MotoTRBO ION 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”