Motorola ASTRO APX 6000XE Series User Manual

Contents
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Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 13
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . 14
Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Home Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Data Feature Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4-Way Navigation Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode . . . . . . . . . 15
Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode . . . . . . . . . 16
Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode . . . . . . . 18
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . 24
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
TMS Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Call Type Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts . . . . . . . . . . 33
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using Channel Search Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Mode Select Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Saving a Zone and Channel to a Softkey . . . . . . . .38
Saving a Zone and Channel to a Keypad Button . .39
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 39
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
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Making a Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . .42
Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking Only) .43
Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . .44
Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Motorola ASTRO APX 6000XE Series Specifications

General

Frequency Range	700/800 MHz, VHF, UHF Range 1, UHF Range 2
Operating Temperature	-30°C to +60°C
P25 Phase 1 & 2	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes
GPS	Yes
Weight	381 g (with standard battery)
Encryption	AES, DES-OFB
Intrinsically Safe	Yes