Motorola APX 1000i 2, User Manual

Page 1: ...APX 900 USER GUIDE APX TWO WAY RADIOS MODEL 2 MN003110A01 MN003110A01 AJ NOVEMBER 2020 2020 Motorola Solutions Inc All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...1 4 7 Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements 15 1 5 What Your Dealer System Administrator Can Tell You 15 Chapter 2 Preparing Your Radio for Use 16 2 1 Charging the Battery 16 2 2 Attaching the Battery 16 2 3 Attaching the Antenna 17 2 4 Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover 17 2 5 Attaching the Belt Clip 17 2 6 Turning On the Radio 17 2 7 Adjusting the Volume 18 Chapter...

Page 3: ...Only 34 5 5 Methods to Make a Radio Call 35 5 5 1 Making a Talkgroup Call 35 5 5 2 Making a Private Call Trunking Only 35 5 5 3 Making an Enhanced Private Call Trunking Only 36 5 5 4 Making a Telephone Call Trunking Only 36 5 6 Switching Between Repeater or Direct Operation Button 37 5 7 Monitor Feature 37 5 7 1 Monitoring a Channel 37 5 7 2 Monitoring Conventional Mode 38 Chapter 6 Advanced Featu...

Page 4: ...nging the Priority Status 48 6 4 Scan 49 6 4 1 Turning Scan On or Off 49 6 4 2 Making a Dynamic Priority Change Conventional Scan Only 49 6 4 3 Deleting a Nuisance Channel 49 6 4 4 Restoring a Nuisance Channel 50 6 5 Call Alert Paging 50 6 5 1 Receiving a Call Alert Page 50 6 5 2 Sending a Call Alert Page 50 6 6 Recent Calls 51 6 6 1 Viewing Recent Calls 51 6 6 2 Instant Recall 52 6 6 2 1 Saving a...

Page 5: ...a Text Message 64 6 13 2 3 Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message 64 6 13 2 4 Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message 65 6 13 2 5 Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message 65 6 13 2 6 Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message 65 6 13 2 7 Receiving a Text Message 65 6 13 2 8 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox 66 6 13 2 9 Replying to a Re...

Page 6: ...nts 79 6 17 11 Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint 80 6 17 12 Location Feature in Emergency Mode 80 6 18 Mission Critical Geofence ASTRO 25 Trunking 80 6 18 1 Entering the Geofence Area 80 6 18 2 Mission Critical Geofence 81 6 18 3 Entering Mission Critical Geofence 81 6 18 4 Exiting Mission Critical Geofence 82 6 19 Trunking System Controls 82 6 19 1 Operating in Failsoft Sys...

Page 7: ... to All Available Sites 93 6 23 4 Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site 94 6 23 5 Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites 95 6 23 6 Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites 95 6 24 Utilities 95 6 24 1 Selecting the Power Level 96 6 24 2 Selecting a Radio Profile 96 6 24 3 Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias 97 6 24 4 Selecting the Audio Speaker 97 6 24 5 Controlling the Display Back...

Page 8: ... 112 FCC Licensing Information 112 Applying for Canadian License 113 Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 114 Special Channel Assignments 114 Emergency Channel 114 Non Commercial Call Channel 114 Operating Frequency Requirements 114 Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies 117 Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources 117 Limited Warranty 1...

Page 9: ...e 1 LED Indications 25 Table 2 TMS Status Icons 28 Table 3 Call Type Icons 28 Table 4 Emergency Operation Scenarios 55 Table 5 Parameter Editing Keys 107 Table 6 VHF Marine Channel List 115 MN003110A01 AJ List of Tables 9 ...

Page 10: ...s are supported by the software version R21 60 00 or later See Accessing the Radio Information on page 103 to determine the software version of your radio Contact your system administrator for more details of all the supported features MN003110A01 AJ Software Version 10 ...

Page 11: ...n and so on which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed CAUTION An operational procedure practice or condition and so on which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed NOTICE An operational procedure practice or condition and so on which is essential to emphasize The following special notations identify certain items Example Description Home button or Butto...

Page 12: ...fore attaching a battery to the radio Turn the radio over with the battery contact facing down and shake the radio so any trapped water can escape A short circuit of the contacts could occur if they are not dried properly If the radio has been submerged in water shake the radio to remove any water that is trapped inside the speaker grille and microphone port Otherwise the water decreases the audio...

Page 13: ...Radio Prerequisites CAUTION Do not use solvents to clean your radio Spirits may permanently damage the radio housing Do not submerge the radio in detergent solution Procedure 1 Combine 1 teaspoon of mild dishwashing detergent to 1 gallon of water 0 5 solution 2 Apply the solution sparingly with a stiff non metallic short bristled brush ensuring that excess detergent does not get entrapped near the...

