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Motorola APX 900 manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Motorola APX 900 User Manual (144 pages)
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Motorola
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Two-Way Radio
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Table of Contents
Intellectual Property and Regulatory Notices
2
Table of Contents
3
List of Tables
11
Software Version
12
Chapter 1: Read Me First
13
Notations Used in this Manual
13
Radio Care
13
Cleaning Your Radio
15
Cleaning the External Surface of the Radio
15
Radio Service and Repair
15
Battery Recycling and Disposal
15
What Your Dealer or System Administrator Can Tell You
16
Chapter 2: Getting Started
17
Charging the Battery
17
Attaching the Battery
17
Attaching the Antenna
18
Removing and Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover
18
Attaching the Belt Clip
18
Turning on the Radio
19
Adjusting the Volume
19
Chapter 3: Radio Controls
20
Radio Parts and Controls
20
Text Entry Icons
21
Table 1: Text Entry Modes
21
Table 2: Keypad Characters
22
Programmable Features
23
Assignable Radio Functions
23
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions
26
Chapter 4: Status Indicators
27
Battery Charge Status
27
Fuel Gauge Icons
27
Accessing the Battery Info Screen
27
HAZLOC Battery Type Detection
28
LED Indications
28
Table 3: LED Indications
28
Status Icons
29
TMS Status Icons
31
Call Type Icons
31
Table 4: TMS Status Icons
31
Table 5: Call Type Icons
31
Alert Tones
32
Phone Call Displays and Alerts
36
Display Color Change on Channel
36
Chapter 5: General Radio Operation
37
Selecting a Zone
37
Selecting a Radio Channel
37
Selecting a Channel by Using Channel Search Button
38
Mode Select Feature
38
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey
38
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button
39
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call
39
Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call
39
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)
40
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
40
Methods to Make a Radio Call
40
Making a Talkgroup Call
41
Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)
41
Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only)
42
Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
42
Switching between Repeater or Direct Operation Button
43
Monitor Feature
43
Monitoring a Channel
43
Monitoring Conventional Mode
44
Chapter 6: Additional Performance Enhancement
45
ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data
45
Dynamic System Resilience
45
Crosstalk Prevention
45
Encrypted Integrated Data
45
Securenet
45
P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System
45
Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements
46
Chapter 7: Advanced Features
47
Advanced Call Features
47
Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)
47
Receiving a Selective Call
47
Making a Selective Call
47
Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Only)
48
Selecting a Talkgroup
48
Sending a Status Call
48
Making Priority Dispatch Calls
49
Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only)
49
Classification of Regrouped Radios
50
Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only)
50
Dynamic Zone Programming
50
Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel
50
Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection
51
Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from Channel Name
51
Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone
52
Zone-To-Zone Cloning
52
Cloning Zones
52
Remote Monitor
53
Contacts
53
Making a Private Call from Contacts
54
Adding a New Contact Entry
54
Deleting a Contact Entry
55
Adding a Contact to a Call List
56
Removing a Contact from a Call List
56
Methods of Contact Editing in a Call List
56
Editing an Entry Alias
56
Editing as Entry ID
57
Editing a Call Type
57
Viewing Details of a Contact
58
Scan Lists
58
Intelligent Priority Scan
58
Viewing a Scan List
58
Editing the Scan List
58
Changing the Scan List Status
59
Viewing and Changing the Priority Status
60
Scan
60
Turning Scan on or off
60
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only)
60
Deleting a Nuisance Channel
61
Restoring a Nuisance Channel
61
Call Alert Paging
61
Receiving a Call Alert Page
62
Sending a Call Alert Page
62
Recent Calls
63
Viewing Recent Calls
63
Deleting Calls
63
Instant Recall
64
Saving and Playback Calls
64
In-Call User Alert
65
Quik Call II
66
Initiating Quick Call II Transmissions
66
Emergency Operation
66
Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
67
Emergency Keep-Alive
67
Exiting Emergency Operation
67
Table 6: Emergency Operation Scenarios
67
Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
68
Remote Emergency
68
Sending Remote Emergency to Specific Users
68
Sending Remote Emergency by Entering the User ID
69
Manually Refreshing the Remote Emergency List
69
Receiving Remote Emergency
69
Sending an Emergency Alarm
70
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
70
Sending an Emergency Call with Hot MIC (Trunking Only)
70
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
71
Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot MIC
72
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
72
Fireground
72
Entering Fireground Zone Channel (Conventional)
73
Responding to Evacuation Indicator
74
Sending Evacuation Tone
74
Automatic Registration Service
74
Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode
75
User Login Feature
75
