Page 1 TWO-WAY RADIOS APX 8500 E5 CONTROL HEAD INTERACTIVE END USER TOOLKIT (IEUTK) CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 2 CONTENT 1/7 Content Identifying Radio Controls • Declaration of Conformity Programmable Features • Important Safety Information Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions • Software Version Keypad (On Keypad Mic) • Copyrights and Disclaimer Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Using the IEUTK Identifying Status Indicators •...
Page 3 CONTENT 2/7 General Radio Operation Advanced Features Selecting a Zone ViQi Virtual Partner Selecting a Radio Channel • Using ViQi Virtual Partner Channel Search Button Advanced Call Features Mode Select Feature • Calling a Phone Not in the List Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call •...
Page 4 CONTENT 3/7 Multiple Control Head Features Scan • Setting the Initial Control Head’s ID • Turning Scan On or Off • • All Active Mode Turning Scan On While Disregarding the … Squelch Code (Conventional Channels • One Active Mode …...
Page 5 CONTENT 4/7 Emergency Operation Automatic Registration Service (ARS) • • Special Considerations for Emergencies Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode • • Emergency Keep Alive User Login Feature • Exiting Emergency as Operation Text Messaging Service (TMS) • • Exiting Emergency as Supervisor Accessing the Messaging Features …...
Page 6 CONTENT 5/7 • Secure Operations Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password • Enabling Secure Transmission Radio Stun and Kill • • Accessing the Secure Feature Radio Stun • • Managing Encryption Radio Kill –Loading an Encryption Key(s) Radio Inhibit –Multikey Feature Global Positioning System/Global Navigation …...
Page 7 CONTENT 6/7 • • Deleting All Saved Waypoints Trunked Announcement • Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Ignition Switch Options … Saved Waypoint Voice Announcement • Location Feature in Emergency Mode ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO • ® Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO •...
Page 8 CONTENT 7/7 Wi-Fi Transmit Inhibit • • Turning Wi-Fi On or Off Enabling and Disabling Transmit Inhibition • Selecting Wi-Fi Network Instant Recall • Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and External Alarms (Horn and Lights) … Status of the Radio Programmable Button Configurations for Gun …...
Page 9: Declaration Of Conformity
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) CONTENTS < PREV...
Page 10 (continued) Class B Digital Device As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Page 11: Important Safety Information
(e.i.r.p.) is not 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.
Page 12 This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment. CONTENTS <...
Page 13 To ensure continued compliance with applicable RF exposure limits, use only Motorola Solutions approved, supplied or replacement antennas, batteries, and accessories. • For a list of Motorola Solutions approved accessories please refer to your user manual or visit www.motorolasolutions.com. CONTENTS <...
Page 14 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.
Page 15 (continued) Table 2 lists the recommended lateral distance for bystanders from the body of a vehicle (For example, truck, van, car, motorcycle) equipped with an approved, properly installed multi-band 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.
Page 16 Make sure to follow the antenna installation guidelines that are provided in this mobile radio installation manual. • Use only Motorola Solutions approved supplied antenna, or a Motorola Solutions approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the radio and may result in non-compliance with RF Safety Standards.
Page 17 (continued) Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility Nearly every electronic device is susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if inadequately shielded, designed, or otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility. It may be necessary to conduct compatibility testing to determine if any electronic equipment used in or around vehicles or near fixed sites equipped with mobile radio equipment is susceptible to the RF energy emitted by the mobile radio antenna, and if any measures need to be implemented to eliminate or mitigate the potential for EMI between the radio transmitter and the electronic equipment.
Page 18 (continued) Operational Warnings The following explains the operational warnings: • For Vehicle With Air Bags – Refer to vehicle manufacturer's manual prior to installation of electronic equipment to avoid interference with air bag wiring. – DO NOT place a portable radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great force.
Page 19 (continued) • Blasting 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 If your mobile radio is equipped with a primary or backup battery, you must follow these instructions: • Charge your battery using the approved Motorola Solutions charger. • Use the battery in accordance with its water and/or dust Ingress Protection (IP) rating.
Page 21: Software Version
This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions, could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. CONTENTS <...
Page 22 Furthermore, Motorola Solutions reserves the right to change any products to improve readability, function, or design. Motorola Solutions does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein; nor does it cover any license under its patent rights, nor the rights of others...
Page 23 Using the IEUTK This Interactive End User Toolkit (IEUTK) covers the basic operation of the APX 8500 E5 Control Head. However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
Page 24 (continued) The following special notations identify 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.
Page 25 (continued) Additional Performance Enhancement The following are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security, quality, and efficiency of the radios. • ® ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data ® ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data is optimized to handle different message sizes and variable update rates from different applications of the radio.
Page 26 Customer Enterprise Network. • SecureNet SecureNet allows user to perform secured communications on an Analog or Motorola Solutions Data Communication (MDC) channel. The MDC OTAR feature will allow users to perform OTAR activities on an MDC channel.
Page 27 (continued) • Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements A few enhancements have been made to the Conventional Talkgroup at the system. These enhancements improve the Scan feature operation significantly when multiple agencies are using a single conventional radio frequency channel. These enhancements allow users to use Selective Squelch to operate on only the subset of talkgroups that are relevant to the users rather than all talkgroups on the channel.
Page 28: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED This chapter explains the basics of the mobile radio. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 29: Radio Parts And Controls
GETTING STARTED Radio Parts and Controls E5 Control Head Bluetooth Emergency Power Volume Screen Mode Pairing Location (Orange) Button Indicators Knob Display Knob Indicator Button Accessory Port Dimmer Menu Select 4-Way Navigation Home (Microphone) Button Button Buttons Buttons Button The Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator is for future enhancement of the Bluetooth feature. These radio controls/buttons are programmable.
Page 30 GETTING STARTED (continued) Keypad Microphone Push-to-Talk Navigation Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Button (PTT) Button Cancel Data Feature Accy No-Dot Button Button Button (Purple) Okay/Select Home Button Accy 1-Dot Button Button Accy 2-Dot Button Keypad These radio controls/buttons are programmable. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 31: Fleet Map
GETTING STARTED Fleet map CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 32: Preparing Your Radio For Use
GETTING STARTED Preparing Your Radio for Use Turning On/Off the Radio Procedure: Power Press and hold the Power Button to power on the radio. Button After a short time, the red, yellow, and green LEDs light up. The display then shows the following: •...
Page 33: Validating Compatibility During Power Up
GETTING STARTED Preparing Your Radio for Use Validating Compatibility During Power Up The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head(s) during power up. During validation, the display shows Maintenance Mode Remote Device promptly followed by other maintenance statuses.
Page 34: Adjusting The Volume
GETTING STARTED Preparing Your Radio for Use Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, rotate the Volume Knob clockwise. To decrease the volume, rotate the Volume Knob counterclockwise. Volume Knob CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 35: Identifying Radio Controls
GETTING STARTED Identifying Radio Controls Programmable Features Any reference in this manual to a control that is “preprogrammed” means that the control must be programmed by a dealer or a qualified radio technician using the radio’s programming software, in order to assign a feature to that control.
