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Bucks County
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APX
6500
O5 Control Head
APX™ Two-Way Radios
APX6500 05

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  • Page 1 APX™ Two-Way Radios APX6500 05  Select image from Photo Library  Insert and resize image to fill up this white area  Send (image) to back Bucks County 6500 O5 Control Head...

  • Page 2: System Requirements

    6500 O5 System Requirements  System Requirements Component Requirement ® ® Computer and processor Intel Pentium II 450MHz or faster processor. Memory 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or greater. Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive. Display Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution monitor. ®...

  • Page 3: 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 Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Hereby declares that the product:...
  • Page 4 6500 O5 Declaration of Conformity 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.

  • Page 5: Computer Software 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.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    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.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    6500 O5 Getting Started This Interactive End User Toolkit (IEUTK) covers the basic operation of the APX™ 6500 O5 Mobile Radio. 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.
  • Page 8 6500 O5 Getting Started The following special notations identify certain items: Example Description Home button Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or as an icon. Menu entries are shown similar to the way they appear on the radio’s display. PHONE This means “Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation button.”...
  • Page 9 6500 O5 Home Index...

  • Page 10: Radio Parts And Controls

    6500 O5 Radio Parts and Controls Channel Knob Volume Knob Emergency * LED Indicators Dim Button Home Button Navigation Button * Power On/Off Button Menu Select Button* Indicators Terminal for Microphone Index...
  • Page 11 6500 O5 Fleetmap  Fleetmap Index...

  • Page 12: Preparing Your Radio For Use

    6500 O5 Preparing Your Radio for Use  Turning on the Radio Press the Power On/Off Button briefly to power on the If CH MISMATCH appears, means that either the radio. Control Head has been connected to an incompatible After a short time, the red, yellow and green LEDs light transceiver, or vice versa.

  • Page 13: Validating Compatibility During Power Up

    6500 O5 Preparing Your Radio for Use  Validating Compatibility During Power Up The radio validates and updates the software and hardware of your control head(s) during power up. The radio runs the Maintenance Mode if the update is Follow the procedure below when your radio runs this not complete and repeat step 1.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Volume

    6500 O5 Preparing Your Radio for Use  Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, rotate the Volume Knob clockwise to increase the volume. To decrease the volume, rotate the Volume Knob counterclockwise. Volume Knob Index...

  • Page 15: Identifying Radio Controls

    6500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions  Using the Advance Programmable Buttons Mode Select Button – Programs the current zone and channel to a Mode Select button with a long press on the Mode Select button. After the buttons are programmed, you can return to the preprogrammed zone and channel with a short press on the programmed Mode Select button.
  • Page 16 6500 O5 Identifying Radio Controls  Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions (3/3)  Using the Navigation Buttons Home Button button returns you to the home (default) display. In most cases, this is the current mode. For selected radio features, the button is also used to save user-edited radio settings or information before returning you to the Home screen.

  • Page 17: Identifying Status Indicators

    6500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  Status Icons (1/2) Receiving Priority-One Channel Scan • Blinking dot = Radio detects activity on channel Radio is receiving a call or data. designated as Priority-One. Transmitting • Steady dot = Radio detects activity on channel Radio is transmitting a call or data.
  • Page 18 6500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  Status Icons (2/2) In-Call User Alert • On = The feature is enabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is activated. • Off = The feature is disabled. Voice muting of the affiliated trunking talkgroup or selected conventional channel is deactivated.

  • Page 19: Led Indicators

    6500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  LED Indicators The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. Solid red Radio is transmitting. Rapidly blinking red Radio has failed the self test upon powering up or encountered a fatal error. Solid yellow Channel is busy.

  • Page 20: Intelligent Lighting Indicators

    6500 O5 Identifying Status Indicators  Intelligent Lighting Indicators This feature temporary changes the backlight of the top display screen and the keypad, and adds a color bar to the main display screen to help signal that a radio event has occurred. Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

  • Page 21: General Radio Operation

    6500 O5 General Radio Operation  Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use these features. ZONE UP / ZONE DOWN on Navigation Button Navigation Channel Knob Button Menu Select Button * Navigation Button...

  • Page 22: Selecting A Radio Channel

    6500 O5 General Radio Operation  Selecting a Radio Channel A channel is a group of radio characteristics, such as transmit/ receive frequency pairs. Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you to use this feature. If you select a channel that is not within the preprogrammed band, the radio indicates that it is on an unsupported frequency with both audio and visual warnings.