Page 14: ... network traffic add Enhanced Data to the Integrated Data system with a software installation 1 4 2 Dynamic System Resilience Dynamic System Resilience DSR ensures that the radio system is seamlessly switched to a backup master site dynamically during a system failure DSR also provides indications such as failure detection fault recovery and redundancy within the system DSR also supports mechanism...

Page 15: ... talkgroups on the channel The enhancements support the following Scan mode Mixed Vote Scan Standard Conventional Scan Priority Operation Up to 30 different talkgroups can be supported using conventional channels A maximum of four talkgroups can be supported when Vote Scan channels are being used Smart PTT is supported with this enhancement as Smart PTT prevents you from transmitting while other u...

Page 16: ...olatile key retention the encryption keys are retained for approximately 30 seconds after battery removal Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information You can view the status of the battery if the radio is using an IMPRES battery NOTICE User is notified if radio detects non Motorola Solutions battery upon powering up charging or removing from the charger This feature is appl...

Page 17: ...rew is too tight use an Allen wrench at to loosen it 2 Rotate and lift the connector cover to disengage it from the radio 3 To attach the accessory connector cover insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector 4 Press the top of the cover downward to seat it in the slot 5 Tighten by rotating the thumbscrew clockwise by hand 2 5 Attaching the Belt Clip Procedure 1 Align the g...

Page 18: ... a temporary text during power on 2 To turn off the radio rotate the On Off Volume Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a click 2 7 Adjusting the Volume When and where to use Ensure the radio is powered on Your radio is preprogrammed to reset to medium volume rate which is Level 12 by default every time the radio powers up Procedure 1 To increase the volume rotate the On Off Volume Control...

Page 19: ...lect Knob This knob is usually programmed for channel selection 2 On Off Volume Control Knob Rotate clockwise until you hear a click to turn on the radio Rotate counterclockwise until you hear a click to turn off the radio Rotate clockwise to increase the volume Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the volume These radio controls buttons are programmable MN003110A01 AJ Radio Controls 19 ...

Page 20: ... scrolling and navigating around the menu hierarchy 11 Back Button Press to return to the previous screen 12 Menu Select Buttons Press to enter the menu corresponding to the button 13 Main Display 14 Speaker 15 Top Orange Button This button is usually programmed as the Emergency button 16 Antenna 17 Accessory Connector 18 Battery Latch 19 Battery 3 2 Programmable Features Your system administrator...

Page 21: ... Emergency Depending on the programming initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call In Call User Alert Allows the radio to remain muted to affiliated talkgroup calls while operating on the current Trunking Personality or conventional channel Internet Protocol Address Displays the Internet Protocol IP address device name and status of the radio Location Displays the current location latitude lo...

Page 22: ...ntional Only Notifies the dispatcher that you want to send a voice call Scan Short press Toggles the scan function between on and off Long press Enables Scan List Programming and selects the scan list for editing Secure Transmission Select Toggles secure transmission between on and off Selective Call Conventional Only Calls an assigned radio Site Display Search Trunking Only Short press Displays t...

Page 23: ...Lock Locks or unlocks the keypad programmable buttons switches or rotary knobs Light Flip Toggles the display backlight on and off Voice Announcement Audibly indicates the current feature mode zone or channel that you have been assigned to Voice Mute Toggles the voice transmission between mute and unmute Volume Set Tone Sets the volume set tone MN003110A01 AJ Chapter 3 Radio Controls 23 ...

Page 24: ... indicates the battery level of your radio Gauge Battery Charge 76 to 100 full1 51 to 75 1 26 to 50 1 11 to 25 1 10 or less at 10 the gauge begins blinking 4 1 2 Accessing the Battery Info screen This feature displays the current capacity and charges cycles of your battery when an IMPRES battery is powering your radio This feature must be enabled in your radio to see the information Procedure 1 or...

Page 25: ...tification type is configured as None in Customer Programming Software CPS This feature is enabled through CPS configuration Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information 4 2 LED Indications The Status LED shows the operational status of your radio A qualified technician can permanently disable the LED indication by preprogramming it Table 1 LED Indications Indication Status ...

Page 26: ...ry is low The number of bars displayed represents the received signal strength for the current site trunking only The more stripes in the icon the stronger the signal The radio has roamed to and is currently registered to a foreign system Direct On Radio is configured for direct radio to radio communication during conventional operation only Off Radio is connected with other radios through a repea...

Page 27: ...ce call On Feature is enabled and GPS signal is available Blinking Feature is enabled but no GPS signal is available User Login Indicator IP Packet Data On User is associated with the radio Blinking Device registration or user registration with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin Inverted User successfully logged in to the secured IP Packet Data Data activity is present Bluetooth i...

