Radio Description; Flashport; Table 1-1. Astro Apx 5000/ Apx 6000/ Apx 6000Li Basic Features - Motorola APX 5000 Service Manual

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Radio Description

The ASTRO APX 5000/ APX 6000/ APX 6000Li radios are among the most sophisticated two-way
radios available.
The ASTRO APX 5000/ APX 6000/ APX 6000Li 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 5000/ APX 6000/ APX 6000Li radios are available in two configurations – Top Display
and Dual Display.

Table 1-1. ASTRO APX 5000/ APX 6000/ APX 6000Li Basic Features

Feature
Display
Keypad
Channel Capability
Dialing from Prestored List
Programmable Softkeys
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FLASHport

The ASTRO APX 5000/ APX 6000/ APX 6000Li 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 describes their 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
APX 6000Li: APX 5000/ APX 6000:
512
Yes
Yes
1250