APX TWO-WAY RADIOS User Guide DRAFT
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Documentation Copyrights...........15 Declaration of Conformity......................... 8 Disclaimer.......................................16 Important Safety Information........10 Getting Started............................... 17 Contents Contents DRAFT Software Version............................11 Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)....................................................11 Consignes de sécurité importantes.................................12 Version logicielle.................
Attaching the Antenna................................... 21 Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover...................................... 22 Attaching the Belt Clip................................... 23 Turning On the Radio.................................... 24 Adjusting the Volume.....................................25 Identifying Radio Controls............ 26 Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode..............................................36 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button......................
Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)........................ 64 Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only)...... 65 Sending a Status Call......................... 66 Responding to the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking Only).............................................. 66 Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)....68 Contacts.........................................................70 Making a Private Call from Contacts...71 Adding a New Contact Entry...............72 Deleting a Contact Entry........
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only).............. 79 Deleting a Nuisance Channel............. 79 Restoring a Nuisance Channel........... 80 Call Alert Paging............................................ 80 Receiving a Call Alert Page................ 80 Sending a Call Alert Page...................80 Quick Call II (ASTRO P25 Digital Trunking and Conventional)..................... 82 Initiating a Quick Call II Transmission................................. 83 Emergency Operation............
Entering the Geofence Area............. 131 Trunking System Controls........................... 132 Operating in Failsoft System.............132 Out-of-Range Radio..........................132 Site Trunking Feature....................... 133 Locking and Unlocking a Site............133 Site Display and Search Button........ 133 ® Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth -........ 134 Turning On Bluetooth .......................134 Turning Off the Bluetooth..................135 Re-Pair Timer.....................
Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Device Information....................... 147 Clearing All Bluetooth Devices Information...................................148 Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name........................................... 149 Programming Over Project 25 (POP 25) (ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional). 149 Responding to the Notification of Upgrade....................................... 150 Voice Announcement...................................150 Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)..............
Radio Care...................................................172 Cleaning Your Radio.........................173 Proper Ways to Handle the Radio.... 173 Radio Service and Repair................. 174 Battery Care.................................................174 Battery Charge Status.......................174 Battery Recycling and Disposal........ 175 Glossary........................................181 Contents Helpful Tips.................................. 172 Limited Warranty.........................
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) Declaration of Conformity Responsible Party DRAFT Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.
As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Important Safety Information 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 Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R14.00.00 or later. See Accessing the Radio Information on page 168 to determine your radio software version. DRAFT Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.
Consignes de sécurité importantes Radios bidirectionnelles portatives : exposition aux radiofréquences et sécurité du produit ATTENTION! Cette radio ne doit être utilisée qu'à des fins professionnelles.
Version logicielle Motorola, peuvent annuler le droit de l'utilisateur à utiliser cet équipement. Version logicielle Toutes les fonctions décrites dans les sections suivantes sont prises en charge par la version R14.00.00 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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Disclaimer The information in this document is carefully examined, and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore, Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design. Motorola 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.
Note An operational procedure, practice, or condition and so on, which is essential to emphasize. 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. Getting Started damage to the equipment if not carefully observed. Getting Started The following special notations identify certain items.
Additional Performance Enhancement 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.
operated in extreme temperatures (less than -20 °C or more than +55 °C), to ensure proper top and front display operation. Getting Started to operate on only the subset of talkgroups that are relevant to the users rather than all talkgroups on the channel. These Scan improvements have been made to eliminate the audio holes that were present and to turn on the busy LED when activity is present on the channel. Mixed Vote Scan and Standard Conventional Scan configurations are supported.
Preparing Your Radio for Use This section provides simple instructions to prepare your radio for use. Charging the Battery Warning To avoid a possible explosion: • Preparing Your Radio for Use • Note When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full charge. English Attaching the Battery You can view the status of the IMPRES™ battery if the radio is using an IMPRES battery. See IMPRES Battery Annunciator on page 167 for more information.
Preparing Your Radio for Use DRAFT 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.
Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover The accessory connector is 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. DRAFT Preparing Your Radio for Use 1 To remove the accessory connector cover, rotate the thumbscrew counterclockwise until it disengages from the radio. 3 To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise.
Preparing Your Radio for Use Attaching the Belt Clip 1 Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the radio and push down until you hear a click. A DRAFT B C 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. 5 Once in place, tighten by rotating the thumbscrew clockwise by hand.
A Preparing Your Radio for Use DRAFT • Turning On the Radio 1 Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click. • If the power-up test is successful, you see momentary SELFTEST on the radio 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 2 To turn off the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a click. 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. A DRAFT Your radio is preprogrammed to reset to medium volume rate, which is Level 12, by default whenever the radio powers up.
Identifying Radio Controls 19 23 Radio Parts and Controls 1 18 2 17 3 4 Identifying Radio Controls 5 6 7 8 9 10 26 English 20 22 DRAFT 16 15 14 13 21 1 16–Position Select Knob[1] 12 2 On/Off/Volume Control Knob 11 3 Top Lightbar 4 Top Side (Select) Button[1] 5 Microphone 6 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button 7 Side Button 1[1] 8 Side Button 2[1]
Home Button 10 4-Way Navigation Button 11 Keypad 12 Data Feature Button 13 Menu Select Buttons 14 Main Display 15 Speaker 16 Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator 17 LED 18 Top (Orange) Button[1] Long press Pressing and holding for the preprogrammed duration (between 0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds). 19 Antenna Hold down Keeping the button pressed.
