Contents

Declaration of Conformity......................... 9

Important Safety Information........13

Software Version............................14

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry

Canada)....................................................14

Consignes de sécurité importantes.................................15

Version logicielle........................... 16

Avis aux utilisateurs (FCC et Industrie

Canada)....................................................16

Computer Software Copyrights....17

Documentation Copyrights...........18

Disclaimer.......................................19

Getting Started............................... 20

How to Use This Guide..................................20

Notations Used in This Manual......................20

Additional Performance Enhancement.......... 20

ASTRO 25 Enhanced Data.................20

Dynamic System Resilience (DSR).... 21

CrossTalk Prevention..........................21

Encrypted Integrated Data (EID).........21

SecureNet...........................................21

Conventional Talkgroup and Radio

Scan Enhancements......................21

What Your Dealer/System Administrator

Can Tell You.............................................22

Preparing Your Radio for Use.......23

Charging the Battery......................................23

Attaching the Battery..................................... 23

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Attaching the Antenna................................... 24

Removing and Attaching the Accessory

Connector Cover...................................... 25

Using the Carry Holder.................................. 26

Turning On the Radio.................................... 28

Adjusting the Volume.....................................29

Identifying Radio Controls............ 30

Radio Parts and Controls...............................30

Programmable Features................................31

Assignable Radio Functions............... 32

Assignable Settings or Utility

Functions....................................... 35

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions.....36

Menu Select Buttons...........................36

Home Button.......................................37

4-Way Navigation Button.................... 37

Data Feature Button............................37

Keypad...........................................................37

Keypad Characters – Uppercase

Mode..............................................38

Keypad Characters – Lowercase

Mode..............................................39

Keypad Characters – Numeric

Mode..............................................40

Keypad Characters – Hexadecimal

Mode..............................................41

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button............................42

Identifying Status Indicators.........43

Status Icons...................................................43

Text Messaging Service (TMS) Indicators.....48

TMS Status Icons................................48

TMS Menu Options............................. 50

Call Type Icons..............................................50

LED Indicator.................................................51

Intelligent Lighting Indicators......................... 52

Alert Tones.................................................... 53

Phone Call Displays and Alerts..................... 57

General Radio Operation...............59

Selecting a Zone............................................59

Selecting a Radio Channel............................ 60

Selecting a Channel via Channel Search

Button....................................................... 60

Mode Select Feature..................................... 61

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a

Softkey...........................................61

Saving a Zone and a Channel to a

Button............................................ 62

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call... 62

Receiving and Responding to a

Talkgroup Call................................63

Receiving and Responding to a

Private Call (Trunking Only)...........63

Receiving and Responding to a

Telephone Call (Trunking Only).....64

Making a Radio Call.......................................64

Making a Talkgroup Call..................... 65

Making a Private Call (Trunking

Only).............................................. 65

Making an Enhanced Private Call

(Trunking Only).............................. 66

Making a Telephone Call (Trunking

Only).............................................. 67

Switching Between Repeater or Direct

Operation Button...................................... 68

Monitor Feature............................................. 68

Monitoring a Channel..........................68

Monitoring Conventional Mode........... 69

Advanced Features........................70

Advanced Call Features................................ 70

Selective Call (ASTRO

Conventional Only)........................ 70

Talkgroup Call Feature

(Conventional Operation Only)...... 71

Sending a Status Call......................... 72

Responding to the Dynamic

Regrouping Feature (Trunking

Only).............................................. 72

Dynamic Zone Programming (DZP)....74

Contacts.........................................................76

Making a Private Call from Contacts...77

Adding a New Contact Entry...............78

Deleting a Contact Entry.....................79

Adding a Contact to a Call List............79

Removing a Contact from a Call

List................................................. 80

Methods of Contact Editing in a

Call List.......................................... 80

Viewing Details of a Contact............... 82

Scan Lists...................................................... 82

Viewing a Scan List.............................82

Editing the Scan List........................... 82

Changing the Scan List Status............83

Viewing and Changing the Priority

Status.............................................84

Scan...............................................................84

Turning Scan On or Off.......................85

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Making a Dynamic Priority Change

