Motorola APX7500 03, User Manual

Page 1: ...m APX7500 03 Mobile User Guide Front_Cover_03Head fm Page 1 Tuesday July 8 2008 1 43 AM ...

Page 2: ...Front_Cover_03Head fm Page 2 Tuesday July 8 2008 1 43 AM ...

Page 3: ...1078 U S A Phone Number 1 800 927 2744 Hereby declares that the product Model Name APX 7500 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 1 This device may not cause harmful inte...

Page 4: ...terference 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 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 receiv...

Page 5: ...fying Radio Controls 4 Radio Control You Will Be Using 4 O3 Control Head Display 4 O3 Control Head 5 Programmable Features 6 Assignable Radio Functions 6 Assignable Settings Utility Functions 7 Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions 7 Accessing the Menu Entry Features 7 Using the Menu Select Buttons 8 Using the Navigation Buttons 9 Home Button 9 APP Button TMS Feature Button 9 Use this button to ac...

Page 6: ... Making an Enhanced Private Call Trunking Only 28 Making Telephone Calls Conventional and Trunking 29 Calling a Phone Number Not in the List 30 Permanent Monitor 30 Viewing Recent Calls 31 Advanced Features 32 Advanced Call Features 32 Making a Selective Call Conventional Only 32 Call Alert Page 33 Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert 33 Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List 33 Status Cal...

Page 7: ...rm 49 Special Considerations for Emergencies 49 Automatic Registration Service ARS 50 Selecting or Changing ARS Mode 50 Accessing the User Login Feature 51 To Login as a User 51 To Log Out 52 Selecting a Predefined Username 53 Text Messaging Features 53 Accessing TMS Feature 53 Use the Menu 53 Composing and Sending a New Text Message 54 Sending a Quick Text Message 55 Editing a Quick Text Message ...

Page 8: ...d On 70 Turning Off Non Rearmable External Alarms 70 Turning Off Rearmable External Alarms 70 Setting the Time Out Timer 71 Push To Talk Identification PTT ID 71 Trunking Operation 71 Failsoft 71 Site Button Operation 72 Locking onto a Site 72 Using Lock Button 72 Using Menu Entry 73 Site Trunking 73 Out of Range Indication 73 Trunked Announcement 74 Initiating an Announcement 74 Voice Recorder 75...

Page 9: ...hile in Emergency Mode 85 Helpful Tips 86 Accessories 87 Antennas 87 Audio 88 Control Station 88 Footswitches and PTTs 89 Keypad 89 Microphones 90 Motorcycle 90 Mounting Solution 90 Power Cables 91 Programming Accessory Cables 91 Siren 92 Appendix Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range 93 Special Channel Assignments 93 Emergency Channel 93 Non Commercial Call Channel 94 Operating Frequency ...

Page 10: ...Contents viii ...

Page 11: ...r media Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs including but not limited to the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied reproduced modifi...

Page 12: ...ithout 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 application...

Page 13: ...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 An operational procedure practice or condition etc which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed An operational procedure practice or condition etc which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully obs...

Page 14: ...for Use Powering Up the Radio page 2 Adjusting the Volume page 3 Adjusting the Display Brightness page 3 Powering Up the Radio Press the Power On Off Button briefly OR Press the PTT Button briefly You see green LED lights up follow by Zone and channel text and menu items display on the screen The backlight will turn on to the last selected dim level Note Pressing the Power Button before the LED li...

Page 15: ... self check If your radio does not power up contact your dealer To turn off the radio press and hold the Power On Off Button anytime after the LED lights up 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 Adjusting the Display Brightness To change the display brightness press the programmable DIM b...

Page 16: ...des and adjust the volume Before operating the radio familiarize yourself with the various controls indicators and alert tones Take a moment to review the following Radio Control You Will Be Using Programmable Features Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions Using the Rockers Keypad Push To Talk PTT Button Status Icons Text Messaging Service TMS Icons Radio Control You Will Be Using O3 Control Head ...

Page 17: ... a 4 line 14 character fully bitmapped display 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 14 13 12 11 10 Orange Button Power On Off Button Programmable Button Programmable Button Push To Talk Button 14 Character Display Volume Rocker Home Button Keypad WAP Button 4 Way Navigation Button Channel Rocker Menu Select Button LED Indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 18: ... channel to temporarily replace the priority two channel Emergency Depending on the programming initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call Monitor Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled Nuisance Channel Delete Temporarily removes an unwanted channel except for priority channels or the designated transmit channel from the scan list Phone Allows you to make...

Page 19: ...ones Alerts Toggles all tones on or off Backlight Controls the backlight intensity Horns Lights Toggles horns and lights feature on or off Keypad Mute Turns the tones off or on Light Dim Changes the display brightness Smart Battery Displays the status of your Smart Battery Speaker Activates external speaker to share your call with your group Squelch Toggles squelch level between normal and tight T...

Page 20: ...features activated in your radio Menu Entry Feature Page BATT Smart Battery CALL Private Call Selective Call CHAN Channel Selection CLCK Time Date DIR Repeat Direct ERAS Key Zeroization KEY Key Selection KSET Keyset Selection LOGF Radio Lock MUTE Keypad Mute NAME Text Select NUM Number Select PAGE Call Alert Page TMS Text Messaging PHON Phone PROG Editing PSWD Password PWR Tx Power Level REKY Reke...

Page 21: ...e you to press the Home button to go to the home display APP Button TMS Feature Button Use this button to access the Text Messaging Service TMS feature screen 4 Way Navigation Button Use this button to scroll through the radio s lists or items in the display or both When accessing a feature on the radio use the left or right toggles on the navigation button to access further options within the men...

Page 22: ...list each key can generate different characters of the alphabet 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 1 1 _ 2 a b c 2 A B C 3 d e f 3 D E F 4 g h i 4 G H I 5 j k l 5 J K L 6 m n o 6 M N O 7 p q r s 7 P Q R S s 8 t u v 8 T U V 9 w x y z 9 W X Y Z z 0 0 Note Press and hold to toggle between normal text entry mode and upper case mode Space or Press and ...

Page 23: ...ing Status Indicators Your radio indicates its operational status through the following Status Icons Text Messaging Service TMS Icons Intelligence Lighting Indicators LED Indicators Alert Tones Selecting a Zone or Channel Monitoring Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Making a Call Making Telephone Calls Conventional and Trunking Status Icons The liquid crystal display LCD of your radio shows...

Page 24: ...are talking directly to another radio talkaround When off you are talking through a repeater Tx Power Level Transmission Power is LOW PPP Link Establishment Indicates that the subscriber is ready to receive data through a data cable Packet Data Activity Indicates the subscriber is transmitting and receiving data Packet Data IP On Tinted User is currently associated with the radio Off Not tinted Us...

Page 25: ...before the message is sent Messages in the Inbox folder which are flagged with Request Reply Inbox Full The Inbox folder is full New Message Icon User receives a new message Message Sent The text message is sent successfully Message Unsent The text message cannot be sent Read Message The selected message in the Inbox has been read Unread Message The selected message in the Inbox folder has not bee...

Page 26: ...fying Status Indicators 14 Normal Mode Indicates that the text entry is currently in the normal mode Uppercase Displayed during text editing mode to indicate that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode ...