User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Contents
- Safety
- General Radio Operation
- Notations Used in This Manual
- XTS 2500 Model III Radio
- Physical Features of the XTS 2500 Model III Radio
- Programmable Features
- Display
- Backlight
- Status Symbols
- Menu Entry (Softkey)
- Menu Select Buttons
- Home Button (h)
- App Button (@)
- 4-Way Navigation Button (o)
- Keypad
- LED Indicators
- Alert Tones
- Standard Accessories
- Universal Connector Cover
- Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter
- Radio On and Off
- Zones and Channels
- Receive / Transmit
- Common Radio Features
- Selectable Power Level
- Radio Lock
- Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones
- Conventional Squelch Options
- PL Defeat
- Time-out Timer
- Emergency
- Lists
- Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number
- Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name
- Scan
- Telephone Calls (Trunking Only)
- Private Calls (Trunking Only)
- Call Alert Paging
- Conventional Talkgroup Calls (Conventional Operation Only)
- Repeater or Direct Operation
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Glossary
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Contents
Receive / Transmit ...........................................................................29
Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons .................29
Use Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ..................................30
Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ..................................31
Conventional Mode Operation ..................................................32
Common Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selectable Power Level ...................................................................33
Use the Menu ............................................................................33
Using the Preprogrammed TX Power Level Switch ..................34
Radio Lock .......................................................................................35
Unlock Your Radio ....................................................................35
Change Your Password ............................................................36
Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones .......................................................37
Use the Menu ............................................................................37
Using the Preprogrammed Side Button ....................................37
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................38
Analog Squelch .........................................................................38
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................38
PL Defeat .........................................................................................39
Time-out Timer ................................................................................40
Emergency ......................................................................................41
Send an Emergency Alarm .......................................................41
Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................42
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm ...............................................43
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................44
Lists .................................................................................................45
View a List .................................................................................45
Scan List Empty ........................................................................46
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number .........................................47
Use the Menu ............................................................................47
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name ............................................49
Use the Menu ............................................................................49
Scan ................................................................................................51
Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................51
Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................53
Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................54
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................55
Answer a Phone Call ................................................................55
Make a Phone Call ....................................................................56