Bluetooth Audio Reroute Contacts Selects the Contacts menu. Dynamic ID (Conventional Only) Allows you to edit the ASTRO Individual ID and/or MDC Primary ID of the radio. Bluetooth Data Devices Keys up the Bluetooth data devices. Dynamic Priority (Conventional Only) Allows you to clear all pairing information for Bluetooth. This is accessed by a long press of the Bluetooth On/Off Button.
Man Down Clear Message Mode Select Clears the alarm of Man Down mode which was triggered when your radio achieves or passes a tilt angle threshold or a combination of the angle threshold and a motion sensitivity level. Nuisance Delete Temporarily removes an unwanted channel, except for priority channels or the designated transmit channel from the scan list. One Touch 1– 4 Launches a specific feature with one single button-press.
Radio Profiles Allows easy access to a set of preprogrammed visual and audio settings of the radio. Recent Calls Allows easy access to the list of calls recently received or made. Rekey Request Notifies the dispatcher you want a new encryption key. Repeater Access Button (RAB) (Conventional Only) DRAFT Identifying Radio Controls Reprogram Request (Trunking Only) Request-To-Talk (Conventional Only) 30 English Allows user to manually send a repeater access codeword.
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. You can access various radio functions through one of the following methods. Allows selection from a list of zones. • A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons. • Use the Menu Select Button. • Use the Menu Select and Navigation buttons.
A Softkeys B Menu Select Buttons C Data Feature Button D 4–Way Navigation Button E Home Button Menu Select Buttons also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen. Note Some features do not require you to press to go to the Home screen. Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on saving user-edited radio settings or information.
You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio features. The keypad functions in a manner similar to a standard telephone keypad when Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode Key Identifying Radio Controls entering numeric digits. When the keypad is used to edit a list, each key can generate different characters of the alphabet. The following tables show the number of times a key needs to be pressed to generate the required character. Keypad Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 1 .
Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode 1 2 3 1 . , a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r t u v 34 w x y English DRAFT Number of Times Key is Pressed Identifying Radio Controls Key 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) s z
Identifying Radio Controls Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Toggle between mixed case mode, uppercase mode and lowercase mode. Space Toggle between numeric and letter mode. DRAFT Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 1 . , 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ? ! ; @ _ - * # & $ / + = \ “ ‘ ( ) 4 5 6 7 8 35 English
Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 17 18 19 20 21 9 0 Space DRAFT Toggle between numeric and letter mode.
Identifying Radio Controls Key Number of Times Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 8 9 0 DRAFT Not applicable Not applicable 37 English
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Identifying Radio Controls The PTT button basic purposes: 38 English While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make a new call. See Methods to Make a Radio Call on page 58 for more information. DRAFT A • • on the side of the radio serves two 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.
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. DRAFT 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 Secure Operation On – Secure operation. Off – Clear operation. DRAFT Blinking – Receiving an encrypted voice call.
Indicates that the text entry is currently in numeric mode. User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data) Start Case On – User is currently associated with the radio. Indicates that the first character of the text entry is capitalized. Off – User is currently not associated with the radio. Mixed Case Identifying Status Indicators Blinking – Feature is enabled, but no signal is available. DRAFT Blinking – Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin.
Mixedcase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in mixed case and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen. Uppercase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen. feature. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 94 for more information. TMS Status Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s display when you send and receive text messages. Inbox Full DRAFT The Inbox is full.
• • Normal Message User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply. Identifying Status Indicators The selected text message in the Inbox has been read. The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on before the message is sent. Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with “Request Reply”. Priority Status and Request Reply • Message Index User is composing a message with a priority status and a request for a reply.
Identifying Status Indicators Menu Option Description/Function No Returns to the previous screen. Optn Brings you to the Options main screen. Rply Replies to a message. Sel Selects the highlighted command. Send Sends the message. Yes Updates or saves a command. Call Type Icons Mobile number. Mobile number added to a Call List. Landline phone number. DRAFT Landline phone number added to a Call List. Incoming call or data. Outgoing call or data.
Solid red Blinking red Double blinking red Rapidly blinking red Channel is busy. Blinking yellow Radio is receiving a secured transmission. Solid green Radio is powering up, or is on a non-priority channel while in the Scan List Programming mode. Identifying Status Indicators A Solid yellow (Conventional Only) DRAFT Blinking green Radio is receiving an individual or telephone call, or is on a Priority-Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode.
The Top Lightbar Lighting. Top Lightbar Indicator indicates the status of Intelligent The lightbar turn into solid color of orange, red or green depending on the status of Intelligent Lighting. See Intelligent Lighting Indicators on page 46 for different status of Intelligent Lighting.
Notification When Orange Emergency Alerts The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call. Identifying Status Indicators Backlight and Bar Color The radio receives an emergency alarm or call. The radio initiates the Man Down Post-Alert timer. Red Critical Alerts The radio battery is low. DRAFT The radio is out of range. The radio enters Failsoft mode. The radio is unable to establish a full connection with the system. The radio is unable to authenticate or register with the system.
Alert Tones Identifying Status Indicators Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of the condition of your radio. 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. No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment.
A Group of Low-Pitched Tones Tone Name Heard Invalid Mode When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel. Busy When system is busy. Short, Medium- Valid Key-Press Pitched Tone Radio Self Test Pass Identifying Status Indicators You Hear When a correct key is pressed. DRAFT When radio passes its power-up self test. Clear Voice At beginning of a non-coded communication. Priority Channel Received When activity on a priority channel is received.
