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APX Mobile O3 Control Head User Guide

1. 3 A B C D E F G H J K L M N oO P Q R S T U V 8 w X Y Z Co Toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Cx Space C Toggle between numeric and letter mode sjo1 u09 oipes BuiAjnuep 11 N Identifying Radio Controls Keypad Characters Lowercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed Key 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 a2 1 t amp i i a b c d e f g h i j k ol m n o p q r s t u V w x y Z Co Toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Ce Space C Toggle between numeric and letter mode Keypad Characters Numeric Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed N AR a o N Key 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 4 amp fF WV N Sjo1ju09 oipes BuiAjnuep Space 000800000000 Toggle between numeric and letter mode Keypad Characters Hexadecimal Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed Key N o 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 olojo OD oO A OIN Not applicable 000800000000 Identifying Radio Controls Not applicable m Push To Talk PTT Button The PTT button on the side of the microphone serves two basic purposes
2. page 78 Trunking System Controls page 86 Ignition Switch Options page 90 Voice Announcement page 92 Using Site Selectable Alerts ASTRO 25 page 93 Utiles RER page 98 m Advanced Call Features Calling a Phone Not in the List 1 Qor C toPhon Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon Enter the desired phone number from the keypad on the control head The display updates as the numbers are entered Press PTT button on the control head to make the call 5 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 6 Press or Menu Select button directly below Phon to exit Receiving and Making a Selective Call Conventional Only 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 Receiving a Selective Call Procedure 1 When you receive a Selective Call you hear two alert tones and the LED lights up solid yellow The call received icons blink and the display shows Call received and back to the home display The speaker unmutes 3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 4 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen Note If you press PTT button before pressing the
3. 91 Auto Power Off Timer 91 Voice Announcement 92 Using Site Selectable Alerts ASTRO 25 93 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site 93 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Via Manual Entry 94 Sending SSA Notification to All Sites 94 Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site Via Manual Entry Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites Utilities 1 1 sese tede Rea ent Viewing Recent Calls List Selecting the Power Level Selecting a Radio Profile Controlling the Display Backlight Turning Keypad Tones On or Off Turning Voice Mute On or Off Using the Time Out Timer Using the Conventional Squelch Operation Features i 2h ss onda wa bund Sa mae wee wale D Analog Options Digital Options Using the PL Defeat Feature Using the Digital PTT ID Feature Using the Smart PTT Feature Conventional ONY ius gent oh eae x icis o ciu icta a Accessing General Radio Information Accessing Radio Information Viewing IP I
4. Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with Priority ID Read Message The selected text message in the Inbox has been read xX v X Request Reply The Request Reply feature is toggled on before the message is sent Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with Request Reply K Normal Message User is composing a message with normal priority and without a request for a reply z Priority Status and Request Reply User is composing a message with a priority status and a request for a reply Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with Priority and Request Reply AL Mixedcase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in mixed case and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen Numeric Indicates that the text entry is currently in numeric mode ATS Uppercase Predictive Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen Mixed Case Indicates that the text entry is currently in normal text mode Uppercase Indicates that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode FRE S Lowercase Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase mode sie Lowercase Indicates that the text entry is currently in lowercase and with predicted words shown at the bottom of the screen TMS Menu Options
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6. 4 If the rekey operation fails a bad key tone sounds and the display shows Rekey fail The rekey operation failure indicates that your radio does not contain the Unique Shadow Key USK This key must be loaded into the radio with the key variable Note loader KVL before the rekey request can be sent Refer to your local key management supervisor for more information MDC Over the Air Rekeying OTAR Page This feature allows to view or define MDC Over the Air Rekeying OTAR features It is applied only when operating in secure encrypted mode and only for conventional communications In additional to Rekey Requests OTAR transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgements and Power up Acknowledgements Some of the options selected may also need to be set up at the Key Management Controller KMC site to work properly This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Note Infinite UKEK Retention This feature enables Unique Key Encryption Key UKEK to be permanently stored in the radio even when all of the encryption keys is erased Without this UKEK key the radio could not be over the air rekeyed This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Note soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 77 Advanced Features EN oo Hear Clear Th
7. Loading a Single Encryption Key Procedure 1 Attach the KVL to your radio Upon attaching the KVL the radio display shows Keyloading Press the Menu Select button below Target Press the Menu Select button below Load Press the Menu Select button below Key Q or to required key ao a A ON to your radio Press the Menu Select button below Load to load the key s91n 294 paosueapy 73 Advanced Features N A 7 When the key has been loaded successfully the radio sounds a short tone for single key radios Loading the Group Encryption Keys Procedure Attach the KVL to your radio Press the Menu Select button below Target Press the Menu Select button below Load 1 2 3 4 Press the Menu Select button below Group 5 Gor to required group 6 Press the Menu Select button below Load to load the key to your radio 7 Your mobile radio display shows Keyloading when it is loading key s from KVL 8 When the key has been loaded successfully the radio sounds an alternating tone for multikey radios Using the Multikey Feature This feature allows the radio to be equipped with different encryption keys and supports the DES OFB algorithm There are two types of multikey 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 operat
8. Menu Option Description Function Inbx Brings you to your incoming messages screen Comp Brings you to the compose screen Drft Brings you to the saved message screen Sent Brings you to the sent messages screen Back Brings you back to the previous menu screen Edits a draft message or key in a target Edit address Saves the messages you have edited to the Save Draft folder Rply Replies to a message SJ0je2ipu snjejs BuiAjnuoep 19 Identifying Status Indicators N Menu Option Description Function Del Deletes a message or a character text during editing mode New Creates a new message List Brings you to the predefined messages screen impt Toggles the Priority Status icon on or off for P an outgoing message RaR Toggles Request Reply icon on or off for an SE outgoing message Curr Deletes the current selected message Selects to delete all the messages in the All current folder Deletes all the messages in the current Yes folder No Cancel the delete all messages options Exit Exits to the Home screen Optn Brings you to the Options main screen Sel Selects a predefined message or address Send Sends the message m LED Indicator LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio peces TS Zola de ae bs Port Authority es LED Indicator Patrol 12D P Solid red Radio is transmitting
9. uoneJodo oipey 219U99 35 General Radio Operation o m Monitoring Features Radio users who switch from analog to digital radios often assume that the lack of static on a digital channel is an indication that the radio is not working properly This is not the case Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the noise from the signal and allowing only the clear voice or data information to be heard Monitor a channel to ensure the channel is clear before transmitting Monitoring a Channel Procedure Lift the control head off hook Conventional Modes Only 1 Listen for activity on that channel 2 Adjust the Volume Rocker if necessary 3 Ifyou hear no activity press and hold the PTT button to start your conversation OR Trunked Modes Only 1 Press the PTT button 2 If you hear two short high pitched tones or if you hear no tone and the red T amp indicator lights steadily then proceed with your message 3 Release the PTT button to receive listen If you are not in the range of the system you may hear a continuous low pitched tone and the display shows Out of range Conventional Mode Operation This feature allows you to monitor channel traffic on conventional channels by defeating the coded squelch Thus you can to listen to another user active on the channel This way you may be prevented from talking over someone else s conversation Note This feature must first be
10. 1 Gor to ScnL 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL 3 Gor to view the members on the list 4 Press the m to exit the current display and return to the Home screen Editing the Scan List This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities Procedure 1 2 or to ScnL Press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL The display shows the lists that can be changed Q or to the entry you want to edit Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to add and or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete the currently displayed channel from the scan list OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcl to view the next member of the scan list or to select more channels to be added or deleted OR Use the keypad to go directly to additional channels to be added or deleted OR Use the Mode Rocker to select additional channels to be added or deleted soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 49 Advanced Features O1 6 Press im to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen See Viewing and Changing the Priority Status on page 50 for more information on how to add and or change the priority of the currently displayed channel in the scan list Changing the Scan List Status Procedure 1 2 3 Long press the preprogrammed Scan side button Q or to
11. 1 Gor toCnts 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts Q or to the required subscriber alias Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Contact Alias Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth Press the PTT button to initiate the call During the call the display shows the subscriber alias Press and hold the PTT button to talk The LED lights up solid red OR Release the PTT button to listen The LED lights up solid yellow If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of time the call ends OR The call ends when it reaches the maximum ring time Adding a New Contact Entry Procedure 1 2 or to Cnts Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted Q or to New Contact and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Name Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit Use the keypad to enter the name Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below DEL to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have entered the name OR Press the Menu Select butto
12. 79 The Outdoor Location Feature Using GPS 79 Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature 80 Saving a Waypoint 81 Viewing a Saved Waypoint 82 Editing the Alias of a Waypoint 82 Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint 83 Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint 84 Deleting All Saved Waypoints 84 Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint 85 Using the Location Feature While in Emergency Mode 85 Trunking System Controls 86 Using the Failsoft System 86 Going Out of Range 86 SmartZone 87 Using Site Trunking Feature 87 Locking and Unlocking a Site 87 Viewing and Changing a Site 88 Viewing the Current Site 88 Changing the Current Site 88 Trunked Announcement 89 Initiating an Announcement 89 Ignition Switch Options 90 Blank d a een Ce ate a xx aua 90 Tx Inhibit 90 PTT Tx Inhibit 90 Required 90 Soft Power Off 90 Ignition Only Power Up 90 Emergency Power Up
13. Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error Solid yellow 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 Blinking green Radio is receiving an individual or telephone call or is on a Priority Two channel while in the Scan List Programming mode Rapidly blinking green Radio is on a Priority One channel while in the Scan List Programming mode E Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporary changes the radio s display bar color and the alert text background color to help signal that a radio event has occurred Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Bar Color Event When The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call Orange Emergency Alerts The radio receives an emergency alarm or call The radio is out of range Red Critical Alerts 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 The radio receives a private call The radio receives a phone call Green Call Alerts The radio receives a call alert The radio receives a selective call SJ0je2ipu snjejs BuriAjnuep 21 Identifying Status Indicators N N E
14. O1 Glossary 116 Glossary This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this manual Term Definition Term Definition ACK Acknowledgment of communication Carrier Squelch Feature that responds to the presence of an RF carrier by opening or unmuting turning on a receiver s audio circuit A squelch circuit silences the radio when no signal is being received so that the user does not have to listen to noise Active Channel A channel that has traffic on it An RF signal that has a continuous nature A software controlled computer driven device that receives and generates data for Analog Signal rather than a pulsed or discrete nature ARS Automatic Registration Service ASTRO 25 Motorola standard for wireless digital Trunking trunked communications ASTRO Motorola standard for wireless digital Conventional conventional communications A feature that allows the radio to aic the trunked radios assigned to it It monitors and directs the operations of the trunked repeaters A group of characteristics such as transmit Channel receive frequency pairs radio parameters and encryption encoding CHIB Control Head Interface Board Autoscan automatically scan the members of a scan list AUX CH Auxiliary Control Head Call Alert Privately page an individual by sending an audible tone Control Channel In a trunking system one of the channel
15. Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Send and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to send the message Q or to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address OR Q or to Other Recpnt and press the Menu Select button below Edit A blinking cursor appears in the Enter Address screen Use the keypad to type the address entry Press to move one space to the left Press Q to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode 10 Press the Menu Select button below Send to send the message OR Press the PTT button to send the message 11 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg 12 If the message is sent a tone sounds and the display shows Msg sent OR If the message is not sent a low tone sounds and the display shows Send failed If the message fails to send the radio returns you to the main TMS screen Note You can append a priority status and or a request reply to your message See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 67 for more information Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features Before sending your message you can append a priority message and or a request reply to
16. The display shows the Site Alert screen 3 ora to Start Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site screen 4 wora to All Avail and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 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 OR If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed 6 If the request is successful the display shows Req successful 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen s91n 294 pooueApy 95 Advanced Features o If you are at the site designated to receive this alert you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically The display shows the Alert Alias gt with the intelligent lighting at Home screen Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site Procedure 1 Dor 4 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 wora to select the desired Site Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req OR If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed 5 If t
17. While a callis in progress the PTT Button 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 32 for more information Identifying Status Indicators Your radio indicates its operational status through the following Status CONS 21 2 vm See toe Pr elt ge rie page 16 Text Messaging Service TMS Icons page 17 Status Icons page 18 TMS Menu Options page 19 LED Indicator page 20 Intelligent Lighting Indicators page 21 Alert TONES 0 eee n nm e page 22 Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts page 25 SJ0je2ipu snjejs BuiAjnuoep 15 o Identifying Status Indicators m Status Icons The liquid crystal display LCD of your radio shows the radio status text entries and menu entries The following are the icons that appear on the radio s display TS Receiving Radio is receiving a call or data Monitor Carrier Squelch Selected channel is being monitored during conventional operation only Ta Transmitting Radio is transmitting a call or data x In Call User
18. a tone sounds to exit Emergency mode Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Sending an Emergency Call Trunking Only Call This feature gives your radio priority access on a channel for conventional system and to a talkgroup for trunking system If the radio has both emergency call and alarm features enabled it automatically proceeds to the call mode after the alarm is acknowledged Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button to activate the emergency call alarm feature The display shows Emergency A high pitched tone sounds indicating that the alarm has been received by the trunked system s central controller A dispatcher acknowledgment four high pitched tones follows accompanied by an Ack received display Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 0 to 2 5 cm from your mouth Press and hold the PTT button Speak clearly into the microphone Release the PTT to end the transmission Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button until a tone sounds to exit Emergency mode Turning the radio off also cancels the emergency state Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to the system without triggering any audio or visual indicators This activated microphone state is also known as hot mic Note If you press the PTT button during hot mic and continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires the radio continues
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20. 15 Status Icons so b yx E etes 16 Text Messaging Service TMS Icons 17 Status lcons 18 TMS Menu Options 19 LED Indicator 20 Intelligent Lighting Indicators 21 Alert Tones 22 Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts 25 General Radio Operation 26 Selecting a Zone Selecting a Radio Channel Using Channel Search Button Using Mode Select Feature Saving a Zone and Channel to a Softkey Saving a Zone and Channel to a Keypad Button Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call Receiving and Responding to a Private Call Trunking Only Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call Making a Radio Call Making a Talkgroup Call Making a Private Call Trunking Only Making a Telephone Call Repeater or Direct Operation Monitoring Features Monitoring a Channel Conventional Mode Operation Advanced Features Advanced Call Features Calling a Phone Not in the List 29 30 32 Receiving and Making a Selective Call C
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22. FCC logo shown below DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name Motorola Solutions Inc Address Motorola Solutions Inc 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg Illinois 60196 U S A Phone Number 1 800 927 2744 Hereby declares that the product Model Name APX Mobile conforms to the following regulations FCC Part 15 subpart B section 15 107 a 15 107 d and section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device As a personal computer peripheral this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions Aywiojuo9 JO UOIeJe ooq 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by