Logging in as a User
75
Logging out
76
Text Messaging Service
77
Accessing the Messaging Features
77
Composing and Sending a New Text Message
77
Sending a Quick Text Message
78
Priority Status and Request Reply for New Text Messages
79
Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
79
Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message
80
Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message
80
Removing a Request Reply from a Text Message
80
Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request to a Text Message
80
Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request from a Text Message
81
Receiving a Text Message
81
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox
81
Replying to a Received Text Message
82
Accessing the Drafts Folder
83
Sent Text Messages
83
Deleting a Text Message
84
Deleting All Text Messages
84
ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution
85
Two-Factor Authentication
85
Logging in Using the Two-Factor Authentication
85
Logging out of Two-Factor Authentication
86
Sending a Query
87
Receiving a Query
88
Secure Operations
88
Selecting Secure Transmissions
88
Selecting Clear Transmissions
88
Managing Encryption
89
Loading Encryption Keys
89
Multikey Feature
89
Selecting Encryption Keys
90
Selecting Keysets
90
Erasing Encryption Keys
91
Infinite UKEK Retention
91
Hear Clear
91
Radio Lock
92
Enabling or Disabling Radio Lock (Secure Radios Only)
92
Changing the Radio Lock Password
92
Changing the Tactical Inhibit Password
93
Radio Inhibit
93
Location
94
Outdoor Location Feature
94
Location Format
95
MGRS Coordinates
95
Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature
95
Selecting Location Format
96
Saving a Waypoint
96
Viewing a Saved Waypoint
97
Editing the Alias of a Waypoint
97
Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint
98
Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint
99
Deleting All Saved Waypoints
99
Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint
99
Location Feature in Emergency Mode
100
Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
100
Entering the Geofence Area
100
Mission Critical Geofence
101
Entering Mission Critical Geofence
101
Exiting Mission Critical Geofence
102
Trunking System Controls
102
Operating in Failsoft System
102
Imbalanced Coverage
102
Out-Of-Range Radio
102
Site Trunking Feature
103
Site Search
103
Locking and Unlocking a Site
103
Viewing the Current Site
103
Changing the Current Site
104
Mission Critical Wireless Bluetooth ® Bluetooth ® Wireless Technology
104
PIN Authentication in Pairing
104
Pairing the Authentication PIN When Receiving a Pairing Request
104
Pairing the Authentication PIN with the Generated Numeric PIN
105
Pairing the Authentication PIN by Manually Keying in the same PIN
106
Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Device Information
107
Editing the Bluetooth Friendly Name
107
ASTRO 25 (P25) Programming over Project 25 (POP25)
108
Responding to the Notification of Upgrade
108
Voice Announcement
109
Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
109
Sending SSA Notification to Single Site
109
Sending SSA Notification to Single Site by Manual Entry
110
Sending SSA Notification to All Sites
110
Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites
111
Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site
112
Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site by Manual Entry
112
Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites
113
Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites
113
Utilities
114
Selecting the Power Level
114
Selecting a Radio Profile
114
Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias
115
Selecting the Audio Speaker
115
Controlling the Display Backlight
116
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls
116
Turning the Controls and Keypad Buttons Tones on or off
116
Turning Voice Mute on or off
117
Using the Time-Out Timer
117
Adjusting the Squelch Level
118
Conventional Squelch Operation
118
Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features
119
Using the PL Defeat Feature
119
Digital PTT ID Support
119
Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
119
Transmit Inhibit
120
Enabling Transmit Inhibition
120
Disabling Transmit Inhibition
120
General Radio Information
121
Accessing the Radio Information
121
Viewing the IP Information
122
Viewing the Control Assignments
122
Front Panel Programming
123
Initiating the FPP Feature
123
Changing Password (Optional)
124
Selecting a Channel Within a Zone
124
Changing a Channel Parameter
124
Editing Parameters
125
Table 7: Parameter Editing Keys
125
Chapter 8: Accessories
127
Legal and Compliance Statements
128
Disclaimer
128
Declaration of Conformity
128
Important Safety Information
129
Notice to Users (FCC)
129
FCC Licensing Information
130
Applying for Canadian License
130
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
131
Special Channel Assignments
131
Emergency Channel
131
Non-Commercial Call Channel
131
Operating Frequency Requirements
131
Table 8: VHF Marine Channel List
132
Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies
134
Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources
134
Limited Warranty
135
Motorola Solutions Communication Products
135
What this Warranty Covers and for How Long
135
II. General Provisions
136
III. State Law Rights
136
IV. How to Get Warranty Service
136
What this Warranty Does Not Cover
136
VI. Patent and Software Provisions
137
VII. Governing Law
138
VIII. for Australia Only
138
Glossary
139
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