APX TWO-WAY RADIOS User Guide
Documentation Copyrights...........14 Declaration of Conformity......................... 7 Disclaimer.......................................15 Important Safety Information..........9 Getting Started............................... 16 Software Version............................10 Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)....................................................10 Consignes de sécurité importantes.................................11 Version logicielle...........................
Attaching the Belt Clip................................... 22 Turning On the Radio.................................... 23 Adjusting the Volume.....................................25 Identifying Radio Controls............ 27 Radio Parts and Controls...............................27 Programmable Features................................ 28 Assignable Radio Functions............... 28 Assignable Settings or Utility Functions....................................... 31 Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions.....
Advanced Features........................58 Advanced Call Features................................ 58 Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)........................ 58 Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only)...... 59 Sending a Status Call......................... 59 Responding to the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only).............................................. 60 Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)....61 Contacts.........................................................
Contents Man Down......................................................74 Pre-Alert Timer....................................76 Post-Alert Timer.................................. 76 Radio Alerts When Man Down Feature is Triggered...................... 76 Triggering Emergency.........................76 Radio Alerts When Man Down Enhanced is Triggered...................77 Exiting Man Down Feature..................77 Re-Initiating Man Down.......................78 Testing the Man Down Feature...........
Selecting a Radio Profile...................122 Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias............................................. 122 Selecting the Audio Speaker.............123 Controlling the Display Backlight...... 123 Setting Up the Radio Display and Visual Indicators to Suit Night Vision Goggles.............................124 Locking and Unlocking the Controls. 125 Turning the Controls and Buttons Tones On or Off........................... 125 Turning Voice Mute On or Off...........
Cleaning Your Radio.........................134 Proper Ways to Handle the Radio.... 134 Radio Service and Repair................. 134 Battery Care.................................................135 Battery Charge Status.......................135 Battery Recycling and Disposal........ 136 Accessories..................................137 Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range..................... 138 Contents Special Channel Assignments..................... 138 Emergency Channel....................
Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below. Declaration of Conformity Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.
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 licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to Occupational use only. Before using the radio, read the RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for Compliance with applicable standards and Regulations.
Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R13.00.00 or later. See Accessing the Radio Information on page 130 to determine your radio software version. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.
Radios bidirectionnelles portatives : exposition aux radiofréquences et sécurité du produit ATTENTION! Cette radio ne doit être utilisée qu'à des fins professionnelles.
Version logicielle Toutes les fonctions décrites dans les sections suivantes sont prises en charge par la version R13.00.00 ou les versions ultérieures du logiciel de la radio. Pour obtenir davantage de renseignements à propos des fonctions prises en charge, adressez-vous à votre détaillant ou à votre administrateur de système.
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damage to the equipment if not carefully observed. Getting Started How to Use This Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX Portables. 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. Notations Used in This Manual Getting Started Throughout the text in this publication, you will notice the use of Warning, Caution, and Note.
The following performance enhancements 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. Add Enhanced Data to the Integrated Data system with a software installation to improve data channel efficiency and enable denser network traffic.
• • Getting Started • 18 English Is your radio programmed with any preset conventional channels? Which buttons have been programmed to access other features? What optional accessories may suit your needs?
This section provides simple instructions to prepare your radio for your. Charging the Battery Warning: To avoid a possible explosion: • • Do not replace the battery in any area labeled hazardous atmosphere. Do not discard batteries in a fire. The Motorola-approved battery shipped with your radio is uncharged. Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure optimum capacity and performance.
Preparing Your Radio for Use A 2 To remove the battery, lift up the latch which is at the bottom of the radio, then slide the battery out from the radio. Note: When removing the battery, ensure that the radio is turned off. Attaching the Antenna Ensure the radio is turned off before attaching the antenna. 1 Set the antenna in its receptacle. 2 Turn the antenna clockwise to attach to the radio.
Preparing Your Radio for Use 3 To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise. Note: When removing the antenna, ensure that the radio is turned off. Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover The accessory connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio. Note: To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use.
2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it from the radio. 3 To attach the accessory connector cover, insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector. 4 Press downward on the cover’s top to seat it in the slot. Preparing Your Radio for Use 5 Once in place, tighten by rotating the thumbscrew clockwise by hand. Attaching the Belt Clip A B 22 English C 1 Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the radio and push down until you hear a click.
Preparing Your Radio for Use A 2 To remove the clip, use a flatbladed object to press the belt clip tab ( ) away from the radio. Then, slide the clip upward and away from the radio. Turning On the Radio 1 Press the Control Knob until the radio display lights on, then release the knob.
• If the power-up test is successful, you see momentary SELFTEST on the radio’s display, followed by the Home screen. • If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you see Error XX/YY (XX/YY is an alphanumeric code). Note: If the radio fails to power-up after repeating a few times, record the Error XX/YY code and contact your dealer.
Preparing Your Radio for Use Adjusting the Volume Ensure the radio is power on and the main speaker ( ) is pointed towards you for increased loudness and intelligibility, especially in areas with loud background noises. Your radio is preprogrammed to reset to medium volume rate, which is Level 12, by default whenever the radio powers up. 1 To increase the volume, rotate the Multi Function Knob ( ) clockwise.
2 To decrease the volume, rotate this knob counterclockwise. Preparing Your Radio for Use The display shows volume bars and volume level when you change the volume.
18 Radio Parts and Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 17 16 Identifying Radio Controls Identifying Radio Controls 22 19 21 15 14 13 20 12 1 16–Poition Select Knob1 11 2 On/Off/Volume Control Knob 10 3 Top Lightbar 4 Top Side (Select) Button1 5 Microphone 6 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button 7 Side Button 11 8 Side Button 21 27 English
Identifying Radio Controls 28 1 9 Home Button 10 4-Way Navigation Button 11 Data Feature Button 12 Menu Select Buttons 13 Main Display 14 Speaker 15 Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator 16 LED Press 17 Battery Latch (at the bottom)Top (Orange) Button1 18 Antenna Long Press Pressing and holding for the preprogrammed duration (between 0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds). 19 Accessory Connector Hold down Keeping the button pressed.
Allows you to answer a private call. Channel Selects a channel. Contacts Selects the Contacts menu. Dynamic Priority (Conventional Only) Allows any channel in a Scan List (except for the Priority-One channel) to temporarily replace the Priority-Two channel. Emergency Depending on the programming, initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call. Information Displays the information of the radio.
Identifying Radio Controls 30 English Private Call (Trunking Only) Allows a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. Scan Toggles scan on or off. Scan List Programming Selects the scan list for editing (by long press on the Scan button). Private Line Defeat (Conventional Only) Overrides any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that is preprogrammed to a channel.
Talkgroup (Conventional Only) Allows a call from an individual radio to a group of radios. Text Messaging Service (TMS) Selects the text messaging menu. TMS Quick Text Selects a predefined message. User Automatically registers with the server. Zone Select Allows selection from a list of zones. Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Keypad/Controls Lock Locks or unlocks the keypad, programmable buttons, switches or rotary knobs.
A Softkeys B Menu Select Buttons C Data Feature Button D 4–Way Navigation Button E Home Button Menu Select Buttons Note: Check with your dealer or system administrator for the list of features activated in your radio. Identifying Radio Controls Use the Menu Select button to access the menu entry of your radio feature.
Identifying Radio Controls Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button A 33 English
The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes: • Identifying Radio Controls • 34 English 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. Release the PTT button to listen. The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed. While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make a new call. See Making a Radio Call on page 52 for more information.
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Status Icons The number of bars displayed represents the received signal strength for the current site, for trunking only. The more stripes in the icon, the stronger the signal. The 160 x 90 pixel front liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The top two display rows contain color icons that indicate radio operating conditions. Receiving Roaming Radio is receiving a call or data.
In-Call User Alert Vote Scan Enabled On– The feature is enabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is activated. The vote scan feature is enabled. Off– The feature is disabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is deactivated. Identifying Status Indicators or Power Level L– Radio is set at Low power. H– Radio is set at High power. Scan Radio is scanning a scan list.
User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data) On– User is currently associated with the radio. Inverted Off– User is currently not associated with the radio. Blinking– Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin. Inverted– User successfully login to the secured IP Packet Data. Data Activity Data activity is present. Identifying Status Indicators Blinking– Feature is enabled, but no signal is available.
The text message cannot be sent. Unread Message • • User receives a new message. The selected text message in the Inbox has not been read. Read Message The selected text message in the Inbox has been read. Identifying Status Indicators Normal Message User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply. Message Index Indicates the index of the current message the user is viewing.
Menu Option Description/Function Sel Selects the highlighted command. Send Sends the message. Yes Updates or saves a command. Identifying Status Indicators TMS Menu Options Mobile number added to a Call List. Landline phone number. Landline phone number added to a Call List. Incoming call or data. Call Type Icons Outgoing call or data.
Identifying Status Indicators A 40 English Solid red Radio is transmitting. Blinking red Radio is transmitting at low battery condition. Double blinking red Radio is in Emergency Mode. Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error. Solid yellow (Conventional Only) Channel is busy. Blinking yellow Radio is receiving a secured transmission.
Identifying Status Indicators Rapidly blinking green Radio is on a Priority-One channel while in the Scan List Programming mode. Note: No LED indication when the radio receives a clear (non-secured) transmission in trunking Mode. LED indication can be preprogramed by qualified technician to be permanently disabled. Consult your dealer for further details if you need it to be disabled. A Top Lightbar Indicator The Top Lightbar indicates the status of Intelligent Lighting.
Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporary changes the color of the Top Lightbar and adds a color bar to the main display screen to help signal that a radio event has occurred. Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Backlight and Bar Color Notification When Orange Emergency Alerts The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call. Identifying Status Indicators The radio receives an emergency alarm or call. The radio initiates the Man Down Post-Alert timer.
Notification Identifying Status Indicators Backlight and Bar Color When The radio receives a call alert. The radio receives a selective call. 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 Short, LowPitched Tone Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test. Reject When an unauthorized request is made. Time-Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out.
You Hear A Group of Low-Pitched Tones Tone Name Heard Out of Range (When PTT button is pressed) the radio is out of range of the system. Invalid Mode When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel. Busy When system is busy. Identifying Status Indicators Short, Medium- Valid Key-Press Pitched Tone Radio Self Test Pass 44 English When a correct key is pressed. When radio passes its power-up self test. Clear Voice At beginning of a non-coded communication.
