User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ASTRO® XTL™ 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head User's Guide
- Front Cover
- Quick Reference Card
- Inside Title Page
- Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Notations Used in This Manual
- Contents
- Getting to Know Your Radio
- Basic Radio Operation
- Common Radio Features
- Sending a Status Call (Trunking Only)
- Selecting Transmit Power Level
- Conventional Squelch Options
- Sending an Emergency Alarm
- Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm
- Sending an Emergency Call
- Muting and Unmuting the Keypad Tones
- Types of Scan
- Viewing a Scan List
- Programming a Scan List
- PTT-ID (Optional)
- Viewing a Page, Call, or Phone List
- Telephone Operation (Conventional and Trunking)
- Call Alert (Conventional and Trunking)
- Programming a Page, Call, or Phone List Number
- Programming a Page, Call, or Phone List Name
- Optional External Alarms (Horn and/or Lights)
- Conventional Features
- Trunking Features
- Secure Features
- Glossary
- Index
- W3 Control Head Foldout Page
- Back Cover
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Getting to Know Your Radio
Using Your Radio: The Basics
This subsection gives you the basic knowledge you need in order to
use your radio. The following topics are covered:
• Turning your radio on or off (page 4)
• Adjusting the volume (page 5)
• Turning the display/keypad light on or off (page 5)
• Browsing through menu options or softkeys (page 5)
• Entering softkey menus (page 6)
• Returning to the Home display (page 7)
• Interpreting various radio indicators (page 7)
• Entering characters using the keypad (page 13)
Turning Your Radio On or Off
To turn your radio on or off:
Press the top left button on the control head (T1).
The display shows
;7/. You hear a high-pitched tone
indicating the radio has passed a self-check.
If the display shows
(5525;;;; (where ;;;; is an
alphanumeric code) and you hear a low-pitched tone, the radio
has failed the self-test.
Do the following:
1 Press the top left button (T1) to turn the radio off.
2 Make sure the power source is not malfunctioning.
3 Press T1 to turn the radio on again.