Identifying Status Indicators You Hear English Heard 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. DRAFT 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 Hear You See When Notes 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. Press to hang up. The radio returns to the Home screen. When you release the PTT button. The radio indicates to the landline party that he or she may begin talking.
• Selecting a Zone Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. Select a zone via the radio menu ZnUp or ZnDn: a) or to ZnUp or ZnDn. b) Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below ZnUp or ZnDn until the required zone appears. Positions of ZnUp and ZnDn 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 channel. A zone is a group of channels.
• b) Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel. c) Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone and channel. Select a channel via the radio menu Chan: a) or to Chan. Selecting a Channel via Channel Search Button General Radio Operation b) Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan. or to the required channel or use the c) keypad to enter the channel number. If the channel number entered is unprogrammed, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat this step.
• • The display shows Searching. Once found, the display shows the matched channel name and the radio changed its transmission to the selected channel. If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry. Repeat step 2 to search again. Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey DRAFT If the entry does not match, the display shows Channel name not found.
Short press of the programmed softkey changes your current transmission to the zone and channel programmed in this softkey. Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button You can save the frequent used zone and channel to the programmable buttons and keypad digit 0 to 9 buttons. 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 LED lights up solid red while the radio is transmitting.
For Trunking system, the display shows the caller alias or ID. radio, the calling radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone after the timer expires. 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. When you receive a Private Call, you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green. The display shows Call received and the call received icon blinks. 2 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights up solid red.
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. Note With the inactivity timer enabled (optional), if there is no response to the call after the timer expires, your radio exits the call with Menu Inactive Exit tone. Methods to Make a Radio Call You can select a zone, channel, subscriber ID, or talkgroup by using: • • The 16-Position Select Channel Knob.
• • For ASTRO Conventional system, the LED lights up solid red. The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID. For Trunking system, the LED lights up solid red. 2 To access this feature via the menu, proceed to the next step. General Radio Operation • The radio shows different indicators based on the system the radio is configured. or to Call, and press the Menu Select button directly below Call. The display shows the last transmitted or received ID.
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) General Radio Operation This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert Page if there is no answer from the target radio. See Sending a Call Alert Page on page 80 for more information.
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. • 7 Press • to return to the Home screen. Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) 1 Perform one of the following actions: • 2 • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed. or to the required phone number.
Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button The Repeater Operation increases the radio coverage area 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. General Radio Operation • Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes.
• Monitoring a Channel via the selected zone channel. a) Select the desired zone and channel. b) Listen for a transmission. c) Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. d) Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. The LED lights up solid red. e) Release the PTT button to receive (listen). General Radio Operation The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display when you monitor a channel via the preprogrammed Monitor button.
Advanced Features 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. Use the keypad to enter 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. 1 or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp. The display shows the last Talkgroup that was selected and stored. 2 Perform one of the following actions: • or to Preset for the preset preprogrammed Talkgroup. or to the required Talkgroup.
Sending a Status Call This feature allows you to send data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status. Each status can have up to a 14-character name. A maximum of eight status conditions is possible. 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. Advanced Features Press the preprogrammed Status button.
When your radio is dynamically regrouped, it automatically switches to the dynamically regrouped channel. You hear a Gurgle tone and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel’s name. • 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.
Select Disabled Select-disabled radios cannot change channels while dynamically regrouped. The dispatcher has forced the radio to remain on the dynamic-regrouping channel. The Scan or Private Call feature cannot be selected while your radio is Select Disabled. Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel 1 or to Zone then press the Menu Select button directly below Zone. The display shows the Zone screen. 2 or to <# Dynamic Zone Channels>.
The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation. 1 or to ZnPr. Press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen. Advanced Features Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to Home screen. Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from Channel Name The radio must be in Dynamic Zone in order to perform this operation. 1 DRAFT 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit.
You can cancel this operation at this step by pressing the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to Search Options screen. The display shows Searching.... Once found, the display shows Channel updated. 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 radio is triggered to search for an empty entry, the display shows Invalid entry.
Call ID (Number) Call Type (Icon) WACN ID (Astro 25 Trunking IDs only) System ID Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to add, edit, or delete the contact entries. 1 Advanced Features • • • • or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 or to the required subscriber alias. 3 Perform one of the following actions: Your radio also supports a maximum of 50 call lists. Each list can store up to 100 IDs (numbers).
8 Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The LED lights up solid red when the PTT button is pressed. 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. Advanced Features 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 or to [New Contact] and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
• Repeat Steps 6 through 7 to enter or edit the exisitng system IDs. Repeat Steps 5 through 7 to add a new number. 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done once you have finished. The display shows Stored, confirming that the contact entry has been added. 4 Select the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete the entry, or No to cancel and return to the main screen of Contacts. The display shows deleted and the radio returns to the main screen of Contacts.
The display shows momentary Please wait before showing added to Call List, confirming the addition of the contact to the list. The radio returns to the main display of Contacts. Removing a Contact from a Call List 1 2 Advanced Features 3 74 Methods of Contact Editing in a Call List Editing an Entry Alias 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts.
6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen of Contacts. Editing as Entry ID Editing a Call Type 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 1 2 or to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 or to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Viewing Details of a Contact 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 2 or to the entry you want to view and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 3 or to View and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. Advanced Features Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/ groups.
2 or to the entry you want to edit. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to add and/or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list. Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the currently displayed channel from the scan list. Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcl to view the next member of the scan list. Changing the Scan List Status DRAFT or to the desired channel.
• Press the Select button one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel. The radio shows one of following priority status icons and scenarios: • 4 Perform one of the following actions: • • • or to select more list members whose scan status you want to change. Use the keypad to go directly to that scan list member. Use the 16-Position Select knob to select another scan list member. • DRAFT • 5 Press to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen.
