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Motorola APX 8000H User Manual

Motorola APX 8000H
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APX 8000H USER GUIDE
APX TWO-WAY RADIOS
MODEL 2.5
*MN004476A01*
MN004476A01-AE
APRIL 2020
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2020 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved

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Motorola APX 8000H Specifications

General IconGeneral
Channel Capacity1000 channels
P25 Phase 1 & 2Yes
GPSYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
Frequency Range764-870 MHz, 136-174 MHz
ModulationFM, P25
Operating Temperature-30 to +60 °C
EncryptionAES, DES
Water ResistanceIP68

Summary

Read Me First

Radio Care

Provides guidance on proper radio usage and care for efficient operation and longevity.

Cleaning Your Radio

Provides a procedure for cleaning the external surfaces of the radio with mild detergent.

Preparing Your Radio for Use

Charging the Battery

Provides instructions on charging the radio's battery, including safety precautions.

Attaching the Battery

Explains how to attach the battery to the radio, including notes on non-Motorola batteries.

Attaching the Antenna

Details the procedure for attaching the radio's antenna, ensuring the radio is off.

Turning On the Radio

Explains the procedure for powering the radio on and off, including power-up test indications.

Adjusting the Volume

Describes how to adjust the radio's volume using the On/Off/Volume Control Knob.

Radio Controls

Radio Parts and Controls

Identifies and labels the various physical parts and controls of the radio unit.

Programmable Features

Explains how system administrators can program buttons for shortcuts to radio functions.

Assignable Radio Functions

Lists and describes radio functions that can be assigned to buttons, like Bluetooth On/Off.

Menu Select Buttons

Explains how to use the Menu Select button to access radio features and menu entries.

Home Button

Returns the radio to the Home screen or saves settings before returning.

4-Way Navigation Button

Used to scroll through lists and options on the radio display.

Data Feature Button

Accesses data-related features, such as the Text Messaging Service (TMS).

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

Allows radio transmission for talking and initiating new calls.

Status Indicators

Battery Charge Status

Indicates battery level through LED, sounds, and fuel gauge icon on display.

Fuel Gauge Icons

Displays battery level using icons, with a blinking icon indicating low battery.

LED Indications

Explains the meaning of different LED status indications for radio operation.

Status Icons

Describes various icons on the LCD indicating radio status, calls, battery, and signal strength.

Scan

Indicates that the radio is actively scanning a predefined list of channels.

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators

Explains icons and menu options for efficient use of the TMS feature.

Call Type Icons

Displays icons indicating different call types (radio, mobile, landline) and call direction.

Intelligent Lighting Indicators

Changes backlight and adds color bars to signal radio events like emergency alarms or low battery.

Alert Tones

Lists alert tones and the conditions under which they are heard, such as self-test fail or out of range.

Phone Call Displays and Alerts

Explains phone call indicators and alert tones, including busy or unavailable states.

General Radio Operation

Selecting a Zone

Explains how to select a zone, which is a group of channels, using various methods.

Selecting a Radio Channel

Details how to select a radio channel, which defines transmit/receive frequencies and parameters.

Mode Select Feature

Allows saving current zone/channel to a button or softkey for quick access.

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Softkey

Describes saving frequently used zone and channel combinations to softkeys.

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a Button

Explains how to save frequently used zone and channel combinations to programmable buttons.

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

Covers how to receive and respond to radio calls based on system configuration and indicators.

Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call

Details how to receive and respond to talkgroup calls, including LED and display indications.

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call (Trunking Only)

Explains how to receive and respond to one-to-one private calls in trunking systems.

Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)

Describes how to receive telephone-like calls from landlines in trunking systems.

Methods to Make a Radio Call

Outlines methods for initiating radio calls using zones, channels, IDs, or talkgroups.

Making a Talkgroup Call

Instructs on how to make a talkgroup call by selecting a channel and using the PTT button.

Making a Private Call (Trunking Only)

Explains how to initiate a private call to an individual radio, including call alerts.

Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only)

Details sending an enhanced private call or call alert page when no response is received.

Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only)

Describes how to make telephone calls to mobile or landline phones from the radio.

Monitor Feature

Ensures a channel is clear before transmitting by removing background noise.

Monitoring a Channel

Describes methods to monitor a channel for activity using buttons or the menu.

Advanced Features

ViQi

Introduces ViQi, a virtual assistant for managing the radio and performing lookups via voice commands.

ViQi Virtual Partner

Helps look up information like license plates and driver's licenses using voice commands.

Using ViQi Virtual Partner

Provides steps to interact with ViQi Virtual Partner using voice commands for information lookups.

Advanced Call Features

Explains various advanced call functionalities available on the radio.

Selective Call (ASTRO Conventional Only)

Enables private, individual calls with privacy for ASTRO conventional systems.

Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional Operation Only)

Defines groups for conventional system users to share a channel.

Making a Priority Dispatch Calls

Enables calling the dispatcher on a different talkgroup when the primary one is congested.

Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only)

Allows dispatchers to temporarily reassign radios to a specific channel for communication.

Dynamic Zone Programming

Provides Dynamic Zones to store frequently used channels for conventional or trunking.

Entering the Dynamic Zone to Select a Dynamic Channel

Guides on entering a dynamic zone to select a specific dynamic channel.

