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APX 8500 O7 Head X or Data Button

Thread starter PublicSafety494
Start date Jun 1, 2025

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PublicSafety494

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Jun 1, 2025

I installed updated templates on my APX 8500's today which have O7 heads and Universal Relay Controllers. Prior to the update, the X or Data buttons would turn off all the relays on the controller. Now the button just beeps. When I look through the template and use the comparator, everything related looks the same. The radio wide, Action Consolidation, Control Head - O7, and Keypad settings all appear to be the same, even under expert view. If I resinstall the template that I read before the update, the X and/or Data button works fine so its not a firmware update issue.

My question is, is there another setting somewhere in the configuration that trumps the use of the X or Data button? I don't see anything on the comparator that looks remotely relevant as being different but I know Motorola is screwy with its technicalities.