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APX 8000 Model 2.5 User
Guide
APX TWO-WAY RADIOS
*MN001424A01*
MN001424A01-AW
AUGUST 2023
©
2023 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved
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Table of Contents
default chapter
2
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
Using the Carry Holder
18
Turning on the Radio
18
Adjusting the Volume
19
Chapter 3: Radio Controls
20
Radio Parts and Controls
20
Programmable Features
22
Assignable Radio Functions
22
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions
24
Chapter 4: Status Indicators
26
Battery Charge Status
26
Fuel Gauge Icons
26
Accessing the Battery Info Screen
27
HAZLOC Battery Type Detection
27
LED Indications
28
Status Icons
28
Table 1: LED Indications
28
TMS Status Icons
32
Table 2: TMS Status Icons
32
Call Type Icons
33
Table 3: Call Type Icons
33
Intelligent Lighting Indicators
34
Alert Tones
34
Phone Call Displays and Alerts
36
Display Color Change on Channel
37
Chapter 5: General Radio Operation
38
Selecting a Zone
38
Selecting a Radio Channel
38
Mode Select Feature
39
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey
39
Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button
39
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call
40
Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call
40
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)
40
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
41
Methods to Make a Radio Call
41
Making a Talkgroup Call
41
Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)
42
Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only)
42
Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)
43
Switching between Repeater or Direct Operation Button
44
Monitor Feature
44
Monitoring a Channel
44
Monitoring Conventional Mode
45
Chapter 6: Additional Performance Enhancement
46
ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data
46
Dynamic System Resilience
46
Crosstalk Prevention
46
Encrypted Integrated Data
46
Securenet
46
Over-The-Air Rekeying
46
P25 Digital Vehicular Repeater System
47
Conventional Talkgroup and Radio Scan Enhancements
47
Chapter 7: Advanced Features
48
Viqi
48
Table 4: Viqi Virtual Partner Queries
48
Using Viqi Virtual Partner
49
Advanced Call Features
49
Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)
49
Receiving a Selective Call
49
Making a Selective Call
50
Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Only)
50
Selecting a Talkgroup
50
Sending a Status Call
51
Making Priority Dispatch Calls
51
Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only)
52
Classification of Regrouped Radios
52
Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only)
52
Dynamic Zone Programming
53
Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel
53
Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection
53
Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone
54
Zone-To-Zone Cloning
54
Cloning Zones
54
Remote Monitor
55
Contacts
55
Making a Private Call from Contacts
56
Adding a Contact to a Call List
56
Removing a Contact from a Call List
57
Viewing Details of a Contact
57
Scan Lists
57
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
59
Scan
60
Turning Scan on or off
60
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional Scan Only)
60
Deleting a Nuisance Channel
60
Restoring a Nuisance Channel
61
Call Alert Paging
61
Receiving a Call Alert Page
61
Sending a Call Alert Page
61
Recent Calls
62
Viewing Recent Calls
63
Deleting Calls
63
Instant Recall
64
Saving and Playback Calls
64
In-Call User Alert
65
Emergency Operation
65
Special Considerations for Emergency Operation
66
Table 5: Emergency Operation Scenarios
66
Emergency Keep-Alive
67
Exiting Emergency Operation
67
Exiting Emergency as Supervisor (Trunking Only)
67
Remote Emergency
67
Sending Remote Emergency to Specific Users
68
Manually Refreshing the Remote Emergency List
68
Receiving Remote Emergency
68
Sending an Emergency Alarm
69
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)
69
Sending an Emergency Call with Hot MIC (Trunking Only)
69
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
70
Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot MIC
71
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
71
Emergency Find Me
71
Receiving Emergency Beacons
72
Fireground
72
Entering Fireground Zone Channel (Conventional)
72
Responding to Evacuation Indicator
73
Sending Evacuation Tone
74
Tactical Public Safety (Conventional Only)
74
Using TPS Normal Transmission
74
Using TPS Emergency Transmission
74
Man down (Fall Alert)
75
Radio Alerts When Fall Alert Is Triggered
75
Testing Fall Alert
75
Exiting Fall Alert
76
Reinitiating Fall Alert
76
Automatic Registration Service
76
Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode
76
User Login Feature
77
Logging in as a User
77
Logging out
78
Text Messaging Service
78
Sending a Quick Text Message
