Radio Description; Flashport - Motorola APX 5000 Service Manual

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Radio Description

The ASTRO APX 6000XE radios are among the most sophisticated two-way radios available.
The ASTRO APX 6000XE radio provides improved voice quality across more coverage area. The
digital process, called embedded signaling, intermixes system signaling information with digital
voice, resulting in improved system reliability and the capability of supporting a multitude of
advanced features.
ASTRO APX 6000XE radios are available in two configurations – Top Display and Dual Display.
Table 1-1 describes their basic features.
Feature
Display
Keypad
Channel Capability
Dialing from Prestored List
Programmable Softkeys
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FLASHport

The ASTRO APX 6000XE radio utilizes Motorola's FLASHport technology. FLASHport makes it
possible to add software that drives the radio's capabilities both at the time of purchase and later on.
Previously, changing a radio's features and capabilities meant significant modifications or buying a
new radio. But now, similar to how a computer can be loaded with different software, the radio's
features and capabilities can be upgraded with FLASHport software.
Table 1-1. ASTRO APX 6000XE Basic Features
Top-Display
LCD (monochrome)
Fully bit-mapped
Top Display:
• 1 line of text (8 characters per line)
• 1 line of icons
None
96
No
No
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Dual-Display
LCD
• Top Display – monochrome
• Front Display – color
Fully bit-mapped
Top Display:
• 1 line of text (8 characters per line)
• 1 line of icons
Front Display:
Dispatch Mode:
• 5 lines of text (14 characters per line)
List Feature Mode:
• 6 lines of text (14 characters per line)
• 2 lines of icons
Dual Display, Limited Keypad Version:
3 x 2 Menu Buttons
(with 4-way Navigation button),
Dual Display, Full Keypad Version:
3 x 4 Alphanumeric Keypad
1250
Yes
Yes