Page 28: ...ply Toggle on the Request Reply feature before sending the message Toggle on the Priority feature before sending the message Compose a message with a priority status and a request for a reply Indicates the index of the current message that you are view ing 4 5 Call Type Icons When you make or receive a call or view selected call lists call icons appear on the radio main display to indicate the dif...

Page 29: ...radio is in an individual call for greater than six seconds without any activity Long Low Pitched Tone Time Out Timer Timed Out After time out Talk Prohibit PTT In hibit When PTT button is pressed transmissions are not al lowed Lack of Voice PTT Time out When the radio ends your call after it detected there are lack of voice for five seconds after the PTT is pressed and hold Your radio ends the ca...

Page 30: ...ry is below preset threshold value Two High Pitched Tones GPS Fails When the GPS fails or loses signal Ringing Fast Ringing When system is searching for target of Private Call 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 PTT button is pressed a dynamic ID has been receiv...

Page 31: ...he radio re turns to the Home screen A High Pitched Tone When you release the PTT button The radio indicates to the landline par ty that the caller may begin talking 4 8 Display Color Change On Channel This feature provides visual channel identification for users to have a quick visual recognition on a particular channel Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature When changi...

Page 32: ...iffer each time you release the Menu Select button Read carefully before you press 5 2 Selecting a Radio Channel When and where to use A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit receive frequency pairs Do one of the following to select a radio channel You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions Procedure Select a channel usi...

Page 33: ... 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 5 3 2 Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button When and where to use You can save the frequently used zone and channel to the programmable buttons Procedure 1 Toggle from your current zone and channel to the required zone and c...

Page 34: ... the current talkgroup cannot hear the one to one call between the two radios The calling radio automatically verifies that the receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller ID When and where to use When you receive a Private Call you hear two alert tones and the LED blinks green The display shows Call received and the call received icon blinks Procedure 1 Perform one of the f...

Page 35: ...1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 3 Press the PTT button to make the call The radio shows different indicators based on the system the radio is configured For ASTRO Conventional system the LED lights up solid red The display shows the talkgroup alias or ID For Trunking system the LED lights up solid red 4 Speak clearly into the microphone 5 Release the PTT button to listen 5 5 2 Making a...

Page 36: ...y below Call The display shows the last transmitted or received ID 2 To select the required ID perform one of the following actions Press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts to scroll through and select the required ID Press the Menu Select button directly below LNum to go to the last number dialed or to the required ID 3 Press the PTT button to initiate the Private Call The display shows C...

Page 37: ...ransmit 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 Perform one of the following actions Press the preprogrammed Repeater Direct switch to toggle between talkaround and repeater mode or to Dir and press the Menu Select button directly belo...

Page 38: ...ows you to monitor channel traffic on conventional channels by defeating the coded squelch Thus you can listen to another active user on the channel This way you may be prevented from taking over the conversation of another user When and where to use Your radio may be preprogrammed to receive Private Line PL calls Procedure 1 Momentarily press the Monitor button to listen for activity The Carrier ...

Page 39: ...to indicate the transmitting radio is pending to receive signal The speaker unmutes Procedure 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 0 cm from your mouth 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk Release the PTT button to listen 6 1 1 2 Making a Selective Call Prerequisites Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature Procedure 1 or to Call and press the Menu Select butto...

Page 40: ...oup and return to the Home screen If the encryption key associated to the new Talkgroup is erased you hear a momentary key fail tone and the display shows Key fail If the encryption key that is associated to the new Talkgroup is not allowed you hear a momentary key fail tone and the display shows Illegal key 4 Press to return to the Home screen 6 1 3 Sending a Status Call This feature allows you t...

Page 41: ...me Out Timer expires 2 Before the Priority Dispatch Time Out Timer expires press and hold the PTT button to transmit The display shows the Priority Talkgroup alias 3 Release the PTT button to listen The radio exits Priority Dispatch mode returns to its original talkgroup and displays the home channel alias 6 1 5 Dynamic Regrouping Trunking Only This feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily rea...

Page 42: ...rogram request within six seconds you hear a low pitched alert tone and the display shows No acknowledge Try again or press to cancel and return to the Home screen 6 1 6 Dynamic Zone Programming Dynamic Zone Programming DZP provides one or more Dynamic Zones to store frequently used channels for conventional or trunking NOTICE Your radio must be preprogrammed for you to use this feature At least o...

Page 43: ...ct button directly below Sel The display shows Channel updated 6 Press the Back button to return to Home screen 6 1 6 3 Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone Prerequisites To perform this operation the radio must be in the Dynamic Zone Procedure 1 or to ZnPr then press the Menu Select button directly below ZnPr to enter Program Zone screen The display shows the dynamic channels list 2 or to the s...

