Motorola EMS APX 7500 Reference guide

APX 7500 User Guide
O9 Control Head
68007024014-A

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ASTRO®APX™ 7500 Series
Digital Mobile 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 On/Off
Adjusting Volume
Selecting a Zone
Selecting a Channel
Radio Controls
Receiving and Transmitting
Before using this product, read the operating instructions
for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF
Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.
Press the Power On/Off button to toggle the
power on or off.
Turn the Volume knob clockwise to increase
volume or counterclockwise to decrease the
volume.
1>or <to Zone. Press the Menu Select button
directly under the Zone.
2Uor Dbutton until the desired zone is
displayed.
3Press the Menu Select button directly below
Select to confirm the displayed zone.
4Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on
the displayed zone channel.
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Caution
1>or <to Channel. Press the Menu Select
button directly under the Channel.
2Uor Dbutton until the desired channel is
displayed.
3Press the Menu Select button directly below
Select to confirm the selected channel.
4Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on
the displayed zone channel.
1Turn the Mode Knob to scroll to the required
channel.
2Press PTT button to transmit on the selected
zone channel.
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Siren Control Buttons
Programmable Buttons (Top)
Response Selector
Directional Buttons
Orange Button
Public Address Button
Keypad
Data Feature Button
Mode Knob
4-Way Navigation Button
Home Button
Satus Icons
Programmable Buttons
(Bottom)
Menu Select Buttons
Volume Knob
Display Backlight Control
Buttons
LED Indicators
Power On/Off Button
1Take the microphone off hook.
2Select zone/channel.
3Listen for a transmission.
OR
Turn the Volume Knob.
OR
>or <to Monitor then press the Menu Select
button directly below Monitor and listen for
activity.
4Adjust volume, if necessary.
5Press the PTT button to transmit; release to
receive.
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© 2010 by Motorola, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 05/10
1301 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg,
IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.

English
Sending an Emergency Alarm
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the
Emergency button.
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking
Only)
To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the
Emergency button.
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
If silent emergency alarm is used with emergency call,
pressing the PTT button exits the silent mode and
initiates the emergency call.
Display Status Icons
1Press the Emergency button. A tone sounds
and the display shows EMERGENCY and the
current zone or channel.
2A dispatcher acknowledgment ACK
RECEIVED display follows.
AND, Trunking Only:
A high-pitched tone indicates that the alarm
has been received by the trunked system’s
central controller.
3Press and hold the emergency button or the
PTT button to return to normal operation.
1Press the Emergency button.
1A tone sounds and the display shows
EMERGENCY and the current zone or channel.
OR
A talk prohibited tone sounds when the
selected channel does not support
emergency.
2Press and hold the PTT button. Speak clearly
into the microphone.
3Release the PTT to end the transmission.
1Press the Emergency button to activate the
silent alarm feature.
2The display does not change; the LED does
not light up, and there is no tone.
Receiving a call or data
Transmitting a call or data
Received an Individual Call.
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.
Voice muting the affiliated trunking
talkgroup or selected conventional
channel.
On = Enabled
Off = Disabled
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.
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Radio is in the view or program mode.
On steady = View mode.
Blinking = Program mode.
The vote scan feature is enabled.
On = Secure operation.
Off = Clear operation.
Blinking = Receiving an encrypted
voice call.
On = AES Secure operation.
Off = Clear operation.
Blinking = Receiving an encrypted
voice call.
On = Location feature enabled, and
location signal available.
Off = Location feature disabled.
Blinking = Location feature enabled,
but location signal
unavailable.
On = User is currently associated with
the radio.
Off = User is currently not associated
with the radio.
Blinking = Device registration or user
registration with the server
failed due to an invalid
username or pin.
Data activity is present.
Indicates that the text entry is currently
in hexadecimal mode.
Alternates between red and blue when
the lightbar is on.
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Menu Navigation
<or >to Menu
Entry. -directly below
Menu Entry to select.
Uor Dto scroll
through sub-list. -directly below
Menu Entry to select. Hto exit.

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 7500
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™ 7500 Series Digital Mobile Radios.
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . . . .ix
Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Documentation Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Additional Performance Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dynamic System Resilience (DSR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
CrossTalk Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Encrypted Integrated Data (EID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SecureNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Turning On the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Validating Compatibility During Power Up . . . . . . . . 5
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adjusting the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Radio Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 10
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . 10
Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Home Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Data Feature Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4-Way Navigation Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mode Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Top Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . 11