Perform one of the following actions: • Press the preprogrammed Scan button to toggle Scan On or Scan Off to initiate or stop scan. • or to Scan and press the Menu Select button directly below Scan. Advanced Features Turning Scan On or Off Making a Dynamic Priority Change via the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button: a) When the radio locks onto the channel designated as the new Priority-Two channel, press the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button.
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: • • • 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. Advanced Features This feature allows your radio to work like a pager.
• a) Advanced Features 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. You hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit. 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, or use the keypad to enter the required ID. d) Press the PTT button to send the page.
c) or to select the alias or ID, and press the PTT button to initiate the call. 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....
Your radio supports the following Emergency modes: Emergency Alarm Emergency Call (Trunking Only) Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call Silent Emergency Alarm The broadcasting or transmitting radio must be preprogrammed to see the tone in the Quick Call II tone list. The receiving radio must also be preprogrammed to decode the tone to broadcast. • • • • 1 Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this feature.
Non-Tactical/ Revert for Conventional system The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency channel to send alarm and/or make emergency call. Non-Tactical/ Revert for Trunking system The radio reverts to the preprogrammed emergency talkgroup to send alarm and/or make emergency call. Press the preprogrammed Emergency button. One of the following scenarios occurs: • • The display shows Emergency and the current zone or channel. You hear a short mediumpitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily.
• • 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. Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call Advanced Features 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
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. • 4 Release the PTT button to end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher. You press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode. Press and release the PTT button to exit the Silent Emergency Alarm mode and enter regular dispatch or Emergency Call mode.
See Sending an Emergency Alarm on page 84, Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) on page 84, Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call on page 85, or Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm on page 86. Man Down Consult your agent or qualified technician for more details. Advanced Features Note The radio only exits the Emergency state using one of the ways mentioned in the previous sections.
1 The radio senses the Man Down condition and Pre-Alert Timer is initiated. 2 Man Down condition continues for the time duration defined in the Pre-Alert Timer field. At the end of this time, the radio alerts the user on the Man Down status with an audible alert tone and Man-Down text on the screen. The Post-Alert Timer also initiates at this point. 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.
This timer sets the amount of time the radio needs to remain in the Man Down condition before the Emergency alarm is transmitted. See Exiting Man Down Feature on page 90 to exit Man Down feature. Radio Alerts When Man Down Feature is Triggered emergency message to units within the same Talkgroup. The radio also sends ID number and GPS coordinates to dispatcher if these features are enabled. User can exit Emergency following the Emergency procedure. See Emergency Operation on page 83 for details.
to the louder of the preprogrammed minimum level or the current radio speaker level. This acts as a beacon to find the radio. Note If the radio is programmed with Silent Emergency, the radio inhibits the alert tone and visual alert associated with the emergency feature. Once the alert tone is active, changing to another channel with different setup triggers a different response from the radio as described next.
Testing the Man Down Feature Enable the Emergency feature with Silent Alarm disabled, but not in Surveillance Mode before running this test on the radio. 1 Turn the radio on and place in the vertical position, for at least 5 seconds. 3 Wait for alert tone. One of the following scenarios occurs: • Automatic Registration Service (ARS) This feature provides an automated data application registration for the radio. When you turn on the radio, the device automatically registers with the server.
• • Selecting or Changing the ARS mode via 16Position Select knob: a) Once the zone you want is displayed, turn the preprogrammed 16-Position Select knob to the desired mode. Selecting or Changing the ARS mode via the radio menu: a) or to Chan. Advanced Features In ARS Server Mode, the display shows the zone and ARS server channel. • In ARS Non-Server Mode, the display shows the zone and ARS non-server channel. • If the channel or mode selected is unprogrammed, the display shows Unprogrammed.
• • or to [ID Entry] and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit to enter ID. A blinking cursor appears on the screen. Use the keypad to type or edit a user name. Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to submit. or to scroll through the list of predefined user names. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined user name. or to scroll through the Press and hold list of predefined user names at a fast scroll rate.
Logging Out When you have logged in or you are using Offline mode, you can log out. Note Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging Inbox, Draft, and Sent folder. The next user is able to access the Inbox, Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted. Text Messaging Service (TMS) 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.
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. Accessing the Messaging Features Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen. 1 Perform one of the following actions: • • • 2 DRAFT Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen.
• 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. 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Send or press the PTT button to send the message. or to Text Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to compose a new message. A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen. If the message is sent, you hear a tone and the display shows Msg sent.
Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently. Each Quick Text message or Query has a maximum length of 50 characters. You can select the required text from the Quick Text or Query. 4 or to Quick Text and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message. 5 or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message.
9 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. Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 95 for more information.
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 or to Mark as Normal and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status from the message. Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message Advanced Features and Sending a New Text Message on page 95 for more information. Ensure that an outgoing message is composed to allow you to perform this procedure. See Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 95 for more information.
2 or to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to indicate the message is important. 3 3 or to Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to request for a reply. The display shows the normal message icon on the label bar. Receiving a Text Message or to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the reply status icon.
• Receiving a text message via the radio menu: a) When the new message icon appears and the display shows momentary New msg, press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the Inbox. The display shows a list of aliases or IDs, with the sender of the latest received message on top. • Press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the 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.
• Replying to a Received Text Message Note The original date and time stamp, address and message content is automatically appended to the reply message. 1 or to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message. 3 Perform one of the following actions: Advanced Features • • or to Text Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. or to Quick Text and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel for a predefined message.