Tone Name Heard Keyfail When encryption key has been lost. Console Acknowledge When status, emergency alarm, or reprogram request ACK is received. Received Individual Call When Call Alert or Private Call is received. Call Alert Sent When Call Alert is received by the target radio. Site Trunking When a SmartZone trunking system fails. Short, HighPitched Tone (Chirp) Low-Battery Chirp When battery is below preset threshold value.
Identifying Status Indicators You Hear Tone Name Heard Unique, HighPitched Chirp Priority Status When a priority message is received. IncrementalPitched Tone Bluetooth Paired When Bluetooth accessory is paired with the radio. Bluetooth Connected When Bluetooth accessory is connected to the radio. DecrementalPitched Tone Bluetooth Unpaired When Bluetooth accessory is unpaired from the radio. Bluetooth Disconnected When Bluetooth accessory is disconnected from the radio.
You See When Notes A Long Tone No phone You press the PTT button and the phone system is not available. Press to hang up. The radio returns to the Home screen. Phone busy The phone system is busy. Press to exit the phone mode and try your call later. A Busy Tone Phone busy When a channel is not available. The radio automatically connects when a channel opens. – No acknowledge The call is not acknowledged. to hang up. The radio returns to the Press Home screen.
• Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. • Select a zone via the preprogrammed Zone (3Position A/B/C) switch: a) Move the preprogrammed Zone (3-Position A/B/C) switch to the position of the required zone. If the zone number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat Step A. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to confirm the displayed zone. c) Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel.
Positions of ChUp and ChDn on the display may differ each time you release the Menu Select button. Read carefully before you press. c) Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone and channel. Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs. The following methods are options on how to select a radio channel. The result of all the methods is the same.
You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved. 2 Note: Repeat this procedure to change the zone and channel of the programmed button. Short press of the programmed button or to MS1, MS2 ... or MS5. 3 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below one of the softkey (MS1–MS5). You hear a short, medium-pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved. Note: To change the programmed zone and channel, repeat this procedure.
transmission. In trunking mode, there is no LED indication when the radio receives a transmission. If the radio is receiving a secure transmission, the LED blinks yellow. Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup.
display shows Phone Call and the call received icon blinks. If the caller name is not in the call list, the display shows the caller ID. 1 Press the Call Response button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin. 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release thePTT button to listen. 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. 3 Press or theCall Response button to hang up and return to the Home screen.
left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. Making a Talkgroup Call Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) 1 Perform one of the following actions: • To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup. 1 Turn the 16-Position Select Channel Knob to select the channel with the desired talkgroup. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.
5 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio. If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge. 6 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. 7 Press to return to the Home screen. Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only) Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature.
When you are connected, the display shows the ID of the target radio. If no acknowledgment is received, the display shows No acknowledge. If the target radio does not respond before the time out, the display shows No answer. or to Phon, and press the Menu Select button directly below Phon. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID. 3 To select the required ID, perform one of the following actions: 6 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen.
Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button The Repeater Operation increases the radio’s range by connecting with other radios through a repeater. The transmit and receive frequencies are different. The Direct or “talkaround operation” allows you to bypass the repeater and connect directly to another radio. The transmit and receive frequencies are the same. Perform one of the followings: • • Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes.
c) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. d) Release the Volume Set button. e) Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The LED lights up solid red. f) Release the PTT button to receive (listen). General Radio Operation • • 58 English Monitoring a Channel with Monitor button. a) Press the preprogrammed Monitor button. b) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. c) Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The LED lights up solid red. d) Release the PTT button to receive (listen).
2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. Advanced Call Features Making a Selective Call Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only) 1 Perform one of the following actions: • This feature allows you to receive a call from or to call a specific individual. It is intended to provide privacy and to eliminate the annoyance of having to listen to conversations that are of no interest to you.
• or to the required ID. 4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 5 Press and hold the PTT button to start the Selective Call. The display shows the ID of the target radio. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. 7 Press to return to the Home screen. Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only) Advanced Features This feature allows you to define a group of conventional system users so that they can share the use of a conventional channel.
2 or to the required status. 3 Press the PTT button to send the status. When the dispatcher acknowledges, you hear four tones and the display shows Ack received . The radio returns to normal dispatch operation. If no acknowledgment is received, you hear a lowpitched tone and the display shows No acknowledge. 4 Press to return to the Home screen. No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is selected.
Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button to send reprogram request to the dispatcher. • or to Rpgm then press the Menu Select button directly below Rpgm to send reprogram request to the dispatcher. The display shows Reprgrm rqst and Please wait. If you hear five beeps, the dispatcher has acknowledged the reprogram request. The display shows Ack received and the radio returns to the Home screen.
Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection 1 The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation. or to Zone then press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The display shows the Zone screen. 2 or 1 or to Sel. The display shows Select Zone screen. 2 or to the required zone. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows Select Chan screen. 3 or to the required channel. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
The display shows the dynamic channels list. 2 or to the saved dynamic channel then press the Menu Select button directly below Del. The display shows Channel deleted screen. 3 Press the Menu Select button below Exit to return to Home screen. The Home screen shows . If the channel deleted is the Home channel, the Home screen shows +”Blank”. Contacts Advanced Features This feature provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio.
2 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. or to the required subscriber alias. 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn and proceed to the next step. 4 5 or to Call and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. or If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of time, the call ends. If the call reaches the maximum ring time, the call ends. Adding a Contact to a Call List 1 2 to select the call type.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to remove the entry from the Call List, or No to cancel and return to the main display of Contacts. The display shows momentary Please wait before showing removed from Call List, confirming the removal of the contact from the list. The radio returns to the main display of Contacts. Viewing Details of a Contact 1 Advanced Features 2 3 or to Cnts then press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted.
This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities. 1 Perform one of the following actions: • Long press the preprogrammed Scan List Programming button (side button). • or to ScnL then press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL. The display shows the lists that can be changed. 2 or • • • 4 Perform one of the following actions: to select another channel that needs to be added or deleted then repeat 3. Otherwise proceed to next step.
The display shows the programming mode icon and the first list member. 2 or to the member you want to edit. • • 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • 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. 4 Perform one of the following actions: • Advanced Features • or to select more list members whose scan status you want to change.
This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of channels. Turning Scan On or Off Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the preprogrammed Scan button to toggle Scan On or Scan Off to initiate or stop scan. Turn the preprogrammed Scan switch to the Scan on or Scan off position to initiate or stop scan. or to Scan then press the Menu Select button directly below Scan. If the scan is enabled, the display shows Scan on and the scan status icon.
When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button. • or to Nuis and press the Menu Select button directly below Nuis. The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list. Restoring a Nuisance Channel To restore the deleted nuisance channel, perform one of the following actions: Advanced Features • • • Turn the radio off and then turning it on again.
a) or to Page. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Page. c) Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to view the required ID, or to the required ID. d) Press the PTT button to send the page. Note: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
If the target radio does not respond after a preprogrammed period of time, the display shows Send page?. d) To send the call alert page, press the Menu Select button directly below Yes. To exit the screen without sending the call alert page, press the Menu Select button directly below No. The display shows Paging.... If the call alert page is sent successfully, you hear a tone and the display shows Ack received. The radio returns to the Home screen.
Non-Tactical/ Revert for Conventional system Non-Tactical/ Revert for Trunking system The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency channel to send alarm and/or make emergency call. The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency talkgroup to send alarm and/or make emergency call. Man Down is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature on the condition the Emergency must be set up for this feature to operate. See Man Down on page 79 on page 73 for details.
One of the following scenarios will occur: • • The display shows Emergency on the current zone and channel. You hear a short mediumpitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily. You hear the radio sounds a short low-pitched tone to indicate the selected channel does not support emergency and rejects to launch emergency mode. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone.
• 3 Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly into the microphone. • 4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher. 5 To exit Emergency Call, press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second. Change of Channels during Emergency For ALL Emergency transmissions, when changing channels: • Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the system without triggering any audio or visual indicators.
Note: The radio only exits the Emergency state using one of the ways mentioned in the previous sections. See Sending an Emergency Alarm on page 73, Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) on page 73, Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call on page 74, or Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm on page 75. Fireground (Conventional Only) The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene.
• • If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as default, you hear gurgle tone and the home screen. You are in Fireground zone channel. If the Fireground Zone Channel is set as default, but you hear a short, low-pitched tone, the display shows Reg failed to indicate that the command terminal does not respond to Fireground Zone Channel. Get a qualified technician for assistance. If your home channel is not Fireground Zone Channel, toggle or change the radio zone channel to Fireground Zone Channel.
• If preprogrammed with Manual Acknowledgement of Evacuation Command, pressing the PTT button shall cancel the indications and acknowledge the command terminal. Tactical Public Safety(TPS) (Conventional Only) TPS enabled the user of a group to identify a transmission starts and ends clearly by displaying the caller name or ID on the radio display. Using TPS Normal Transmission Advanced Features At TPS Zone Channel, perform one of the following actions: • • Press PTT button to transmit.
Man Down Man Down condition is determined based upon the radio tilt angle or a combination of radio tilt angle and the lack of radio motion. Man Down feature is an alternate way to activate the Emergency feature if Emergency has been programmed in your radio. Note: This feature could be preprogrammed for all channels that support Emergency feature or could be preprogrammed specifically to a zone and channel which has Emergency feature. Consult your agent or qualified technician for more details.
3 Man Down condition continues for the time duration defined in the Post-Alert Timer field. Once the timer expires, the Emergency alarm is transmitted. The Man Down Clear function is used in this phase to cancel the Man Down condition. The following scenarios affect the timers: • • • Advanced Features • Pressing the PTT button suspends the Man Down timers; releasing the PTT button reinitiates the Pre-Alert Timer. Pressing other buttons on the radio does not impact these timers.
The Man Down alert tone volume is directly related to the radio’s volume. Ensure that the radio’s volume is loud enough so that the user does not miss the PostAlert tone. Note: If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency, the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature. If the radio is programmed in Surveillance Mode, the radio inhibits all tones and lights on the radio including the Man Down tones.
• • • • The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel without Emergency feature. The alert tone is inhibited when you change to a channel with Emergency but no Man Down feature. The current alert tone is inhibited and is replaced with a different alert tone when you change to a channel with Emergency and different Man Down configuration. The alert tone continues when you change to a channel with Emergency and similar Man Down configuration.