Contents
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Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode . . . . . . . . . 12
Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode . . . . . . . . . 13
Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode . . . . . . . 15
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Text Messaging Service (TMS) Icons . . . . . . . . . . 19
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TMS Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Call Type Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intelligent Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts . . . . . . . . . . 27
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 30
Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call . . . 30
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Receiving and Responding to a Telephone Call
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making a Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . .33
Making an Enhanced Private Call (Trunking
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . .35
Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Conventional Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advanced Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calling a Phone Not in the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Receiving and Making a Selective Call (ASTRO
Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Receiving a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Using the Talkgroup Call Feature (Conventional
Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Selecting a Talkgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Sending a Status Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature
(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking Only) . . . . . . .42
Classifying Regrouped Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Adding a New Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Deleting a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Adding a Contact to a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Removing a Contact from a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Editing a Contact in a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Editing an Entry Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Editing as Entry ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Editing a Call Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Viewing Details of a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Viewing a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Changing the Scan List Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing and Changing the Priority Status . . . . . . .52
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Turning Scan On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Transmitting While the Scan is On . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Radio Programmed for Talkback Scan . . . . . . . . . 53
Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan . . . . . 53
Making a Dynamic Priority Change (Conventional
Scan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hang Up (HUB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Call Alert Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Receiving a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sending a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sending an Emergency Call (Trunking Only) . . . . 59
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using the Emergency Keep-Alive Feature . . . . . . . 61
Automatic Registration Service (ARS) . . . . . . . . . . 62
Viewing the Channel which supports ARS Mode . 62
Accessing the User Login Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Logging In as a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Text Messaging Service (TMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Accessing the TMS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Composing and Sending a New Text Message . . . 65
Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the Priority Status and Request Reply
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Contents
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Appending a Priority Status to a Text Message . . . 68
Removing a Priority Status from a Text Message . 69
Appending a Request Reply to a Text Message . . 69
Removing a Request Reply from a Text
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Appending a Priority Status and a Reply Request
to a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing a Priority Status and a Reply Request
from a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Managing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . 71
Replying to a Received Text Message . . . . . . . . . 71
Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Deleting a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Deleting All Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Secure Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Enabling the Secure Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Managing Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Loading the Encryption Key(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the Multikey Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selecting an Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selecting a Keyset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Erasing the Selected Encryption Keys . . . . . . . . . . 78
Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO
Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) Page . . . . . .79
Hear Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using the Radio Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Unlocking Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Enabling or Disabling the Radio Lock Feature
(Secure Radios Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
The Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 82
Understanding the GPS Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Enhancing GPS Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Using the Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) .83
Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature . . . . . . . .84
Saving a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Viewing a Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Editing the Alias of a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . .87
Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Deleting All Saved Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a
Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Using the Location Feature While in Emergency
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Trunking System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Using the Failsoft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

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Going Out of Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
SmartZone™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Using the Site Trunking Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Locking and Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Viewing and Changing a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Viewing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Changing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Using the Trunked Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Initiating an Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Viewing the Recent Calls List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Selecting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Selecting a Radio Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Toggling the Day or Night Display Mode . . . . . . . . .96
Selecting the Stealth Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Turning Voice Mute On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Using the Time-Out Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Using the Conventional Squelch Operation
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Analog Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Digital Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Using the PL Defeat Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Using the Digital PTT ID Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Using the Smart PTT Feature
(Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Using Quick-Key Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Accessing the General Radio Information . . . . . . 100
Accessing the Radio Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Viewing the IP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Viewing the Control Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the Directional Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the Siren Control Keyapad . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using the Manual Siren Button for Manual Siren
Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using the Manual Siren Button as Siren Types
Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using the Public Address Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using the Response Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using External Alarms (Horn and Lights) . . . . . . 105
Using Non-Permanent Horn and Lights . . . . . . . 105
Using Permanent Horn and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Changing the Selected Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using the Gun Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Unlocking Single Gun Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Unlocking All Gun Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Using the Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Using the Action Consolidation Mode . . . . . . . . . 109
Activating the Action Consolidation Activities . . . 109
Deactivating the Action Consolidation Activities . 110
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Caring for Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Contents
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Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Control Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Footswitches and PTTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Direct Entry Keypad, Siren and URC . . . . . . . . . . 115
Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Mounting Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Power/CAN Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Programming/Accessory Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Siren / Direct Entry Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF
Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Emergency Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Non-Commercial Call Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 120
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Commercial Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Important Safety Information
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Important Safety Information
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.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and
other accessories, visit the following website:
http://www.motorola.com/governmentandenterprise
Software Version
All the features described in the following sections are
supported by the radio's software version R04.00.00 or
later.
See Accessing the Radio Information on page 100 to
determine your radio's software version.
Check with your dealer or system administrator
for more details of all the features supported.
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

Computer Software Copyrights
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Computer Software Copyrights
The Motorola products described in this manual may
include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored
in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the
United States and other countries preserve for Motorola
certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer
programs, including, but not limited to, the exclusive right
to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted
computer program. Accordingly, any copyrighted
Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola
products described in this manual may not be copied,
reproduced, modified, reverse-engineered, or distributed
in any manner without the express written permission of
Motorola. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola
products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the
copyrights, patents or patent applications of Motorola,
except for the normal non-exclusive license to use that
arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
Documentation Copyrights
No duplication or distribution of this document or any
portion thereof shall take place without the express
written permission of Motorola. No part of this manual
may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any
purpose without the express written permission of
Motorola.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is carefully examined,
and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no
responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore,
Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any
products herein to improve readability, function, or
design. Motorola does not assume any liability arising out
of the applications or use of any product or circuit
described herein; nor does it cover any license under its
patent rights, nor the rights of others.

