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
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General Radio Operation
Short,
Medium-
Pitched
Tone
Valid Key-
Press
when correct key is pressed
Radio Self-Test
Pass
when radio passes its power-up
self test
Clear Voice at beginning of a non-coded
communication
Priority
Channel
Received
when activity on a priority channel
is received
Emergency
Alarm Entry
when entering the emergency state
Central Echo when central controller has
received a request from a radio
Long,
Medium-
Pitched
Tone
Volume Set when volume is changed on a quiet
channel
Emergency Exit when exiting the emergency state
A Group of
Medium-
Pitched
Tones
Failsoft when the trunking system fails
Automatic Call
Back
when voice channel is available
from previous request
Talk Permit (when PTT button is pressed)
verifying system accepting
transmissions
Keyfail when encryption key has been lost
Console
Acknowledge
when status, emergency alarm, or
reprogram request ACK is received
Received
Individual Call
when Call Alert or Private Call is
received
Call Alert Sent when Call Alert is received by the
target radio
Short,
High-Pitched
Tone (Chirp)
Low-Battery
Chirp
when battery is below preset
threshold value
Table 8: Alert Tones (Continued)
You Hear Tone Name Heard