Page 44: ...Select button directly below Sel to select the target zones for cloning If you select multi source zones the radio displays Confirm target and shows the automatically selected target zones and source zones mapping If the selected multi source zones exceed the last clonable target zone the radio displays src zones unselected Sel exceed max tgt zone and Protected tgts not supported alternatively 5 P...

Page 45: ...l from Contacts Prerequisites Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature Procedure 1 or to Cnts and press the Menu Select button directly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted 2 or to the required subscriber alias 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn and proceed to the next step 4 or to Call and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 5 or to...

Page 46: ...ctly below Cnts The entries are alphabetically sorted 2 or to the entry you want to delete and press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 3 or to Rm frm CallLst and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows Remove Entry frm Call List 4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to remove the entry from the Call List or No to cancel and return to the main display ...

Page 47: ... Viewing a Scan List Procedure 1 or to ScnL and press the Menu Select button directly below ScnL 2 or to view the members on the list 3 Press to exit the current display and return to the Home screen 6 3 3 Editing the Scan List When and where to use This feature allows you to change scan list members and priorities Procedure 1 Perform one of the following actions Long press the preprogrammed Scan ...

Page 48: ...you want to change Use the 16 Position Select knob to select another scan list member 5 Press to exit scan list programming and return to the Home screen 6 3 5 Viewing and Changing the Priority Status Procedure Perform one of the following actions Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel one or more times to change the priority status of the current displayed channel Press the Select button...

Page 49: ...nnel to the Priority Two channel This change remains in effect until scan is turned off Scan then reverts to the default setting Procedure Making a Dynamic Priority Change using the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button a When the radio locks onto the channel designated as the new Priority Two channel press the preprogrammed Dynamic Priority button The radio continues scanning the remaining channe...

Page 50: ...n 6 5 1 Receiving a Call Alert Page When and where to use When you receive a Call Alert page you hear four repeating alert tones and the LED blinks green The call received icons blinks and the display shows Page received Procedure Press any button to clear the Call Alert page See Making a Talkgroup Call on page 35 or Making a Private Call Trunking Only on page 35 for more information on returning ...

Page 51: ...t button directly below No The display shows Paging Alias If the call alert page is sent successfully you hear a tone and the display shows Ack received The radio returns to the Home screen If the call alert page is not acknowledged you hear a low tone and the display shows No acknowledge Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to return to the main screen of Contacts 6 6 Recent Calls Recen...

Page 52: ...s All saved calls are removed upon radio power cycle 6 6 2 1 Saving and Playback Calls When and where to use Perform one of the following to save and play back the recorded calls You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions Procedure Playback and saving the recorded calls using the radio menu a Press the Menu Select button directly below Rcnt b ...

Page 53: ... If there is only a single saved call the playback skips to the end of the call Radio auto playback the most recent incoming call followed by saved calls in chronological order Radio displays the playback status NOTICE Received call overwrites the ongoing record playback User can short press the programmable button within three seconds to continue the playback and ignore the receiving call User ca...

Page 54: ...he Menu Select button directly below QCII 2 or to select the tone to broadcast 3 Press the PTT to broadcast the selected tone or press and hold the PTT to broadcast the selected tone and transmit with your vocal transmission You hear the radio sounds the selected tone You can begin your call after the tone ends 4 Release PTT to listen 6 9 Emergency Operation The Emergency feature is used to indica...

Page 55: ...rgency Alarm and or Emergency Call continues on the new channel mode If the radio is out of range of the system or the emergency alarm is not acknowledged a tone sounds and the display shows No ac knowledge 6 9 2 Emergency Keep Alive This feature prevents the radio from being turned off when it is in Emergency mode If this feature is enabled you are required to exit Emergency mode before turning o...

Page 56: ...r NOTICE The default timer of Emergency button press to activate Emergency is 300 milliseconds This timer is programmable from 300 6200 milliseconds by a qualified technician Procedure Press the preprogrammed Emergency button One of the following scenarios occurs The display shows Emergency and the current zone or channel You hear a short medium pitched tone and the LED blinks red momentarily The ...

Page 57: ...our radio must be programmed for this type of operation Your radio microphone is automatically activated allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without pressing the PTT button This activated microphone state is also known as hot mic The hot mic applies to the first voice transmission from your radio during the Emergency call For subsequent transmissions in the same Emergency call you...

Page 58: ...he preprogrammed Emergency button for about a second Turning off the radio also cancels the emergency state 6 9 9 Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm and Call with hot mic to a group of radios When and where to use Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation Follow the procedure to send Emergency Alarms and Call with hot ...

Page 59: ... Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene It consists of central components that provide on scene and inbuilding radio coverage and enhanced personnel accountability and monitoring Your APX portable radios Incident Management Software Command Terminal Radio Frequency RF Modem Conventional Only Control Channel Radio Trunking Optional Data Radio Trunking Accou...