23. Ignition Auto Power Off timer is running While Ignition is present the radio powers on with a radio user Power On button knob selection only if the radio was powered down with Inactivity Auto Power Off timer Emergency Power Up This feature allows the user to power on the radio and automatically transmits an emergency mode transmission on personalities with emergency enabled with the use of a footswitch In addition when the Ignition Switch option is set to either Tx Inhibit or PTT Tx Inhibit this feature will not be available to the users Press the footswitch to turn on the radio and launch Emergency A tone sounds and the display shows Emergency Auto Power Off Timer Auto Power Off feature powers off the radio when no user actions occur during a preprogrammed length of time There are two different version of Auto Power Off Inactivity Auto Power Off Timer This timer begins once the radio is power on While the timer is active any user interaction with the radio resets the timer Ignition Auto Power Off Timer This timer begins once the vehicle key is removed when the voltage at the ignition sense is removed While the timer is active any user interaction with the radio resets the timer When the vehicle key is reapplied the voltage at the ignition is reconnected this timer is stopped Although both Inactivity Auto Power Off and Ignition Auto Power Off can be enabled together Ignition Auto Power Off timer
24. Menu Select button directly below Sel 4 The display shows the Information screen 5 Qor to scroll through the various information OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to previous screen OR Press m to exit and return to the home display Viewing 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 Procedure Press the preprogrammed Info button and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to Info 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Info 3 Q or to IP Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 4 Q or to scroll through the various information OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to previous screen OR Press M to exit and return to the Home display soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 105 e Advanced Features Viewing Control Assignments This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel See Programmable Features on page 7 for more information on the various programmable features of your radio Procedure 1 Gor to Info 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Info 3 Gor to Control Map and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 4 Gor t
25. Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode 4 Press the Menu Select button below Send or the PTT button to send the message 5 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous screen Note You can append a priority message and or a request reply to your message See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 67 for more details Deleting Text Messages Procedure From the Inbox Draft or Sent screen 1 Qor to scroll through the messages 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to view the delete options 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Curr to delete the current message OR Press the Menu Select button directly below All to delete all the messages m Secure Operations 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 Managing Encryption Note Refer to the Key Variable Loader KVL manual for equipment connections and setup
26. Preprogrammed Waypoints User configurable location coordinates Fixed location coordinates Home Emergency Last Known Location Destination Only the alias is editable not the coordinates The Home and Destination coordinates are editable Coordinates can be deleted one at a time or all at once Coordinates cannot be deleted 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature Note An ON menu key may be present on the location menu if itis preprogrammed by the dealer or system administrator Procedure 1 2 or to Loc Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc The display shows Location off lt Latitude gt lt Longitude gt Press the Menu Select button directly below On to turn on the GPS The display shows Previous loc lt Latitude gt lt Longitude gt Q or to check the time and date of the last successful location fix Press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh to obtain a new location fix 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 Once the location coordinates are fixed the display shows th
27. Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list OR Q or to the required phone number OR Use the keypad to enter the required phone number Press and release the PTT button to dial the phone number 5 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 6 When your call is answered press the PTT button to talk 7 Release the PTT button to listen 8 Press to return to the Home screen See Alert Tones on page 22 for more information if your call is NOT answered m Repeater or Direct Operation 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 Procedure Press the preprogrammed Repeater Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor toDir 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Dir 3 The display shows Repeater mode if the radio is currently in Repeater mode OR The display shows Direct mode and the Talkaround icon if the radio is currently in Direct mode during conventional operation only You can repeat step 2 to toggle between the two modes Once in Direct Mode press PTT button to start conversation with the radios nearby
28. Service Limited Warranty MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS Il WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MOTOROLA warrants the MOTOROLA manufactured Communication Products listed below Product against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time from the date of purchase as scheduled below APX Mobile Radio Product Accessories One 1 Year One 1 Year MOTOROLA at its option will at no charge either repair the Product with new or reconditioned parts replace it with a new or reconditioned Product or refund the purchase price of the Product during the warranty period provided it is returned in accordance with the terms of this warranty Replaced parts or boards are warranted for the balance of the original applicable warranty period All replaced parts of Product shall become the property of MOTOROLA This express limited warranty is extended by MOTOROLA to the original end user purchaser only and is not assignable or 1 20 transferable to any other party This is the complete warranty for the Product manufactured by MOTOROLA MOTOROLA assumes no obligations or liability for additions or modifications to this warranty unless made in writing and signed by an officer of MOTOROLA Unless made in a separate agreement between MOTOROLA and the original end user purchaser MOTOROLA does not warrant the installation maintenance or
29. Using Channel Search Button page 27 Using Mode Select Feature page 28 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call page 30 Making a Radio Call page 32 Repeater or Direct Operation page 35 Monitoring Features page 36 E Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use these features Procedure 1 Gor toZone 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone The display shows the current zone and channel Q or button until the desired zone is displayed Press a or the PTT button to confirm the selected zone number 5 Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed zone channel m Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit receive frequency pairs Use the following procedure to select a channel Procedure 1 Press the Mode Rocker Up or Down to the desired channel OR Q and press the Menu Select button directly below Chan The display shows the current zone and channel 2 Press the Mode Rocker Up or Down to the desired channel 3 Press or the PTT button to confirm the channel Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel E Using Channel Search Button This feature allows you to do a quick search for a specific channel in the radio by key in the alia
30. a Text Message 67 Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message 67 Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message 68 Managing Text Messages 68 Receiving a Text Message 68 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox 69 Replying to a Received Text Message 70 Accessing the Drafts Folder 71 Managing Sent Text Messages 71 Viewing a Sent Text Message 71 Sending a Sent Text Message 72 Deleting Text Messages 73 Secure Operations 73 Managing Encryption 73 Loading a Single Encryption Key 73 Loading the Group Encryption Keys 74 Using the Multikey Feature 74 Selecting an Encryption Key Conventional Only 75 Enabling Secure Transmission 75 Accessing the Secure Feature 76 Selecting a Keyset 76 Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys 76 Requesting an Over the Air Rekey 77 MDC Over the Air Rekeying OTAR Page 77 Infinite UKEK Retention 77 Hear Cleat isl l9 Re RE 78 The Global Positioning System GPS 78 Understanding the GPS Feature 78 Enhancing GPS Performance
31. be notified promptly in writing by such purchaser of any notice of such claim B that MOTOROLA will have sole control of the defense of such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and C should the Product or parts become or in MOTOROLA s opinion be likely to become the subject of a claim of infringement of a United States patent that such purchaser will permit MOTOROLA at its option and expense either to procure for such purchaser the right to continue using the Product or parts or to replace or modify the same so that it becomes non infringing or to grant such purchaser a credit for the Product or parts as depreciated and accept its return The depreciation will be an equal amount per year over the lifetime of the Product or parts as established by MOTOROLA MOTOROLA will have no liability with respect to any claim of patent infringement which is based upon the combination of the Product or parts furnished hereunder with software apparatus or devices not furnished by MOTOROLA nor will MOTOROLA have any liability for the use of ancillary equipment or software not furnished by MOTOROLA which is attached to or used in connection with the Product The foregoing states the entire liability of MOTOROLA with respect to infringement of patents by the Product or any parts thereof Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for MOTOROLA certain exclusive rights for copyrighted MOTOROLA software such as the exclu
32. cursor appears beside PIN Use the keypad to enter your Personal Identification Number PIN number The maximum PIN length is 4 digits The PIN number appears as asterisks Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn In ARS Server Mode the display shows the User Login Indicator icon the ID and In progress with Cncl OR In ARS Non Server Mode the display shows the User Login Indicator icon the ID and Logged in with Logt and Exit OR In non ARS enabled mode the display shows Offline with Logt and Exit OR Wait for the logged in confirmation screen If the login process is successful the display shows the successful user login indicator IP indicator icon and Logged in with Logt and Exit If the username is invalid login fails and the user login failure indicator IP indicator icon blinks The display also momentary shows Login failed Repeat Step 3 OR If the PIN is invalid login fails and the user login failure indicator IP indicator icon blinks The display also momentary shows Login failed Repeat Step 5 OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to cancel the login in progress screen and return to the initial user login screen OR Wait for the logged in confirmation screen If the login process is successful the display shows the successful user login indicator IP indicator icon and Logged in with Logt and Exit Logging Out Once the data application registration is complet
33. dot Detects activity on the Priority One Channel during scan Steady dot Detects activity on the Priority Two Channel during scan IP On User is currently associated with the rr radio 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 a Data activity is present K The vote scan feature is enabled Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal mode On Secure operation Off Clear operation Blinking Receiving an encrypted voice call On AES Secure operation Off Clear operation Blinking Receiving an encrypted voice call Menu Navigation Q or to Menu Entry Y directly below Menu Entry to select MOTOROLA MOTO MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC and are used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2009 2011 2013 by Motorola Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved 06 13 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg lllinous 60196 U S A a e Q or to scroll through sub list Y fa to exit Y directly below Menu Entry to select Declaration of Conformity This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the
34. for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility http www motorolasolutions com APX E Highlights for the Accessories 1 GPS only antenna is only used in either a single band UHF or 700 800 application where the Public Safety Microphone PSM is used with the corresponding PSM antenna This antenna is only for GPS reception and cannot be used for receive transmit operation at UHF VHF or 700 800 This antenna is never to be used on the PSM S9lJ0Ssa22y 111 Appendix Maritime Radio Use in the VHF 112 Appendix Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Take a moment to review the following Special Channel Assignments page 112 Operating Frequency Requirements page 113 Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies page 115 Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources page 115 m 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 State the name of the vessel in distress 3 times followed by the call sign or other identification of the vessel st
35. inactivity timer is enabled your radio automatically exits the feature when your radio is left idle long enough for the time to expire You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Procedure Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Call Alert Paging button to send a page to the preprogrammed ID and proceed to Step 5 of the procedure below OR Follow the procedure below 1 Q or to Page Press the Menu Select button directly below Page Q or to select the required ID Press the PTT button to send the page The display shows Paging lt Number gt oa fF NM sounds and the display shows Ack received OR If the call alert page is not acknowledged a low tone sounds and the display shows No Ack 7 The radio returns to the Home screen OR If the call alert page is sent successfully four highpitch tone s91n 294 paosueapy 55 Advanced Features O1 o Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen for Contacts OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to Call 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call 3 Q or to select the required ID press the PTT button to initiate the call 4 If the target radio does not respond after a preprogrammed period of time the display shows Send Page 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to send the call alert page OR Press the Menu Select button directly below No to exit the scre
36. is mutually exclusive with Inactivity Auto Power Off timer when both are enabled During the last two minutes of the timer countdown the radio generates continuous low tone and blinks Powering Off warning on the display until the timer expires or the timer is reset The radio automatically powers off after the timer expires The duration of the timer is preprogrammed soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 91 Advanced Features e N E Voice Announcement This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current feature mode zone or channel the user has just assigned This audio indicator can be customized per customer requirements This is typically useful when the user is in a difficult condition to read the content shown on the display Each voice announcement is within a limit of three seconds maximum The sum duration of all different voice announcements in a radio shall be no more than 1000 seconds Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your agent if Voice Announcement is available for the feature you need The two options of priority for the Voice Announcement available are 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 Procedure You hear a voice announcement when the features below are preprogrammed in the radio The radio p
37. is disabled Blinking Location feature is enabled but no location signal is available User Login Indicator IP Packet Data IP On User is currently associated with the aa radio 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 Data Activity Data activity is present alt Hexadecimal HEX Indicates that the text entry is currently in hexadecimal mode m Text Messaging Service TMS Icons This feature allows you to send and receive text messages See Text Messaging Service TMS on page 63 for more information SJ03je2ipu snjejs BuiAynuspl ee Identifying Status Indicators Status Icons The following icons appear on the radio s display for TMS features Inbox Full The Inbox is full Message Sent The text message is sent successfully 3 6 Message Index Indicates the index of the current message the user is viewing Example If the user is looking at the third message out of a total of 6 messages in the Inbox folder the icon is displayed as the icon on the left column K I K Message Unsent The text message cannot be sent lt Unread Message User receives a new message The selected text message in the Inbox has not been read Priority Status The Priority feature is toggled on before the message is sent
38. level between high and low power OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to Pwr 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Pwr 3 The display shows Low power and the low power icon OR The display shows High power and the high power icon 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 Ifthe 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Procedure Use the preprogrammed Profile button and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor toPrfl 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Prfl to access the Profiles feature screen 3 Q or to scroll through the menu selections Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required radio profile s91n 294 pooueApyvy 99 _ Advanced Features OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the screen without making any changes 5 The radio returns to the Home screen The profile name on the Home screen indicates the current selected radio profile Controlling the Display Backligh
39. message See Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 67 for more information Note You can also select the Drft option to save your message in the Drafts folder to send it at a later time See Accessing the Drafts Folder on page 71 for more details Sending a Quick Text Message Quick Text messages are messages that are predefined and usually consist of messages that are used most frequently Each Quick Text message has a maximum length of 50 characters Procedure Press the preprogrammed Quick Text button and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Comp to access the compose options 4 Gor toList 5 Gor to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message 6 The message appears on the Compose screen with a blinking cursor at the end of it Use the keypad to edit the message Press to move one space to the left soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 65 Advanced Features o o Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode
40. on the state of the external alarm s Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call Page or Phon to turn off the external alarm s and place you directly in that feature The external alarm s is turned off and automatically rearmed so that when you exit the entry the external alarm s will automatically turn on OR Press the PTT button or any control head button other than the Menu Select button directly below H L to turn off the external alarm s The external alarm s is turned off and automatically rearmed so that when you exit the entry the external alarm s will automatically turn on OR Press the Menu Select button directly below H L to turn off the external alarm s and exit the Horn and Lights feature Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily to rearm the horn and lights feature The Volume rocker and the DIM button have no effect on the state of the external alarms Helpful Tips Caring for Your Radio page 109 Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio page 110 E Caring for Your Radio The following are suggestions to assist you in troubleshooting possible operating problems AN Caution The cables that connect to the rear of the radio could have live voltage on some of their pins Do not remove or reconnect these cables Only a qualified radio technician should perform this task Service perform
41. on the Control Head the RSSI menu entry This button can be used to check or change the SmartZone operation Using Site Trunking Feature 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 Locking and Unlocking a Site This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide area talkgroup sites This feature should be used with caution since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide area system Procedure Use the preprogrammed Site Lock Unlock button to toggle the lock state between locked and unlocked OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor toSite 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Site 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Lock to lock the site OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Unlk to unlock the site 4 The radio saves the new site lock state and returns to the Home screen soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 87 Advanced Features Co Co Viewing and Changing a Site This feature allows you to view the number of the current site or force your radio to change to a new one Viewing the Current Site Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Site Search button OR Q or to RSSI 2 The display momentarily shows th
42. once the control head is returned to the holding clip and the preprogrammed hang time has elapsed Note Priority Scan List members are continuously scanned only when the Scan List Designated Tx Member field is set to Talkback in the radio programming Otherwise all scan mode operation is suspended m Call Alert Paging This feature allows your radio to work like a pager Even if other users are away from their radios or if they are unable to hear their radios you can send them an individual Call Alert page You can also verify if a radio is active on the system Depending on how your radio is programmed when you make an Enhanced Private Call the radio either automatically sends a Call Alert page if there is no answer after the maximum ring time OR when you press the PTT button Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Receiving a Call Alert Page Procedure When you receive a Call Alert page 1 You hear four repeating alert tone and the green LED blinks OR You hear one alert tone and the green LED blinks if Call Alert Tone Auto Reset is enabled 2 The call received icons blinks and the display shows Page received 3 Press the PTT button to answer OR Press any button to clear the Call Alert page See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 32 or Making a Private Call Trunking Only on page 33 for more information Sending a Call Alert Page Note If the feature
43. procedure practice or condition etc which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed WARNING An operational procedure practice or condition etc which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed Caution Lu y An operational procedure practice or condition Note ae etc which is essential to emphasize Example Description Home button Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or as or ia an icon Menu entries are shown similar to the way they PHONE eus appear on the radio s display G This means Press the right side of the 4 way Navigation button potes Bunjes Getting Started N E Additional Performance Enhancement The following are some of the latest creations designed to enhance the security quality and efficiency of APX Mobile Radios Dynamic System Resilience DSR DSR ensures the radio system is seamlessly switched to a backup master site dynamically in case of system failure DSR also provides additional indication e g failure detection fault recovery and redundancy within the system to address to the user in need Mechanisms related to the Integrated Voice and Data IV amp D or data centric are all supported by DSR 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
44. service of the Product MOTOROLA cannot be responsible in any way for any ancillary equipment not furnished by MOTOROLA which is attached to or used in connection with the Product or for operation of the Product with any ancillary equipment and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty Because each system which may use the Product is unique MOTOROLA disclaims liability for range coverage or operation of the system as a whole under this warranty Il GENERAL PROVISIONS This warranty sets forth the full extent of MOTOROLA S responsibilities regarding the Product Repair replacement or refund of the purchase price at MOTOROLASs option is the exclusive remedy THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT FOR ANY LOSS OF USE LOSS OF TIME INCONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL LOSS LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW Ill STATE LAW RIGHTS SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LIMITATION ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO
45. the alert tone An interval of 5 seconds might impact the battery life of the radio Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details 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 Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Procedure 1 or4 to SSA Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA The display shows the Site Alert screen or to Start Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site screen 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 OR 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 If the site is not available the display shows Site Alias not available OR If the site does not exist the display shows Site Alias does not exist Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 93 Advanced Features c
46. to the call just received Instead you initiate a Private Call See Making a Private Call Trunking Only on page 33 for details on making a Private Call uoneJedo oipey 219U99 31 General Radio Operation N Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call This feature allows you to receive calls similar to standard phone calls from a landline phone 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Procedure 1 You hear a telephone type ringing and the LED blinks green The backlight of the screen turns green The display shows Phone Call and the call received icon blinks Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 4 Press amp or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to hang up and return to the Home screen See Making a Telephone Call on page 34 for details m Making a Radio Call You can select a zone channel subscriber ID or talkgroup by using The preprogrammed Zone menu The Mode Rocker A preprogrammed One Touch button The Contacts list see Contacts on page 43 Note Ifthe 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 will hea
47. turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Declaration of Conformity BSE BRP PPP eee Getting Started ne D A en 1 Contents How to Use This User Guide 1 Declaration of Conformity i Notations Used in This Manual 1 Additional Performance Enhancement 2 Important Safety Information ix Dynamic System Resilience DSR 2 RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data 2 for Mobile Two Way Radios ix CrossTalk Prevention 2 Encrypted Integrated Data EID 2 Software Version x SecureNet 2 Notice to Users FCC and Industry Canada X P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System DVRS 2 What Your Dealer System Administrator Informations importantes sur la s curit d x Can Tell You PUE NEU PME TERM NE KENN EDO 3 Exposition aux radiofr quences et s curit du produit pour radios bidirectionnelles portatives x Pr
48. warranty inspection and testing of the Product to verify any warranty claim F Product which has had the serial number removed or made illegible G Rechargeable batteries if any of the seals on the battery enclosure of cells are broken or show evidence of tampering the damage or defect is caused by charging or using the battery in equipment or service other than the Product for which it is specified H Freight costs to the repair depot I A Product which due to illegal or unauthorized alteration of the software firmware in the Product does not function in accordance with MOTOROLAS s published specifications or the FCC certification labeling in effect for the Product at the time the Product was initially distributed from MOTOROLA J Scratches or other cosmetic damage to Product surfaces that does not affect the operation of the Product K Normal and customary wear and tear S pue Ajue amp JJeM 8191909 92IAJ9 121 Commercial Warranty and Service NO NO VI PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS MOTOROLA will defend at its own expense any suit brought against the end user purchaser to the extent that it is based on a claim that the Product or parts infringe a United States patent and MOTOROLA will pay those costs and damages finally awarded against the end user purchaser in any such suit which are attributable to any such claim but such defense and payments are conditioned on the following A that MOTOROLA will
49. Alert On The feature is enabled Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is activated Off The feature is disabled Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is deactivated Tall Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI 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 Hun Power Level L Radio is set at Low power H Radio is set at High power Z Scan Radio is scanning a scan list gt Direct On Radio is currently configured for direct radio to radio communication during conventional operation only Off Radio is connected with other radios through a repeater Lo Priority Channel Scan Blinking dot Radio detects activity on channel designated as Priority One Steady dot Radio detects activity on channel designated as Priority Two K Vote Scan Enabled The vote scan feature is enabled Secure Operation On Secure operation Off Clear operation Blinking Receiving an encrypted voice call AES Secure Operation On AES Secure operation Off Clear operation Blinking Receiving an encrypted voice call Location Signal On Location feature is enabled and location signal is available Off Location feature
50. Alert Tones An alert tone is a sound or group of sounds Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio s conditions The following table lists these tones and when they occur You Hear Tone Name Heard Radio Self Test Fail When radio fails its power up self test Reject When an unauthorized request is made Short a Low Pitched Time Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out Tone No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment Ingividual Call When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity Warning Tone Time Out Timer Timed Out When the Time Out Timer has expired ong Low Pitched Talk Prohibit PTT Inhibit When PTT button is pressed transmissions are not allowed Tone 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 A Group of Low Pitched Busy When system is busy Tones You Hear Tone Name Heard Valid Key Press When correct key is pressed Radio Self Test Pass When radio passes its power up self test Short Clear Voice At beginning of a non coded communication Medium Pitched iori Tone Te a When activity on a priority channel is received Emergency Alarm Entry When entering the emergency state Central Echo When central controller has received a request from a radio Long Volume Set When volume is changed
51. Alias of a Waypoint Procedure While in the current location display aon A N Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Waypoints Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Q or to desired waypoints Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Edit Name and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Name screen Use the keypad to edit the alias Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press C to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press and hold C to toggle between numeric and letter mode Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the Waypoints main screen 9 The display shows Waypoint name Updated 10 Press or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this Q or to desired waypoints Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Edit Location and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The first number blinks Press to move to the previous number coordinates Press to move to the next number coordinates Press or to change the North N South S East E or West W direction Press the Menu S
52. Circuitry added 16 the Trunking A scan list that includes talkgroups that are Squelch receiver of a radio that reduces or cuts off Priority Monitor all from the same trunking system unwanted signals before they are heard in Scan List i the speaker USK Unique Shadow Key An operating condition whereby the radio s Coordinated Universal Time The Standby speaker is muted but still continues to international time standard formerly receive data Greenwich Mean Time or GMT Zero Pre defined text messages that allow the hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich Status Calls user to send a conditional message without England which is located at 0 degrees talking longitude Everything east of Greenwich Taal The user talks on the channel that was UTC up to 180 degrees is later in time Noti Rev rt selected before the radio entered the everything west is earlier There are 42 emergency state time authorities around the world that are constantly synchronizing with each other Bypass a repeater and talk directly to Abbreviated as UTC English backronym Talkaround another unit for easy local unit to unit Universal Time Coordinated it is also communications known as Zulu Z Time An organization or group of radio users VRS Vehicular Repeater System Talkgroup who communicate with each other using the same communication path Zone A grouping of channels TMS Text Messaging Service 119 Commercial Warranty and Service Commercial Warranty and
53. Confirm del Select Yes to delete the entry The display shows Entry deleted and the radio returns to the main screen for Contacts OR Select No to return to the main screen for Contacts Adding a Contact to a Call List or Phone List Procedure 1 Gor toCnts 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted 3 Gor tothe entry you want to add to the call list and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 4 Gor to Add to CallLst or Add to PhonLst and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 Q or until the display shows Available and press the Menu Select button directly below Add to add as a new entry OR Q or until the display shows lt Entry gt and its associated number and press the Menu Select button directly below Rplc to replace the existing entry 6 The display shows Entry added confirming the addition of the contact to the list 7 The radio returns to the main display for Contacts Editing a Contact in a Call List or a Phone List Editing an Entry Alias Procedure 1 2 or to Cnts Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted Q or to the entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Q or to the entry alias you wish to change and press the Menu Select bu
54. LA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC and are used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2009 2013 Motorola Solutions Inc All rights reserved November 2013 7e so 6875946M01 H
55. Menu Select button directly below Call your conversation will be heard by all members of the talk group If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button directly below the Call you will not respond privately to the call just received Instead you initiate a Selective Call See Making a Selective Call on page 39 Making a Selective Call Procedure Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Selective Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID and proceed to Step 4 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to Call 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call The display shows the last transmitted or received ID 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID OR Press the Menu Select button directly below List to go to the last number dialed OR Q or to the required ID OR Use the keypad to enter the required ID s91n 294 pooueApy 39 Advanced Features A e 6 7 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth Press and hold the PTT button to start the Selective Call The display shows the ID of the target radio Release the PTT button to listen Press fn to return to the Home screen If you do not press button to hang up your radio will remain in Selective Call state with the other unit You will miss all subfleet traffic and incoming phone calls Using the Talkgroup Call Featu
56. No Ack Try again or press m to cancel and return to the Home Screen Classifying Regrouped Radios The dispatcher can classify regrouped radios into either of two categories Select Enabled or Select Disabled Select enabled radios are free to change to any available channel including the dynamic regrouping channel once the user has selected the dynamic regrouping position 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 m Contacts Note This feature provides address book capabilities on your radio Each entry corresponds to an alias name or ID number that you use to initiate a call Contact entries are alphabetically sorted according to entry alias Each alias can have up to 5 IDs of different call types associated with it Additionally each entry depending on context conventional trunking or phone associates with one or more of the four Note types of calls Phone Call Selective Call Private Call or Call Alert Your radio is preprogrammed with a number of contacts per Call Lists Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information 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
57. R No icon indicates that the current channel is deleted from the scan list m Scan This feature allows you to monitor traffic on different channels by scanning a preprogrammed list of channels Turning Scan On or Off Procedure Press the preprogrammed Scan button OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to Scan 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan 3 The display shows Scan off if scan is disabled Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan to enable scan OR The display shows Scan on and the scan status icon if scan is enabled Press the Menu Select button directly below Scan to disable scan 4 The radio returns to the Home screen Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code Conventional Channels Only Procedure 1 Oor to Mon 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mon 3 The brief Monitor on display indicates that the radio is disregarding the squelch code While scanning for activity you can still receive fleetwide system wide dynamic regrouping incoming telephone interconnect and Private Conversation Call Alert calls Respond to these types of calls as you would normally on the selected channel However when scanning different channels while in talkgroup scan incoming Private Conversation Call Alert calls may be missed soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 51 Advanced Features O1 N Transmitting While the Scan is On Radio Programmed for Talkbac
58. Restoring a Nuisance Channel Procedure To restore the deleted nuisance channel do one of the following Turn scan off then on OR Change modes OR Turn off the radio and then turn it back on Nuisance mode delete can be disabled by the system administrator Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On While the radio is scanning the dynamic priority change feature allows you to temporarily change any channel in a scan list except for the Priority One channel to the Priority Two channel This change remains in effect until scan is turned off Scan then reverts to the preprogrammed original setting Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below DynP to change the priority of a non priority channel in the scan list to Priority Two 2 Press f momentarily to exit the scan list and resume scanning Restoring Priorities in a Scan List Procedure To restore the original channel priorities in a scan list do one of the following Turn scan off then on OR Change channels OR Turn off the radio and then turn it back on soJnjeo 4 paosueapy 53 Advanced Features QI A Hang Up HUB To temporarily suspend Scan Mode operation remove the control head from the Hang Up Box HUB You are allowed to use the control head while scan is suspended However Priority Member scanning is not suspended This feature applies to all Scan Lists and Scan Types Scan is resumed
59. THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY This warranty gives specific legal rights and there may be other rights which may vary from state to state IV HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE You must provide proof of purchase bearing the date of purchase and Product item serial number in order to receive warranty service and also deliver or send the Product item transportation and insurance prepaid to an authorized warranty service location Warranty service will be provided by MOTOROLA through one of its authorized warranty service locations If you first contact the company which sold you the Product e g dealer or communication service provider it can facilitate your obtaining warranty service You can also call MOTOROLA at 1 800 927 2744 US Canada V WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER A Defects or damage resulting from use of the Product in other than its normal and customary manner B Defects or damage from misuse accident water or neglect C Defects or damage from improper testing operation maintenance installation alteration modification or adjustment D Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by defects in material workmanship E A Product subjected to unauthorized Product modifications disassembles or repairs including without limitation the addition to the Product of non MOTOROLA supplied equipment which adversely affect performance of the Product or interfere with MOTOROLA s normal
