User's Manual

ASTRO XTS 5000 Model III 73

Common Radio Features

Use the Preprogrammed Status Button

5 Press h to go to the home

display

Note: No traffic is heard on trunked channels while Status Calls is

selected.

If the radio detects no Status Call activity for six seconds, an

alert tone sounds until h or the PTT button is pressed.

1 Press the Status button. The

last acknowledged status

call, or the first status in the

list, is displayed.

2 Press V or U to find the

status you wish to send.

Use the keypad to enter a

number corresponding to the

location in the status list.

3 Press the PTT button to send

the status.

When the dispatcher

acknowledges, four tones

sound, ACK RECEIVED is

displayed, and the radio

returns to normal dispatch

operation.

• Four tones

If no acknowledgment is

received, you will see NO

ACKNOWLDG and hear a

low-pitched tone.

• Single tone

4 Press h to go to the home

display

ACK RECEIVED

NO ACKNOWLDG