Sent Text Messages 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. Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in the Sent folder. The most recent sent text message is always added to the top of the Sent list. 1 or to TMS. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.
3 or to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message. While on the view message screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Optn, Del or Back to access the option. • • • Select Optn to configure the message settings. Select Del to delete the message. Select Back to return to the previous screen. Advanced Features Sending a Sent Text Message 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while viewing the message.
Deleting All Text Messages 1 Perform one of the following actions: 2 • Press the Data Feature button or the preprogrammed TMS Feature button to access the Messaging feature screen. • or to TMS and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen.
• • TMS for messaging New Service Advertisement for service availabilities The radio with Two-Factor capabilities are backward compatible with the existing device registration system and TMS servers. System Setup for ASTRO Advanced Messaging Solution Note Power loss and power down are different activities, power down occurs when the user intentionally powers off the radio, power loss is when the battery dies or is removed from the unit.
Logging in via the Two-Factor Authentication 1 Perform one of the following actions: • • Press the preprogrammed User Login button. rate. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined username. If the selected predefined username has more than the maximum allowed characters, or an invalid character in it, the display shows momentary Invalid ID.
character in it, the display shows momentary Invalid UnitID. 4 Enter your password when you see a blinking cursor. in status to indicate Two-Factor Authentication complete. Logging out of Two-Factor Authentication Note Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging Inbox, Draft, and Sent folder. The next user is able to access the Inbox, Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted. 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn or Ok.
Sending a Query • This feature is available for radio users who have successfully logged in with the Two-Factor Authentication. Query is a special form of Quick Text marked with a flag that is replied or dispatched in normal TMS message. The query template needs to be configured in the quick test list of the CPS. You can choose from the quick text list, including queries if present. 2 To access this feature via a preprogrammed button, press the preprogrammed TMS Query button and proceed to Step 5.
6 Use the keypad to edit the message, if required. 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 8 or to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 9 Perform one of the following actions: • Advanced Features • 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. English You can append a priority status and/or a request reply to your message.
Secure radio operation provides the highest commercially available level of voice security on both trunked and conventional channels. Unlike other forms of security, Motorola digital encryption provides signaling that makes it virtually impossible for others to decode any part of an encrypted message. Advanced Features Selecting Clear Transmissions Secure Operations Turn the preprogrammed Secure/Clear switch to the clear position.
1 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. 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. 2 Select the required keys and press the Menu Select button directly below LOAD on the KVL.
3 or to scroll through the encryption keys or use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key. 4 Perform one of the following actions: • • • Selecting a Keyset Advanced Features The display shows the last user-selected and stored encryption key, and the available menu selections. This feature allows you to select one or more groups of several encryption keys from among the available keys stored in the radio.
c) Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 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.
Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO Conventional Only) • Press the PTT button to send the rekey request. • Press the PTT button again, or the or Emergency button, to exit the feature and transmit in normal mode. Advanced Features Note Do not press the Top (Orange) button before pressing the Top Side (Select) button, unless you are in an emergency situation as this sends an emergency alarm. If the rekey operation fails, you hear a bad-key tone and the display shows Rekey fail.
Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Companding Reduces the channel noise, e.g. OTA transmission, that is predominantly present in UHF2 and 900 MHz channel with the following features. Infinite UKEK Retention Compressor Reduces the background noise flow and the speech signal at transmitting radio.
Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to exit the feature. Advanced Features • The Random FM Noise Canceller operates only in receive mode. If the password is correct, the radio unlocks. Security If the password is incorrect, the display show Incorrect password and the radio remains locked. Radio Lock This feature changes your radio to a more robust security system that protects the use of the secure encryption keys.
access this feature again until you turn the radio off and on. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Pswd. The display shows Change Password screen. Changing Your Tactical Inhibit Password 3 1 or to Unlock Pswd. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. 5 Enter the old password. or to Pswd. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Pswd. The display shows Change Password screen. DRAFT 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. 7 Enter the new password.
Note If you enter three incorrect old passwords, the radio exits the password feature. You cannot access this feature again until you turn the radio off and on. Radio Stun and Kill Radio Stun 1 or 3 Use the keypad to enter your Tactical Inhibit Encode Password. 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. The display shows radio Contact IDs. 5 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to the required ID. Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed.
Note To un-stun a radio, follow the procedure in Unlocking Your Radio on page 117. 5 Perform one of the following actions: Radio Kill This feature allows you to render your radio or another radio inoperable if the radio is misplaced or lost. When a radio is killed, the display turns blank and all functions of the radio are not usable.
Direct Kill allows you to make your own radio inoperable. Press and hold the Top Side button then press the Orange button until the display turns blank and becomes inoperable. request the system to determine the real-time location coordinates of the radio.
in any emergency situation, always report your location to your dispatcher. To maximize the ability of your radio to determine a fix, take note of the following guidelines: Keep in mind that the accuracy of the location information and the time it takes to obtain it varies depending upon circumstances, particularly the ability to receive signals from an adequate number of satellites.
Preprogrammed Waypoints User-configurable location coordinates. Fixed location coordinates: • • • • Home Emergency Last Known Location Destination Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Coordinates Advanced Features Programmable Waypoints This feature can only be enabled through CPS configuration. When the MGRS coordinate is enabled, all location coordinates are displayed in MGRS format, including the editable locations in GPS.
• Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. or to Turn On GPS and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The front display shows the MGRS or latitude/ longitude location, time, and date of the last successful location fix. 4 To obtain a new location fix, press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh. The top line temporarily displays Please wait while the new location is being determined. While the new location is being determined, the location signal can be a solid or blinking icon.