Page 60: ... your radio is working in Fireground Zone Channel proceed to next step 4 Press and hold the PTT button to transmit The LED lights up solid red while transmitting Talk into the microphone clearly if needed 5 Release the PTT button to receive You hear a Transmit End Tone 6 10 2 Responding to Evacuation Indicator When and where to use The Incident Commander can trigger one of sixteen Tactical Alerts ...

Page 61: ...Non server Mode 6 12 1 Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode When and where to use The following methods are options on how to select or change the ARS Mode The result of all the methods is the same You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions Procedure Selecting or Changing the ARS mode using the 16 Position Select knob a Once the zone you want is...

Page 62: ...ll rate Press the Menu Select button directly below Logn to select the predefined user name One of the following scenarios occurs If the ID is invalid the display shows momentary Invalid ID In ARS Server Mode the display shows the User Login Indicator icon the ID and In progress with Cncl In ARS Non Server Mode the display shows the User Login Indicator icon the ID and Logged in with Logt and Exit...

Page 63: ...aracters The types of text messages available are A predefined message quick text message An edited quick text message A query ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution NOTICE Query is only supported in the ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution For more information see ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution on page 68 and Two Factor Authentication on page 68 6 13 1 Sending a Quick Text Message When and wh...

Page 64: ...6 13 2 1 Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message When and where to use NOTICE The Priority Status 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 Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below ...

Page 65: ...appear beside the normal message icon on the label bar 6 13 2 6 Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 or to Mark Important and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the priority status icon 3 or to No Req Reply and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to remove the reply statu...

Page 66: ...s the TMS feature screen or to Inbox and press the Menu Select button below Sel The display shows a list of aliases or IDs with the sender of the latest received message on top 2 or to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message While on the view message screen press the Menu Select button directly below Rply or Del or select the Back button to access ...

Page 67: ... and press the Menu Select button directly below TMS to access the TMS feature screen 2 or to Sent and press the Menu Select button below Sel The display shows a list of aliases or IDs with the recipient of latest sent message on top 3 or to the required aliases or ID and press the Menu Select button below Sel to view the message While on the view message screen press the Menu Select button direct...

Page 68: ...Perform one of the following actions Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete all the messages in the selected folder Press the Menu Select button directly below No to return to the main TMS feature screen 6 14 ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution The ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution allows you to quickly send and receive messages and run database queries directly from your da...

Page 69: ...ntry and press the Menu Select button directly below Edit A blinking cursor appears Use the keypad to type or edit a username Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok to submit or to scroll through the list of predefined usernames Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to select the predefined username Press and hold or to scroll through the list of predefined usernames at a fast sc...

Page 70: ...he access to the data for query is enabled Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Logt One of the following scenarios occurs The display shows Clear private data If the Delete Messages On Session End feature is enabled the display shows momentary Private data cleared 2 Select Yes to clear all your private data or select No to keep your private data If you select Yes the display sh...

Page 71: ... button directly below Optn 8 or to Send Message and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel 9 Perform one of the following actions or to scroll through the address list and highlight the required address or to Other Recpnt and press the Menu Select button below Edit A blinking cursor appears on the Enter Address screen Use the keypad to type the address entry 10 Press the Menu Select butt...

Page 72: ...ion If the Ignore Secure Clear Switch when Strapped programming option is enabled the radio transmits without displaying any messages in the strapped mode of operation regardless of the Secure Clear switch setting This option must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician The Secure Clear switch only applies when the radio is transmitting 6 15 2 Selecting Clear Transmissions Procedure Turn ...

Page 73: ...he encryption keys are strapped on a one per channel basis through CPS In addition you can have operator selectable keys operator selectable keysets and operator selectable key erasure If talkgroups are enabled in conventional then the encryption keys are strapped to the talkgroups Trunked Multikey If the radio is used for both conventional and trunked applications strap the encryption keys for tr...

Page 74: ...stored keyset and the available keyset menu selections 2 or to scroll through the keysets 3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Sel to save the newly selected keyset The radio exits keyset selection and returns to the Home screen NOTICE Press the PTT button or the Exit menu selection or turn the 16 Position Select knob to exit this menu at any time without changing the keyset selection 6 1...

Page 75: ...al to Noise S N conditions such as in a moving transportation The fading effects heard as audio pops and clicks are canceled without affecting the desired audio signal The Random FM Noise Canceller operates only in receive mode NOTICE This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information 6 16 Radio Inhibit This featur...

Page 76: ... the open The GPS feature works best where there is nothing between your radio and the open sky 6 17 2 The Outdoor Location Feature Using GPS This feature allows you to determine your current location using a location menu and 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 60 programma...