60. USER GUIDE Q MOTOROLA ASTRO APX O3 Control Head Mobile Radio Quick Reference Card RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile 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 Mobile Two Way Radios which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for Compliance with applicable standards and Regulations M Radio Controls Orange Button Programmable Button Top Programmable LED Indicator Button Purple Push to Talk Button PTT Button Microphone Menu Select Volume Rocker Mode Rocker Programmable Home Y 4 Wi be Ben p Nawaton Button 2 Dot Keyead Button EX Data Feature ut Front Button M Radio On Off Press the Power On Off button to toggle the power on or off M Adjusting Volume Press the Up arrow on the Volume Rocker to increase volume OR Press the Down arrow on the Volume Rocker to decrease the volume M Selecting a Zone 1 Gor to ZONE 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Zone The display shows the current zone and channel 3 Q or until the desired zone is displayed Press ff or the PTT button to confirm the selected zone number 5 Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed zone channel M Sel
61. a dynamic regrouping command is sent by the dispatcher soJnjeo 4 paosueapy 41 E Advanced Features Note If you try to access a zone or channel that has been reserved by the dispatcher as a dynamically regrouped mode for other users an invalid tone sounds Procedure 1 When your radio is dynamically regrouped it automatically switches to the dynamically regrouped channel A gurgle tone sounds and the display shows the dynamically regrouped channel s name 2 Press the PTT button to talk Release PTT button to listen When the dispatcher cancels dynamic regrouping the radio automatically returns to the zone and channel that you were using before the radio was dynamically regrouped Requesting a Reprogram This feature lets you notify the dispatcher that you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment Procedure Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button to send reprogram request to the dispatcher and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor toRpgm 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rpgm to send reprogram request to the dispatcher 3 The display shows Reprgrm rqst and Please vait 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 OR If the dispatcher does not acknowledge the reprogram request within six seconds a low pitched alert tone sounds and the display shows
62. a software installation to improve data channel efficiency and enable denser network traffic CrossTalk Prevention This feature prevents crosstalk scenario from happening especially when a wideband antenna is used This feature allows the adjustment of the Trident Transmitting SSI clock rate in the radio to be varied from the Receiving Frequency This subsequently reduced the possibilities of radio frequency interfering spurs and prevents the issues of crosstalk Encrypted Integrated Data EID EID provides security encryption and authentication of IV amp D data bearer service communication between the radio and the Customer Enterprise Network SecureNet SecureNet allows user to perform secured communications on an Analog or Motorola Data Communication MDC channel The MDC OTAR feature will allow users to perform OTAR activities on an MDC channel P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System DVRS Motorola Solutions offers an MSI Certified APX compatible 3rd Party P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System DVRS that provides low cost portable radio coverage in areas where only mobile radio coverage is available and portable radio coverage is either intermittent or non existent m What Your Dealer System Administrator Can Tell You Check with your dealer or system administrator if the radio is to be operated in extremely cold temperatures less than 30 C or more than 60 C for the correct radio settings to ensure p
63. adio en tant que modem RF prend le contr le complet de la radio Dans ce mode la radio ne r pond plus aux pressions des boutons de commande et PTT et ne recoit aucun signal vocal Ce mode est concu pour recevoir et transmettre des donn es sp cifiquement format es pour la liaison radio avec un ordinateur attach dot d applications compatibles avec le modem RF Ce mode ne peut tre d sactiv qu en reprogrammant la radio avec un logiciel CPS programmation client afin qu elle ne fonctionne plus en mode modem RF et en la red marrant Version du logiciel Toutes les fonctionnalit s d crites dans les sections suivantes sont prises en charge par la version du logiciel R11 00 00 ou ult rieure de la radio V rifiez aupr s de votre d taillant ou de l administrateur de syst me pour obtenir des renseignements sur les fonctionnalit s prises en charge Avis aux utilisateurs FCC et Industrie Canada Cet appareil est conforme la Partie 15 des r glements de la FCC normes CNR cahiers des charges sur les normes radio lectriques pour les appareils exempts de licence d Industrie Canada et RSS 210 du r glement d Industrie Canada selon les conditions num r es ci dessous 1 Ce dispositif ne doit pas causer d interf rences nuisibles 1919160 np uoisJ9A Computer Software Copyrights X 2 Cet appareil doit accepter toute interf rence re ue y compris les interf rences qui peuvent perturber le fonctionnement
64. alkback Scan 52 Radio Programmed for Non Talkback Scan 52 Deleting a Nuisance Channel 52 Restoring a Nuisance Channel 53 Changing Priorities Status While Scan is On 53 Restoring Priorities in a Scan List 53 Hang Up HUB 54 Call Alert Paging 54 Receiving a Call Alert Page 55 Sending a Call Alert Page 55 In Call User Alert 56 Emergency Operation 57 Sending an Emergency Alarm 57 Sending an Emergency Call Trunking Only 58 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency SE 58 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm 59 Special Considerations for Emergencies 59 Automatic Registration Service ARS 60 Selecting or Changing ARS Mode 60 Accessing the User Login Feature 61 sjuojuo Contents Logging In as a User 61 Logging Out 62 Text Messaging Service TMS 63 Accessing TMS Feature 63 Composing and Sending a New Text Message 64 Sending a Quick Text Message 65 Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features 67 Appending or Removing a Priority Status to a Text Message 67 Appending or Removing a Request Reply to
65. ally exits the feature when your radio is left idle long enough for the time to expire You will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Procedure Press the preprogrammed Status button and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor toSts 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sts 3 The display shows the last acknowledged status call or the first status in the list 4 Gor tothe required status OR Use the keypad to enter a number corresponding to the location in the status list 5 Press the PTT button to send the status The display shows Please wait 6 When the dispatcher acknowledges four tones sound and the display shows Ack received The radio returns to normal dispatch operation OR If no acknowledgment is received a low pitched tone sounds and the display shows No Ack 7 Press to return to the Home screen No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is selected If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six seconds an alert tone sounds until you press or the PTT button Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature Trunking Only This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a single special channel so they can communicate with each other This feature is typically used during special operations and is enabled by a qualified radio technician You will not notice whether your radio has this feature enabled until
66. and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two Way Radios which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for Compliance with applicable standards and Regulations For a list of Motorola approved antennas and other accessories visit the following website http Awww motorolasolutions com apx Any modification to this device not expressly authorized by Motorola may void the user s authority to operate this device Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This radio transmitter has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the Motorola approved antenna types with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Note Setting up the radio as an RF Modem takes complete control of the radio In this mode the radio no longer responds to button and PTT presses nor will it unmute to voice activity This mode is designed to receive and p
67. ase call Motorola Solutions Australia at 1800 457 439 You may also visit our website http www motorolasolutions com XA EN Pages Contact Us for the most updated warranty terms SERVICE 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 Through its maintenance and installation program Motorola makes available the finest service to those desiring reliable continuous communications on a contract basis For a contract service agreement please contact your nearest Motorola service or sales representative or an authorized Motorola dealer Express Service Plus ESP is an optional extended service coverage plan which provides for the repair of this product for a period of three years from the date of shipment from the factory or the date of delivery if purchased from an authorized Motorola two way radio dealer For more information about ESP contact the Motorola Radio Support Center 2204 Galvin Drive Elgin IL 60123 1 800 227 6772 S pue Aju amp JJeM 8191909 92IAJ9 123 Notes e9IA19 pue AjueJeM jeiseuw0g N MOTOROLA Motorola Solutions Inc 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg Illinois 60196 U S A MOTOROLA MOTO MOTORO
68. ass specifically formatted over the air data to a tethered computer with RF modem enabled applications This mode can only be exit by reprogramming the radio with Customer Programming Software CPS to not operate in RF modem mode and cycling power uoneunoju A39jes jueyioduj Software Version x Software Version All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio s software version R11 00 00 or later Accessing Radio Information on page 104 to determine your radio s software version Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported Notice to Users FCC and Industry Canada This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard s and RSS 210 of the Industry Canada rules per the conditions listed below 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Motorola could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Informations importantes sur la s curit Exposition aux radiofr quences et s curit du produit pour radios bidirectionnelles portatives ATTENTION Cette radio ne doit tre utilis e qu des fins professionnelles Avant d utiliser la radio lisez le guide Exposition aux radiofr quences et s
69. ated 3 times wo 10 11 Repeat MAYDAY and the name of the vessel WE ARE LOCATED AT State the position of the vessel in distress using any information that will help responders to locate you e g latitude and longitude bearing state whether you are using true or magnetic north distance to a well known landmark vessel course speed or destination State the nature of the distress Specify what kind of assistance you need State the number of persons on board and the number needing medical attention if any Mention any other information that would be helpful to responders such as type of vessel vessel length and or tonnage hull color etc OVER Wait for a response If you do not receive an immediate response remain by the radio and repeat the transmission at intervals until you receive a response Be prepared to follow any instructions given to you Non Commercial Call Channel For non commercial transmissions such as fishing reports rendezvous arrangements repair scheduling or berthing information use VHF Channel 9 E Operating Frequency Requirements A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows onships subject to Part Il of Title III of the Communications Act the radio must be capable of operating on the 156 800 MHz frequency onships subject to the Safety Convention the radio must be capable of o
70. been connected to an incompatible transceiver or vice versa If your radio does not power up contact your dealer To turn off the radio press the Power On Off Button after the LED lights up Note The radio powers off when Inactivity Auto Power Off Timer expires Validating Compatibility During Power Up The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head during power up Follow the procedure below when your radio runs this task Procedure 1 The display shows Maintenance Mode Remote Device promptly followed by other maintenance statuses 2 The display shows Update Done Please Reset upon completion OR The display shows Update Failed Please Reset when it fails to update 3 Press the Power On Off Button to reset The radio runs the usual power up operation if the software updates are complete OR The radio runs the Maintenance Mode if the updates are not complete and repeat step 1 Note If SW Incomplete appears use Flashport Recovery Tool to update the control heads before you power on the radio again E Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume press the Up arrow on the Volume Rocker To decrease the volume press the Down arrow on the Volume Rocker Volume Rocker Identifying Radio Controls Take a moment to review the following Radio Parts and Controls page 6 O3 Control Head page 6 Progra
71. below Exit to return to the Home screen If you are at the site designated to receive this alert you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically The display shows the lt Alert Alias gt with the intelligent lighting at Home screen Sending SSA Notification to All Sites Procedure 1 Dor to SSA 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA The display shows the Site Alert screen 3 or to Start Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site Screen 4 wora to All Sites and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Alert Screen 5 wora to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req OR If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed 6 If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If one or more sites are not available the display shows Not all sites available Repeat Step 3 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen If you are at the site designated to receive this alert you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically The display shows the lt Alert Alias gt with the intelligent lighting at Home screen Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites Procedure 1 bor toSSA 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA
72. c or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola 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 Getting Started Take a moment to review the following How to Use This User Guide page 1 Notations Used in This Manual page 1 Additional Performance Enhancement page 2 What Your Dealer System Administrator Can Tell You page 3 m How to Use This User Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX Mobile Radios 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 m Notations Used in This Manual Throughout the text in this publication you will notice the use of WARNING Caution and Note These notations are used to emphasize that safety hazards exist and the care that must be taken or observed The following special notations identify certain items A An operational
73. cent systems and sites PTT Push To Talk the PTT button engages the transmitter and puts the radio in transmit send operation when pressed Non Tactical Revert The user talks on a preprogrammed emergency channel The emergency alarm is sent out on this same channel Radio Frequency RF The part of the general frequency spectrum between the audio and infrared light regions about 10 kHz to 10 000 000 MHz Repeater A conventional radio feature where you talk through a receive transmit facility that re transmits received signals in order to improve communications range and coverage OTAR Over the air rekeying Pade A one way alert with audio and or display 9 messages Personality A set of unique features specific to a radio PIN Personal Identification Number Refers to a software feature that has been Preprogrammed activated by a qualified radio technician Selective Call 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 Aiesso 5 Term Definition Term Definition Any digital P25 traffic having the correct The automatic sharing of communications Selective Switch Network Access Code and the correct Trunking paths between a large number of users talkgroup see Conventional Special electronic
74. ctly below Optn OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Del and then skip to step 7 6 Gor toDelete and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows lt Waypoint name gt Confirm del 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete The display shows lt Waypoint name gt Deleted OR Press the Menu Select button directly below No to return to previous Waypoint screen 8 Press or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Deleting All Saved Waypoints Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Gor to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 3 Q or to desired waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 4 Gor to Delete All and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows All saved wayp Confirm del 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete The display shows All saved wayp deleted OR Press the Menu Select button directly below No to return to previous Waypoint screen 7 Press fn or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint Procedure While in the current location display 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Q or toDist frm here and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 3 Gor tothe required waypoint and press the Menu Select butto
75. d alarm 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below the required entry and the display exits to Home screen Press the Menu Select button directly below the entry activates the option Below are the selections available Select H L to turn on both horn and lights The display shows Horn Lites on Select Lgts to turn on the lights The display shows Lights on Select Horn to tum on the horn The display shows Horn on An Off entry is shown at the softkey when one of the features above is active Selecting the Off deactivates the current active alarm s91n 294 pooueApy 107 Advanced Features e Receiving a Call While Alarms are Turned On When you receive a call with the Alarms turned on Procedure 1 You hear the vehicle s horn sounds for four seconds and or the car lights turn on for 60 seconds 2 The display shows the type of call received CALL PAGE or PHONE and the selected mode name The time interval can be modified by a qualified radio technician Turning Off Non Rearmable External Alarms Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Call Page or Phon will turn off the external alarm s and place you directly in that feature OR Press the PTT button or any control head button to turn off the external alarm s 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily to rearm the horn and lights feature The Volume Rocker and the DIM button have no effect
76. d and stored keyset and the available keyset menu selections 3 Q or to scroll through the keysets OR Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired keyset 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the newly selected keyset 5 The radio exits keyset selection and returns to the Home Screen Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys This feature allows you to erase all or selected encryption keys Procedure 1 QorC toEras 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Eras The display shows the last user selected and stored encryption key and the available menu selections 3 Gor to the desired encryption key OR Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below All to delete all keys OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Sngl to delete current shown key OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Abrt to abort this screen and return to Home screen Requesting an Over the Air Rekey This feature also known as OTAR allows the dispatcher to reprogram the encryption keys in the radio remotely The dispatcher performs the rekey operation upon receiving a rekey request from the user Procedure 1 Qor toRekey 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rekey 3 Press the PTT button to send the rekey request OR Press the PTT button again or the or Emergency button to exit the feature and transmit in normal mode
77. d send data to the device For example Text Messaging Service TMS The Automatic Registration Service for the radio consists of two 2 modes ARS Server Mode default mode ARS Non Server Mode Note The default ARS mode can be changed by a qualified radio technician using the radio s programming software Selecting or Changing ARS Mode Procedure 1 After the zone you want is displayed use the Mode Rocker to toggle until the display shows the required channel OR Press and hold Q or to Chan Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan The display shows the current zone is not blinking and the channel is blinking Q or or press the Mode Rocker to the required channel In ARS Server Mode the display shows the User Login Indicator icon the zone and ARS server channel OR In ARS Non Server Mode the display shows the User Login Indicator icon the zone and ARS non server channel OR If the channel or mode selected is unprogrammed the display shows Unprogrammed Repeat Step 2 4 Press fa or the PTT button to confirm the displayed zone and channel Accessing the User Login Feature This feature allows you as the user to be associated with the radio With this association every data application Example Text Messaging Service takes on a friendly username You can still send text messages without logging in as a user The user login feature only enables the recipient of your message to id
78. d the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the Inbox and go to Step3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 The new message icon appears and the display momentarily shows New msg 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the message 3 The display shows alias or ID with the sender of the latest received message on top Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox The Inbox can hold up to thirty 30 messages Note or to read the message if fills more than one Screen Procedure Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen and proceed to Step 3 OR Press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the Inbox screen and proceed to Step 4 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 3 Press the Menu Select button below Inbx to view Inbox feature screen 4 The display shows alias or IDs with the sender of the latest received message While on the review message screen press the Menu Select button directly below Rply Del or Back to access the option Select Aply to reply the message Select Del to delete the message Select Back to return to the previous screen Note The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message See Text Messagi
79. de longitude time and date and also the distance and bearing to another location Or turns the GPS functionality on or off for all locations Message Enters the current message list Monitor Conventional Only Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled Multiple Private Line Conventional Only Selects the Multiple Private Line lists 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 You can setup as much as four separately programmed buttons for four different features s o431u02 oipes BuiAjuep Identifying Radio Controls Co Phone Allows you to make and receive calls similar to standard phone calls Private Call Trunking Only Allows a call from an individual radio to another individual radio Radio Profiles Allows for easy access to a set of preprogrammed visual and audio settings of the radio Recent Calls Allows for easy access to the list of calls recently received or made Rekey Request Notifies the dispatcher that you require a new encryption key Repeater Access Button RAB Conventional Only Allows to manually send a repeater access codeword Reprogram Request Trunking Only Notifies the dispatcher that you want a new dynamic regrouping assignment Requ
80. e current latitude and longitude Toggle to see the time and date OR The location coordinates are updated automatically every five seconds while the location signal is present Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the feature and return to the main screen OR Press m or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Follow the procedure below to turn off the GPS This feature is enabled by a qualified radio technician 1 2 or to Loc Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc The display shows Previous loc Latitude Longitude or to check the time and date of the last successful location fix Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Turn Off GPS if preprogrammed Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to turn off the GPS The display shows Location off Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit the feature and return to the main screen OR Press m or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu The radio also exits the menu if the emergency button is pressed Saving a Waypoint Procedure While in the current location display 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Gor to Save as Waypt and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel OR Q or to Save as Home and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to Step 5 OR Q or to Save as Dest and
81. e inhibited However the radio is able to affiliate with the Trunking systems Required This option allows the user to power on the radio only if the Ignition is present The radio can be powered off either through Power button press or when Ignition is lost In addition the radio automatically powers on when the Ignition is present only if the radio was turned off due to the ignition being removed This option allows the radio to power off when Inactivity Auto Power Off Timer expires or when Ignition Auto Power Off Timer expires Soft Power Off This option allows the user to power on the radio either through Power button presses or when the Ignition is detected Meanwhile if the Power button was pressed or the Ignition was removed the radio will be turned off This option allows the radio to power off when Inactivity Auto Power Off Timer expires or when Ignition Auto Power Off Timer expires Ignition Only Power Up This option allows the user to power on the radio only when Ignition is detected and will power off when it is removed The radio does not power on or off with the Power button press This option allows the radio to power off when Inactivity Auto Power Off Timer expires or when Ignition Auto Power Off Timer expires Note While Ignition is not present the radio powers off with a radio user Power Off button knob selection if the radio was powered up with an Emergency Power Up footswitch press or
82. e name of the current site and its corresponding received signal strength indicator RSSI Changing the Current Site Procedure 1 Press and hold down the preprogrammed Site Search button OR Press and hold down the Menu Select button directly below RSSI A tone sounds and the display momentarily shows Scanning site When the radio finds a new site it returns to the Home screen Trunked Announcement The announcement capability allows you to make announcements to the entire user group as well as monitor talkgroup calls and other announcements Announcement calls are handled in two different ways depending on the trunked central controller configuration The two types are called ruthless and non ruthless preemption Ruthless Preemption When a ruthless preemption announcement call is initiated the requesting radio begins transmitting immediately All associated talkgroup calls taking place on other channels are immediately halted and the radios are steered to the announcement call Transmitting radios continue to transmit until the PTT button is released at which time they also unmute for the announcement call Individual calls Private Conversation and telephone interconnect are not affected Non Ruthless Preemption When a non ruthless preemption announcement is initiated the initiating unit receives a telephone type busy tone followed by a call back when all associated talkgroup conversati
83. ecting a Channel 1 Press the Mode Rocker Up or Down to the desired channel OR Q or to Chan and press the Menu Select button directly below Chan The display shows the current zone and channel 2 Press the Mode Rocker Up or Down to the desired channel 3 Press amp or the PTT button to confirm the channel 4 Press the PTT button to transmit on the displayed zone channel M Receiving and Transmitting Conventional Mode 1 Listen for a transmission 2 Adjust the Volume Rocker if necessary 3 If you hear no activity press and hold the PTT button to start your conversation 3 Receiving and Transmitting Trunked Mode 1 Press the PTT button 2 f you hear two short high pitched tones or if you hear no tone and the red T3 indicator lights steadily then proceed with your message 3 Release the PTT button to receive listen M Sending an Emergency Alarm 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button A tone sounds and the display shows Emergency 2 A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack Received display follows AND Trunking Only A high pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been received by the trunked system s central controller 3 Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT button to return to normal operation To exit emergency at any time press and hold the LIL PMLN5591F I Sending an Emergency Call Trunking Only 1 Press preprogrammed Emergency b
84. ed means that the control must be programmed by a dealer or a qualified radio technician using the radio s programming software in order to assign a feature to that control The programmable buttons can be programmed as shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels groups depending on the duration of a button press Press Pressing and releasing rapidly Long press Pressing and holding for the programmed duration between 0 25 seconds and 3 75 seconds Hold down Keeping the button pressed Assignable Radio Functions Call Alert Allows the radio to function like a pager or to verify if a radio is active on the system Call Response Allows you to answer a private call or phone call Channel Selects a channel Contacts Selects the Contacts menu Dynamic ID Conventional Only Allows you to edit the radio s ASTRO Individual ID and or MDC Primary ID 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 basic radio information IP related information and buttons or switches control mapping Internet Protocol Address Displays the Internet Protocol IP address device name and status of the radio Location Determines the current location latitu
85. ed you can log out Procedure 1 2 3 4 Note Q or to Logt Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt Display shows the User Login Indicator icon and Clear private data Select Yes to clear all your private data The display shows momentary Private data cleared OR Select No to keep your private data Private data refers to all messages in the text messaging Inbox Draft and Sent folder The next radio user will be able to access your Inbox Draft and Sent messages if private data is not deleted m Text Messaging Service TMS This feature allows you to send and receive text messages The maximum length of characters for a text message is 200 There are three 3 types of text messages Anew text message free form message A predefined message quick text message An edited quick text message The main menu consists of the following options Inbox Compose Drafts Sent See Status Icons on page 18 for more details on the TMS icons and TMS Menu Options on page 19 for more details on each menu option Note Accessing TMS Feature 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen Procedure Press the prep
86. ed by unauthorized personnel may cause the radio to transmit an emergency alarm even if the unit is turned off If your radio is locked up or the display shows Fail 01 90 turn the radio off and then back on If this does not correct the condition take the radio to a qualified radio technician for service If radio operation is intermittent check with other persons using the system for similar problems before taking the radio in for service Similar problems indicate a system malfunction rather than a radio failure If symptoms persist or if your unit exhibits other problems contact a qualified radio technician soJnjeoa 4 paosueapy 109 Advanced Features 110 E Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio Procedure 1 Combine one teaspoon of mild diswashing detergent to one gallon of water 0 596 solution 2 Apply the solution sparingly with a stiff non metallic short bristled brush making sure excess detergent does not get entrapped near the connectors controls or crevices 3 Dry the radio thoroughly with a soft lint free cloth Do not use solvents to clean your radio Spirits A may permanently damage the radio housing Do not submerge the radio in the detergent Caution solution Accessories The accessory link below is for the family of products for APX Not all accessories are FCC certified for operation with all APX models and or bandsplits Please refer to the specific subscriber APX price pages
87. een numeric and letter mode 7 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have finished The display returns to the Edit Contact Screen 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen for Contacts Editing a Call Type Procedure 1 Gor toCnts 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted 3 Gor tothe entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 4 Gor to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 Gor to Type and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit 6 Q or to choose from the list of call types given and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to select The display returns to the Edit Contact screen Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen for Contacts m Scan Lists Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels groups Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channel group sequence specified in the scan list for the current channel group Your radio supports different types of Scan Lists Trunking Priority Monitor Scan List Conventional Scan List Talkgroup Scan List A maximum of 200 Scan Lists can be programmed in your radio These lists must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Viewing a Scan List Procedure
88. elect button below Edit to change the number coordinates A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Location screen Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right soJnjeo 4 pooueApy menu Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you Procedure are done OR While in the current location display Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn to the previous screen 9 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done with the new coordinates OR 2 Gor to Waypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Advanced Features co A Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnel to return to the previous screen then skip to step 11 10 The display shows Home Updated and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen OR The display shows Destination Updated and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen 11 Press or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint Procedure While in the current location display 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Waypoints Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Q or to desired waypoints a fF WO N Press the Menu Select button dire
89. en without sending the call alert page The display shows Paging lt Alias gt If the call alert page is sent successfully a tone sounds and the display shows Ack received OR If the call alert page is not acknowledged a low tone sounds and the display shows No Ack 8 The radio returns to the Home screen OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen for Contacts In Call User Alert You can enable and disable voice transmission if needed Procedure 1 Make sure you are in Home mode where the default zone and mode are being displayed Q or to scroll to the VMut Press the Menu Select button directly below VMut Press the Menu Select button directly below VMut or the VMut preprogrammed button again to turn the feature off and you will be able to hear to normal dispatch calls Pressing the Menu Select button directly below VMut or the VMut programmed button momentarily toggles between Voice mute on and Voice mute off Voice mute on shown on the display indicates that the radio is muted to all conventional dispatch calls and affiliated trunking group calls m Emergency Operation The Emergency feature is used to indicate a critical situation If the Top Orange button is preprogrammed to send an emergency signal this signal overrides any other communication over the selected channel Your radio supports 5 Emergency modes Emergency Call Emergency Alarm Emergency Ala
90. enabled by a qualified radio technician or system administrator Procedure Take the control head off hook This is the same as monitor on You hear all channel traffic OR 1 At Home mode where the default zone and channel are being displayed or button to Mon 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mon momentarily to activate monitoring The display shows Monitor on 3 Press the Menu Select button to deactivate the monitoring The display shows Monitor off Monitor on shown on the display indicates that the radio is monitoring Pressing the Menu Select button again turns monitor off and you don t hear all channel traffic If you try to transmit on a receive only channel you hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button uoneJodo Olpey 219U99 37 Advanced Features Co Advanced Features Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio Advanced Call Features page 38 Contacts 4 425242 d shusnperes eee a re ede page 43 SCanilISts a cvs toca mem idee RPEIBRNBET ES page 49 SGAN 4 xao eser aene ede Rede qus page 51 Call Alert Paging page 54 Emergency Operation page 57 Automatic Registration Service ARS page 60 Text Messaging Service TMS page 63 Secure Operations page 73 The Global Positioning System GPS
91. entify you as the sender by assigning a username to your message Note Valid characters for a username entry are capital letters A Z small letters a z numbers 0 9 symbols and the space character The maximum length for a username is eight 8 characters Usernames are not case sensitive in server mode but are case sensitive in non server mode A predefined username may sometimes be invalid because the programming software that is used to set predefined usernames allows you to set usernames comprising of eight 8 characters or more Logging In as a User Procedure 1 Gor toUser Press the Menu Select button directly below User 2 3 The display shows the User Login screen 4 or to ID Entry and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit A blinking cursor appears beside ID Use the keypad to enter a username OR Q or to scroll through the list of predefined usernames Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn to select the predefined username OR Press and hold Q or to scroll through the list of predefined usernames at a fast scroll rate Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn to select the predefined username 5 If the selected predefined username has more than eight 8 characters or an invalid character in it the display momentary shows Invalid ID Repeat Step 3 OR s91n 294 pooueApy 61 Advanced Features o N A blinking
92. eparing Your Radio TOF USE siustis 3 Turning On the Radio 4 Version du logiciel xi Validating Compatibility During Power Up 4 Avis aux utilisateurs FCC et Industrie Canada xi Adjusting the Volume 5 Computer Software Copyrights St bans hee hd ee xii Identifying Radio Controls 5 Radio Parts and Controls 6 Documentation Copyrights xii O3 Control Head 6 Programmable Features 7 Disclaimer XII Assignable Radio Functions 7 Assignable Settings or Utility Functions 9 sjuojuo Contents Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions 9 Using the Menu Select Buttons 9 Using the Navigation Buttons 10 Home Button 10 Data Feature Button 10 4 Way Navigation Button 10 Volume Rocker 10 Mode Rocker _ 10 Using the Keypad 11 Keypad Characters Uppercase Mode 11 Keypad Characters Lowercase Mode 12 Keypad Characters Numeric Mode 13 Keypad Characters Hexadecimal Mode 14 Push To Talk PTT Button 15 Identifying Status Indicators
93. er of the screen indicates the status of the message Text Messaging Service TMS on page 63 for more information Procedure Press the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS Feature button to access the TMS feature screen and proceed to Step 3 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 3 Gor to Sent and press the Menu Select button below Sent s91n 294 paosueapy 71 Advanced Features EN N Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Del or Back to access the option Select Optn to send to the message Select Delto delete the message Select Back to return to the previous screen Note The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message See Text Messaging Service TMS Icons on page 17 for more information Sending a Sent Text Message Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn while viewing the message 2 Gor to Send and press the Menu Select button directly below Send to send the message 3 Qor to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address OR Q or to Other Recpnt and press the Menu Select button below Edit A blinking cursor appears in the Enter Address screen Use the keypad to type the address entry Press to move one space to the left Press Q to move one space to the right Press the
94. ere are two components of Hear Clear 1 Companding Reduces the channel noise e g OTA transmission that is predominantly present in UHF2 and 900 MHz channel with the following features Compressor reduces the background noise flow and the Speech signal at transmitting radio Expander expands the speech while the noise flow remains the same at receiving radio 2 Random FM Noise Canceller Flutter Fighter Reduces the unwanted effects of random FM noise pulses caused by channel fading under high Signal to Noise S N conditions such as in a moving in a transportation The fading effects heard as audio pops and clicks are cancelled without affecting the desired audio signal The Random FM Noise Canceller operates only in receive mode Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information m The Global Positioning System GPS This feature uses information from the Global Positioning System GPS satellites orbiting the Earth to determine the approximate geographical location of your radio expressed as latitude and longitude The availability and accuracy of this location information and the amount of time that it takes to calculate it varies depending on the environment in which you are using the GPS feature For example GPS location fixes are very difficult to obtain indoors in covered locations between high buildings o