• • The radio alerts with audible tone and displays Man-Down. If no tone is heard, make sure that the Man Down feature is enabled on your radio. If Man Down feature was not enabled, please enable it and repeat step 1 to 3. If the Man Down feature is enabled and no tone is heard, send the radio to a qualified technician. Automatic Registration Service (ARS) This feature provides an automated data application registration for the radio.
Logging In as a User Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the preprogrammed User Login button. or to Sel to select the predefined user name. Press and hold or to scroll through the list of predefined user names at a fast scroll rate. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined user name. If the ID is invalid, the display shows momentary Invalid ID.
This features allows you to quickly send and receive messages and run database queries directly from your radios. The maximum length of characters for a text message is 200. Each Quick Text message has a maximum length of 50 characters. You can select the required text from the Quick Text. 1 Perform one of the following actions: • The types of text messages available: • • A predefined message (quick text message). An edited quick text message.
5 or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message. The message appears on the Compose screen, with a blinking cursor at the end of it. Use the keypad to edit the message, if required. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 7 or to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
2 or to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to indicate the message is important. The request reply icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar. Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. The priority status icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar. Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message 2 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
The priority status and request reply icons appear beside the normal message icon on the label bar. Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 or to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status icon. 3 or to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the reply status icon.
• • • 1 Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen. or to Inbox and press the Menu Select button below Sel. Press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the Inbox. or to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. or to Inbox and press the Menu Select button below Sel.
4 or to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to send the message. • Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen. • or to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen. The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg. Note: Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the current message. Sending a Sent Text Message Deleting All Text Messages 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 1 Perform one of the following actions: 2 or to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address. 3 Press the Menu Select button below Send or the PTT button to send the message. The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg.
ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution The ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution allows you to quickly send and receive messages and run database queries directly from your data-enabled Motorola two-way radios. Federal mandate requires Two-Factor Authentication when querying Federal and State databases. With this advance messaging solution you have the ability enable Two-Factor Authentication.
Two-Factor Authentication Two-Factor Authentication is an extension of existing ARS and TMS operation. This feature allows you to authenticate yourself with a username, unit ID, password and passcode. The purpose of this feature is to allow the sender of a text message to address a specific user of the radio, so the message is delivered to the user, not to the radio which may have any user using it at the time.
invalid character in it, the display shows momentary Invalid ID. 3 For radio enabled with Unit ID, Perform one of the following actions: • • Advanced Features • or to [UnitID Entry] and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to type or edit a Unit ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to submit. or to scroll through the list of predefined Unit IDs. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined Unit ID.
Radio which is successfully logged in to the secured system receives advertisement from the server that the access to the data for query is enabled. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt. One of the following scenarios occurs: • • The display shows Clear private data?. If the Delete Messages On Session End feature is enabled, the display shows momentary Private data cleared. 2 Select Yes to clear all your private data or select No to keep your private data.
• • 4 5 or to Compose and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen. or to Query and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message. or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message. The message appears on the Compose screen, with a blinking cursor at the end of it.
To access the Inbox, press and hold the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button or press the Menu Select button directly below TMS. The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the sender of the latest received message on top. Secure Operations Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels.
Managing Encryption Loading an Encryption Key Conventional Multikey The encryption keys can be tied (strapped), on a one-per-channel basis, through Customer Programming Software. In addition, you can have operator-selectable keys, operator-selectable keysets, and operator-selectable key erasure. If talkgroups are enabled in conventional, then the encryption keys are strapped to the talkgroups.
Selecting a Keyset 3 For example, you could have a group of three keys structured to one keyset, and another group of three different keys structured to another keyset; by changing keysets, you would automatically switch from one set of keys to the other. or to scroll through the encryption keys. 4 Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the newly selected key and return to the Home screen.
The display shows the available key erase options. d) or to the required option and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. e) Select Erase all keys? or Erase single key? by pressing the Menu Select button below Yes to erase the encryption key(s) in the radio. You can return to the previous screen by pressing the Menu Select button below No.
If the rekey operation fails, you hear a bad-key tone and the display shows Rekey fail. Ensure that the Unique Shadow Key (USK) is loaded into the radio with the key-variable loader (KVL) before the rekey request can be sent. Refer to your local key management supervisor for more information. Note: The rekey operation failure indicates that your radio does not contain the Unique Shadow Key (USK).
UKEK key, the radio could not be over the air rekeyed. Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Hear Clear Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. There are two components of Hear Clear. Advanced Features Companding Reduces the channel noise, e.g.
Once GPS is enabled, the radio displays the GPS icon on the screen. The dispatcher can always request the system to determine the real-time location coordinates of the radio. GPS Operation The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites, to establish the location coordinates, maximizing your view of clear unobstructed sky is essential for optimum performance.
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: • • For your initial fix, hold the radio in the face position. Stay in the open. The GPS feature works best where there is nothing between your radio and a large amount of open sky.
Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature Note: An ON radio menu may be present on the Location menu screen if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator. Press the preprogrammed GPS button to toggle the Outdoor Location feature to on or follow the following procedure to access this feature via the radio menu. 1 or to Loc. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc. The display shows Location off.
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 Perform one of the following actions: • • • or to Save as Waypt and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. or to Save as Home and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to 5. or to Save as Dest. and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to 5. Advanced Features 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done.
6 To return to the previous screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Back, or to return to , the PTT button, or the the Home screen, press preprogrammed GPS button. Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 2 or to desired waypoints.
Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint Ensure your radio shows the current location on the screen. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 2 or to the required waypoint and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the distance and bearing from the current to the selected coordinates.
Out-of-Range Radio When your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. You hear a low-pitched tone and/or the display shows the currently selected zone/channel combination and Out of range. Your radio remains in this out-ofrange condition until it locks onto a control channel, it locks onto a failsoft channel, or it is turned off. Site Trunking Feature If the zone controller loses communication with any site, that site reverts to site trunking.
Site Display and Search Button The Site Display and Site Search button allows you to view the name of the current site or force your radio to change to a new one. Viewing the Current Site Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Site Displ/Srch button. • or to RSSI and press the Menu Select button directly below RSSI. Advanced Features The display shows momentary the name of the current site and its corresponding received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
Dial Up Networking (DUN) Personal Area Networking (PAN) Serial Port (SPP) • Turning the Bluetooth On The following methods are options on how to turn the Bluetooth on. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Turning the Bluetooth on via the radio menu BT: a) or to BT. To access the Bluetooth feature screen, press the Menu Select button directly below BT.
devices to re-establish a new set of pairing keys. See Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature on page 114 and Standard Pairing Feature on page 116. The display shows Status Off, and disappears. c) To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. • Turning the Bluetooth off via the preprogrammed button: a) Press the preprogrammed button to turn off the Bluetooth. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone.
Re-Pair Timer Scenarios • Infinite (For all • Bluetooth devices) and the user must re-pair the devices. When the device loses Bluetooth connection, the device will attempt to re-establish Bluetooth Connection within the Drop Timer value. When the radio is powered off, the accessory attempts to reestablish the Bluetooth Connection for a period of time depending upon the Drop Timer value. If the device fails to reconnect within the period, the accessory then powers off.
Re-Pair Timer Description Options off. The radio and accessory will remain paired indefinitely. Once the device re-connect, the timer is reset. The radio could not control the Drop Timer of Personal Area Networking (PAN), Dial-Up Networking (DUN), Commercial Off- The-Shelf (COTS) and data services. It is depends on the specifications of these external devices. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information about these timers.
Obstacles that can cause an obstruction in the line-ofsight include trees, buildings, mountains, cars and etc. It is not recommended that you leave your radio behind and expect your accessory to work with a high degree of reliability when they are separated. At the fringe areas of reception, both voice and tone quality will start to sound "garbled" or "broken".
Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth Connection Advanced Features The radio shows when the device has a Bluetooth connection. Below is the scenario and radio indications when the connection is interrupted. Once a COTS headset is paired to your radio, it is always connected. Therefore the battery life of the accessory is aligned with the Talk time power consumption, not the Standby time consumption. The starts blinking for up to 10 seconds. You hear a decremental-pitched tone.
Searching and Pairing the Bluetooth Device Ensure the Bluetooth on your device is turned to On and is set to Discoverable in order to enable your radio to detect your device in Bluetooth. Bluetooth Search in Bluetooth Standard Pairing method is used to scan for other Bluetooth devices nearby. It is set to off by default. 2 1 Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Search button . • or to BT.
a) or to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. b) or to Visibility and press the Menu Select button directly below On. The status changes to Visible to all. Visibility mode is enabled. When the timer expires, the status changes to Visibility failed. Repeat the procedure to turn Bluetooth visibility on. • Turn Bluetooth visibility on via the preprogrammed button.
• Pairing the Authentication PIN when Receiving a Pairing Request 1 When the radio display shows pair request, perform one of the following actions: To disable the Bluetooth visibility, press the preprogrammed button. • You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows momentary Visibility Off. Visibility mode is disabled. • When the timer expires, the status changes to Visibility off failed. Repeat this step to turn Bluetooth visibility off.
• 2 Perform one of the following actions when the display shows Compare PIN: XXXXXX.: • • Press the Menu Select button below Ok if the PIN is correct. Press the Menu Select button below Cncl to reject if the PIN number is incorrect. The display shows Cancel pairing in progress... followed by pair canceled and return to Home screen. When the PIN authentication timer expires, the display shows pair canceled and return to Home screen.
2 Press Ok to continue pairing the radio and the device. The pairing process can be canceled by pressing the Menu Select button below Cncl. If successful, the display shows Pairing in progress, paired, Connecting in progress... followed by connected. The display returns to the Bluetooth feature screen. Turning On the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Radio to the Headset) The following methods are options on how to turn on the Bluetooth audio.
Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio (Routing the Audio from the Headset to the Radio) The following methods are options on how to turn off the Bluetooth Audio. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. Advanced Features • • 122 English Turning off the Bluetooth audio via radio menu BT: a) or to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen.
5 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to the To clear the device from the list, required device, press the Menu Select button directly below Clr. To exit from this function, press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen without deleting the device name. If Clr is selected, the display shows clear?. 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes or No to proceed delete the device or to exit this function and return to previous screen..
If unsuccessful, you hear the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone. The display shows Clear all BT devices failed. The display returns to Bluetooth feature screen. • Clearing all Bluetooth devices information via the radio menu Clr: a) or to Devices and press the Menu Select button directly below Clr. You hear a short, medium-pitched tone. The display shows Clear all BT devices?. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to proceed.