Page 36 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Dynamic ID (Conventional Only) – Allows you Assignable Radio Functions to edit the radio's ASTRO Individual ID and/or • Action Consolidation – Allows the radio to MDC Primary ID of the radio. execute a specific sequence of actions that Note: combine audio, visual, and location data.
Page 37 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Intercom – Enables users of multiple control • Phone Call – Allows you to make and receive heads to talk to each other via the control heads calls similar to standard phone calls. in a multi-control head setup. •...
Page 38 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Request-To-Talk (Conventional Only) – Notifies • Site Lock/Unlock (Trunking Only) – Allows your the dispatcher you want to send a voice call. radio to lock onto a specific site. • Scan • Status (Trunking Only) – Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status.
Page 39 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Virtual Partner – Enables the Virtual Partner Assignable Settings or Utility Functions feature and allows you to perform queries using • Dim – Short Press changes the display ViQi brightness, while Long Press toggle between • Zone Down –...
Page 40: Accessing The Preprogrammed Functions
GETTING STARTED Identifying Radio Controls Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions You can access various radio functions through one of the following ways: • A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons. • Use the Menu Select Buttons. Emergency (Orange) Button* Accy No-Dot Button (Purple)* Accy 1-Dot Button*...
Page 41 GETTING STARTED (continued) Menu Select Buttons The Menu Select buttons allow to access the menu entries of features. 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 directly below Chan.
Page 42 GETTING STARTED (continued) Dimmer Button Use this button to adjust the brightness of the display. Press and hold to toggle between day and night mode. 4-Way Navigation Buttons (on keypad mic) Use these buttons to scroll up, down, left, or right. Press and release one of the button to scroll from one entry to the next one.
Page 43 GETTING STARTED Identifying Radio Controls Keypad (On Keypad Mic) • Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. CONTENTS <...
Page 44 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode, and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 45 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed & " Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 46 GETTING STARTED (continued) • Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed Not applicable Not applicable CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 47: Push-To-Talk (Ptt) Button
GETTING STARTED Identifying Radio Controls Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes: • While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call. Press and hold down PTT button to talk.
Page 48: Identifying Status Indicators
GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators Status Icons The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The following are the icons that appear on the radio’s display. Receiving Monitor (Carrier Squelch) Radio is receiving a call or data. Selected channel is being monitored (during conventional operation only).
Page 49 GETTING STARTED (continued) User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data) Priority Channel Scan • On = User is currently associated with the • Blinking dot = Radio detects activity on radio. channel designated as Priority-One. • Blinking = Device registration or user •...
Page 50 GETTING STARTED (continued) LTE Signal Hexadecimal Indicating ARS user logged in successfully with Indicates that the text entry is currently in LTE system. hexadecimal mode. LTE Signal Numeric The radio is receiving LTE signal with ARS user Indicates that the text entry is currently in logged in.
Page 51 GETTING STARTED (continued) Lowercase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase with 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.
Page 52 GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators Text Messaging Service (TMS) Status Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s display for TMS features. Request Reply Inbox Full • The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on The Inbox is full. before the message is sent. •...
Page 53: Call Type Icons
GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators Call Type Icons 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: Led Indicators
GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators LED Indicators LED Indicators Yellow Green CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 55: Led Indications
GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators LED Indications The LED Indication shows the operational status of your radio. A qualified technician can permanently disable the LED indication by preprogramming it. Indication Status Radio is transmitting. Solid red Radio is transmitting at low battery condition or detects an incompatible battery. Blinking red Radio is transmitting an emergency alarm or call.
Page 56 GETTING STARTED (continued) Indication Status Channel is busy in conventional mode. Solid yellow Radio is receiving a secured transmission. Blinking yellow Radio is powering up or is on a non-priority channel while in the Scan List Programming mode. Solid green Radio is receiving an individual or telephone call or is on a Priority-Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.
Page 57: Intelligent Lighting Indicators
GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporarily changes the radio’s display backlight color and the display background color to help signal that a radio event has occurred. Backlight and Bar Color Notification When The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call. Orange Emergency Alerts The radio receives an emergency alarm or call.
Page 58 GETTING STARTED (continued) Orange Emergency Alerts Critical Alerts Green Call Alerts CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 59 GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators Channel Color Backlight The Channel Color Backlight 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.
Page 60: Alert Tones
GETTING STARTED Identifying Status Indicators Alert Tones Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio’s condition. The following table lists these tones and when they occur. You Hear Tone Name Heard Private Conversation When a private call is received. high-pitched tones Four high-...
Page 61 GETTING STARTED (continued) A Series of When a channel is now available for your previously requested transmission. Two Short Automatic Call Back Talk When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates that the system is accepting your High-Pitched Permit (Optional) transmission.
Page 62 GETTING STARTED (continued) When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates that the the system is out of Talk-Prohibit service. When the PTT button is pressed, this tone indicates that the channel is busy with the Smart PTT Inhibit Smart PTT feature enabled.
Page 63: General Radio Operation
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION This chapter explains the general radio operations of your radio. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 64: Selecting A Zone
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. Do one of the following to select a radio channel. You can use [Menu] DEMO these options interchangeably depending on your From the home screen, scroll left or right to preference and the programmed functions.
Page 65: Selecting A Radio Channel
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/receive frequency pairs. [Menu] DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Chan. Procedure: [Mode Knob] Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan.
Page 66 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Channel Search Button This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific channel in your radio by keying in the alias of the channel. [Menu] Your radio prompts the first found channel if a match is found. Scroll left or right to ChSr.
Page 67: Mode Select Feature
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Mode Select Feature Mode Select allows a long press to save the current zone and channel of your radio to a programmable [Button] button, keypad button, or a softkey. Once programmed, You can save the frequently used zone and channel the short-press of that button or softkey changes the transmission to the saved zone and channel.
Page 68: Receiving And Responding To A Radio Call
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Once you have selected the required channel and/or zone, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. The radio shows different indicators based on the system the radio is configured. •...
Page 69: Receiving And Responding To A Talkgroup Call
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the home screen) the radio displays the following depending on the system your radio is configured to: •...
Page 70: Receiving And Responding To A Private Call (Trunking Only)
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only) A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. Other users in the current talkgroup cannot hear the one-to-one call between the two radios. The calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller ID.
Page 71: Receiving And Responding To A Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard phone calls from a landline phone. When you receive a Telephone Call, you hear a telephone-type ringing and the LED blinks green. The backlight of the screen turns green.
Page 72: Making A Radio Call
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Making a Radio Call You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup 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.
Page 73: Making A Talkgroup Call
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Making a Radio Call Making a Talkgroup Call To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup. [Menu] DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Tgrp.