  • Page 23: Receiving And Responding To A Radio Call

    6500 O5 General Radio Operation  Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Once you have selected the required channel and/or zone, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. You see solid red while the radio is transmitting, and solid yellow when the radio is receiving a transmission (conventional mode only).

  • Page 24: Receiving And Responding To A Talkgroup Call

    6500 O5 General Radio Operation  Receiving and Responding to a Talkgroup Call To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must Trunking Only: be configured as part of that talkgroup. The display shows the caller alias or ID. Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 When you receive a talkgroup call (while on the Home cm) from your mouth.

  • Page 25: Repeater Or Direct Operation

    6500 O5 General Radio Operation  Repeater or Direct Operation The REPEATER operation increases the radio’s range to DIR. by connecting with other radios through a repeater. The Press the Menu Select button directly below DIR. transmit and receive frequencies are different. The display shows REPEATER MODE if the radio is The DIRECT or “talkaround operation”...

  • Page 26: Advanced Call Features

    6500 O5 Advanced Call Features  Requesting a Reprogram (Trunking, Digital Mode Only) This feature lets you notify the dispatcher that you want If you hear five beeps, the dispatcher has a new dynamic regrouping assignment. acknowledged the reprogram request. The display shows ACK RECEIVED and the radio returns to the Press the preprogrammed Reprogram Request button Home screen.

  • Page 27: Viewing A Scan List

    6500 O5 Scan Lists  Viewing a Scan List to SCNL. Press the Menu Select button directly below SCNL. to view the members on the list. Press the to exit the current display and return to the Home screen. Navigation Channel Knob Button Menu Select Button *...

  • Page 28: Editing The Scan List

    6500 O5 Scan Lists  Editing the Scan List This feature lets you change scan list members and priorities. Press the Menu Select button directly below DEL to Long press the preprogrammed Scan List delete the currently displayed channel from the scan Programming button and proceed to Step 3.

  • Page 29: Changing The Scan List Status

    6500 O5 Scan Lists  Changing the Scan List Status Long press the preprogrammed Scan side button. to select more list members whose scan The display shows the programming mode icon and status you want to change. the first list member. to the number you want to edit.

  • Page 30: Viewing And Changing The Priority Status

    6500 O5 Scan Lists  Viewing and Changing the Priority Status At the below SEL, DEL, and RCL screen, press the Menu Select button directly below SEL to view and/or A Priority-Two Channel Scan icon indicates that the change the priority status of the currently displayed current channel is in the scan list as the Priority-Two channel.

  • Page 31: Turning Scan On Or Off

    6500 O5 Scan  Turning Scan On or Off Press the preprogrammed Scan button. to SCAN. Press the Menu Select button directly below SCAN. The display shows SCAN OFF if scan is disabled. Press the Menu Select button directly below SCAN to enable scan.

  • Page 32: Transmitting While The Scan Is On

    6500 O5 Scan  Transmitting While the Scan is On Radio Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan Press the PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected channel or fixed channel. To make a Call Alert page, or Private Conversation call while scanning, press either the Menu Select button directly below PAGE or CALL.

  • Page 33: Deleting A Nuisance Channel

    6500 O5 Scan  Deleting a Nuisance Channel If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list. This capability does not apply to priority channels or the designated transmit channel.

  • Page 34: Restoring A Nuisance Channel

    6500 O5 Scan  Restoring a Nuisance Channel To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the following: • Turn scan off, then on. • Change modes. • Turn off the radio, and then turn it back on. Nuisance mode delete can be disabled by the system administrator.

  • Page 35: Emergency Operation

    6500 O5 Emergency Operation  Sending an Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher. Press preprogrammed Emergency button. A tone sounds and the display alternates EMERGENCY and the home display.

  • Page 36: Sending An Emergency Alarm With Emergency Call

    6500 O5 Emergency Operation  Sending an Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call This feature allows you send an Emergency Alarm to A dispatcher acknowledgment (four high-pitched another radio. Upon acknowledgement, both radios can tones) follows, accompanied by an ACK RECEIVED communicate over a preprogrammed Emergency display.

  • Page 37: Special Considerations For Emergencies

    6500 O5 Emergency Operation  Special Considerations for Emergencies • • If you press the emergency button while in a channel If you press the emergency button, then change to a that has no emergency capability, a low-pitched tone mode that has no emergency capability, the display sounds.