Page 77: ...ain a location fix press the Menu Select button directly below On Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn or to Turn On GPS and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The front display shows the MGRS or latitude longitude location time and date of the last successful location fix 4 To obtain a new location fix press the Menu Select button directly below Rfsh The top line temporar...

Page 78: ... the current location on the screen Procedure 1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn 2 Perform one of the following actions or to Save as Waypt and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel or to Save as Home and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to step 5 or to Save as Dest and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and proceed to step 5 3 Pres...

Page 79: ...ypoints and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows a list of waypoints 3 Perform one of the following actions or to Edit name and press the Menu Select button directly below Del Press the Menu Select button directly below Del 4 The display shows Delete Waypoint name Confirm 5 Press the Menu Select button directly below Yes to delete the waypoint or press the Menu Select ...

Page 80: ... the Location feature on your radio it automatically turns back on when Emergency mode is activated If there is a solid location signal during Emergency operation the current location and the location information received is saved as Emergency and Last Known Location waypoints respectively 6 18 Mission Critical Geofence ASTRO 25 Trunking This feature allows the radio to use the GPS receiver to det...

Page 81: ...u exit the previous message the message screen is refreshed to show the latest message The following procedure guides you to exit the text message received Procedure Press the Menu Select button below Exit or to return to Home screen The other operations are the same as normal dynamic regroup command When the radio exits the Geofence area your radio reverts to original channel or newly assigned ta...

Page 82: ... channel During failsoft operation your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency You hear a medium pitched tone and the display shows Failsoft When the trunking system returns to normal operation your radio automatically leaves failsoft operation and returns to trunked operation To continue in Failsoft and to communicate with other talkgroups refer to the...

Page 83: ...es the new site lock state and returns to the Home screen 6 19 5 Viewing the Current Site Procedure Perform one of the following actions Press the preprogrammed Site Displ Srch button or to RSSI and press the Menu Select button directly below RSSI The display shows momentarily the name of the current site and its corresponding received RSSI 6 19 6 Changing the Current Site Procedure Perform one of...

Page 84: ...um pitched tone The display shows momentary Bluetooth on and appears If Bluetooth fails to launch the display shows Bluetooth on failed 6 20 2 Turning Off the Bluetooth When and where to use Do one of the following to turn off the Bluetooth You can use the options interchangeably depending on your preference and the programmed functions Procedure Turning off the Bluetooth using the radio menu BT a...

Page 85: ...press the Menu Select button directly below On If successful the display shows BT Searching followed by the names of Bluetooth devices found if any When the search timer expires Available Dev screen shows a list of Bluetooth devices found To stop the search before the search timer expires press the preprogrammed Bluetooth Search button or the Menu Select button below Stop If the feature fails to i...

Page 86: ...es a pairing request from other device the display shows Device Friendly Name pair request Procedure Press the Menu Select button below Ok to accept or Cncl to refuse pairing request 6 20 3 4 Turning Off Bluetooth Visibility Prerequisites Ensure that Bluetooth Visibility is turned on When and where to use The following methods are options on how to turn off Bluetooth visibility The result of all t...

Page 87: ...screen If you choose to accept the pairing process the display shows Compare PIN XXXXXX If you choose to reject the pairing process the display shows Cancel pairing in progress followed by Device Friendly Name pair canceled and return to Home screen 2 Perform one of the following actions when the display shows Compare PIN XXXXXX Press the Menu Select button below Ok if the PIN is correct Press the...

Page 88: ...Select button below Cncl If successful the display shows Pairing in progress Device Friendly Name paired Connecting in progress followed by Device Friendly Name connected The display returns to the Bluetooth feature screen If unsuccessful one of the following scenarios will occur The display shows Device Friendly Name pair failed if the PIN numbers are different Device Friendly Name connect failed...

Page 89: ... the radio menu BT a or to BT Press the Menu Select button directly below BT to access the Bluetooth feature screen b or to Bluetooth spkr and press the Menu Select button directly below Off The display shows Off c To return to the Home screen press the Menu Select button directly below Exit Turning off the Bluetooth audio using the preprogrammed button a To route the audio routing from the headse...

Page 90: ...ete the device or to exit this function and return to previous screen If the device is deleted successfully the display shows Device Friendly Name cleared to indicate clearing is successful If the device is not deleted successfully you hear the radio sounds a short low pitched tone The display shows Device Friendly Name clear failed The display returns to previous screen Postrequisites NOTICE If R...

Page 91: ...nication If the upgrade happens on the ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional systems the upgrade pauses to give priorities to voice call and continues after the voice call ended If the upgrade happens on a Wi Fi network the upgrade process runs concurrently with voice calls Once a configuration upgrade is downloaded to your radio you can install new changes immediately or delay changes to be installed o...