Page 74: Making A Private Call (Trunking Only)
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Making a Radio Call Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert or page if there is no answer from the target radio. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the preprogrammed Private Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID (number) and initiate the Private Call.
Page 75 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION (continued) [Menu] From the home screen, scroll left or right to Call. Press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID. DEMO Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list.
Page 76: Making A Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Making a Radio Call Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to make calls similar to standard phone calls to a mobile or landline phone. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the preprogrammed Phone Call button to dial the preprogrammed phone number. When your call is answered, press the PTT button to talk.
Page 77 GENERAL RADIO OPERATION (continued) [Menu] From the home screen, scroll left or right to Phon. Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. Scroll through and select the required ID. DEMO Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the last number dialed.
Page 78: Switching Between Repeater Or Direct Operation Button
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button The Repeater Operation increases the radio [Menu] coverage area by connecting with other radios From the home screen, scroll left or right to Dir. through a repeater. The transmit and receive Press the Menu Select button directly below Dir.
Page 79: Monitor Features
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.
Page 80: Monitoring A Channel
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Monitor Features Monitoring a Channel Conventional Modes Trunked Modes Procedure: Procedure: Lift the microphone off the hook. Lift the microphone off the hook. Listen for activity on that channel. Press the PTT button. Adjust the Volume Knob if necessary. If you hear two, short, high-pitched tones, or if you hear no tone and the indicator lights up...
Page 81: Monitoring Conventional Mode
GENERAL RADIO OPERATION Monitor Features Monitoring Conventional Mode This feature allows you to monitor channel traffic on conventional channels by defeating the coded squelch. Thus, you can to listen to another active user on the channel. This way, you may be prevented from talking over someone else’s conversation.
Page 82: Advanced Features
ADVANCED FEATURES This chapter explains the operations of the features available in your radio. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 83 ADVANCED FEATURES ViQi ViQi Virtual Partner ViQi is a virtual assistant that helps you manage Query Examples your radio and perform information lookups using License "Run a <State> license plate <Alphanumeric voice commands. This feature is purpose-built for plate String>" public safety and is active when you press the "Check a <State>...
Page 84 ADVANCED FEATURES ViQi Using ViQi Virtual Partner Procedure: Press and hold the assigned ViQi button. After you hear a tone, speak your request into the microphone. Release the assigned programmable button and wait for ViQi to respond. 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: •...
Page 85: Advanced Call Features
ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features Calling a Phone Not in the List This feature allows you make a call to a phone not in the list via the keypad. Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Phon. Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon.
Page 86: Selective Call
ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features ® Selective Call (ASTRO 25 Conventional Only) A Selective Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio with privacy. Receiving a Selective Call When you receive a Selective Call: You hear two alert tones and the yellow LED illuminates while the green LED blinks. The speaker un-mutes.
Page 87 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Making a Selective Call Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID. DEMO Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Scroll up or down to the required ID. DEMO Press the preprogrammed Selective Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID.
Page 88 ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Only) Scroll up or down to Pset for the preset This feature allows you to define a group of conventional system users so that they can share preprogrammed talkgroup. the use of a conventional channel. Note: Encryption keys are associated to talkgroups.
Page 89: Sending A Status Call
ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features Sending a Status Call This feature allows you to send data calls to the Scroll up or down to the required status. dispatcher about a predefined status. Each status can have up to a 14-character name. Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list.
Page 90 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) [Menu] DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Sts. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sts. The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list. Scroll up or down to the required status. Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list.
Page 91 ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features Making a Priority Dispatch Call If a talkgroup is congested, the Priority Dispatch Procedure: feature allows you to call the dispatcher on a Press the preprogrammed Priority Dispatch different talkgroup. This talkgroup is called the button.
Page 92: Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only)
ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only) This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a particular channel to communicate with each other. When your radio is dynamically regrouped, it receives a dynamic regrouping command and automatically switches to the dynamically regrouped channel.
Page 93: Requesting A Reprogram (Trunking Only)
ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Call Features Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to notify the dispatcher when you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button to send reprogram request to the dispatcher. The display shows Reprgrm rqst and Please wait.
Page 94 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) [Menu] DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Rpgm. Press the Menu Select button directly below Rpgm to send a reprogram request to the dispatcher. The display shows the last acknowledged status call, or the first status in the list. The display shows Reprgrm rqst and Please wait.
Page 95: Dynamic Zone Programming (Dzp)
ADVANCED FEATURES Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) 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: Entering The Dynamic Zone To Select A Dynamic Channel
ADVANCED FEATURES Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Zone. Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The display shows the Zone screen. Scroll up or down to <# Dynamic Zone Channels>.
Page 97: Saving A Channel In The Dynamic Zone From List Selection
ADVANCED FEATURES Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection To perform this operation, the radio must be in the Scroll up or down to the required channel. Dynamic Zone. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows Channel updated.
Page 98: Deleting A Channel In The Dynamic Zone
ADVANCED FEATURES Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP) Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone To perform this operation, the radio must be in the Dynamic Zone. Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to ZnPr. Press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen. The display shows the dynamic channels list.
Page 99: Multiple Control Head Features
• 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): •...
Page 100 ADVANCED FEATURES Multiple Control Head Features Setting the Initial Control Head’s ID This feature allows you to setup the control head in the Front Panel Programming (FPP) mode. During the setup, the control heads are defined as Control Head Number 1, Control Head Number 2, Control Head Number 3, and Control Head Number 4.
Page 101: All Active Mode
ADVANCED FEATURES Multiple Control Head Features All Active Mode The All Active mode enables all connected control heads attached to the radio to operate concurrently with each other. When you activate a feature on one control head, the rest of the control heads will have the same activated features and indicators on their respective display.
Page 102 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Intc to activate the intercom feature of any of the control heads. Press the PTT button to initiate an intercom transmission. All control heads that are attached will receive the same intercom call. The display of the control heads receiving the intercom call shows the alias/ID number of the transmitting control head.
Page 103: One Active Mode
ADVANCED FEATURES Multiple Control Head Features One Active Mode The One Active mode enables only one control head to be visibly active at a time in a two control head system. Note: In the One Active mode, if more than two control heads are present upon power up, the radio shows a FATAL error Extra CH on the display of all attached control heads.
Page 104 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Active Radio Zone A Channel 1 Zone Chan Call Transceiver REMOTE Zone Chan Call Non-active Radio Procedure: Change the command between the two control heads by: Pressing the Menu Select button directly below F/R. Pressing the Menu Select button preprogrammed user button on the keypad microphone. CONTENTS <...
Page 105 ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts This feature provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias (name) or ID (number) that you use to initiate a call. Contact entries are sorted alphabetically according to entry alias. Also, each entry, depending on context (conventional, trunking, or phone), associates with one or up to five IDs according to the following types of calls: Phone Call, Private Call, Selective Call, or Call Alert.
Page 106: Making A Private Call From Contacts
ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts Making a Private Call from Contacts Procedure: Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. [Menu] DEMO The LED lights up solid red when the PTT button From the home screen, scroll left or right to is pressed.
