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ASTRO
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 APX™ 6000/APX 6000Li  
Series 
Digital Portable Radios
Quick Reference Card
RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety 
Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to Occupational use only. Before using 
the radio, read the RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety 
Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios which contains important 
operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness 
and control for Compliance with applicable standards and 
Regulations.
Radio Controls 
Radio On/Off
Zones and Channels
Receiving and Transmitting
Sending an Emergency Alarm
*Default timer of Emergency button press to 
activate Emergency is 50 milliseconds. This 
timer is programmable, see Emergency 
Operation in the user guide for details.
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold 
the Emergency button.
Top (Orange) 
Button
__________
2-Position 
Concentric 
Switch
___________
3-Position A/B/C 
Switch
 _____________
Accessory 
Connector
Microphone
• On – On/Off/Volume knob clockwise.
• Off – On/Off/Volume knob counterclockwise.
• Zone – Toggle the Zone switch or use the radio 
menu to the desired zone.
• Channel – Turn the Channel knob or use the 
radio menu to the desired channel.
Battery
Main 
Speaker
Top 
Display
Antenna
Bluetooth 
Pairing 
Indicator
Microphone
Side Button 1
__________
Side Button 2
__________
PTT Button
On/Off/Volume 
Control Knob
16-Position 
Select Knob
 __________
Top Side (Select) 
Button
__________
1 Select zone/channel.
2 Listen for a transmission.
OR
Press and hold Volume Set button.
OR
Press Monitor button and listen for activity.
3 Adjust volume, if necessary.
4 Press the PTT button to transmit; release to 
receive.
1 Press and hold the Emergency button*. 
2 The display shows EMERGNCY and the 
current zone/channel. A short, medium-
pitched tone sounds, and the LED blinks red 
momentarily.
3 When acknowledgment is received, you hear 
four beeps; alarm ends; and radio exits 
emergency.
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