Page 92: ... Selectable Alerts ASTRO 25 Trunking A Site Selectable Alert SSA is an Intelligent Lighting indicator with audio alert sent to radios at sites to notify the users when there is a special situation that they need to be aware of Your radio supports up to 250 site aliases Only authorized radios are enabled to send SSA NOTICE The alert alias alert tone and alert period is configured in the Customer Pr...

Page 93: ...y 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 or to All Sites 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 If radio is out of rang...

Page 94: ...eated periodically The display shows the Alert Alias with the intelligent lighting at Home screen 6 23 4 Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site Procedure 1 or to SSA 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA The display shows the Site Alert screen 3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site screen 4 or to select the desired S...

Page 95: ...lect button directly below Exit The SSA Alert for all sites stop 6 23 6 Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites Procedure 1 or to SSA 2 Press the Menu Select button directly below SSA The display shows the Site Alert screen 3 or to Stop Alert and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the Select Site screen 4 or to All Avail and press the Menu Select button dire...

Page 96: ...Pwr b Press the Menu Select button directly below Pwr The display shows Low power and the low power icon or the display shows High power and the high power icon 6 24 2 Selecting a Radio Profile When and where to use 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 ra...

Page 97: ...elligibility of the received audio during typical radio operation each speaker has an independently tuned frequency response and volume level operation The secondary speaker also has a whisper mode with a modified volume taper for quieter modes of operation NOTICE If an external speaker or microphone accessory is attached to the radio neither internal speaker is operational as audio is routed to t...

Page 98: ... the minimum backlight level Procedure Perform one of the following actions To toggle the backlight on or off press the preprogrammed Light Flip button To turn the backlight on press either the Menu Select or Navigation button or any programmable radio controls or buttons 6 24 6 Locking and Unlocking the Controls When and where to use You can lock your radio keypad programmable buttons and knob or...

Page 99: ...tone indicating that the feature is disabled or the display shows Voice mute on and you hear a short tone indicating that the feature is enabled 6 24 9 Using the Time Out Timer When and where to use This feature turns off the transmitter of your radio You cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting If you attempt to do so the radio automatically stops your transmission and you hear a talk...

Page 100: ...ht navigation key 3 To return to the Home screen press the Home button 6 24 11 Conventional Squelch Operation This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than normal background noise Analog Options Tone Private Line Digital Private Line and carrier squelch is available preprogrammed per channel Option Result Carrier squelch You hear all traffic o...

Page 101: ...active transmission on the channel If no activity is present the radio is muted 6 24 13 Digital PTT ID Support This feature allows you to see the radio ID number of the radio from whom you are currently receiving a transmission The receiving radio and the dispatcher can view the ID which consists of up to a maximum of eight characters The ID number of your radio is also automatically sent every ti...

Page 102: ...smission of the radio especially during operation in hazardous environments An environment is considered hazardous if radio transmission could initiate an explosion or other dangerous reactions 6 24 15 1 Enabling Transmit Inhibition Procedure 1 Perform one of the following actions Switch the preprogrammed Transmit Inhibit switch to Transmit Inhibit enabled or to TxIn Press the Menu Select button b...

Page 103: ...are Radio Information IP Display Control Assignments Soft ID if enabled 6 24 16 1 Accessing the Radio Information When and where to use This feature displays the following radio information Host Version Secure Version Model Number ESN Flash Code Tuning Version Option Board Type optional Option Board Bluetooth Address optional Expansion Board Type optional MFK Secondary Function DSP Version KG Secu...

Page 104: ...system administrator for more information Procedure 1 Perform one of the following actions Press the preprogrammed Info button or to Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Info 2 or to IP Info and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel The display shows the IP Info screen 3 Perform one of the following actions or to scroll through the various information Press the Menu Selec...

Page 105: ... Rx DPL and Rx NAC is changed FPP automatically copies these Rx parameter values to the equivalent Direct operation also known as Talkaround operation parameters If you use FPP to change the Rx frequency to be the same as the Tx frequency and subsequently use the CPS to read then write to the radio Direct Talkaround mode will operate differently from when a receive channel parameter value is chang...

Page 106: ...nnel within a Zone Procedure 1 Press or to FPP and press the Menu Select button directly below FPP The radio displays the Enter password screen 2 Enter the password and press the Menu Select button directly below Ok 3 Press or to select Zn Ch 4 Press or to select the required zone and press SEL to view the channels 5 Press or to select the required channel and press SEL to access the channel param...

Page 107: ...alid entries Procedure 1 Perform the following actions based on the type of the parameter Table 5 Parameter Editing Keys Parameter Editing Keys Value Tx Perform one of the following or to increment entry and to move cursor Rx Tx PL Perform one of the following or to increment entry and to move cursor DEL to delete the parameter value of PL entered In addition for Tx DPL and Rx DPL the INVT softkey...