Page 107: Adding A New Contact Entry
ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts Adding a New Contact Entry Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below DEMO Sel. From the home screen, scroll left or right to Cnts. The display shows Type 1 <Default Type>. Press the Menu Select button directly below Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts.
Page 108 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Use the keypad to enter the number and press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you have entered the number. To cancel this operation, press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.
Page 109: Deleting A Contact Entry
ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts Deleting a Contact Entry Procedure: DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Cnts. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are sorted alphabetically. Scroll up or down to the entry you want to delete. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 110: Adding A Contact To A Call List
ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts Adding a Contact to a Call List Procedure: DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Cnts. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are sorted alphabetically. Scroll up or down to the entry you want to add to a call list. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 111 ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts Editing a Contact (Entry Alias and Entry ID) Procedure: DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to Cnts. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are sorted alphabetically. Scroll up or down to entry you want to edit. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 112 ADVANCED FEATURES Contacts Editing a Contact (Call Type) Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Cnts. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are sorted alphabetically. Scroll up or down to entry you want to edit. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 113: Scan Lists
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channel/group sequence specified in the scan list for the current channel/group. Your radio supports different types of Scan Lists: •...
Page 114: Viewing A Scan List
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists Viewing a Scan List Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to ScnL. Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. Scroll up or down to view the members on the list. Press the Home button to exit the current display and return to the home screen. Menu Select Buttons CONTENTS...
Page 115: Editing The Scan List
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists Editing the Scan List This feature allows you to change scan list members Perform one of the following actions to select and priorities. another channel that you want to add or delete then repeat step 4. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
Page 116: Changing The Scan List Status
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists Changing the Scan List Status Procedure: Long press the preprogrammed Scan side button. Scroll up or down to the member you want to edit. Press the Select button once to add the currently displayed channel to the scan list. Press the Select button one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel.
Page 117: Viewing And Changing The Priority Status
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Lists Viewing and Changing the Priority Status Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel one or more times to change the priority status of the current displayed channel. Press the Menu Select button one or more times to toggle between different status of the Scan List status icon of the currently displayed channel.
Page 118: Turning Scan On Or Off
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Turning Scan On or Off This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of [Menu] channels. Scanning is halted if you initiate a call and From the home screen, scroll left or right to resumes when the call has ended.
Page 119 ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Channels Only) You can still receive fleetwide, system-wide, dynamic regrouping, incoming telephone interconnect, and Private Conversation/Call 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.
Page 120: Deleting A Nuisance Channel
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan 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 scan list. This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel. Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Nuis.
Page 121: Restoring A Nuisance Channel
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Restoring a Nuisance Channel 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: Changing Priorities Status While Scan Is On
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On While the radio is scanning, the dynamic priority change feature allows you to temporarily change any channel in a scan list (except for the Priority-One channel) to the Priority-Two channel. This change remains in effect until scan is turned off.
Page 123: Restoring Priorities In A Scan List
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Restoring Priorities in a Scan List 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. CONTENTS <...
Page 124: Using The Hang Up Box (Hub)
ADVANCED FEATURES Scan Using the Hang Up Box (HUB) To temporarily suspend Scan Mode operation, remove the microphone from the Hang Up Box (HUB). You are allowed to use the control head while scan is suspended. However, Priority Member scanning is not suspended.
Page 125: Call Alert Paging
ADVANCED FEATURES Call Alert Paging Receiving a Call Alert Page This feature allows your radio to work like a pager. Even if other users are away from their radios, or if they are unable to hear their radios, you can send them an individual call alert page.
Page 126: Sending A Call Alert Page
ADVANCED FEATURES Call Alert Paging Sending a Call Alert Page Do one of the following to send a call alert page. [Menu (Page)] DEMO Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Page. [Preprogrammed Button] Press the Menu Select button directly below Press the preprogrammed Call Alert Paging button Page.
Page 127 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) If the call alert page is sent successfully, you hear four high-pitched tones and the display shows [Menu (Call)] Ack received. The radio returns to the home From the home screen, scroll left or right to Call. screen.
Page 128: Enabling And Disabling In-Call User Alert
ADVANCED FEATURES Call Alert Paging Enabling and Disabling In-Call User Alert This feature allows you to mute the voice transmission of the current zone and channel. [Menu] Make sure you are in Home mode where the default From the home screen, scroll left or right to zone and mode are being displayed.
Page 129 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and Conventional) Initiating a Quick Call II Transmission This feature allows the user to broadcast a series of distinct, recognizable tones before a voice transmission from the dispatcher or a radio. The broadcasting dispatcher or radio user can select this pre-programmed alert tone transmission to be sent to an individual talkgroup or over the entire system.
Page 130: Emergency Operation
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation. An emergency signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel. If the Orange button is preprogrammed to send an emergency signal, this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel.
Page 131: Special Considerations For Emergencies
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Special Considerations for Emergencies • If you press the Emergency button while in a channel that has no emergency capability, a low-pitched tone sounds. • If you change to a channel/mode with no Emergency capability while in Emergency operation, the following occurs: The display shows NO EMERGENCY.
Page 132: Emergency Keep Alive
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Emergency Keep Alive 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 CONTENTS...
Page 133 ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Exiting Emergency Operation If an Emergency operation 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. CONTENTS <...
Page 134 ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only) Radios configured as Supervisor are able to cancel Note: The following buttons combinations are emergency mode of other radios. supported: The dispatch console must be preprogrammed to • Radio Accy No-Dot Button (Purple) and use this feature.
Page 135: Sending An Emergency Alarm
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher. Procedure: DEMO 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.
Page 136: Sending An Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) This feature gives your radio priority access to a talkgroup. Procedure: DEMO Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. The display shows EMERGENCY and the current zone or channel. You hear a short medium-pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.
Page 137: Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only) This feature allows you to send an Emergency Call with hot mic to a group of radios. Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation. Your radio microphone is automatically activated, allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without pressing the PTT button.
Page 138: Sending An Emergency Alarm With Emergency Call
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call This feature gives your radio priority access on a Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.0 channel for conventional system, and to a talkgroup to 2.5 cm) from your mouth. for trunking system.
Page 139: Sending An Emergency Alarm And Call With Hot Mic
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.0 and Call with hot mic to a group of radios. to 2.5 cm) from your mouth.
Page 140: Sending A Silent Emergency Alarm
ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the system without triggering any audio or visual indicators. This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”. Note: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires, the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button.
Page 141 ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Impact Detection This feature activates Emergency mode when the radio detects a force of gravity impact or orientation changes on the vehicle in the event of a vehicle crash or rollover. The radio automatically activates Impact Detected condition when the impact event meets or exceeds a predefined threshold.
Page 142 ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Detecting Impact Procedure: Radio detects the impact on the vehicle and the impact event meets or exceeds the predefined threshold. One of the following occurs: Radio enters Impact Detected condition. Radio sounds alert tone and displays IMPACT on the –...
