Motorola APX 5000 Reference guide

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ASTRO®APX™ 5000 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
__________
Main Display
Keypad
Menu Select
Buttons
3-Position A/B/C
Switch
__________
4-Way Navigation
Button
Accessory
Connector
Home Button
Microphone
Data Feature
Button
•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
Side Button 1
__________
Side Button 2
__________
PTT Button
On/Off/Volume
Control Knob
16-Position
Select Knob
__________
Top Side
(Select) Button
__________ Main
Speaker
Microphone
Antenna
Bluetooth
Pairing
Indicator
Top
Display
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 and hold the Emergency button*.
2The display shows Emergency and the
current zone/channel. Radio sounds a short,
medium-pitched tone, and the LED blinks red
momentarily.
3When acknowledgment is received, you hear
four beeps; alarm ends; and radio exits
emergency.
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Menu Navigation
<or >to Menu Entry.
{, |, or }directly below Menu
Entry to select.
Hto exit.
Uor Dto scroll through sub-list.
{, |, or }directly below Menu
Entry to select.
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 the
Silent Emergency Alarm mode and enter
regular dispatch or Emergency Call mode.
Receiving a call or data.
Transmitting a call or data.
Blinks when the battery is low.
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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.
On steady = View mode
Blinking = Program mode
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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 = GPS enabled, and signal
available.
Off = GPS disabled.
Blinking = GPS enabled, but 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.
Bluetooth is ready.
Bluetooth is connected to the device.
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