4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done. One of the following scenarios occur: • • • The display shows Current loc saved as . The display shows Current loc saved as [Home]. The display shows Current loc saved as [Destination]. 2 Advanced Features button directly below Cncl to return to the Location main screen. or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints.
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 3 4 or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. or to the required saved waypoint, and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. Advanced Features 6 Perform one of the following actions: • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the Waypoints main screen.
4 • or to [Destination] and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. or to Edit location and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The first number blinks. 5 Utilize the following control buttons to select the number/coordinates if required, then press the Menu Select button directly below Edit to change the number/coordinates. • Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters.
3 Perform one of the following actions: • • or to the required saved waypoint, and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. or to Edit name and press the Menu Select button directly below Del. Press the Menu Select button directly below Del. 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn. 2 or to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. 3 or to the required saved waypoint, and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
2 3 or to Dist frm here and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows a list of waypoints. or to the required waypoint and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. If there is a solid location signal during Emergency, the current location and the location information received is saved as Emergency and Last Known Location waypoints, respectively. Advanced Features 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
Upon receiving a voice transmission with GPS coordinates enabled on the receiving radio, the display shows the coordinates available in full or in short coordinates. There are two different formats available. Refer to the following list for the details shown in the Peer-Location quick text. Consult your agent to pick the best format to configure to your radio.
Note If the radio is set up in DVRS, only mobile radio is supported for this feature. Entering the Geofence Area Advanced Features Any new text messages received at Geofence shall have its content displayed immediately on the radio display. channel> with temporary green color intelligent backlight and you hear a Voice Announcement. Note When the radio loss the GPS signal the GPS icon blinks and the radio sounds two highpitched tones repetitively to indicate GPS fails to operate.
The following procedure guides you to exit the text message received. Press the Menu Select button below Exit or to return to Home screen. The other operations are the same as normal dynamic regroup command. During failsoft operation, your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency. You hear a mediumpitched tone and the display shows Failsoft.
If the zone controller loses communication with any site, that site reverts to site trunking. The display shows the currently selected zone/ channel combination and Site trunking. Note When this occurs, you can communicate only with other radios within your trunking site. Advanced Features Site Trunking Feature 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Site. 3 Perform one of the following actions: • • To lock the site, press the Menu Select button directly below Lock. The display shows Site locked.
as other Bluetooth® devices may or may not meet the mission critical standard. The display shows momentary the name of the current site and its corresponding received signal strength indicator (RSSI). Changing the Current Site Perform one of the following actions: • • Press and hold down the preprogrammed Site Displ/Srch button. Press and hold down the Menu Select button directly below RSSI. Advanced Features When the radio finds a new site, it returns to the Home screen.
or to BT. To access the Bluetooth feature screen, press the Menu Select button directly below BT. b) or to Status and press the Menu Select button directly below On. The display shows Status On, and appears. Turning Off the Bluetooth The following methods are options on how to turn off the Bluetooth. The result of all the methods is the same. You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Turning off the Bluetooth via the radio menu BT: a) or to BT.
Re-Pair Timer There are two options for configuring the Bluetooth pairing type of the radio. The type defines the duration the radio and the accessory retain the pairing information. Advanced Features Immediate (For MCW accessories only.) When the radio and/or device is turned off after pairing, the keys are lost. Due to this, when your radio and your device are turned on again, they are unable to reconnect. The user must re-pair the devices to re-establish a new set of pairing keys.
Re-Pair Timer Scenarios depending upon the Drop Timer value. If the device fails to reconnect within the period, the accessory then powers off. Bluetooth Drop Timer Re-Pair Timer Description Options Infinite (For all Bluetooth devices) This Timer only applies to the accessory. The programmable timer choices are: 0 – 15 minutes, 2 hours, 4 hours or 8 hours. Do note there are exceptions for Operation Critical Wireless (OCW) headset and PTT which are preprogrammed to 8 hours.
Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information about these timers. To establish the Bluetooth Connection, see Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LFMPP) Feature on page 138 or Standard Pairing Feature on page 139 . Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature 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.
The radio tries to establish connection with the device once paired. Note If the connection fails within 6 seconds, you hear a decremental-pitched tone to indicate that the device is unpaired. The display shows unpaired. Repeat this step to re-initiate the pairing process. . The radio shows when the device has a Bluetooth connection. Below is the scenario and radio indications when the connection is interrupted. The starts blinking for up to 10 seconds. You hear a decremental-pitched tone.
technician. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 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 Bluetooth Standard Pairing feature enables your Bluetooth enabled radio to search for other Bluetooth enabled and discoverable device.
• or press or the Menu Select button below Exit to return to Home screen. 2 or to the device name and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to connect to the device. The radio starts pairing to the device. Advanced Features If the feature fails to initiate, the radio sounds a short, low-pitched tone. The screen shows BT Search failed. Press the Menu Select button below Back to return to Bluetooth feature screen, Turn on Bluetooth visibility via radio menu BT: a) or to BT.
b) Note Press the preprogrammed button to toggle the Bluetooth visibility on or off. or to Visibility and press the Menu Select button directly below Off. The display shows Visibility Off. Receiving Pairing Request from other Devices When the timer expires, the status changes to Visibility off failed. Repeat this step to turn off Bluetooth visibility. c) To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit.
Pairing the Authentication PIN when Receiving a Pairing Request 1 When the radio display shows pair request, perform one of the following actions: • • Advanced Features Note The compare PIN authentication method is only applicable for Bluetooth version 2.1 and above. progress... followed by pair canceled and return to Home screen. 2 Perform one of the following actions when the display shows Compare PIN: XXXXXX.