Page 143 ADVANCED FEATURES Emergency Operation Exiting Impact Detected Condition If there is a false 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.
Page 144: Automatic Registration Service (Ars)
ADVANCED FEATURES Automatic Registration Service (ARS) Automatic Registration Service (ARS) provides an automated data 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: •...
Page 145: Selecting Or Changing The Ars Mode
ADVANCED FEATURES Automatic Registration Service (ARS) Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode The following methods are options on how to select or change the ARS Mode. The result of all the [Menu] methods is the same. You can use the options From the home screen, scroll left or right to Chan.
Page 146: User Login Feature
ADVANCED FEATURES Automatic Registration Service (ARS) User Login Feature This feature allows you to take on a friendly username for (Example: Text Messaging Service). You can still send text messages without logging in as a user. The user login feature only enables the recipient of your message to identify you as the sender by assigning a username to your message.
Page 147 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Logging In as a User If the selected predefined username has more than eight (8) characters, or an invalid character in it, the display momentary shows Invalid ID. Procedure: DEMO Press the Menu Select button directly below From the home screen, scroll left or right to PIN.
Page 148 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) One of the following scenarios occurs: • If the user name is invalid, login fails and the user login failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks. The display also shows Login failed. • If the PIN is invalid, login fails and the user login failure indicator (IP indicator) icon blinks.
Page 149 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Logging Out Once the data application registration is completed, you can log out. Procedure: DEMO Scroll left or right to Logt. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt. The display shows the User Login Indicator icon and Clear private data?. Select Yes to clear all your private data.
Page 150: Text Messaging Service (Tms)
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Text Messaging Service (TMS) allows you to send and receive messages and run database queries directly from your radios. The maximum number of characters allowed for a text message is 200 characters. The types of text messages available are: •...
Page 151: Accessing The Messaging Features
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Accessing the Messaging Features Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen. Press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the Inbox. [Menu] DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to TMS.
Page 152: Composing And Sending A New Text Message
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Composing and Sending a New Text Message Procedure: DEMO From the home screen, scroll left or right to TMS. Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. Scroll up or down to Compose and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Scroll up or down to Text Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to compose a new message.
Page 153: Sending A Quick Text Message
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Sending a Quick Text Message Scroll up or down to Send Message and press Quick Text messages are messages that are the Menu Select button directly below Sel. predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently.
Page 154 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Press the Menu Select button directly below Scroll up or down to scroll through the list of Send or press the PTT button to send the messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message. message.
Page 155 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Press the Menu Select button directly below Send or press the PTT button 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.
Page 156: Priority Status And Request Reply Of A New Text Message
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message Before sending your message, you can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message. Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure.
Page 157 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message Ensure there is an outgoing message composed to allow you to perform this procedure. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Mark as Normal and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status from the message.
Page 158 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status from the message.
Page 159 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status icon.
Page 160: Receiving A Text Message
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Receiving a Text Message Note: When you receive a message that is flagged with the Request Reply icon, you must manually respond to the sender that you have received the message. The system does not automatically send a notification to acknowledge that the message was received.
Page 161: Viewing A Text Message From The Inbox
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox The Inbox can hold up to 30 messages. Procedure: Perform one of the following actions: – Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen.
Page 162: Replying To A Received Text Message
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Replying to a Received Text Message – The original date and time stamp, address, and Scroll up or down to scroll through the list of message content is automatically appended to the predefined messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the reply message.
Page 163: Accessing The Drafts Folder
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Accessing the Drafts Folder This folder stores the messages that were saved previously. The Drafts folder can hold up to 10 messages. The oldest draft in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in. Procedure: Scroll left or right to TMS.
Page 164: Sent Text Messages
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Sent Text Messages Sent messages is saved in the Sent folder. The Sent folder stores a maximum of 10 messages. The oldest message in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in. Viewing a Sent Text Message Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button]...
Page 165 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) [Menu] 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 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. Scroll up or down to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message.
Page 166 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Sending a Sent Text Message: Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while viewing the message. Scroll up or down to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Scroll up or down to scroll through the address list and select the required address. Scroll up or down to [Other Recpnt] and press the Menu Select button below Edit.
Page 167: Deleting Text Messages
ADVANCED FEATURES Text Messaging Service (TMS) Deleting Text Messages Procedure: From the Inbox, Draft, or Sent screen: Scroll left or right to scroll through the messages. Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the current message. Deleting All Text Messages Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the messaging feature screen.
Page 168: Secure Operations
ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Enabling Secure Transmission Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels. By default, the radio automatically enters the encrypted environment without having to manually select or clear the secure transmission.
Page 169: Accessing The Secure Feature
ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Accessing the Secure Feature Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Sec. Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below Sec to display the Secure feature screen. The display shows the Secure screen. CONTENTS <...
Page 170 ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Managing Encryption – Loading the Encryption Key(s) Note: Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections and setup. Procedure: Attach the KVL to your radio. The display shows Keyloading and all other radio functions, except for power down, backlight, and volume, are locked out.
Page 171 ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Managing Encryption – Multikey Feature This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm. There are two types of encryption keys: • Conventional Multikey The encryption keys are strapped on a one-per-channel basis, through CPS. In addition, you can have operator-selectable keys, operator-selectable keysets, and operator-selectable key erasure.
Page 172 ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Managing Encryption – Selecting Encryption Keys Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Key. Press the Menu Select button directly below Key. The display shows the last user-selected and stored encryption key, and the available menu selections. If the Multi-system Over-the-Air Rekeying feature is in use, the list of keys displayed is only for the current secure profile of the selected channel.
Page 173 ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Managing Encryption – Selecting Keysets This feature allows you to select one or more groups Procedure: of several encryption keys from among the available From the home screen, scroll left or right to keys stored in the radio. KSet.
Page 174 ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Managing Encryption – Erasing Encryption Keys If the Multi-system Over-the-Air Rekeying feature is Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. in use, the keys erased are only for the current secure profile of the selected channel. The erase all The display shows the available key erase option operates as configured by the dealer or options.
Page 175: Requesting An Over-The-Air Rekey
ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations ® Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO 25 Conventional Only) If the Multi-system Over-the-Air Rekeying feature is in use, the rekey request is only for the current selected secure profile. Ensure that the Unique Key Encryption Key (UKEK) or Unique Shadow Key (USK) is loaded into the radio with the Key Variable Loader (KVL) before the rekey request can be sent.
Page 176 Secure Operations MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) – Conventional Only This feature allows you to view or define the Motorola Data Communications (MDC) Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) features. It is applied only when operating in secure encrypted mode. In addition to Rekey Requests, OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgments, and Power-up Acknowledgments.
Page 177: Infinite Ukek Retention
ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Infinite UKEK Retention This feature enables Unique Key Encryption Key (UKEK) to be permanently 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.
Page 178: Hear Clear
ADVANCED FEATURES Secure Operations Hear Clear Hear-Clear is a noise reduction system which composed of Companding and Random FM Noise Canceller. • Companding: Reduces the channel noise such as OTA transmission that is predominantly present in UHF2 and 900 MHz channel with the following features.
Page 179: Radio Lock
ADVANCED FEATURES Security Radio Lock This feature requires you to enter a password to unlock the radio when it powers on. The default password is 0123456789. Your service provider determines the following requirements: If you are prompted to change the password, enter a new password as reusing the default password is not allowed.
Page 180 ADVANCED FEATURES Security Enabling or Disabling Radio Lock (Secure Radios Only) This feature allows you to enable or disable the radio lock feature. It is programmable by a qualified radio technician. Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Logf. Press the Menu Select button directly below Logf.
Page 181 ADVANCED FEATURES Security Changing the Radio Lock Password Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below From the home screen, scroll left or right to Pswd. The password is updated. Press the Menu Select button directly below If the two passwords do not match, repeat step Pswd.
Page 182: Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password
ADVANCED FEATURES Security Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password Press the Menu Select button directly below OK. The Tactical Inhibit Password is required for the Radio Stun and Radio Kill features. You can set up Re-enter the new password. to 8 characters for this password. Press the Menu Select button directly below OK.
Page 183: Radio Stun And Kill
ADVANCED FEATURES Radio Stun and Kill Radio Stun This feature allows you to stun another radio by Perform one of the following: sending an over-the-air command using the menu on – Scroll up or down to the required ID. your radio. This feature prevents an unauthorized user from using the radio.
Page 184: Radio Kill
ADVANCED FEATURES Radio Stun and Kill Radio Kill This feature allows you to render your radio or Procedure: another radio inoperable if the radio is misplaced or From the home screen, scroll left or right to Kill. lost. When a radio is killed, the display turns blank and all functions of the radio are not usable.
Page 185 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) If the receiving radio receives the command, the Using Direct Kill to Kill Your Own Radio radio display shows Ack received. Direct Kill allows you to make your own radio If the receiving radio does not have encryption inoperable.
Page 186: Radio Inhibit
ADVANCED FEATURES Radio Inhibit This feature allows the system administrator to put a radio into a non-functional state when the radio is missing 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.
Page 187: Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Note: This feature is addressed as GPS across the manual as the naming convention of the buttons and strings remain the same as the legacy feature of GPS. The availability and accuracy of this location information (and the amount of time that it takes to calculate it) varies depending on the environment in which you are using the GPS feature.
Page 188: Gps Performance Enhancement
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System GPS Performance Enhancement Sometimes, the GPS feature may be unable to complete a location 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: •...
Page 189: The Outdoor Location Feature (Using Gps)
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) This feature allows you to determine your current location using a location menu, as well as your current distance and bearing in relation to another location. Radio location may be requested and reported over-the- air.
Page 190: Location Format
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Location Format 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 •...
Page 191: Accessing The Outdoor Location Feature
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature An ON radio menu may be present on the Location menu screen if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator. Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Loc. Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc.
Page 192 ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Selecting Location Format Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Loc. Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Loc Format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Scroll up or down to the preferred location format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Page 193: Turning Off Gps
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Turning Off GPS Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Loc. Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc. The display shows Previous loc <Latitude>. Scroll up or down to check the time and date of the last successful location fix. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Page 194: Saving A Waypoint
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Saving a Waypoint Ensure that your radio shows the current location on the screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the Location main screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below OK Procedure: once you are done.
Page 195: Viewing A Saved Waypoint
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Viewing a Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Waypoints. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints.
Page 196: Editing The Alias Of A Waypoint
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Editing the Alias of a Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the Use the keypad to edit the alias. screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once you are done. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl Press the Menu Select button directly below...
Page 197: Editing The Coordinates Of A Waypoint
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint Ensure that your radio shows the current location on Utilize the following control buttons to select the the screen. number/coordinates if required, then press the Menu Select button directly below Edit to change the number/coordinates.
Page 198 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Utilize the following control buttons or menu to change the number/coordinates if required, then press the Menu Select button directly below OK once. – Press left to move one space to the left. – Press right to move one space to the right. –...
Page 199: Deleting A Single Saved Waypoint
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Waypoints. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints.
Page 200: Deleting All Saved Waypoints
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Deleting All Saved Waypoints Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. Note: You cannot delete any of the preprogrammed waypoints. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Waypoints.
Page 201: Measuring The Distance And Bearing From A Saved Waypoint
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. Procedure: Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Scroll up or down to Dist frm here. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Page 202: Location Feature In Emergency Mode
ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System Location Feature in Emergency Mode When the Emergency feature is activated, the radio exits the Location menu and returns to the Home screen for you to view the channel 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.
Page 203 ADVANCED FEATURES Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System ® Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO 25 Conventional) This feature is only available for radio-to-radio voice Full location coordinates transmissions, dispatch call and selective call. • PTT ID (optional) Both the transmitting radio and receiving radio must •...
Page 204: Mission Critical Geofence
ADVANCED FEATURES ® Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking) This feature allows the radio to use the GPS receiver to determine its location at frequent intervals and evaluate if the radio is within the Geofence area in real time. Geofence is a virtual perimeter based on the GPS to define a geographical area on earth.
Page 205: Entering The Geofence Area
ADVANCED FEATURES ® Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking) Entering the Geofence Area The Voice Announcement and TMS display in this feature are optional. They must be configured to enable you to hear and see these indicators. When the radio enters a Geofence area, the radio immediately sends a message ACK back to the system. The radio searches the current zone for the channel with same talkgroup assigned as the Dynamic Talkgroup and also with same system ID of current trunk system.
Page 206 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Note: If there is another incoming text message before you exit the previous message, the message screen is refreshed to show the latest message. The following procedure guides you to exit the text message received. Procedure: 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.
Page 207: Geo-Fence
ADVANCED FEATURES ® Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System) Mission Critical Geofence This feature allows the radio to use the GPS receiver to determine radio location at frequent intervals and evaluate if the radio is within the Geofence area in real time. Check with your dealer or qualified technician to program the Geofence coordinates and actions.
Page 208 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Exiting Mission Critical Geofence When the 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: Trunking System Controls
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Operating in Failsoft System The failsoft system ensures continuous radio communication during a trunked system failure. If a trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into failsoft operation and automatically switches to its failsoft channel. During failsoft operation, your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency.
Page 210: Out-Of-Range Radio
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Out-of-Range Radio When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. Procedure: DEMO 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.
Page 211: Smart Connect
Your radio can connect through a fixed Wi-Fi access point in buildings or in-vehicle Broadband modem such as the following modems: • Motorola Solutions VML750 • Sierra Wireless MP70 • Sierra Wireless GX450 Your radio displays the SmartConnect capable icon on the SmartConnect enabled channel.
Page 212 ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls SmartZone The SmartZone™ feature extends communications beyond the reach of a single-trunked site (antenna location) when operating in a SmartZone system. SmartZone units provide expanded wide-area coverage. SmartZone automatically switches the radio to a different site when the current site signal becomes unacceptable.
