User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ASTRO XTS 5000 Digital Portable Radio Model III User Guide
- Quick Reference Card
- Contents
- General Radio Operation
- Common Radio Features
- Selectable Power Level
- Radio Lock
- Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones
- Conventional Squelch Operation
- PL Defeat
- Time-out Timer
- Emergency
- Lists
- Scan
- Telephone Calls (Trunking Only)
- Private Calls (Trunking Only)
- Selective Calls (ASTRO Conventional Only)
- Call Alert Paging
- Conventional Talkgroup Calls (Conventional Operation Only)
- Status Calls (ASTRO 25 Trunking Only)
- Repeater or Direct Operation
- Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index
ASTRO Digital XTS 5000 Model III 5
General Radio Operation
Backlight
If poor light conditions make the display, keypad, or channel numbers
(around the 16-Position Select knob) difficult to read, turn on the
radio’s backlights by pressing the preprogrammed Light button.
These lights will remain on for a preprogrammed time before they turn
off automatically, or you can turn them off immediately by pressing the
Light button again.
Status Symbols
The top two display rows contain symbols that indicate radio
operating conditions.
Table 4: Status Symbols
Symbol Indication Page No.
m
Call Received
Flashes when an Individual Call is
received.
55, 59,
62, 66
p
p
View/Program Mode
The radio is in the view or program mode.
• On steady = view mode
• Flashing = program mode
40-45,
47, 48
s
Received Signal Strength Indication
(RSSI)
The received signal strength for the
current site, for trunking only. The more
stripes in the symbol, the stronger the
signal.
94
b
Battery
• Conventional = flashes when battery
is low
• Smart = the number of bars (0-3)
shown indicates the charge remaining
in your battery; flashes when battery
is low
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