95. est To Talk Conventional Only Notifies the dispatcher that you want to send a voice call Scan Toggles scan on or off Secure Clear Toggles secure transmission on or off Selective Call Conventional Only Calls an assigned radio Site Display Trunking Only Views the current site or enable a site search for SmartZone operation Site Lock Unlock Trunking Only Toggles between lock and unlock mode when using the SmartZone option Status Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined status Talkaround Direct Conventional Only Toggles between using a repeater and communicating directly with another radio 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 Down Toggles downward through the zones in the radio Zone Select Allows selection from a list of zones Zone Up Toggles upward through the zones in the radio Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Dim Changes the display brightness Horns Lights Toggles horns and lights feature on or off Low Power Toggles transmit power level between high and low Voice Announcement Audibly indicates the current feature mode Zone or Channel the user has just assigned Voice Mute Toggles voice m
96. g press to save the radio s current zone and channel to a programmable button keypad button or a softkey then once programmed the short press of that button or softkey jumps the transmission to the saved zone and channel There are two methods to save the selected zone and channel Softkeys Programmable buttons and keypad buttons digit O to 9 Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature Saving a Zone and Channel to a Softkey Five softkeys are available for you to save the frequent used zone and channel Procedure 1 Toggle your zone and channel to the required zone and channel Q or to MS1 MS2 or MS13 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below the softkey 4 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 Short press of the programmed softkey changes your current transmission to the zone and channel programmed in this softkey Saving a Zone and Channel to a Keypad Button All the programmable buttons and keypad digit 0 to 9 buttons allow you to save the frequent used zone and channel Procedure 1 Toggle your zone and channel to the required zone and channel Press and hold the digit button you desire to program You hear a short medium pitched tone when the zone and channel is saved Note Repeat this procedure to change the zone and channel
97. he Menu Select button directly below List to go to the first number of the call list OR Q or to the required ID OR Use the keypad to enter the required ID uoneJodo Olpey 219U99 33 General Radio Operation A Press the PTT button to start the Private Call A telephone type ringing sounds if the receiving unit is in service The display shows Calling lt Number gt or Calling Alias Hold the microphone 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 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen OR If no acknowledgment is received the display shows No Ack OR If the target radio does not respond before the time out the display shows No answer 8 Press ff to return to the Home screen See Sending a Call Alert Page on page 55 for more information Making a Telephone Call This feature allows you to make calls similar to standard phone calls to a mobile or landline phone Procedure Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Phone Call button to dial the preprogrammed phone number and proceed to Step 5 OR Follow the procedure below 1 Qor toPhon 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Phon The display shows the last transmitted phone number 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID OR Press the Menu
98. he request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If the site is not available the display shows Site Alias not available OR 6 7 If the site does not exist the display shows Site Alias does not exist Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen The SSA Alert for the designated site stops Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site Via Manual Entry Procedure 1 Por toSSA 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 SitelD Entry and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit 5 The display shows the Enter SitelD screen Key in the required Site ID and press the Menu Select button directly below Send 6 Ifa correct Site ID is entered the display shows the Select Alert screen OR If a wrong Site ID is entered the display shows Invalid ID and prompts to enter the Site ID again 7 If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If the single site is not available the display shows Site ID not available OR If the single site does not exist the display shows Site ID does not exist 8 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen 9 The SSA Alert for the designated site stops Stopping SSA Notification
99. ily shows Voice mute on and a short tone sounds indicating that the feature is enabled Using the Time Out Timer This feature turns off your radio s transmitter You cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting If you attempt to do so the radio automatically stops your transmission and you hear a talk prohibit tone The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds but it can be preprogrammed from 3 to 120 seconds in 15 second intervals or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode by a qualified radio technician Note You will hear a brief low pitched warning tone four seconds before the transmission times out Procedure 1 Hold down the PTT button longer than the preprogrammed time You hear a short low pitched warning tone the transmission is cut off and the LED goes out until you release the PTT button 2 Release the PTT button The LED relights and the timer resets 3 Press the PTT button to re transmit The time out timer restarts and the LEDs lights up solid red s91n 294 pooueApy 101 e Advanced Features Using the Conventional Squelch Operation Features This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than normal background noise 1 Procedure Q or to Sql 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sql The display shows Squelch a volume bar and XX value for the current squelch 3 Press the Menu Select button directly bel
100. k Scan Procedure 1 Press the PTT button to transmit on the channel indicated by the display The radio does not begin scanning again for a predetermined hang time after you release the PTT button allowing the other party to respond If the other party responds within the hang time scanning does not resume until the full hang time expires after they have finished speaking allowing the conversation to be completed To transmit on the selected channel if another channel is active first turn scan off by pressing the Menu Select button below Scan momentarily Radio Programmed for Non Talkback Scan Procedure 1 Press the PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected channel or fixed channel To make a Call Alert page or Private Conversation call while scanning press either the Menu Select button directly below Page or Call The call is entered on the selected channel and scanning is halted until the call is exited by pressing 3 or pressing the Menu Select button below either Page or Call Deleting a Nuisance Channel If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise termed a nuisance channel you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel Procedure 1 When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted or to Nuis 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Nuis
101. llites Note The satellites used by the GPS feature are controlled by the U S government and are subject to changes implemented in accordance with the Department of Defense GPS user policy and the Federal Radio Navigation Plan These changes may affect the performance of the GPS feature on your radio Enhancing GPS Performance 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 please note 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 The Outdoor Location Feature Using GPS This feature allows you to determine your current location using a location menu as well as your current distance and bearing in relation to another location Radio location may be requested and reported over the air Your radio stores up to a maximum of sixty 60 programmable location coordinates also known as waypoints When the memory is full the next waypoints automatically replaces the oldest waypoints in the radio soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 79 Advanced Features Co e The radio also stores four 4 preprogrammed waypoints These coordinates cannot be deleted Programmable Waypoints
102. llow Receiving and Responding to a Private Call Trunking Only A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio These one to one calls between two radios are not heard by others in the current talkgroup The calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller ID 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Procedure When you receive a Private Call 1 You hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green The display shows Call received and the caller alias or ID 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Resp within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin 4 5 During the call the display shows the caller alias name if it is in the call list OR During the call the display shows the caller ID number if the caller s name is not in the call list Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen Press m to hang up and return to the Home screen Note If you press PTT button before pressing the Menu Select button directly below Resp your conversation will be heard by all members of the talk group If 20 seconds pass before you press the Menu Select button directly below the Resp you will not respond privately
103. llows you to 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 Your radio s ID number is also automatically sent every time the PTT button is pressed This is a per channel feature For digital voice transmissions your radio s ID is sent continuously during the voice message Using the 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 If you try to transmit on an active smart PTT channel you hear an alert tone and the transmission is inhibited The LED lights up solid yellow to indicate that the channel is busy Three variations of smart PTT are available Mode Description Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Carrier You cannot transmit if any traffic is detected on the channel 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 Transmit Inhibit on Busy Channel with Wrong Squelch Code soJnjeo 4 pooueApvy 103 _ e Advanced Features 4 Mode Description Quick Key O
104. mmable Features page 7 Assignable Radio Functions page 7 Assignable Settings or Utility Functions page 9 Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions page 9 Using the Menu Select Buttons page 9 Using the Navigation Buttons page 10 Using the Keypad page 11 Keypad Characters Uppercase Mode page 11 Keypad Characters Lowercase Mode page 12 Keypad Characters Numeric Mode page 13 Keypad Characters Hexadecimal Mode page 14 Push To Talk PTT Button page 15 s o431u02 oipes BuiAjuep L Oo ix uu E o 2 TD a D b ad c o S m Radio Parts and Controls O3 Control Head Power On Off Button Programmable Button Purple Orange Button Push to Talk PTT Button Programmable Button 1 Dot Programmable Button 2 Dot Programmable Button Top 14 Character Display Microphone Volume Rocker suam Ie Port Authority Patrol 12D 4 T LED Indicator gt Ben Select Button p Front B Mode Rocker 4 Way Navigation 14 Button Data Feature Button E Programmable Features Any reference in this manual to a control that is preprogramm
105. n directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen 6 Gor to Add Number and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Type 1 lt Default Type gt Press Menu Select button directly below Edit Q or to the required channel and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok 9 or to Number 1 and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit The display shows Number 1 and a cursor appears Use the keypad to enter the number Press to move one space to the left Press G to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters 10 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have entered the number OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to return to the previous screen 11 Press the Menu Select button directly below Done once you have finished 12 The display shows Entry stored confirming that the contact entry has been added 13 The radio returns to the main Contacts screen soJnjeo 4 paosueapy 45 Advanced Features A o Deleting a Contact Entry Procedure 1 2 or to Cnts Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted Q or to the entry you want to delete and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Delete and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Entry
106. n directly below Sel 4 The display shows the distance and bearing from the current to the selected coordinates 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to the previous Waypoint screen OR Press m or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Using the Location Feature While in Emergency Mode When the Emergency feature is activated by pressing the emergency button the radio exits the Location menu and returns to the home default display so that you can see which channel the emergency signal is going out on However you may re enter the Location menu while still in emergency mode provided that Silent Emergency has not been activated If you have turned Location off using the ON OFF menu key it automatically turns back on when Emergency is activated 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 soJnjeo 4 peooueApy 85 Advanced Features Co o E Trunking System Controls Using the Failsoft System The failsoft system ensures continuous radio communications during a trunked system failure If a trunking system fails completely the radio goes into failsoft operation and automatically switches to its failsoft channel The failsoft condition is indicated by a faint beeping tone every nine seconds radio unsquelched until the trunking sy
107. nformation Viewing Control Assignments sjuojuo Contents s Using Optional External Alarms Horn and External Data Sources Lights ida cis onte Rape 6 e cee ks 106 Using Non Permanent Horn and Lights 106 Glossary Using Permanent Horn and Lights 107 Changing the Selected Alarms 107 Commercial Warranty and Service Receiving a Call While Alarms are Turned On 108 Turning Off Non Rearmable External Alarms 108 Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms 108 Helpful Tips ls km rk Rn 109 Caring for Your Radio 109 Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio 110 AUGeSSO IGS Lease hey E RR RO aw deae 111 Highlights for the Accessories 111 Appendix Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 112 Special Channel Assignments 112 Emergency Channel 112 Non Commercial Call Channel 113 Operating Frequency Requirements 113 Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies 115 Technical Parameters for Interfacing Important Safety Information RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Mobile Two Way Radios ATTENTION This radio is restricted to Occupational use only Before using the radio read the RF Energy Exposure
108. ng Service TMS on page 63 for more information s91n 294 pooueApy 69 Advanced Features EN Replying to a Received Text Message Note The original date and time stamp address and message content is automatically appended to the reply message Procedure 1 2 Q or to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message Press the Menu Select button directly below Rply to reply to a message Q or to New and press the Menu Select button directly below New OR Q or to List and press the Menu Select button directly below List for a predefined message OR Q or to scroll through the list of messages and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the required message A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen OR The predefined message appears on the Compose screen with a blinking cursor at the end of it Use the keypad to type or edit your message Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once you have finished writing the message 7 Gor to Send and press the Menu Select button directly belo
109. o A If you are at the site designated to receive this alert you can hear an alert tone repeated periodically The display shows the Alert Alias gt with the intelligent lighting at Home screen Sending SSA Notification to Single Site Via Manual Entry Procedure 1 bord toSSA 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA The display shows the Site Alert screen 3 or to Start Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site screen 4 wora to SitelD Entry to send alert via manual entry Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit The display shows the Enter SitelD screen 5 Key in the desired Site ID and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok 6 Ifa correct Site ID is entered the display shows the Select Alert screen OR If a wrong Site ID is entered the display shows Invalid ID and prompts to enter the Site ID again 7 ora to select the desired Alert Alias and press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req OR If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed 8 If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If the single site is not available the display shows lt Site ID gt not available OR If the single site does not exist the display shows lt Site ID gt does not exist 9 Press the Menu Select button directly
110. o scroll through the various information OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to previous screen OR Press to exit and return to the Home display Using Optional External Alarms Horn and Lights All control heads can be equipped for external alarms horn and lights that are activated when a Call Alert page Private Conversation call or phone call is received The radio always powers up with the horn and lights feature enabled Note The horn and lights feature must be enabled by a qualified radio technician Using Non Permanent Horn and Lights Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily The last selected alarm s are enabled and the display shows the enabled alarm s until it is turned off 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily to enable the last selected alarm s The display briefly shows the enabled alarm s Using Permanent Horn and Lights If Permanent Horn and Lights is enabled horn and lights will automatically be turned on when the radio powers up Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L once to turn off the alarm s 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L momentarily to enable the last selected alarm s The display briefly shows the enabled alarms Changing the Selected Alarms Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below H L until the display shows the require
111. ode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn once the message is composed Q or to Send and press the Menu Select button directly below Send to send OR Q or to Back and press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to Compose screen if you want to edit the message Q or to scroll through the address list and press the Menu Select button below Sel to select the required address OR or to Other Recpnt and press the Menu Select button below Edit A blinking cursor appears in the Enter Address screen Use the keypad to type the address entry Press to move one space to the left Press Q to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press C0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode 9 Press the Menu Select button below Send to send the message OR Press the PTT button to send the message 10 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg 11 If the message is sent a tone sounds and the display shows Msg sent OR If the message is not sent a low tone sounds and the display shows Send failed If the message fails to send the radio returns you to the main TMS screen Note You can append a priority status and or a request reply to your
112. of All Sites Procedure 1 Dor 4 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 wora to All Sites and press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req OR If radio is out of range roaming to a foreign system or in a failsoft situation the display shows Req failed 5 If the request is successful the display shows Req successful OR If one or more sites are not available the display shows Not all sites available Repeat Step 3 6 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to the Home screen 7 The SSA Alert for all sites stop Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites Procedure 1 bord toSSA 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 wora to All Avail and press the Menu Select button directly below Send The display shows Sending req OR s91n 294 pooueApy 97 Advanced Features de Co 7 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 Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit
113. of the programmed button Short press of the programmed button changes your current transmission to the zone and channel programmed in this button uoneJodo oipey 219U99 29 General Radio Operation m Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call To receive a call from a group of users your radio must be Once you have selected the required channel and or zone you configured as part of that talkgroup can proceed to receive and respond to calls prope Procedure binds When you receive a talkgroup call while on the Home screen eR E e sd Indicator depending on how your radio is preprogrammed 1 ASTRO Conventional Only The LED lights up solid yellow The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID and the caller alias or ID OR Trunking Only The display shows the caller alias or ID 2 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 3 Press the PTT button to respond to the call The LED lights up solid red You see solid red while the radio is transmitting and solid 4 Release the PTT button to listen yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission conventional mode only There is no LED indication when the radio receives a transmission in trunking mode See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 32 for details on making a Talkgroup Call If the radio is receiving a secure transmission the LED blinks ye
114. on a quiet channel Medium Pitched Tone Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state Failsoft When the trunking system fails Automatic Call Back When voice channel is available from previous request Talk Permit When PTT button is pressed verifying system accepting transmissions A Group of Keyfail When encryption key has been lost Medium Pitched Tones 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 SJ0je2ipu snjejs BuiAynuspl 23 Identifying Status Indicators NO A You Hear Tone Name Heard Fast Ringing When system is searching for target of Private Call Ringing Enhanced Call Sent When waiting for target of Private Call to answer the call Phone Call Received When a land to mobile phone call is received Gurgle Dynamic Regrouping When the PTT button is pressed a dynamic ID has been received Unique Low Pitched New Message When a new message is received Chirp Unique High Pitched Priority Status When a priority message is received Chirp E Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts The radio uses the following tones to indicate the current status related to phone calls You Hear You See When Notes You press
115. ons end Once an announcement call is pending any attempts by other users to initiate a talkgroup call will result in a telephone type busy tone These users will not receive a call back until the announcement call is complete Initiating an Announcement If your radio has been programmed to allow announcement calls Procedure 1 Pressthe Mode Rocker to locate the announcement group mode 2 Press the control head PTT button to initiate the announcement s91n 294 pooueApy 89 Advanced Features de e E Ignition Switch Options This feature allows the user to select the radio s functionality based on the Ignition State of the radio user s vehicle The available options are as follows Blank This option allows the user to power on and power off the radio through the Power button regardless of the Ignition s current state Tx Inhibit This option allows the user to power on and power off the radio through the Power button regardless of the Ignition s current state In addition if the Ignition is not present then all transmissions are inhibited This includes receiving any Trunking dispatch communications since the radio will not affiliate with the Trunking systems PTT Tx Inhibit This option allows the user to power on and power off the radio through the Power button regardless of the Ignition s current state In addition if the Ignition is not present then all PTT button transmissions ar
116. onventional Only 39 Receiving a Selective Call 39 Making a Selective Call 39 Using the Talkgroup Call Feature Conventional Operation Only 40 Selecting a Talkgroup 40 Sending a Status Call 41 Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature Trunking Only 41 Requesting a Reprogram 42 Classifying Regrouped Radios 42 Contacts csse macte ads eee 43 Making a Private Call from Contacts 43 Adding a New Contact Entry 45 Deleting a Contact Entry 46 Adding a Contact to a Call List or Phone List 46 Editing a Contact in a Call List or a Phone List 47 Editing an Entry Alias 47 Editing as Entry ID 48 Editing a Call Type 48 Scan Lists Su voix beu REPRE 49 Viewing a Scan List 49 Editing the Scan List 49 Changing the Scan List Status 50 Viewing and Changing the Priority Status 50 SCA ua dre sec ded EE PO e 51 Turning Scan On or Off 51 Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code Conventional Channels Only 51 Transmitting While the Scan is On 52 Radio Programmed for T
117. or selectable key erasure If talkgroups are enabled in conventional then the encryption keys are strapped to the talkgroups Trunked Multikey If you use your radio for both conventional and trunked applications you have to strap your encryption keys for trunking on a per talkgroup or announcement group basis In addition you may strap a different key to other features such as dynamic regrouping failsoft or emergency talkgroup You can have operator selectable key erasure Selecting an Encryption Key Conventional Only Procedure 1 Gor toKey 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Key The display shows the last user selected and stored encryption key and the available menu selections 3 Qor to scroll through the encryption keys OR Use the keypad to enter the number of the desired key 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the newly selected key and return to the Home screen OR Press fa the PTT button or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit Note Ifthe selected key is erased a momentary keyfail tone sounds and the display shows Key fail OR If the selected key is not allowed a momentary illegal key tone sounds and the display shows Illegal key Enabling Secure Transmission Procedure 1 O or to Sec and Press the Menu Select button directly below Sec The display shows amp and the current key if multi key has been enabled 2 Monitor the mode
118. ow to increase the squelch volume OR Press the Menu Select button directly below to decrease the squelch volume 4 Press ffi to return to the selected channel Analog Options Tone Private Line PL Digital Private Line DPL and carrier squelch can be available preprogrammed per channel Option Result Carrier squelch C You hear all traffic on a channel PL or DPL The radio responds only to your messages Digital Options One or more of the following options may be preprogrammed in your radio Consult your dealer or system administrator for more information Option Result Digital Carrier Operated Squelch COS You hear any digital traffic 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 Using the PL Defeat Feature This feature allows you to override any coded squelch DPL or PL that might be preprogrammed to a channel The radio also unmutes to any digital activity on a digital channel Procedure Place the preprogrammed PL Defeat switch in the PL Defeat position You hear any activity on the channel OR The radio is muted if no activity is present Note When this feature is active the Carrier Squelch status indicator is displayed Using the Digital PTT ID Feature This feature a
119. owers up The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting Press the preprogrammed voice announcement button which specifically programmed to playback the current zone and channel The radio announces the current zone and channel it is transmitting Note Pressing this preprogrammed playback button will always enable the voice feature to announce in High priority 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 Change to a new channel remaining within the current zone The radio announces the current channel Press either the Menu Select button or preprogrammed button or switch of the radio to launch or terminate Scan PL Disabled Talkaround Direct or Transmit Inhibit The radio announces the corresponding feature activation or deactivation E Using Site Selectable Alerts ASTRO 25 A Site Selectable Alert SSA is an Intelligent Lighting indicator together with audio alert sent to radios at a site or a few sites to notify the users when there is a special situation that they need to be aware of Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA Upon the activation of a SSA the receiving radios display the alert alias and generate the periodic alert tone Note Alert alias alert tone and alert period can be preprogrammed Alert period is the duration for the radio to repeat
120. perating a in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the 156 025 157 425 MHz frequency band and b in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below Note Simplex channels 3 21 23 61 64 81 82 and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters Additional information about operating requirements in the Maritime Services can be obtained from the full text of FCC Rule Part 80 and from the US Coast Guard Table A 1 VHF Marine Channel List Channel Frequency MHz Number Transmit Receive 1 156 050 160 650 2 156 100 160 700 E 156 150 160 750 4 156 200 160 800 5 156 250 160 850 6 156 300 7 156 350 160 950 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 16 156 800 156 800 17 156 850 156 850 18 156 900 161 500 19 156 950 161 550 AHA 94 Ul esf oipes Iwen xipueddy _ C Table A 1 VHF Marine Channel List Continued Table A 1 VHF Marine Channel List Continued u Channel Frequency MHz Channel Frequency MHz IT Number Transmit Receive Number Transmit Receive gt 20 157 000 161 600 74 156 725 156 725 2 157 050 161 650 75 ee e ex
121. press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to Step 5 3 A blinking cursor appears in the Save As Waypt screen Use the keypad to type the alias via multi tap Press to move one space to the left Press G to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space soJnjeo 4 paosueapy 81 Advanced Features Co N Press C0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press and hold to toggle between numeric and letter mode Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done The display shows Saved as Waypoint name gt OR The display shows Saved as Home OR The display shows Saved as Dest Press n or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Viewing a Saved Waypoint Procedure While in the current location display 1 a A WO N Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn Q or to Waypoints Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Q or to desired waypoint Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn The display shows View Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Gor again to view time and date the waypoint was detected Press the Menu Select button directly below Back to return to previous Waypoint screen OR Press m or the PTT button if preprogrammed to exit this menu Editing the
122. r the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Making a Talkgroup Call To make a call to a group of users your radio must be configured as part of that talkgroup Procedure 1 ASTRO Conventional Only Q or to Tgrp and press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp The display shows the last selected talkgroup Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel OR Use the Mode Rocker to select the channel with the desired talkgroup Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth Press the PTT button to make the call ASTRO Conventional Only The LED lights up solid red The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID OR Trunking Only The LED lights up solid red Speak clearly into the microphone Release the PTT button to listen Making a Private Call Trunking Only This feature allows you to send an individual Call Alert or page if there is no answer from the target radio Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature Procedure Press the preprogrammed Quick Access One Touch Enhanced Private Call button to dial the preprogrammed ID and proceed to Step 5 OR Follow the procedure below 1 2 3 or to Call Press the Menu Select button directly below Call The display shows the last transmitted or received Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID OR Press t
123. r in situations where you have not established a clear broad view of the sky Understanding the GPS Feature The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites to establish the location co ordinates maximizing your view of clear unobstructed sky is essential for optimum performance Where adequate signals from multiple satellites are not available usually because you cannot establish a view of a wide area of the sky the GPS feature of your radio will not work Such situations include but are not limited to In underground locations nside of buildings trains or other covered vehicles Under any other metal or concrete roof or structure Between tall buildings or under dense tree cover n temperature extremes outside the operating limits of your radio Even where location information can be calculated in such situations it may take longer to do so and your location estimate may not be as accurate Therefore in any emergency situation always report your location to your dispatcher Note Even where adequate signals from multiple satellites are available your GPS feature only provides an approximate location usually within 20 meters from your actual location but sometimes further away 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 sate
124. re Conventional Operation Only This feature allows you to define a group of conventional System users so that they can share the use of a conventional channel Note Encryption keys are associated to talkgroups When talkgroups are enabled encryption keys are changed by changing the active talkgroup See Secure Operations on page 73 for more information Selecting a Talkgroup Procedure 1 Qor to Tgrp 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Tgrp The display shows the last talkgroup that was selected and stored 3 Q or toPreset for the preset preprogrammed talkgroup OR Q or to the required talkgroup OR Use the keypad to enter the number of the corresponding talkgroup in the list 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the currently selected talkgroup and return to the Home screen 5 If the encryption key associated to the new talkgroup is erased a momentary key fail tone sounds and the display shows Key fail OR If the encryption key that is associated to the new talkgroup is not allowed a momentary key fail tone sounds and the display shows Illegal key 6 Press or the PTT button to exit 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 If the feature inactivity timer is enabled your radio automatic
125. rm with Call Silent Emergency Alarm Special Considerations for Emergencies Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on the programming of this feature Only one of the Emergency modes above can be assigned to the preprogrammed Emergency button or the Emergency footswitch Note To exit emergency at any time press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second Sending an Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send a data transmission which identifies the radio sending the emergency to the dispatcher Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button A tone sounds and the display shows Emergency 2 A dispatcher acknowledgment Ack received display follows AND Trunking Only A high pitched tone indicates that the alarm has been received by the trunked system s central controller 3 Press and hold the emergency button or the PTT button to return to normal operation s91n 294 pooueApy 57 Advanced Features O1 Co Procedure 1 Press preprogrammed Emergency button 2 Atone sounds and the display shows Emergency OR A short low pitched tone sounds when the selected channel does not support emergency 3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 0 to 2 5 cm from your mouth 4 Press and hold the PTT button Speak clearly into the microphone Release the PTT to end the transmission 6 Press and hold the preprogrammed Emergency button until
126. rogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS button to access the TMS feature screen OR Press and hold the preprogrammed Data Feature button or the TMS button to access the Inbox screen OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 3 Gor to scroll through the main menu options s91n 294 pooueApy 63 Advanced Features o A Note Composing and Sending a New Text Message During the uppercase and lowercase mode multi tapping the keys only scrolls through the letters For example A gt B gt C a gt b gt c During the num lock mode except for 1_ pressing the keypad only enters the numeric digits Subsequent presses of the same key inserts the same digit to the text message no multi tap Procedure or to TMS Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen Press the Menu Select button directly below Comp to see the compose options Press the Menu Select button directly below New to compose a new message A blinking cursor appears on the Compose screen Use the keypad to type or edit your message Press to move one space to the left Press Q to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 _ to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase m
127. roper operation You can also consult your dealer or system administrator about the following s your radio preprogrammed with any preset conventional channels Which buttons have been programmed to access other features What optional accessories may suit your needs Preparing Your Radio for Use Turning On the Radio page 4 Validating Compatibility During Power Up page 4 Adjusting the Volume page 5 esf 104 Olpey uno Buiiedaig Preparing Your Radio for Use A E Turning On the Radio Press the Power On Off Button briefly to power on the radio OR Press the PTT Button briefly to power on the radio On Off Button PTT Button Tp After a short time the green LED lights up The display then shows Zone and channel text and menu items display on the screen The backlight will turn on to the last selected dim level Left Pressing the Power On Off Button before the LED lights up will be ignored Note If Fail appears in the display the radio will not function until the condition has been corrected If Error appears some non critical data has been changed If either of these displays appear if the display goes blank or if the unit appears to be locked up see Helpful Tips on page 109 for more information If CH mismatch appears means that either the Control Head has
128. s that is used to provide a continuous two way data communications path between the central controller and all radios on the system Conventional Typically refers to radio to radio communications sometimes through a repeater see Trunking Conventional Scan List A scan list that includes only conventional channels Aiesso 5 Term Definition Term Definition CP Codeplug A feature that allows communications to PUISSE A visual tracking marker a blinking line take place even though the central that indicates a location on the display Failsoft controller has failed Each trunked repeater in the system transmits a data word Displayed by the radio after three failed informing every radio that the system has Deadlock attempts to unlock the radio The radio must gone into failsoft be powered off and on prior to another FCC Federal Communications Commission attempt m A type of coded squelch using data bursts FM Frequency Modulation Digital Private m NS Line DPL Similar to PL except a digital code is used Hang Up Disconnect instead of a tone The first display information after the radio Home screen Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed or discrete completes its self test nature rather than a continuous nature Key variable loader A device for loading X KVL f Dispatcher An individual who has radio system encr
129. s of the channel If the name matches your radio prompts the first found matched channel name Procedure Press the preprogrammed Channel Search button OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to CSrh 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below CSrh to key in the channel name 3 A blinking cursor appears on the Channel Search screen Use the keypad to type or edit your message Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button directly below Del to delete any unwanted characters Press x to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode uoneJodo oipey 219U99 27 General Radio Operation N Co 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below CSrh once the entry is done to initiate searching OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Cncl to exit The display shows Searching OR If the radio is triggered to search for an empty entry the display shows Invalid Entry Repeat step 3 Once found the display shows the matched channel name and the radio changed its transmission to this channel OR If the entry does not match the display shows Channel name not found Repeat from step 3 if want to search again or press or the Menu Select button directly below Exit to exit m Using Mode Select Feature Mode Select allows a lon
