ASTRO® APX™ E5 CONTROL HEAD MOBILE RADIO

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada's license-exempt RSS's per the following conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference.
• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
• Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Motorola Solutions, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment.

E5 Control Head Radio Controls

The E5 Control Head features various controls for operation. The following table details each numbered control:

¹ These radio controls/buttons are programmable.

² The Bluetooth Pairing Location Indicator is for future enhancement of the Bluetooth feature. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.

Status Icons

The radio displays various icons to indicate its status. The following table explains these icons:

Basic Operations

Turning the Radio On and Off

To turn the radio on and off, press and hold the <button>Power</button> button.

Navigating through the Radio Menu

• To navigate through the radio menu, use the <button>4-Way Navigation Buttons</button>.
• To select the desired menu entry, press the corresponding <button>Menu Select</button> button.
• To exit menu navigation, press the <button>Home</button> button.

Adjusting the Volume of the Radio

To adjust the volume of the radio, perform one of the following actions:

• To increase the volume, rotate the <button>Volume Knob</button> clockwise.
• To decrease the volume, rotate the <button>Volume Knob</button> counterclockwise.

Selecting a Zone

1. From the Home screen, navigate to Zone and press the corresponding <button>Menu Select</button> button.
2. To select a zone, navigate to the desired zone and press <button>Sel</button>.

Selecting a Channel

1. From the Home screen, navigate to Chan and press the corresponding <button>Menu Select</button> button.
2. To select a channel, navigate to the desired channel and press <button>Sel</button>.

Receiving and Transmitting Calls

To transmit, press and hold the <button>PTT</button> button and speak clearly into the microphone.

To receive, release the <button>PTT</button> button.

Sending Emergency Alarms

This feature allows you to send a data transmission, which identifies the radio sending the emergency, to the dispatcher.

Press the preprogrammed <button>Emergency</button> button. Your radio shows the following indications:

• A tone sounds
• The LED blinks red momentarily
• The radio displays EMERGENCY

Notice: Your radio does not show any indication if it is configured to send a Silent Emergency Alarm. If Silent Emergency Alarm is used with Emergency Call, the radio exits Silent mode when you press the PTT button.

When you receive an acknowledgment from the dispatcher (and the central controller if you are in a trunking system), your radio shows the following indications:

• A high-pitched tone sounds (Trunking only)
• The display shows Ack received
• Four audio tones sound
• The alarm ends
• The radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode

Making Emergency Calls (Trunking Only)

1. Press the preprogrammed <button>Emergency</button> button. Your radio shows the following indications:
   • A tone sounds
   • The radio displays EMERGENCY
2. Press and hold the <button>PTT</button> button and speak into the microphone.
3. To end the transmission and wait for a response from the dispatcher, release the <button>PTT</button> button.

Exiting Emergency Operation

If Emergency operation is triggered on your radio, the dispatch console, radios configured as Supervisor, or yourself can exit Emergency operation.

To exit Emergency operation, press and hold the preprogrammed <button>Emergency</button> button.