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APX ViQi Voice Commands

The following list is for ViQi, Motorola's voice assistant on APX and MotoTRBO radios. At the time of this publishing, only some radios support it. You'll notice there are some redundant commands, however, I've broken the list down according to their documentation, and left the redundancy intact for some unknown reason. Enjoy.

APX NEXT
MotoTRBO ION
Firmware R02.80.00 or higher Out of the Box

QA090A28 Flashcode Option


For data linking (APX NEXT), such as running plates and queries, the system needs additional stuff, which is well beyond the scope of this article. However, the following voice commands will work without that backend support, which is local to your device.

Zone & Channel Change Commands, Combined

The response to the commands below will be either “<zone name>, <channel name>” rr: “Already on <zone name>, <channel name>”

Zone & Channel
Zone & Channel
Change zone to Z channel to C Change zone to Z channel C
Change zone to Z and channel to C Switch zone to Z channel to C
Change to zone Z channel C Switch zone to Z and channel to C
Change to zone Z and channel C Switch to zone Z channel C
Zone to Z channel to C Switch to zone Z and channel C
Zone to Z and channel to C Go to zone Z channel C
Zone Z channel C Go to zone Z and channel C
Zone Z and channel C

Zone & Channel Change Commands, Singular

The following commands allow you to switch either the zone or channel, whereas the ones above allow you to specify both one and channel.

The response for channel changes will be either “<channel name>” or “Already on <channel name>”

The response or zone changes will be either “<zone name>, <channel name>” or “Already on <zone name>”

Channel Change
Zone Change
Change channel to C Change zone to Z
Change to channel C Change to zone Z
Switch to channel C Switch to zone Z
Switch channel to C Switch zone to Z
Go to channel C Go to zone Z
Channel C Zone Z

Zone & Channel Query Commands

The following commands allow you to ask the device what zone or channel you are on.

The response will be "<zone name>, <channel name>" or "<channel name>"

Channel Query
Zone Query
What is my channel? What is my zone?
Current channel Current zone
Channel
Zone
What is my current channel? What is my zone and channel?
What is my zone and channel? Current zone and channel
Current zone and channel Zone and channel
Zone and channel What is my current zone and channel?
What is my current zone and channel?

Volume Change Commands

The response will be either the number, or "Volume already #"

Command Response
Explain It to Me!
Volume V
1-10
V=1-10; 10% Increments: 1 = 10% volume, 10 = 100% volume
Volume Min, Minimum or Low
1-10
All 3 of these are equal to 10% volume
Volume Medium
5
Equal to 50% volume
Volume High, Max, Maximum
10
All 3 of these are equal to 100% volume

Volume Query Commands

The response will be "Volume <#>" (1-10)

Volume Query
Volume Query
Volume What is my current volume?
What is my volume? Volume check
Current volume

Radio Profile Change Commands

The response will be either “<profile name> profile” or “already on <profile name> profile”

Radio Profile Change Command
Radio Profile Change Command
Change to P profile Go to P profile
P profile Change to P mode
P mode
Switch to P mode
Switch to P profile Go to P mode

Battery Query Commands

The response will be “<value>”, Value = percentage, 0 to 100%

Battery Query Command
Battery Query Command
What is my battery status? Battery
What is my battery level? Battery check
Battery level What is my battery?
Battery status

Time Query Commands

The response will be HH:MM if the time is set to 24hour, or HH:MM am/pm if set to standard. The response follows the radio's time setting

Time Query Command
Time Query Command
What is the time Time
Current time What time is it
Time check What’s the time

Home Channel Revert Commands

The response will be either: “<zone name>, <channel name>” or “Already on <zone name>, <channel name>”

Home Channel Revert Command
Home Channel Revert Command
Change to home channel Go to home channel
Switch to home channel Home channel

Scan Commands

The start response will be either “Scanning” or “Already scanning” and the stop response will be either “Scan stopped. <zone name>, <channel name>” or “Scan already stopped.”

Start Scan Commands
Stop Scan Commands
Start scanning
Stop scanning
Start scan
Stop scan

Cancel Commands

You can cancel the previously issued command, within 5 seconds of the command by saying "Cancel" and the response will be either “Returning to <previous state>” or “Cancel time expired”