130. saving user edited radio settings or information The i button also can revert to home channel Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Data Feature Button Use this button to access data related features such as the Text Messaging Service TMS feature screen 4 Way Navigation Button Use this button to scroll up down left or right Press and release one of the button to scroll from one entry to the next one Press and hold one of the button to have the radio toggles through the list automatically release the button to stop Volume Rocker Use this Volume Rocker to adjust the volume of the speaker by pressing the Up or Down arrows on the Volume Rocker Mode Rocker Use this Mode Rocker to scroll through the channels by pressing the Up or Down arrows on the Mode Rocker m Using the Keypad You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio s features The keypad functions in a manner similar to a standard telephone keypad when entering numeric digits When the keypad is used to edit a list each key can generate different characters of the alphabet The tables below show the number of times a key needs to be pressed to generate the required character Keypad Characters Uppercase Mode Number of Times Key is Pressed Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 L i 9 1 Qj X amp d
131. see Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 64 for more information 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Gor to Impt and press the Menu Select button directly below Impt to indicate the message as important AND soJnjeo 4 peoueApy 67 Advanced Features o Co Q or to RqRp and press the Menu Select button directly below RqRp to request for a reply 3 The priority status and reply status icons appear beside the normal message icon on the label bar Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message When an outgoing message is indicated with priority status and reply status icons follow the procedure below to remove these indicators Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Goto Impt and press the Menu Select button directly below Impt to remove the priority status icon AND Q or to RqRp and press the Menu Select button directly below RqRp to remove the reply status icon 3 The priority status reply status and normal message icons disappear from the label bar Managing Text Messages Receiving a Text Message Note When you receive a message that is flagged with the Request Reply icon you must manually respond to the sender that you have received the message The system will not automatically send back a notification that the radio has received such message Procedure When you receive a message press and hol
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133. stem returns to normal operation To continue in Failsoft to communicate with other talkgroups refer to the following procedure Procedure 1 Press the Mode Rocker to change to a different repeater frequency 2 Press the PTT button to talk and release the button to listen When the trunking system returns to normal operation your radio automatically leaves failsoft operation and returns to trunked operation Going Out of Range Out of range when your radio goes out of the range of the System it can no longer lock onto a control channel Procedure 1 Alow pitched tone sounds AND OR The display shows the currently selected zone channel combination and Out of range 2 Your radio remains in this out of range condition until It locks onto a control channel OR It locks onto a failsoft channel OR It is turned off SmartZone The SmartZone feature extends communications beyond the reach of a single trunked site antenna location when operating in a SmartZone system SmartZone units provide expanded wide area coverage SmartZone automatically switches the radio to a different site when the current site signal becomes unacceptable This usually happens when the vehicle in which the radio is located is driven out of the range of one site and into the range of another Under normal conditions a SmartZone enabled radio functions invisibly to the operator However the operator does have some manual controls
134. t You can enable or disable the radio s display backlight as needed if poor light conditions make the display or keypad difficult to read Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed you can also maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio s display Procedure Note Press the DIM button to toggle the backlight on or off OR Press any key of the keypad the Menu Select or Menu Navigation buttons or any programmable radio controls or buttons to turn the backlight on Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed Procedure Press the preprogrammed Keypad Mute button to turn the tones on or off OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to Mute 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Mute 3 The display momentarily shows Tones off indicating that the keypad tones are disabled OR The display momentarily shows Tones on and a short tone sounds indicating that the keypad tones are enabled Turning Voice Mute On or Off You can enable and disable voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel if needed Procedure Press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button to turn the feature on or off OR Follow the procedure below 1 Gor to VMut 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below VMut 3 The display momentarily shows Voice mute off and a short tone sounds indicating that the feature is disabled OR The display momentar
135. the PTT button and the re A po o No phone phone system is not available Press m to hang up The radio returns to the Home screen one Denied The phone system is busy Press m to exit the phone mode and try your call later gie Phone busy When a channel is not available The radio automatically connects when a channel opens No Pu acknowledge The call is not acknowledged Press fa to hang up The radio returns to the Home screen A High a e Pitched _ When you release the PTT button mi indicates to the landline party that he or she may begin Tone i Note You have the option of sending additional digits overdial such as an extension number or credit card or PIN numbers to the phone system If the radio is preprogrammed for live overdial every digit entered after the call is connected is sent to the phone system If the radio is preprogrammed for buffered overdial the digits pressed are entered into memory and then sent when the PTT button is pressed Press the PTT button to send either digits or voice but not both at the same time SJ0je2ipu snjejs BuiAjnuep 25 General Radio Operation N o General Radio Operation Once you understand how your APX Mobile Radio is configured you are ready to use your radio Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features Selecting a Zone page 26 Selecting a Radio Channel page 27
136. the member you want to edit Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel once to add the currently displayed channel to the scan list OR Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel Q or to select more list members whose scan status you want to change OR Use the keypad to go directly to that scan list member OR Use the Mode Rocker to select another scan list member Press a to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen Viewing and Changing the Priority Status Procedure 1 Below Sel Del and Rcl screen press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to change the priority status of the currently displayed channel OR Below Sel Del and Rcl screen press the Menu Select button directly below Sel one or more times to change the scan list status icon of the currently displayed channel A Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as a non priority channel The LED lights up solid green OR A Priority Two Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as the Priority Two channel The LED blinks green OR A Priority One Channel Scan icon indicates that the current channel is in the scan list as the Priority One channel The LED rapidly blinks green You hear all traffic on the Priority One channel regardless of traffic on non priority channels O
137. to be sure it is not in use 3 Press PTT button to transmit Note If the selected channel is preprogrammed for clear only operation when you press the PTT button an invalid mode tone sounds and the display shows Clear TX only The radio does not transmit until you disable the secure mode The radio can be configured to ignore the clear voice or insecured transmission when the radio is in secured transmission Check with your agent for details s91n 294 pooueApy 75 Advanced Features Accessing the Secure Feature Procedure 1 Gor toSec 2 Press and hold the Menu Select button directly below Sec to display Secure feature screen 3 The display shows the Secure screen Selecting a Keyset This feature allows you to select one or more groups of several encryption keys from among the available keys stored in the radio 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 Every channel to which one of the original keys was tied now has the equivalent new key instead Note Press fn the PTT button or the Exit menu selection to exit this menu at any time without changing the keyset selection Procedure 76 1 Gor toKSet 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below KSet The display shows the last user selecte
138. to return to the Home screen The SSA Alert for all available sites stop E Utilities Viewing Recent Calls List This feature allows you to view the recent incoming and outgoing call information of the following call types Call Alert Selective Call Private Call Phone Call Outgoing only Note The radio can also be preprogrammed to log the radio IDs associated with incoming Dispatch Calls Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information Procedure 1 Gor toRent 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt to access the Recent Calls feature screen 3 QorO to scroll through the list Press the Menu Select button directly below Exit to return to Home screen OR Press or the PTT button to return to the Home screen 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Selecting the Power Level You can select the power level at which your radio transmits The radio always turns on to the default setting Note This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Settings Select Low for a shorter transmitting distance and to conserve power Select High for a longer transmitting distance Procedure Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level Switch to toggle transmit power
139. to transmit until you release the PTT button Procedure 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button to activate the silent alarm feature 2 Press and hold the emergency button until a tone sounds to exit the silent alarm mode If silent emergency alarm is used with emergency call pressing the PTT button exits the silent mode and initiates the emergency call Special Considerations for Emergencies f you press the emergency button while in a channel that has no emergency capability a low pitched tone sounds If the unit is out of the range of the system and or the emergency alarm is not acknowledged a tone sounds and the display shows No Ack f you press the emergency button then change to a mode that has no emergency capability the display shows No emergency and a continuous low pitched tone sounds until a valid emergency mode is selected or until the emergency is cancelled When an emergency is active changing to another mode where emergency is enabled trunked or conventional causes an emergency alarm and or emergency call to be active on the new mode soJnjeo 4 paosueapy 59 Advanced Features o e m 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 Data applications within the fixed network can determine the presence of a device on the system an
140. tton directly below Edit A cursor appears Use the keypad to edit the name Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below DEL to delete any unwanted characters Press x to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle between numeric and letter mode Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you have finished The display returns to the Edit Contact screen Press the Menu Select button directly below Done to save your changes and return to the main screen for Contacts soJnjeo 4 pooueApy 47 Advanced Features A O0 Editing as Entry ID Procedure 1 Qor toCnts 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted 3 Gor tothe entry you want to edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 4 Gor to Edit and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 Gor tothe entry ID you wish to change and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit 6 A cursor appears Use the keypad to edit the number Press to move one space to the left Press to move one space to the right Press the Menu Select button below DEL to delete any unwanted characters Press to add a space Press 0 to toggle between mixed case mode uppercase mode and lowercase mode Press to toggle betw
141. ute on or off for the channels which have enabled In Call User Alert When Voice Mute is active the radio remains muted to all conventional dispatch calls and affiliated trunking group calls m Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions You can access various radio functions through one of the following ways A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons OR Use the Menu Select Buttons Using the Menu Select Buttons The Menu Select Buttons allow to access the menu entries of features Note Check with your dealer or system administrator for the list of features activated in your radio Your radio may be preprogrammed differently from the following example but the steps for selecting a channel may appear as shown below Press the Menu Select button directly below Chan Menu Select Buttons 4 Way Navigation Button Data Feature Button Home Button S O1JUOD oipes BuiAjuep e Identifying Radio Controls Using the Navigation Buttons Home Button The m button returns you to the home default display In most cases this is the current mode For selected radio features the button is 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 mi to go to the Home screen Refer to the individual feature sections in this manual for further details on
142. utton 2 Atone sounds and the display shows Emergency OR A short low pitched tone sounds when the selected channel does not support emergency 3 Press and hold the PTT button Speak clearly into the microphone 4 Release the PTT to end the transmission To exit emergency at any time press and hold the Emergency button 3 Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm 1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button to activate the silent alarm feature 2 The display does not change the LED does not light up and there is no tone If silent emergency alarm is used with emergency call pressing the PTT button exits the silent mode and initiates the emergency call I3 Display Status Icons Te T Tall gt Direct radio to radio communication or communication through a repeater On Direct Off Repeater Receiving a call or data Transmitting a call or data The more stripes the stronger the signal strength for the current site trunking only This channel is being monitored Voice muting the affiliated trunking talkgroup On Location feature enabled and location signal available Off Location feature disabled Blinking Location feature enabled but location signal unavailable A or selected conventional channel On Enabled Off Disabled H L L Radio is set at Low power OR H Radio is set at High power Z Scanning a scan list Ze Blinking
143. verride This feature can work in conjunction with either of the two above variations You can override the transmit inhibit state by quick keying the radio In other words two PTT button presses within the preprogrammed time limit Accessing General Radio Information Your radio contains information on the following Radio Information IP Display Control Assignments 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 will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Accessing Radio Information This feature displays the following information of your radio Host Version Secure Version DSP Version KG Secure Algorithm CH 1 4 Version depending on the number of channels connected TIB Version TRC Version URC Version DVRS DSP Version only when DVRS is available Model Number ESN Flash Code Tuning Version Serial Number MCHIB Version CHIB Version AUX CH Version Siren Version VRS Version DVRS App Version only when DVRS is available DVRS CP Version only when DVRS is available Serial Number Flash Size amp Type RF Band Processor Version Note Press m at any time to return to the Home screen Procedure 1 Gor to Info 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Info 3 Q or to Radio Info and press the
144. w Send to send the message 8 The display shows the Send Message screen and Sending msg Press the Menu Select button directly below Back at any time to return to the previous screen Note You can append a priority message and or a request reply to your message Using the Priority Status and Request Reply Features on page 67 for more information Accessing the Drafts Folder This folder stores the messages that were saved previously The Drafts folder can hold up to 10 messages The oldest draft in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in Procedure 1 Gor to TMS 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 3 Gor toDrft and press the Menu Select button below Drft 4 The display shows the first draft message Press the Menu Select button directly below Edit Del or Back to access the option Select Edit to edit the message before sending it Select Del to delete the message Select Back to return to the previous screen Managing Sent Text Messages 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 The Sent folder is capable of storing a maximum of ten 10 last sent messages When the folder is full the oldest text message in the folder is deleted when the 11th message comes in Viewing a Sent Text Message The icon at the top right corn
145. will hear the Menu Inactive Exit Tone upon feature exit Making a Private Call from Contacts Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature Procedure Each entry within Contacts displays the following information Use the Options Menu Call Alias Name Call ID Number 1 Gor toCnts 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to the Call Type Icon WACN ID Astro 25 Trunking IDs only 3 System ID Note Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to call list The display shows Contact Alias Q or to the required subscriber alias Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn add edit or delete the contact entries 5 Gor to Call and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel Your radio also supports a maximum of 50 call lists Each list can store up to 100 IDs numbers 6 Q or to select the call type soJnjeo 4 paosueapy 43 Advanced Features A A 7 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 8 Press the PTT button to initiate the call During the call the display shows the subscriber alias 9 Press and hold the PTT button to talk The LED lights up solid red OR Release the PTT button to listen The LED lights up solid green 10 If there is no voice activity for a programmed period of time the call ends OR The call ends when it reaches the maximum ring time OR Use the PTT button
146. your message _ Appending or Removing a Priority Status to a Text Message The Priority Message icon on a message does not imply that the message gets higher priority over the other messages when it is being transmitted It is just an indication that can be embedded into a message to let the receiver know that the message is important Note Procedure After the outgoing message is composed see Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 64 for more information 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Impt The priority status icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Impt again The priority status icon and the normal message icon disappear from the label bar Appending or Removing a Request Reply to a Text Message Procedure After the outgoing message is composed see Composing and Sending a New Text Message on page 64 for more information 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below RqRp The reply status icon appears beside the normal message icon on the label bar 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below RqRp again The reply status icon and the normal message icon disappear from the label bar Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message Procedure After the outgoing message is composed
147. yption keys into the radio management duties LCD Liquid crystal display DSP Digital Signal Processing LED Light emitting diode DVRS Digital Vehicular Repeater System A software activated feature shown at the A feature that allows the dispatcher to Menu Entry bottom of the display selection of these Dynamic temporarily reassign selected radios to a features is controlled by the Regrouping single special channel so they can communicate with each other MCHB Millennium Control Head Board ESN Electrical Serial Number 117 Glossary 118 Term Definition Term Definition Check channel activity through menu Private A feature that lets you have a private entries If the channel is clear you hear Conversation conversation with another radio user in the static If the channel is in use you hear Call talkgroup Monitor conversation It also serves as a way to arr A sub audible tone that is transmitted such check the volume level of the radio since PL that only receivers decoding the tone the radio opens the squelch when the receives it monitor button is pressed Refers to a radio control that can have a Multi System Programmable Talkgroup Scan List A scan list that can include both talkgroups trunked and channels conventional radio feature assigned to it Network Access Code Network Access Code NAC operates on digital channels to reduce voice channel interference between adja

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