Motorola solutions APX6500 O5 Reference guide

11/27/2019
Steuben County
NY
APX6500 O5
Quick
Reference
Card
Tones Chart
Symptom
Possible Cause/Solution
Continuous low-
pitched tone
when pressing
the PTT button
The Time-Out Timer
has activated. May also
indicate an Invalid
Mode, or Talk
Prohibit/PTT Inhibit.
Short-Low
Pitched Tone
Radio Self Test Fail,
Reject, No ACK
Received. Time-Out
Timer Warning (4 sec.
before time out )

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Turn Radio On/Off
Press the Power On/Off Button briefly to power
on the radio. After a short time, the red, yellow
and green LEDs light up. The display then
shows Zone and channel text, and menu items
display on the screen. The backlight will turn on
to the last selected dim level.
Note: Pressing the Power On/Off Button
before the LED lights up will be ignored.
Select a Zone
1. Press the right side of the 4-Way navigation
button until ZONE is displayed, if necessary
2. Press the Menu Select button directly below
ZONE.
3. Press right or left on the 4-Way navigation
button to the required zone.
4. Press the Home button or the PTT button to
confirm the displayed zone.
5. Press the PTT button to transmit on the
displayed zone and talkgroup or channel.
Select a Channel
1. Rotate the 16-position Channel select knob
to the desired talkgroup or channel. The
new channel name will appear on the
display.
OR
1. Press the right side of the 4-Way navigation
button until CHUP is displayed.
2. Toggle the Menu Select button directly
below CHUP.
3. Press the Home button or the PTT button to
confirm the selected talkgroup or channel.
Press the PTT button to transmit on the
displayed zone and talkgroup or channel. When
speaking, keep the microphone 1-2” from your
mouth. Release PTT button to listen.
Emergency Operation
1. Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
The display shows Emergency and the current
zone or channel. You hear a short, medium-
pitched tone and the LED momentarily blinks
red. OR The display shows No emergency,
if the selected channel does not support
emergency.
2. The radio enters the Emergency Call state
when: You receive the dispatcher’s
acknowledgment. The display shows Ack
received.OR You receive no
acknowledgement. The display shows No
acknowledge.OR You press the PTT button
while in the Emergency Alarm mode.
Note: Your radio microphone will auto
transmit for 10 seconds
3. Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly
into the microphone.
4. Release the PTT button to end the
transmission and wait for a response from the
dispatcher.
5. Press and hold the Emergency button for 1-2
seconds to exit the Emergency Call mode.
Direct/Talkaround (Conventional)
Rotate the 16-Position Channel Select knob to the
preprogrammed Direct channel in the radio to talk
in a direct/talkaround mode.
The display shows the Talkaround icon if the
radio is currently in Direct mode (during
conventional operation only).
Display Backlight
You can enable or disable the radio’s display
backlight as needed, if poor light conditions make
the display difficult to read. Depending on how your
radio is preprogrammed, you can also maintain a
minimum backlight level on the radio’s display.
Press the Dimmer button to adjust the brightness of
the display. OR Press any key of the Menu Select
or Menu Navigation buttons, or any programmable
radio controls or buttons to turn the backlight on.
* Buttons may be redefined in programming. Refer to your
specific radio program. Print Date: 11/27/19
APX 6500 O5
Steuben County
NY
Volume Knob
Menu Select Button*
Indicators Terminal
for Microphone
Dim Button
Home Button
Power On/Off
Button
Channel Knob
Emergency
Navigation Button *
LED Indicators
In Menu:
ZONE
SCAN
NUIS
SCNL
MON
CHUP
Turn Scan On/Off
To turn scan on:
1. Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation
button until SCAN is displayed.
2. Press the button directly below SCAN.
The display shows SCAN OFF if scan is
disabled. Press the button directly below
SCAN to enable scan. OR The display
shows SCAN ON and the scan status icon
if scan is enabled.
3. Press the button directly below SCAN to
disable scan.
4. The radio returns to the Home screen.
Scan List Edit
1. Press the right side of the 4-Way navigation
button until SCNL is displayed.
2. Press the Menu Select button directly below
SCNL. The display shows the lists that can
be changed
3. Press the 4-Way navigation button or turn
the channel select knob to the entry you
want to edit.
4. Press the Menu Select button directly below
Sel to add and/or change the priority of the
currently displayed channel in the scan list.
OR Press the Menu Select button directly
below Del to delete the currently displayed
channel from the scan list. OR Press the
Menu Select button directly below Rcl to
view the next member of the scan list.
5. Press the 4-Way navigation button to select
more channels to be added or deleted. OR
Use the Mode Knob to select additional
channels to be added or deleted.
Press HOME to exit scan list programming and
return to the Home screen
.Deleting a Nuisance Channel
When the radio is locked onto the channel to be
deleted, press the arrow right or left buttons to
Nuis, and then press the button under Nuis.
The radio continues scanning the remaining
channels in the list.
To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do
one of the following:
• Turn the radio off, then turn it on again. OR
• Stop and restart a scan via the
preprogrammed Scan button or menu. OR
• Change the channel via the channel
knob