Motorola APX 7000 User manual

APX 7000 User Guide
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ASTRO®APX™ 7000 Series
Digital Portable Radios
Quick Reference Card
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF
energy exposure requirements. Before using this product, read
the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions
in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with
your radio (Motorola Publication part number 6881095C98) to
ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
Radio Controls
Radio On/Off
Zones and Channels
Receiving and Transmitting
Sending an Emergency Alarm
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold
the Emergency button.
Before using this product, read the operating instructions
for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF
Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.
!
Caution
Top (Orange)
Button
__________
2-Position
Concentric Switch
______________
3-Position A/B/C Switch
__________________
Accessory
Connector •On – On/Off/Volume knob clockwise.
•Off – On/Off/Volume knob counterclockwise.
•Zone – Zone switch to desired zone.
•Channel – Channel switch to desired channel.
Battery
Side Button 1
__________
Side Button 2
__________
PTT Button
On/Off/Volume
Control Knob
16-Position
Select Knob
__________
Top Side (Select)
Button
__________
Main
Speaker
Top
Display
Antenna
1Select zone/channel.
2Listen for a transmission.
OR
Press and hold Volume Set button.
OR
Press Monitor button and listen for activity.
3Adjust volume, if necessary.
4Press the PTT button to transmit; release to
receive.
1Press the Emergency button.
2The display shows EMERGNCY and the
current zone/channel. A short, medium-
pitched tone sounds, and the LED rapidly
blinks red.
3When acknowledgment is received, you hear
four beeps; alarm ends; and radio exits
emergency.
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© 2009 by Motorola, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 03/10
1301 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg,
IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.

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Sending an Emergency Call
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold
the Emergency button.
Sending a Silent Emergency Call
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold
the Emergency button.
Display Status Icons
1Press the Emergency button.
2Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly
into the microphone.
3Release the PTT button to end call.
4Press and hold Emergency button to exit
emergency.
1Press the Emergency button.
2The display does not change; the LED does
not light up, and there is no tone.
3Silent emergency continues until you:
Press and hold the Emergency button to exit
emergency state.
OR
Press and release the PTT button to exit silent
emergency mode and enter regular
emergency (alarm, call, or alarm with call)
mode.
Blinks when the battery is low.
The more stripes, the stronger the
signal strength for the current site
(trunking only).
Direct radio to radio communication or
connected through a repeater.
On = Direct
Off = Repeater
This channel is being monitored.
L= Radio is set at Low power.
H= Radio is set at High power.
Scanning a scan list.
Blinking dot = Detects activity on the
Priority-One Channel
during scan.
Steady dot = Detects activity on the
Priority-Two Channel
during scan.
The vote scan feature is enabled.
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On = Secure operation.
Off = Clear operation.
Blinking = Receiving an encrypted
voice call.
On steady = View mode
Blinking = Program mode
Zone Bank 1
A= Radio is in Zone 1.
B= Radio is in Zone 2.
C= Radio is in Zone 3.
Zone Bank 2
D= Radio is in Zone 4.
E= Radio is in Zone 5.
F= Radio is in Zone 6.
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Declaration of Conformity
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Declaration of Conformity
This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible Party
Name: Motorola, Inc.
Address: 1301 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.
Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744
Hereby declares that the product:
Model Name: APX 7000
conforms to the following regulations:
FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
Class B Digital Device
As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity
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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Contents
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Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need
to use the APX™ 7000 Series Digital Portable Radios.
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . . . vii
Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . .viii
Documentation Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Attaching the Accessory Connector Cover . . . . . . . . 5
Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning On the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 10
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . 10
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 18
Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call . . . 19
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making a Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Conventional Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Advanced Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call
(ASTRO Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature (Trunking
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . 24
Classifying Regrouped Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Viewing and Changing the Priority Status . . . . . . . .25
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Turning Scan On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional
Scan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Call Alert Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Receiving a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) . . . . .29
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Using the Emergency Keep-Alive Feature . . . . . . .31
Secure Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting Secure Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Selecting Clear Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Managing Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Loading an Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Using the Multikey Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys . . . . . . . . . .34
Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO
Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Trunking System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Failsoft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Going Out of Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Using the Site Trunking Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Locking and Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Viewing and Changing a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Viewing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Changing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Flip Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Selecting a Zone Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Selecting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Turning Voice Mute On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Time-Out Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Conventional Squelch Operation
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Analog Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Digital Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the PL Defeat Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using the Digital PTT ID Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Using the Smart PTT Feature (Conventional Only) 41
Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Caring for Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cleaning Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Handling Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Servicing Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Taking Care of the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Checking the Battery Charge Status . . . . . . . . . . . 46
LED and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Fuel Gauge Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Battery Recycling and Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF
Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Non-Commercial Call Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Contents
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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Commercial Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59