Page 213: Site Trunking Feature
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Site Trunking Feature If the Zone Controller loses communication 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.
Page 214: Locking And Unlocking A Site
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Locking and Unlocking a Site This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide-area talkgroup sites. This feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide-area system. Follow the procedure to lock and unlock a site using the radio menu.
Page 215: Viewing The Current Site
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Viewing the Current Site Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the preprogrammed Site Search button. The display momentarily shows the name of the current site and its corresponding Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI). [Menu] From the home screen, scroll left or right to RSSI. Press the Menu Select button directly below RSSI.
Page 216: Changing The Current Site
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Changing the Current Site Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press and hold down the preprogrammed Site Search button. You hear a tone and the display momentarily shows Scanning site. When the radio finds a new site, it returns to the home screen. [Menu] From the home screen, scroll left or right to RSSI.
Page 217: Trunked Announcement
ADVANCED FEATURES Trunking System Controls Trunked Announcement The announcement capability allows you to make announcements to the entire user group, monitor talkgroup calls, and other announcements. Announcement calls are handled in two different ways, ruthless and non-ruthless preemption. The two types are called ruthless and non-ruthless preemption. •...
Page 218 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Initiating an Announcement Ensure your radio has been programmed to allow announcement calls. Procedure: If channel is set as the primary mode, turn the Mode Knob to locate the announcement-group mode. Press the microphone PTT button to initiate the announcement. CONTENTS <...
Page 219: Ignition Switch Options
ADVANCED FEATURES Ignition Switch Options The Ignition Switch Options feature is configured in the Customer Programming Software (CPS) and it determines the functionality of the radio based on the ignition state of the vehicle. The available options are as follows. Blank This option allows you to turn on/off the radio through the Power button regardless of the current state of the ignition.
Page 220 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Required This option allows you to turn on the radio only if ignition is present. The radio turns off either through a Power button press or when the ignition is lost. If the radio turns off due to ignition being removed, it automatically turns on when the ignition is present.
Page 221 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Ignition Only Power Up In this option, the radio turns on only when ignition is detected and turns off when ignition is removed. It does not turn on/off with the Power button press. 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).
Page 222: Voice Announcement
ADVANCED FEATURES Voice Announcement This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode, zone, or channel assigned to the user. This audio indicator can be customized per customer requirements. The two options of priority for the Voice Announcement available are: High –...
Page 223 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO A Site Selectable Alert (SSA) is an Intelligent Lighting indicator with audio alert sent to radios at sites to notify the users when there is a special situation that they need to be aware of. Your radio supports up to 250 site aliases.
Page 224: Sending Ssa Notification To Single Site
ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Procedure: If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 225 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry Procedure: Scroll up or down to the desired Alert Alias. From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. Press the Menu Select button directly below Send.
Page 226 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) Press 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: Sending Ssa Notification To All Sites
ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Sending SSA Notification to All Sites Procedure: If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 228: Sending Ssa Notification To All Available Sites
ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites Procedure: If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit Press the Menu Select button directly below to return to the home screen.
Page 229 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Stopping SSA Notification to Single Site Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 230 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Stopping SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry Procedure: One of the following scenarios occur: From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. – If a wrong Site ID is entered, the display shows Invalid ID and prompts to enter the Press the Menu Select button directly below Site ID again.
Page 231 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Stopping SSA Notification to All Sites Procedure: If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 232 ADVANCED FEATURES ® Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO Stopping SSA Notification to All Available Sites Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to SSA. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA.
Page 233 ADVANCED FEATURES Channel Change On/Off Hook This feature determines the mode of the radio based on the Hub on/off-hook state of all the control heads. Whenever the radio goes off-hook, it changes to a preprogrammed zone channel assigned for off-hook state. While in off-hook state, you can change the mode manually.
Page 234 ADVANCED FEATURES (continued) The Off Hook State for APX Dual-Radio Setup For Dual-Radio, the state of the Hub on the unselected radio is always considered as on-hook. When the Hub is in off-hook state, the selected radio changes the channel according to the configuration of the Customer Programming Software (CPS), and the unselected radio does not trigger a channel change.
Page 235: Low Voltage Threshold Warning
ADVANCED FEATURES Low Voltage Threshold Warning A specific external device is attached to the radio to monitor the automobile voltage. When the car battery went lower than a pre-defined threshold, the external device asserts the Vehicular Interface Port (VIP) input to the radio.
Page 236: Turning Wi-Fi On Or Off
ADVANCED FEATURES Wi-Fi Turning Wi-Fi On or Off You can connect your radio to a Wi-Fi network for wireless programming. Your service administrator preprograms the Wi-Fi Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name that your radio can connect to. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] To toggle the Wi-Fi on or off, press the preprogrammed Wi-Fi button.
Page 237: Selecting Wi-Fi Network
ADVANCED FEATURES Wi-Fi Selecting Wi-Fi Network This feature allows you to view and select the Scroll up or down though the list and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to connect available Wi-Fi network. to the selected network. Radio displays the Wi-Fi status, the selected Procedure: network, and the signal strength.
Page 238: Checking The Wi-Fi Configuration And Status Of The Radio
ADVANCED FEATURES Wi-Fi Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio Procedure: Searching Looking for available Wi-Fi networks that have been [Preprogrammed Button] preprogrammed into the radio. Long press the preprogrammed Wi-Fi button. Connecting In the process of connecting to a The display shows the current status of the Wi-Fi as found Wi-Fi network.
Page 239 UTILITIES This chapter explains the operations of the utility functions available in your radio. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 240: Viewing Recent Calls
UTILITIES Viewing Recent Calls This feature allows you to view the recent incoming Procedure: and outgoing call information of the following call Scroll left or right to Rcnt. types: Press the Menu Select button directly below • Call Alert Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature •...
Page 241: Selecting The Power Level
UTILITIES Selecting the Power Level This feature enables you to reduce the transmit Procedure: power level for specific case that requires a lower [Preprogrammed Button] power level. You can select the power level at which Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level your radio transmits.
Page 242: Selecting A Radio Profile
UTILITIES Selecting a Radio Profile This feature allows you to manually switch the visual and audio settings of the radio. The display, [Menu] backlight, alert tones, and audio settings are defined From the home screen, scroll left or right to Prfl. according to the preprogrammed radio settings of Press the Menu Select button directly below Prfl each radio profile.
Page 243: Controlling The Display Backlight
UTILITIES Controlling the Display Backlight You can enable or disable the radio display backlight as needed, 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.
Page 244: Turning Keypad Tones On Or Off
UTILITIES Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones as needed. [Menu] From the home screen, scroll left or right to Mute. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the Menu Select button directly below Mute. Press the preprogrammed Keypad Mute button to The display momentarily shows Tones off, turn the tones off or on.