Getting Started
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Getting Started
Take a moment to review the following:
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1
Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1
Additional Performance Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
How to Use This Guide
This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX™ 7500
O9 Control Head Mobile Radios.
However, your dealer or system administrator may have
customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your
dealer or system administrator for more information.
Notations Used in This Manual
Throughout the text in this publication, you will notice the use of
WARNING, Caution, and Note. These notations are used to
emphasize that safety hazards exist, and the care that must be
taken or observed.
An operational procedure, practice, or condition,
etc., which may result in injury or death if not
carefully observed.
An operational procedure, practice, or
condition, etc., which may result in damage
to the equipment if not carefully observed.
Note: An operational procedure, practice, or condition,
etc., which is essential to emphasize.
!
WARNING
!
!
Caution

Getting Started
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The following special notations identify certain items:
Additional Performance Enhancement
The following are some of the latest creations designed to
enhance the security, quality and efficiency of APX radios.
Dynamic System Resilience (DSR)
DSR ensures the radio system is seamlessly switched to a
backup master site dynamically in case of system failure.
DSR also provides additional indication e.g. failure detection,
fault recovery, and redundancy within the system to address to
the user in need. Mechanisms related to the Integrated Voice
and Data (IV & D) or data centric are all supported by DSR.
CrossTalk Prevention
This feature prevents crosstalk scenario from happening,
especially when a wideband antenna is used. This feature
allows the adjustment of the Trident Transmitting SSI clock rate
in the radio to be varied from the Receiving Frequency. This
subsequently reduced the possibilities of radio frequency
interfering spurs and prevents the issues of crosstalk.
Encrypted Integrated Data (EID)
EID provides security encryption and authentication of IV & D
data bearer service communication between the radio and the
Customer Enterprise Network.
SecureNet
SecureNet allows user to perform secured communications on
an Analog or Motorola Data Communication (MDC) channel.
The MDC OTAR feature will allow users to perform OTAR
activities on an MDC channel.
Example Description
Home button
or H
Buttons and keys are shown in bold print
or as an icon.
Phone Menu entries are shown similar to the
way they appear on the radio’s display.
>This means “Press the right side of the
4-way Navigation button.”





Preparing Your Radio for Use
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What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You
Check with your dealer or system administrator, if the radio is to
be operated in extremely cold temperatures (less than -20 °C),
for the correct radio settings to ensure proper operation.
You can also consult your dealer or system administrator about
the following:
•Is your radio preprogrammed with any preset conventional
channels?
•Which buttons have been preprogrammed to access other
features?
•What optional accessories may suit your needs?
Preparing Your Radio for Use
Assemble your radio by following these steps:
Turning On the Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Validating Compatibility During Power Up . . . . . . . . . . .page 5
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5
Adjusting the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6

Preparing Your Radio for Use
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Turning On the Radio
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.
If Fail ##/## appears in the display, the radio will not
function until the condition has been corrected.
If Error ##/## appears, some non-critical data has
been changed. If either of these displays appear, if the
display goes blank, or if the unit appears to be locked
up, see Helpful Tips on page 99 for more information.
If Ch mismatch appears, means that either the Control
Head has been connected to an incompatible
transceiver, or vice versa.
If your radio does not power up, contact your dealer.
To turn off the radio, press the Power On/Off Button after the
LEDs light up.
Power On/Off button

Preparing Your Radio for Use
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Validating Compatibility During Power Up
The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of
your control head(s) during power up. Follow the procedure
below when your radio runs this task.
Procedure:
1The display shows Maintenance Mode Remote Device
promptly followed by other maintenance statuses.
2The display shows Update done Please reset upon
completion.
OR
The display shows Update failed Please reset when it
fails to update.
3Press the Power On/Off Button to reset. The radio runs the
usual power up operation if the software updates are
complete.
OR
The radio runs the Maintenance Mode if the updates are not
complete and repeat step 1.
Note: If SW incomplete appears, use Flashport Recovery
Tool to update the control heads before you power on
the radio again.
Adjusting the Volume
To increase the volume, rotate the Volume Knob clockwise.
To decrease the volume, rotate the Volume Knob
counterclockwise.
Volume Knob

Identifying Radio Controls
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Adjusting the Display Backlight
You can change the intensity of the radio’s display backlight as
needed to suite the environment conditions.
Note: The backlight setting also affects the Menu Select
buttons, the Menu Navigation buttons and the keypad
backlighting accordingly.
Procedure:
Press and hold +on the nbutton to increase brightness.
Release the button to stop.
OR
Press and hold the -on the nbutton to decrease brightness.
Release the button to stop.
Identifying Radio Controls
Take a moment to review the following:
Radio Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Assignable Radio Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions. . . . . . . . . . page 10
Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Using the Navigation Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Keypad Characters – Uppercase Mode . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Keypad Characters – Lowercase Mode . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Keypad Characters – Numeric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal Mode . . . . . . . . page 15
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16