  • Page 38: Global Positioning System (Gps) Enabled

    6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature (1/2) The top line temporarily displays PLEASE WAIT Note: An ON menu key may be present on the location while the new location is being determined. menu if it is preprogrammed by the dealer or system While the new location is being determined, the administrator.
  • Page 39 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature (2/2) Press the Menu Select button directly below EXIT to exit the feature and return to the main screen. Follow the procedure below to turn off the GPS (This feature is enabled by a qualified radio technician.): Press or the PTT button (if preprogrammed) to exit...
  • Page 40 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Saving a Waypoint Press to toggle between numeric and letter While in the current location display: mode. Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN. Press the Menu Select button directly below OK once to SAVE AS WAYPT and press the you are done.
  • Page 41 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Viewing a Saved Waypoint Press the Menu Select button directly below BACK While in the current location display: to return to previous Waypoint screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN. to WAYPOINTS.
  • Page 42 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Editing the Alias of a Waypoint any unwanted characters. While in the current location display: Press to add a space. Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN. Press to toggle between mixed case mode, to WAYPOINTS.
  • Page 43 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint (1/2) Press the Menu Select button below EDIT to change While in the current location display: the number/coordinates. Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN. A blinking cursor appears in the Edit Location to WAYPOINTS and press the Menu screen.
  • Page 44 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Editing the Coordinates of a Waypoint (2/2) The display shows [HOME] UPDATED and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen. The display shows [DESTINATION] UPDATED and the radio returns to the Waypoints main screen.
  • Page 45 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint Press the Menu Select button directly below YES to While in the current location display: delete. Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN. The display shows <WAYPOINT NAME>...
  • Page 46 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Deleting All Saved Waypoint Press the Menu Select button directly below BACK to LOC. to return to previous Waypoint screen. Press the Menu Select button directly below LOC. Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN.
  • Page 47 6500 O5 Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled  The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) Measuring the Distance and Bearing from a Saved Press the Menu Select button directly below BACK Waypoint to return to the previous Waypoint screen. While in the current location display: Press the Menu Select button directly below OPTN.

  • Page 48: Trunking System Controls

    6500 O5 Trunking System Controls  Using the Failsoft System The failsoft system ensures continuous radio Rotate the Channel Knob to change to a different communications during a trunked system failure. If a repeater frequency. trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into Press the PTT button to talk, and release the button to failsoft operation and automatically switches to its listen.

  • Page 49: Going Out-Of-Range

    6500 O5 Trunking System Controls  Going Out-of-Range OUT OF RANGE when your radio goes out of the range of the system, it can no longer lock onto a control channel. A low-pitched tone sounds. AND/OR The display shows the currently selected zone/ channel combination and OUT OF RANGE.

  • Page 50: Controlling The Display Backlight

    6500 O5 Utilities  Controlling the 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.

  • Page 51: Using The Time-Out Timer

    6500 O5 Utilities  Using the Time-Out Timer This feature turns off your radio’s transmitter. You Hold down the PTT button longer than the cannot transmit longer than the preset timer setting. preprogrammed time. You hear a short, low-pitched warning tone, the transmission is cut-off, and the If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops LEDs goes out until you release the PTT button.

  • Page 52: Accessing General Radio Information

    6500 O5 Utilities  Accessing General Radio Information Accessing Radio Information (2/2) to INFO. Press the Menu Select button directly below INFO. to RADIO INFO and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL. The display shows the Information screen. to scroll through the various information.
  • Page 53 6500 O5 Utilities  Accessing General Radio Information Viewing IP Information to INFO. This feature displays the device name, IP address, and Press the Menu Select button directly below INFO. status of your radio. to IP INFO and press the Menu Select Note: The device name of your radio is preprogrammed.
  • Page 54 6500 O5 Utilities  Accessing General Radio Information Viewing IP Information to INFO. This feature displays the device name, IP address, and Press the Menu Select button directly below INFO. status of your radio. to IP INFO and press the Menu Select Note: The device name of your radio is preprogrammed.

  • Page 55: Viewing Control Assignments

    6500 O5 Utilities  Viewing Control Assignments This feature displays the programmable radio functions assigned to the controls of your radio for the currently selected channel. to INFO. Press the Menu Select button directly below INFO. to CONTROL MAP and press the Menu Select button directly below SEL.
  • Page 56 6500 O5 Utilities  Viewing Control Assignments Editing the Soft ID A blinking cursor appears in the EDIT SOFT ID screen. This feature allows you to change your username. Use the keypad to edit the text. Note: Your radio must be preprogrammed to allow you Press to move one space to the left.

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