON Functional Non Functional ...

Page 30: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 9 To Transmit Depress and Hold the Button When the Beep or Busy Tone Stops Begin Talking ...

Page 31: ...tery Double Blinking Red Radio is in EMERGENCY Mode Rapid Blinking Red Radio Failed Self Test Turn Off and On Solid Yellow Channel is Busy Solid Green Radio is Powering Up Blinking Green Radio is on Priority Two Channel While in Scan List Program Rapid Blinking Green Radio is on Priority One Channel While in Scan List Program ...

Page 32: ...e of a City Tower to Transmit If in West County It will turn red and be out of Range A Use the Radio as normal When you depress the PTT Button You will hear 3 small beeps Then pro ceed Talking B If you hear a long BONK and see a Yellow Light Re lease the PTT button and wait a second as the Talkgroup is BUSY C If you hear a busy tone wait for three tones then re lease and push the PTT Button and Tr...

Page 33: ...seconds At 56 seconds you will hear a low pitched warning tone followed by disconnection from the Talkgroup Just release the PTT and Push again to reset and continue talking E If you select a DIRECT Talkgroup you will be communicating from Radio to Radio and not through a Tower The Direct Icon will appear in 800 Mhz Operations ...

Page 34: ...Motorola APX7000XE Model 1 5 12 Turn Radio OFF and put back in the charger ready for next use ...

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