79
Priority Status and Request Reply for New Text Messages
79
Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message
80
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
Sent Text Messages
82
Deleting a Text Message
83
Deleting All Text Messages
84
ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution
84
Two-Factor Authentication
84
Logging in Using the Two-Factor Authentication
85
Logging out of Two-Factor Authentication
86
Sending a Query
86
Receiving a Query
87
Secure Operations
87
Selecting Secure Transmissions
87
Selecting Clear Transmissions
88
Managing Encryption
88
Loading Encryption Keys
88
Multikey Feature
89
Selecting Encryption Keys
89
Selecting Keysets
89
Erasing Encryption Keys
90
Requesting an Over-The-Air Rekey
91
MDC OTAR (Conventional Only)
91
Infinite UKEK Retention
91
Hear Clear
92
Radio Inhibit
92
Location
92
Outdoor Location Feature
93
Location Format
93
MGRS Coordinates
93
Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature
94
Selecting Location Format
94
Saving a Waypoint
95
Viewing a Saved Waypoint
95
Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint
96
Deleting All Saved Waypoints
96
Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Waypoint
96
Location Feature in Emergency Mode
97
Peer-Location on the Display (ASTRO Conventional)
97
Mission Critical Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking)
98
Entering the Geofence Area
98
Mission Critical Geofence
99
Entering Mission Critical Geofence
99
Exiting Mission Critical Geofence
99
Trunking System Controls
99
Operating in Failsoft System
99
Imbalanced Coverage
100
Out-Of-Range Radio
100
Smartconnect
100
Site Trunking Feature
101
Site Search
101
Locking and Unlocking a Site
101
Viewing the Current Site
101
Changing the Current Site
102
Mission Critical Wireless Bluetooth ® Wireless Technology
102
Pairing with Low Frequency-Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-MPP) Feature
102
PIN Authentication in Pairing
103
Pairing the Authentication PIN When Receiving a Pairing Request
103
Pairing the Authentication PIN with the Generated Numeric PIN
104
Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth Device Information
105
Pairing with LEX Handheld
105
Responder Alert Sensors
106
Holster Sensor
106
Weapon Fired Sensor
107
Vest Pierced Sensor
107
Low Battery Notification
107
Disabling the Sensor
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 All Sites
110
Sending SSA Notification to All Available Sites
111
Stopping SSA Notification of a Single Site
111
Stopping SSA Notification of All Sites
112
Stopping SSA Notification of All Available Sites
112
Wi-Fi
113
Turning Wi-Fi on or off
113
Selecting Wifi Network
113
Checking the Wi-Fi Configuration and Status of the Radio
114
Utilities
114
Using the Flip Display
114
Selecting a Basic Zone Bank
114
Selecting the Power Level
115
Selecting a Radio Profile
115
Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank
116
Enabling and Disabling the Radio Alias
116
Controlling the Display Backlight
116
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls
117
Turning the Controls and Buttons Tones on or off
117
Turning Voice Mute on or off
117
Using the Time-Out Timer
118
Time and Date Setup
118
Editing the Time and Date
118
Conventional Squelch Operation
119
Using Conventional Squelch Operation Features
120
Using the PL Defeat Feature
120
Digital PTT ID Support
120
Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
120
Transmit Inhibit
121
Enabling Transmit Inhibition
121
Disabling Transmit Inhibition
121
General Radio Information
122
Accessing the Radio Information
122
Viewing the IP Information
123
Viewing the Control Assignments
123
Front Panel Programming
124
Initiating the FPP Feature
124
Changing Password (Optional)
125
Selecting a Channel Within a Zone
125
Changing a Channel Parameter
125
Editing Parameters
126
Table 6: Parameter Editing Keys
126
Chapter 8: Accessories
128
Legal and Compliance Statements
129
Disclaimer
129
Declaration of Conformity
129
Important Safety Information
130
Notice to Users (FCC)
130
FCC Licensing Information
131
Applying for Canadian License
131
Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
132
Special Channel Assignments
132
Emergency Channel
132
Non-Commercial Call Channel
132
Operating Frequency Requirements
132
Table 7: VHF Marine Channel List
133
Declaration of Compliance for the Use of Distress and Safety Frequencies
135
Technical Parameters for Interfacing External Data Sources
135
Limited Warranty
136
Motorola Solutions Communication Products
136
What this Warranty Covers and for How Long
136
II. General Provisions
137
III. State Law Rights
137
IV. How to Get Warranty Service
137
What this Warranty Does Not Cover
137
VI. Patent and Software Provisions
138
VII. Governing Law
139
VIII. for Australia Only
139
Glossary
140
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Language
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