Page 245: Turning Voice Mute On Or Off
UTILITIES Turning Voice Mute On or Off You can enable and disable voice transmission, if needed. [Menu] From the home screen, scroll left or right to VMut. Procedure: [Preprogrammed Button] Press the Menu Select button directly below VMut. Press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button to turn The display shows Voice mute off, and you the feature off or on.
Page 246: Using The Time-Out Timer
UTILITIES Using the Time-Out Timer This feature turns off the transmitter of your radio. You cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting. If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops your transmission, and you hear a talk-prohibit tone. The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be preprogrammed from 15 to 465 seconds, in 15 seconds intervals, or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode, by a qualified radio technician.
Page 247 UTILITIES Conventional Squelch Operation Features This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than normal background noise. Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Sql. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sql. The display shows Squelch XX, where XX is the value for the current squelch.
Page 248 UTILITIES (continued) Analog Options Tone Private Line (PL), Digital Private-Line (DPL), and carrier squelch is available (preprogrammed) per channel. Mode Result Carrier squelch You hear all traffic on a channel. PL or DPL The radio responds only to your messages. Digital Options One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio.
Page 249: Using The Pl Defeat Feature
UTILITIES Using the PL Defeat Feature This feature allows you to override any coded squelch that preprogrammed to a 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.
Page 250: Digital Ptt Id Support
UTILITIES Digital PTT ID Support This feature allows you to see the radio ID (number) of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission. The receiving radio and the dispatcher can view the ID, which consists of up to a maximum of eight characters.
Page 251: Smart Ptt Feature (Conventional Only)
UTILITIES Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) Smart PTT is a per-personality, programmable feature used to keep radio users from talking over other radio conversations. When Smart PTT is enabled in your radio, you cannot transmit on an active channel. The following table shows the variations of Smart PTT. Mode Description Transmit Inhibit on Busy...
Page 252: Transmit Inhibit
UTILITIES Transmit Inhibit This feature allows you to stops all transmission including voice and data. The radio can receive messages but not able to reply the acknowledgment request of the received message. This feature is available for APCO 25 trunking, Type II trunking and Conventional operations for all APX radios.
Page 253 UTILITIES Transmit Inhibit Enabling and Disabling Transmit Inhibition Enabling Transmit Inhibition Perform one of the following actions: From the home screen, scroll left or right to TxIn. Press the Menu Select button below TxIn. • • Turn off the ignition through Ignition Sense Line. The display shows Tx inhibit on.
Page 254 UTILITIES (continued) Disabling Transmit Inhibition Perform one of the following actions: 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 ‐...
Page 255: Instant Recall
UTILITIES Instant Recall This feature allows the user to save the last received Follow the procedure below to playback the saved call and playback the recorded call. calls using the preprogrammed Record Playback button: Short press the preprogrammed Record Saving and Playback Calls Playback button to playback the saved calls.
Page 256 UTILITIES (continued) Follow the procedure below to playback and save the Follow the procedure below to playback the saved calls using recorded calls using the radio menu: the radio menu: Procedure: Procedure: [Menu] [Menu] Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt. Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt.
Page 257: External Alarms (Horn And Lights)
UTILITIES External Alarms (Horn and Lights) Your service administrator may configure the control Using Non-Permanent Horn and Lights heads with external alarms (horn and lights) that are Procedure: activated when a Call Alert Page, Private Call, or Press the Menu Select button directly below H/L Phone Call is received.
Page 258 UTILITIES (continued) Using Permanent Horn and Lights Changing the Selected Alarms If Permanent Horn and Lights are enabled, horn and Procedure: lights will automatically turn on when the radio Press the Menu Select button directly below H/L powers up. until the display shows the required alarm. Press the Menu Select button directly below H+L to turn on both horn and lights.
Page 259 UTILITIES (continued) Receiving a Call While Alarms are Turned On Turning Off Non-Rearmable External Alarms When you receive a call with the Alarms turned on, Procedure: the vehicle horn sounds for 4 seconds, and/or the Press the Menu Select button directly below car lights turn on for 60 seconds.
Page 260 UTILITIES (continued) Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms The external alarm(s) is turned off and automatically rearmed so that when you exit the Procedure: entry, the external alarm(s) will automatically turn Press the Menu Select button directly below Call, Page, or Phon to turn off the external alarm(s) and access that feature.
Page 261 UTILITIES Programmable Button Configurations for Gun Lock This feature uses the programmable buttons of the radio to control up to three gun locks. The available configurations are: • Gun Lock 1 – triggers first gun lock to open. • Gun Lock 2 – triggers second gun lock to open. •...
Page 262 UTILITIES Programmable Button Configurations for Gun Lock Unlocking All Gun Locks Unlocking All Gun Locks With Relock Timer Procedure: Press the preprogrammed Gun Lock button. All the Gun Locks open concurrently. Place or 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.
Page 263 UTILITIES Action Consolidation Mode This feature allows the radio to execute a series of actions by a preprogrammed button. Features for Action Consolidation: • Activates the lightbar with patterns • Activates the siren • Switches to predefined zone or channel for Talkaround or Direct Mode •...
Page 264 UTILITIES (continued) Activation the Action Consolidation Activities Procedure: Press the preprogrammed button of Action 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.
Page 265 UTILITIES (continued) Deactivating the Action Consolidation Activities When the radio is running activities of the Action Consolidation, the following interruptions shall end the Action Consolidation activities. Procedure: Press the Home button. The display shows Action Consolidation Canceled. The radio ends the transmission and reverts to Home mode.
Page 266: General Radio Information
UTILITIES General Radio Information Your radio contains information on the following: Procedure: From the home screen, scroll left or right to Info. • Radio Information • IP Display Press the Menu Select button directly below Info. • Control Assignments Scroll up or down to Radio Info. Note: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
Page 267 UTILITIES (continued) • Accessing the Radio Information Processor Version • This feature displays the following radio information. MCHIB Version • • Host Version CHIB Version • • Secure Version TIB Version • • CH 1–4 Version (depending on the number of TRC Version channels connected.) •...
Page 268: Radio Care
RADIO CARE This chapter explains the radio care. CONTENTS < PREV NEXT >...
Page 269 RADIO CARE Radio Care The following are suggestions to assist you in troubleshooting possible operating problems. 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. Only a qualified radio technician should perform this task.
Page 270: Cleaning The External Surface Of The Radio
RADIO CARE Radio Care Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio CAUTION: Do not use solvents to clean your radio. Spirits may permanently damage the radio housing. Do not submerge the radio in the detergent solution. To clean the external surfaces of your radio, follow the procedure described next. Combine one teaspoon of mild dishwashing detergent to one gallon of water (0.5% solution).
Page 271: Cleaning The External Plastic Surface
RADIO CARE Radio Care Cleaning the External Plastic Surface The detergent-water solution 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.
Page 272: Proper Ways To Handle The Radio
RADIO CARE Radio Care Proper Ways to Handle the Radio • 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. •...
Page 273: Radio Service And Repair
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