• • The display shows pair failed (if the pairing timer expires). The display shows connect failed (if the connecting timer expires). If the PIN is correct but the profiles are not supported, the display shows BT profiles not supported. The display returns to Home screen. Advanced Features Follow the procedure inSearching and Pairing the Bluetooth Device on page 140 to search for available Bluetooth devices.
Follow the procedure in Searching and Pairing the Bluetooth Device on page 140 to search for available Bluetooth devices. Start pairing with the Authentication PIN by following the steps described next. 1 or to the required device. Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to initiate pairing. Your radio only supports HSP, DUN, PAN and SPP Bluetooth profiles. Advanced Features Pairing the Authentication PIN by Manually Keying in the Same PIN 3 Press Ok to continue pairing the radio and the device.
depending on your preference and the programmed functions. • Advanced Features • Turning on 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. b) or to Bluetooth spkr and press the Menu Select button directly below On. The display shows On. c) To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit. The following methods are options on how to turn off the Bluetooth Audio.
Adjust volume up/down on the Bluetooth audio device. The radio display shows Volume XX, and you hear a short, medium-pitched tone. 2 5 Perform one of the following actions: • or to To clear the device from the list, the 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 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. shows clear failed. The display returns to previous screen. Note If Re-Pair Timer is set to infinite and you clear keys on the radio, you must clear keys on all previously paired devices as well. (Please see your accessories manual for further details.
Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. 1 or to BT. Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen. 2 or to Friendly name and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit. A blinking cursor appears in the Friendly Name screen. Advanced Features previously paired devices as well. (Please see your accessories manual for further details.
Responding to the Notification of Upgrade 1 The display shows Upgrade?. 2 Perform one of the following actions: • • • Press the Menu Select button below Acpt to accept the request to upgrade immediately. Press the Menu Select button below Dlay to delay the request to upgrade. Press the Menu Select button below Rej to reject the request to upgrade. Advanced Features If you choose to accept, the display shows Upg Rx In Prog to indicate the upgrade received is in progress.
High Enables the voice of the feature to announce even when the radio is receiving calls. Low Disables the voice of the feature from announcing when the radio is receiving calls. You hear a voice announcement when the features below are preprogrammed in the radio. • • • Change to a new channel remaining within the current zone. The radio announces the current channel.
When mixing SSA with received voice audio, the SSA alert is reduced in volume to ensure that the voice message is still heard clearly. Therefore, it is important that the SSA audio files are created with clear loud audio to ensure they can still be heard clearly when played at reduced levels. 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.
4 If the site does not exist, the display shows does not exist. 7 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. DRAFT 5 Key in the desired Site ID and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok. If a correct Site ID is entered, the display shows the Select Alert screen.
5 or to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. 3 or to Start 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 Avail] and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Alert screen.
1 or to SSA. 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA. The display shows the Site Alert screen. 3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel. The display shows the Select Site screen. 4 or to select the desired Site Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. Advanced Features Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site 5 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit.
• • • • If a correct Site ID is entered, the display shows Sending req. If the request is successful, the display shows Req successful. If the single site is not available, the display shows not available. If the single site does not exist, the display shows does not exist. 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.
or to [All Avail] and press the Menu Select button directly below Send. The display shows Sending req. • Note The radio can also be preprogrammed to log only the radio IDs associated with incoming Dispatch Calls. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 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.
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 Select button directly below Exit, PTT button. or the Power level Low enables a shorter transmitting distance and to conserve power. Power level High 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.
b) or to scroll through the menu selections. c) Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required radio profile, or press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes. The radio returns to the Home screen. The profile name on the Home screen indicates the current selected radio profile. This feature allows you to manually switch the visual and audio settings of the radio.
Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias This feature allows you to display or hide the radio alias (name). The secondary speaker also has a "whisper" mode with a modified volume taper for quieter modes of operation. Note If an external speaker or microphone accessory is attached to the radio, neither internal speaker is operational as audio is routed to the accessory. Press the Menu Select button directly below MyID.
Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed, you can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio's front display. Select the audio speaker via the radio menu Prfl: a) or to Prfl. Note The backlight setting also affects the Menu Select buttons, the Navigation button and the keypad backlighting accordingly. b) To access the Profiles feature screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Prfl. or to scroll through the menu c) selections.
2 Toggle again to unlock the controls. Turning the Controls and Keypad Buttons Tones On or Off You can enable and disable the tones of Navigation buttons, controls and keypad if needed. • • Turning the tones on or off via the preprogrammed Mute button: a) To turn the tones off or on, press the preprogrammed Mute button. Advanced Features Turning Voice Mute On or Off You can enable and disable voice transmission, if needed.
The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be preprogrammed from 3 to 120 seconds, in 15-second intervals, or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode, by a qualified radio technician. Settings: • • • Note You hear a brief, low-pitched, warning tone four seconds before the transmission times out. Advanced Features If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops your transmission, and you hear a talk-prohibit tone. The default time setting is a 12-hour clock.
• • or one or more times to move to an item you wish to change. or to change the selected item. Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes and return to the Home screen. 5 Perform one of the following actions: • • Advanced Features Note If a call arrives while the radio is in the clock-setting menu, the radio exits clock setting and displays the call information. Any changes made before the call is not saved.
Result Normal Squelch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code. Selective Switch You hear any digital traffic having the correct network access code and correct talkgroup. Digital PTT ID Support Advanced Features Option This feature allows you to see the radio ID (number) of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission. This ID, consisting up to a maximum of eight characters, can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher.
Advanced Features The following table shows the variations of smart PTT: 166 English Mode Description Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Carrier You cannot transmit if any traffic is detected on the channel. Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Wrong Squelch Code You cannot transmit on an active channel with a squelch code or (if secure-equipped) encryption key other than your own. If the PL code is the same as yours, the transmission is not prevented.
Perform one of the following actions: Disabling Transmit Inhibition Perform one of the following actions: • Switch the preprogrammed Transmit Inhibit switch to Transmit Inhibit enabled. • • or to TxIn. Press the Menu Select button below TxIn. Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button. • • Advanced Features Enabling Transmit Inhibition or to TxIn. Press the Menu Select button below TxIn. Press the Transmit Inhibit programmable button.
Charge Percentage 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. This feature displays the following radio information: 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • or to Batt. DRAFT 3 To return to the Home screen, press the Menu Select button directly below Exit.
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) Viewing the IP Information This feature displays the device name, IP address, and status of your radio. Note The device name of your radio is preprogrammed. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Note To return to the Home screen, press any time.
Viewing the Control Assignments Editing the Soft ID This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel. Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. See Programmable Features on page 27 for more information on the various programmable features of your radio. This feature allows you to change your username.
Advanced Features 5 Perform one of the following actions: • • Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to save the new Soft ID and return to the previous screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen.
Helpful Tips 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 DRAFT • Helpful Tips • • 172 English The radio is designed to be submerged to a maximum depth of 1 meter, with a maximum submersion time of 30 minutes.
Cleaning Your Radio connectors, controls or crevices. Dry the radio thoroughly with a soft, lint-free cloth. Helpful Tips • and microphone port can be removed. Otherwise, the water will decrease the audio quality of 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. 3 Clean battery contacts with a lint-free cloth to remove dirt or grease.
Radio Service and Repair Proper repair and maintenance procedures will assure efficient operation and long life for this product. A Motorola maintenance agreement will provide expert service to keep this and all other communication equipment in perfect operating condition. A nationwide service organization is provided by Motorola to support maintenance services.
Battery Charge 76% to 100% full[3] 51% to 75%[3] Battery Recycling and Disposal Helpful Tips Gauge 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. For the location of the drop-off facility closest to you, access RBRC's Internet web site at www.rbrc.com or call 1-800-8-BATTERY.
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. DRAFT http://www.motorolasolutions.com/APX Note Only the following programming cables are compatible with the radios.
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: 5 6 7 8 • distance to a well-known landmark • vessel course, speed or destination State the nature of the distress. Specify what kind of assistance you need.
• Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range • on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency. on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating: • • in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the 156.025 – 157.425 MHz frequency band, and in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below.
156.900 161.500 66 156.325 160.925 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 – 157.200 161.800 73 156.675 156.675 157.250 161.850 74 156.725 156.725 157.300 161.900 75 *** *** 157.350 161.950 76 *** *** 157.400 162.000 77** 156.875 – 156.025 160.625 78 156.925 161.525 * 156.075 160.675 79 156.975 161.
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 84 157.225 161.825 85 157.275 161.875 86 157.325 161.925 87 157.375 161.975 88 157.425 162.025 Note ** Low power (1 W) only. *** Guard band. Note A – in the Receive column indicates that the channel is transmit only.
This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this manual. ACK Acknowledgment of communication. Active Channel A channel that has traffic on it. Analog Signal ARS ASTRO 25 ASTRO Conventional Glossary distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security. Glossary Bluetooth Pairing Bluetooth pairing occurs when two bluetooth devices exchanged a passkey to form a paired Bluetooth wireless connection.
operations of the trunked repeaters. Channel Control Channel Conventional Glossary Conventional Scan List 182 English A group of characteristics such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding. In a trunking system, one of the channels that is used to provide a continuous, two-way/ data communications path between the central controller and all radios on the system. Deadlock Displayed by the radio after three failed attempts to unlock the radio.
Electrical Serial Number Failsoft A feature that allows communications to take place even though the central controller has failed. Each trunked repeater in the system transmits a data word informing every radio that the system has gone into failsoft. FCC FM Hang Up Home screen Man Down Glossary ESN A life-saving feature that senses the radio user may be in trouble by monitoring the whether the radio is in a vertical or horizontal position or whether the radio is motionless.
serves as a way to check the volume level of the radio, since the radio “opens the squelch” when the monitor button is pressed. Multi-Function Knob Multi-System Talkgroup Scan List Glossary Network Access Code Non-Tactical/ Revert 184 OTAR English It works as a power on/off button, provides primary and secondary functions like volume change and mode change. Page A one-way alert, with audio and/or display messages. Personality A set of unique features specific to a radio.
Refers to a radio control that can have a radio feature assigned to it. PTT Push-To-Talk. The PTT button engages the transmitter and puts the radio in transmit (send) operation when pressed. Radio Frequency (RF) Repeater Selective Call The part of the general frequency spectrum between the audio and infrared light regions (about 10 kHz to 10,000,000 MHz). Glossary Programmable conversations of no interest to you.
Talkaround Bypass a repeater and talk directly to another unit for easy local unit-to-unit communications. Talkgroup An organization or group of radio users who communicate with each other using the same communication path. TMS Trunking DRAFT Text Messaging Service The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users (see Conventional). Glossary Trunking Priority A scan list that includes Monitor Scan List talkgroups that are all from the same trunking system.
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