Saving a Channel in the Dynamic Zone from List Selection

Describes how to save a channel from a list into a dynamic zone.

Deleting a Channel in the Dynamic Zone

Explains how to remove a channel from a dynamic zone.

Zone-to-zone Cloning

Clones conventional zones from one radio to another using a clone cable.

Cloning Zones

Details the procedure for cloning zones between compatible radios.

Contacts

Provides address-book capabilities for initiating calls using aliases or IDs.

Making a Private Call from Contacts

Explains how to make a private call to a contact stored in the radio.

Scan Lists

Explains scan lists for monitoring voice activity by cycling through channels.

Editing the Scan List

Allows changing scan list members and their assigned priorities.

Changing the Scan List Status

Explains how to change the scan list status icon for displayed channels.

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status

Describes how to view and change the priority status icons for channels in a scan list.

Turning Scan On or Off

Explains how to enable or disable the radio's scan function.

Deleting a Nuisance Channel

Temporarily removes unwanted channels from the scan list that generate noise.

Call Alert Paging

Allows sending individual call alert pages to notify users or verify radio activity.

Sending a Call Alert Page

Describes methods to send a call alert page using quick access buttons or the radio menu.

Emergency Operation

Explains the emergency feature for critical situations, overriding other communications.

Tactical/Non-Revert

Sends an emergency alarm or call on the current channel during an emergency.

Special Considerations for Emergency Operation

Outlines scenarios and behaviors during emergency operation, like no emergency capability or out-of-range situations.

Exiting Emergency Operation

Describes how to exit emergency mode, potentially initiated by the dispatch console.

Sending an Emergency Alarm

Allows sending a data transmission to the dispatcher identifying the radio in an emergency.

Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only)

Grants priority access to a talkgroup for emergency calls in trunking systems.

Sending An Emergency Call With Hot Mic (Trunking Only)

Enables emergency calls with an activated microphone (hot mic) for group communication.

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call

Provides priority access for emergency alarms and calls on conventional or trunking systems.

Sending An Emergency Alarm and Call with Hot Mic

Allows sending emergency alarms and calls with hot mic to groups of radios.

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm

Sends an emergency alarm without triggering audio or visual indicators.

Emergency Find Me

Transmits Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) signals and emergency information to nearby radios when in emergency mode.

Sending and Receiving Emergency Find Me Beacon

Transmits and receives Emergency Find Me beacons to locate radios.

Entering Fireground Zone Channel (Conventional)

Guides on entering the Fireground Zone Channel for conventional operations.

Sending Evacuation Tone

Enables an evacuation tone to be heard by transmitting and receiving radios.

Responding to Evacuation Indicator

Explains how to respond to tactical alerts triggered by the Incident Commander.

Tactical Public Safety (TPS) (Conventional Only)

Identifies transmission start/end by displaying caller name or ID.

Using TPS Normal Transmission

Describes normal transmission procedures within TPS channels.

Using TPS Emergency Transmission

Details TPS emergency transmission, including emergency beacon and call de-key sidetone.

Man Down

A feature that detects user trouble via tilt or motion, triggering alarms.

Radio Alerts When Man Down is Triggered

Explains the alerts and display notifications when the Man Down feature is activated.

Testing the Man Down Feature

Provides steps to test the Man Down feature's activation based on radio position.

Automatic Registration Service

Provides automated data application registration for the radio upon turn-on.

Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode

Explains how to select or change the Automatic Registration Service (ARS) mode.

User Login Feature

Allows users to log in with a username for identification in services like text messaging.

Logging In as a User

Details the step-by-step process for logging into the radio using two-factor authentication.

Logging Out

Explains how to log out of the radio, with options to clear private data.

Text Messaging Service

Enables sending/receiving messages and running database queries directly from the radio.

Sending a Quick Text Message

Describes how to send predefined quick text messages using buttons or the menu.

Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message

Allows appending priority status and/or request reply to outgoing text messages.

Receiving a Text Message

Explains how to receive text messages using data/TMS buttons or the radio menu.

Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox

Guides on accessing and viewing messages stored in the radio's inbox.

Replying to a Received Text Message

Details how to reply to a received text message, including using quick text options.

Sent Text Messages

Stores sent messages in the Sent folder, with the most recent at the top.

ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution

Allows sending/receiving messages and running database queries with two-factor authentication.

Two-Factor Authentication

Enables secure login with username, unit ID, password, and passcode for authentication.

Logging in using the Two-Factor Authentication

Details the step-by-step process for logging into the radio using two-factor authentication.

Logging out of Two-Factor Authentication

Explains how to log out of the two-factor authentication session, with options to clear data.

Secure Operations

Provides high-level voice security on trunked and conventional channels, entering encryption automatically.

Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System

Integrates GPS/GLONASS information to determine the radio's geographical location.

Trunking System Controls

Explains features related to controlling trunking systems.

Turning On Bluetooth

Explains how to turn on the radio's Bluetooth feature using the menu or a button.

Turning Off the Bluetooth

Explains how to turn off the radio's Bluetooth feature using the menu or a button.

Legal and Compliance Statement

Important Safety Information

Provides RF energy exposure and safety guidelines for portable two-way radios.

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