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 115
Glossary
KVL Key-variable loader: A device for loading
encryption keys into the radio.
LCD Liquid crystal display.
LED Light-emitting diode.
Menu Entry A software-activated feature shown at the
bottom of the display — selection of these
features is controlled by the
D, E, and
F buttons.
Monitor Check channel activity by pressing the
Monitor button. If the channel is clear, you
will hear static. If the channel is in use, you
will hear conversation. It also serves as a
way to check the volume level of the radio,
since the radio will “open the squelch” when
pressing the monitor button.
Network Access
Code
Network Access Code (NAC) operates on
digital channels to reduce voice channel
interference between adjacent systems and
sites.
NiCd Nickel-cadmium
NiMH Nickel-metal-hydride.
Non-tactical/Revert The user will talk on a preprogrammed
emergency channel. The emergency alarm
is sent out on this same channel.
OTAR Over-the-air rekeying.
Page A one-way alert, with audio and/or display
messages.
Personality A set of unique features specific to a radio.
Preprogrammed Refers to a software feature that has been
activated by a qualified radio technician.