Advanced Features Once a configuration upgrade is downloaded to your radio, you can install new changes immediately or delay changes to be installed on the radio when it is being powered up. Your radio can also be configured to allow you to accept or reject an upgrade. Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Responding to the Notification of Upgrade 1 The display shows Upgrade?.
• If you choose to accept, the display shows Upg Rx In Prog to indicate the upgrade received is in progress. If the upgrade is successful, the display shows Program done. • • If the upgrade fails, the display shows Program failed. The radio remains in current configuration. If you choose to delay, the radio prompts to upgrade in the next power up of your radio. If you choose to reject, the display shows Upg Aborted.
• • special situation that they need to be aware of. Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA. Note: Pressing this preprogrammed playback button will always enable the voice feature to announce in High priority. Upon the activation of a SSA, the receiving radios display the alert alias and generate the periodic alert tone. All the three programmable buttons at the side of the radio support this feature. Change to a new zone. The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting.
The display shows the Select Site screen. 4 5 or to the desired Site Alias. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Alert screen. or to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. Sending SSA Notification to All Sites 1 or to SSA. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA. The display shows the Site Alert screen.
The display shows Sending req. If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. 6 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. If you are at the site designated to receive this alert, you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically. The display shows the with the intelligent lighting at Home screen. Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites 1 or to SSA.
4 or to select the desired Site Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. 3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. 4 or to [All Sites] and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req.
3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. 4 or to [All Avail] and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. If radio is out of range, roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation, the display shows Req failed. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. 5 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit.
a) or to Rcnt. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature screen. c) or to scroll through the list. d) To return to the Home screen, press the Menu or the Select button directly below Exit, PTT button. The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires. You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit.
1 Press the preprogrammed EZB Up or EZB Down button to scroll the EZB up or down or press and hold the preprogrammed EZB Up or EZB Down button to fast scroll the EZB up or down. Power levelLow enables a shorter transmitting distance and to conserve power. Power levelHigh enables a longer transmitting distance. The following methods are options on how to select the power level. The result of all the methods is the same.
Selecting a Radio Profile This feature allows you to manually switch the visual and audio settings of the radio. The display, backlight, alert tones, and audio settings are defined according to the preprogrammed radio settings of each radio profile. Please refer to a qualified technician for more information. Note: The radio automatically exits the feature, if the feature inactivity timer is enabled, when the radio is left idle and the timer expires.
Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. This feature allows you to select the speaker route for the radio's audio from either the main or the secondary speaker using the radio profile settings. While both speakers function together with the secondary speaker enhancing intelligibility of the received audio during typical radio operation, each speaker has an independently-tuned frequency response and volume level operation.
Note: The backlight setting also affects the Menu Select buttons and Navigation button backlighting accordingly. The backlight remains on for a preprogrammed time before it automatically turns off completely or returns to the minimum backlight level. The preprogrammed Light/Flip button of the accessories connected to the radio such as Display Remote Speaker Microphone (DRSM) is disabled when the radio is in Night Vision Goggles (NVG) display mode.
Locking and Unlocking the Controls Check with your dealer or qualified technician for best selection to suit your usage. 1 Toggle the preprogrammed Keypad/Control Lock button or switch to on. 2 The display shows Kypd/Ctrl Lock. 3 To unlock the knobs and buttons, toggle again. Turning the Controls and Buttons Tones On or Off Advanced Features Setting up the radio display and visual indicators via the preprogrammed Profile button: a) Press the preprogrammed Profile button.
depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • • Turning Voice Mute on or off via the preprogrammed Voice Mute button: a) To turn the feature off or on, press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button. Turning Voice Mute on or off via the radio menu: a) or to VMut. b) Press the Menu Select button directly below VMut.
• The AM/PM selection is not available for the 24hour clock setting. The default setting for the domestic date shows MDY. Note: Check with your dealer or system administrator for additional programmable settings for this feature. • 5 Perform one of the following actions: • Editing the Time and Date 1 or to Clck. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Clck. The display shows the current setting of the radio. 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. The first item blinks.
Analog Options Option Result Tone Private Line (PL), Digital Private-Line (DPL), and carrier squelch can be available (preprogrammed) per channel. Selective Switch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code and correct talkgroup. Mode Result Carrier squelch (C) You hear all traffic on a channel. PL or DPL The radio responds only to your messages. Digital Options Advanced Features One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio.
Your radio’s ID number is also automatically sent every time the PTT button is pressed. This is a perchannel feature. For digital voice transmissions, your radio’s ID is sent continuously during the voice message. Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) Smart PTT is a per-personality, programmable feature used in conventional radio systems 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.
Battery is powering your radio. This feature must be enabled in your radio to see the information. The information shown are: Rated Capacity Percentage of current battery capacity. Remaining Capacity Remaining power of the battery in mAh. Estimated Charges Number of charges cycles the battery has gone through. Accessing the Battery Info screen 1 or to Batt. Advanced Features 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Batt. The display shows the details of the battery.
Processor Version Option Board Serial Number (optional) Option Board Software Version (optional) Language Pack ID and Version (only when the language of the display is set to non-English) Note: To return to the Home screen, press time. at any 2 Press the preprogrammed Info button. or to Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Info. or to Radio Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Information screen.
3 Perform one of the following actions: • • • or to scroll through the various information. Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen. Press to return to the Home screen. Viewing the Control Assignments This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel. Advanced Features See Programmable Features on page 28 for more information on the various programmable features of your radio.
• Radio Care Caution: • Your radio casting has a vent port that allows for pressure equalization in the radio. Never poke this vent with any objects, such as needles, tweezers, or screwdrivers.This could create leak paths into the radio and the radio’s submergibility will be lost. • A • • Your radio is designed to be submerged to a maximum depth of 6 feet, with a maximum submersion time of 2 hours. Exceeding either maximum limit may result in damage to the radio.
• Do not disassemble the radio. This could damage radio seals and result in leak paths into the radio. Any radio maintenance should be performed only by a qualified radio technician. Cleaning Your Radio Caution: Do not use solvents to clean your radio as most chemicals may permanently damage the radio housing and textures. Do not submerge the radio in the detergent solution. Proper Ways to Handle the Radio • • • • • To clean the external surfaces of your radio, follow the procedure described next.
Express Service Plus (ESP) is an optional extended service coverage plan, which provides for the repair of this product for an additional period of either one or two years beyond the normal expiration date of the standard warranty. For more information about ESP, contact the Motorola Radio Support Center at 3761 South Central Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102 (800) 227-6772 / (847)725-4200. Battery Care You can also check the battery charge status via the menu entry.
Gauge Battery Charge Gauge 51% to 75%* Top Display Battery Charge 10% or less (at 10%, the gauge begins blinking) Top Display 26% to 50%* *These are for IMPRES battery operation only. Battery Recycling and Disposal Top Display Helpful Tips 11% to 25%* Top Display 148 English In the U.S. and Canada, Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) program for battery collection and recycling. Many retailers and dealers participate in this program.
Accessories Accessories The accessory link below is for APX radios. Not all accessories are FCC certified to operate with all APX models and/or bandsplits. Please refer to the specific APX radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility. http://www.motorolasolutions.
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Special Channel Assignments Emergency Channel If you are in imminent and grave danger at sea and require emergency assistance, use VHF Channel 16 to send a distress call to nearby vessels and the United States Coast Guard. Transmit the following information, in this order: 1 “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” 2 “THIS IS _____________________, CALL SIGN __________.
on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating: 2 156.100 160.700 * 156.150 160.750 4 156.200 160.800 5 156.250 160.850 6 156.300 - Note: 7 156.350 160.950 Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters. 8 156.400 - 9 156.450 156.450 10 156.500 156.500 11 156.550 156.550 12 156.600 156.600 13** 156.650 156.650 14 156.700 156.700 15** 156.750 156.750 16 156.800 156.
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 152 English 19 156.950 161.550 67** 156.375 156.375 20 157.000 161.600 68 156.425 156.425 * 157.050 161.650 69 156.475 156.475 22 157.100 161.700 71 156.575 156.575 * 157.150 161.750 72 156.625 - 24 157.200 161.800 73 156.675 156.675 25 157.250 161.850 74 156.725 156.725 26 157.300 161.950 75 *** *** 27 157.350 161.950 76 *** *** 28 157.400 162.000 77** 156.875 - 60 156.025 160.625 78 156.
157.275 161.875 86 157.325 161.925 87 157.375 161.975 88 157.425 162.025 Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 85 Note: * Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82, and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters. ** Low power (1 W) only *** Guard band Note: A – in the Receive column indicates that the channel is transmit only.
distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security. Glossary Glossary This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this manual. 154 English ACK Acknowledgment of communication. Active Channel A channel that has traffic on it. Analog Signal An RF signal that has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature. ARS Automatic Registration Service ASTRO 25 Motorola standard for wireless digital trunked communications.
Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed, or discrete, nature, rather than a continuous nature. Dispatcher An individual who has radio system management duties. DSP Digital Signal Processing Dynamic Regrouping A feature that allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a single special channel so they can communicate with each other. Channel A group of characteristics such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding.
Glossary 156 English FCC Federal Communications Commission. FM Frequency Modulation Hang Up Disconnect. Home screen The first display information after the radio completes its self test. IV&D Integrated Voice and Data KVL Key-variable loader: A device for loading encryption keys into the radio. LCD Liquid crystal display. LED Light-emitting diode. Li-Ion Lithium ion.
A scan list that can include both talkgroups (trunked) and channels (conventional). Preprogrammed Refers to a software feature that has been activated by a qualified radio technician. Network Access Code Network Access Code (NAC) operates on digital channels to reduce voice channel interference between adjacent systems and sites. Private (Conversation) Call A feature that lets you have a private conversation with another radio user in the talkgroup. NiMH Nickel-metal-hydride.
Repeater Selective Call Any digital P25 traffic having the correct Network Access Code and the correct talkgroup. Squelch Special electronic circuitry, added to the receiver of a radio, that reduces, or cuts off, unwanted signals before they are heard in the speaker. Glossary English A feature that allows you to call a select individual, intended to provide privacy and to eliminate the annoyance of having to listen to conversations of no interest to you.
The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users (see Conventional). Glossary Trunking it is also known as Zulu (Z) Time. Zone A grouping of channels. Trunking Priority A scan list that includes Monitor Scan List talkgroups that are all from the same trunking system. USK Unique Shadow Key. UTC Coordinated Universal Time. The international time standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT).
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