Page 108: ...han Name NOTICE To edit Tx PL Rx PL Tx DPL and Rx DPL the PL Setting must be set to Disabled If PL setting is set to ALL Rx or Tx there is no Edit selection available to change the codes for Tx PL Rx PL Tx DPL or Rx DPL If PL setting is set to Rx you can only edit Tx PL and Tx DPL codes If PL setting is set to Tx you can only edit Rx PL and Rx DPL codes MN003110A01 AJ Chapter 6 Advanced Features 1...

Page 109: ...models and or bandsplits Refer to the radio price pages for a list of FCC certified accessories or contact your sales representative for accessory compatibility Visit http www motorolasolutions com to know more about the accessories supported by this radio MN003110A01 AJ Accessories 109 ...

Page 110: ...ritten permission of Motorola Solutions Inc Furthermore the purchase of Motorola Solutions products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication estoppel or otherwise any license under the copyrights patents or patent applications of Motorola Solutions except for the normal non exclusive royalty free license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product Disclaim...

Page 111: ...2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTICE 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 an...

Page 112: ... not cause harmful interference The device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications made to this device not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment FCC Licensing Information This device complies with Parts 90 and 15 of the Federal Communications Commission...

Page 113: ...unications Act and must comply with rules and regulations of the Federal Government s department of Industry Canada Industry Canada requires that all operators using Private Land Mobile frequencies obtain a radio license before operating their equipment Prerequisites Obtain the latest Canadian License Application form at http www ic gc ca ic_wp pa htm Procedure 1 Fill in the items as per the instr...

Page 114: ...ate the number of persons on board and the number needing medical attention if any 8 Mention any other information that would be helpful to responders such as type of vessel vessel length and or tonnage hull color etc 9 OVER 10 Wait for a response 11 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 ...

Page 115: ...ncy MHz Transmit Receive 1 156 050 160 650 2 156 100 160 700 156 150 160 750 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 20 157 000 161 600 157 050 161 650 22 157...

Page 116: ...1 525 79 156 975 161 575 80 157 025 161 625 157 075 161 675 157 125 161 725 157 175 161 775 84 157 225 161 825 85 157 275 161 875 86 157 325 161 925 87 157 375 161 975 88 157 425 162 025 NOTICE Simplex channels 3 21 23 61 64 81 82 and 83 cannot be lawfully used by the general public in US waters Low power 1 W only Guard band NOTICE A in the Receive column indicates that the channel is transmit onl...

Page 117: ...ation for maritime use when it operates on the distress and safety frequencies specified in RSS 182 Section 7 3 Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources RS232 USB SB9600 Input Voltage Volts Peak to peak 18 V 3 6 V 5 V Max Data Rate 115 Kbps 12 Mbps 9 6 Kbps Impedance 5000 Ω 90 Ω 120 Ω MN003110A01 AJ Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 117 ...

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Page 121: ...ure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure Motorola Solutions Australia s limited warranty above is in addition to any rights and remedies you may have under the Australian Consumer Law If you have any queries pl...

Page 122: ...ist Bluetooth Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices with high levels of security Bluetooth Pairing Bluetooth pairing occurs when two bluetooth devices exchanged a passkey to form a paired Bluetooth wireless connection Call Alert Privately paging an individual by sending an audible tone Carrier Squelch Feature that r...

Page 123: ...isplay Digital Private Line DPL A type of digital communications that utilizes privacy call as well as memory channel and busy channel lock out to enhance communication efficiency Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed or discrete nature rather than a continuous nature Dispatcher An individual who has radio system management duties and responsibilities Digital Signal Processor A microcontro...

Page 124: ... that lights up when current is passed through it MDC Motorola Solutions Digital Communications Menu Entry A software activated feature shown at the bottom of the display Selection of a feature is controlled by the programming of the buttons on the side of the radio Monitor Check channel activity by pressing the Monitor button If the channel is clear you hear static If the channel is in use you he...

Page 125: ...radio which when pressed causes the radio to transmit When the PTT is released the unit returns to receive operation Radio Frequency RF The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between audio sound and infrared light approximately 10 kHz to 10 GHz Repeater Remote transmit receive facility that re transmits received signals in order to improve communications range and coverage conventional operat...

Page 126: ...ing The automatic sharing of communications paths between a large number of users Allows users to share a smaller number of frequencies because a repeater or communications path is assigned to a talkgroup for the duration of a conversation Trunking Priority Monitor scan list A scan list that includes talkgroups that are all from the same trunking system USK Unique shadow key UTC Coordinated Univer...