(Conventional Scan Only)..............85

Deleting a Nuisance Channel............. 85

Restoring a Nuisance Channel........... 86

Call Alert Paging............................................86

Receiving a Call Alert Page................ 86

Sending a Call Alert Page...................86

Emergency Operation....................................88

Sending an Emergency Alarm............ 89

Sending an Emergency Call

(Trunking Only).............................. 89

Sending an Emergency Alarm with

Emergency Call............................. 90

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm.... 91

Change of Channels during

Emergency.....................................91

Emergency Keep-Alive Feature.......... 91

Fireground (Conventional Only).....................92

Entering Fireground Zone Channel.....92

Responding to Evacuation Indicator... 93

Tactical Public Safety(TPS) (Conventional

Only)......................................................... 94

Using TPS Normal Transmission........94

Using TPS Emergency

Transmission................................. 94

Man Down......................................................95

Pre-Alert Timer....................................96

Post-Alert Timer.................................. 96

Radio Alerts When Man Down

Feature is Triggered...................... 97

Triggering Emergency.........................97

Radio Alerts When Man Down

Enhanced is Triggered...................97

Exiting Man Down Feature..................98

Re-Initiating Man Down.......................98

Testing the Man Down Feature...........98

Automatic Registration Service (ARS)...........99

Selecting or Changing the ARS

Mode..............................................99

User Login Feature........................... 100

Text Messaging Service (TMS)................... 102

Accessing the Messaging Features.. 102

Composing and Sending a New

Text Message.............................. 103

Sending a Quick Text Message........ 104

Priority Status and Request Reply of a New Text Message............... 105

ASTRO 25 Advanced Messaging Solution..112

System Setup for ASTRO

Advanced Messaging Solution.... 113

Two-Factor Authentication................ 113

Sending a Query...............................115

Receiving a Query............................ 117

Secure Operations.......................................117

Selecting Secure Transmissions.......118

Selecting Clear Transmissions......... 118

Managing Encryption........................ 118

Security........................................................123

Radio Lock........................................123

Radio Stun and Kill...................................... 126

Radio Stun........................................ 126

Radio Kill...........................................126

Global Positioning System (GPS)................127

GPS Operation..................................128

GPS Performance Enhancement......129

The Outdoor Location Feature

(Using GPS).................................129

Military Grid Reference System

(MGRS) Coordinates................... 130

Accessing the Outdoor Location

Feature........................................ 130

Saving a Waypoint............................131

Viewing a Saved Waypoint............... 132

Editing the Alias of a Waypoint......... 132

Editing the Coordinates of a

Waypoint......................................133

Deleting a Single Saved Waypoint....134

Deleting All Saved Waypoints...........135

Measuring the Distance and

Bearing from a Saved Waypoint.. 135

Location Feature in Emergency

Mode............................................135

Peer-Location on the Display

(ASTRO Conventional only)........ 136

Geofence (ASTRO 25 Trunking System).... 137

Entering the Geofence Area............. 137

Trunking System Controls........................... 138

Using the Failsoft System................. 138

Out-of-Range Radio..........................139

Site Trunking Feature....................... 139

Locking and Unlocking a Site............139

Site Display and Search Button........ 140

Mission Critical Wireless - Bluetooth

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-........ 140

Turning the Bluetooth On..................141

Turning the Bluetooth Off..................142

Re-Pair Timer....................................142

Bluetooth Drop Timer........................143

Pairing with Low Frequency-

Motorola Proximity Pairing (LF-

MPP) Feature.............................. 145

Radio Indications of Lost Bluetooth

Connection...................................146

Standard Pairing Feature..................146

PIN Authentication in Pairing............ 149

Turning On the Bluetooth Audio

(Routing the Audio from the

Radio to the Headset)..................152

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Turning Off the Bluetooth Audio

(Routing the Audio from the

Headset to the Radio)..................153

Adjusting the Volume of the Radio from Bluetooth Audio Device....... 153

Viewing and Clearing the Bluetooth

Device Information.......................154

Clearing All Bluetooth Devices

Information...................................155

Editing the Bluetooth Friendly

Name........................................... 156

Pairing with LEX 700.........................156

Programming Over Project 25 (POP 25)

(ASTRO 25 and ASTRO Conventional). 157

Responding to the Notification of

Upgrade....................................... 157

Voice Announcement...................................158

Site Selectable Alerts (ASTRO 25)..............159

Sending SSA Notification to Single

Site...............................................159

Sending SSA Notification to Single

Site Via Manual Entry.................. 160

Sending SSA Notification to All

Sites.............................................161

Sending SSA Notification to All

Available Sites............................. 162

Stopping SSA Notification of a

Single Site....................................162

Stopping SSA Notification of a

Single Site Via Manual Entry....... 163

Stopping SSA Notification of All

Sites.............................................163

Stopping SSA Notification of All

Available Sites............................. 164

Long Term Evolution (LTE)..........................164

Data Profiles Available for LTE......... 166

Turning On the LTE at the LTE

Menu Screen............................... 166

Turning On the LTE with LTE

Button.......................................... 167

Turning Off the LTE Connection....... 168

Information at the LTE Screen.......... 168

Scenario of Changing from LTEenabled Channel to LTEdisabled Channel......................... 169

Scenario of Changing from LTEenabled Channel to

Unprogrammed Channel............. 170

Scenario of Entering or Exiting

Out-of-Range Site........................170

Utilities......................................................... 170

Viewing Recent Calls........................170

Using the Flip Display....................... 171

Selecting a Basic Zone Bank............171

Selecting an Enhanced Zone Bank.. 171

Selecting the Power Level................ 172

Selecting a Radio Profile...................173

Enabling and Disabling the Radio

Alias............................................. 174

Selecting the Audio Speaker.............174

Controlling the Display Backlight...... 175

Locking and Unlocking the Keypad and Controls................................ 175

Turning the Controls and Keypad

Buttons Tones On or Off..............176

Turning Voice Mute On or Off........... 176

Using the Time-Out Timer.................176

Time and Date Setup........................177

Using Conventional Squelch

Operation Features......................178

Using the PL Defeat Feature............ 179

Digital PTT ID Support...................... 179

Smart PTT Feature (Conventional

Only)............................................ 179

Transmit Inhibit................................. 180

IMPRES Battery Annunciator............181

General Radio Information................182

Helpful Tips.................................. 186

Radio Care...................................................186

Cleaning Your Radio.........................187

Proper Ways to Handle the Radio.... 187

Radio Service and Repair.................188

Battery Care.................................................188

Battery Charge Status.......................188

Battery Recycling and Disposal........ 190

Accessories..................................191

Maritime Radio Use in the VHF

Frequency Range..................... 192

Special Channel Assignments.....................192

Emergency Channel......................... 192

Non-Commercial Call Channel......... 192

Operating Frequency Requirements............192

Declaration of Compliance for the Use of

Distress and Safety Frequencies............195

Technical Parameters for Interfacing

External Data Sources............................195

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Glossary........................................196

Limited Warranty..........................203

MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION

PRODUCTS........................................... 203

I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS

AND FOR HOW LONG:......................... 203

II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:....................... 204

III. STATE LAW RIGHTS:............................204

IV. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:.204

V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT

COVER:..................................................205

VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE

PROVISIONS:........................................ 205

VII. GOVERNING LAW:...............................207