User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ASTRO XTS 2500 Digital Portable Radio Model II User Guide
- Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Contents
- General Radio Operation
- Notations Used in This Manual
- XTS 2500 Model II Radio
- Physical Features of the XTS 2500 Model II Radio
- Programmable Features
- Display
- Backlight
- Status Symbols
- Menu Entry (Softkey)
- Menu Select Buttons
- Home Button (h)
- App Button (@)
- 4-Way Navigation Button (o)
- LED Indicators
- Alert Tones
- Standard Accessories
- Remove the Belt Clip
- Universal Connector Cover
- Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter
- Radio On and Off
- Zones and Channels
- Receive / Transmit
- Common Radio Features
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index
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Conventional Mode Operation ..................................................27
Common Radio Features ............................................ 29
Selectable Power Level ...................................................................29
Use the Menu ............................................................................29
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................30
Analog Squelch .........................................................................30
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................31
PL Defeat .........................................................................................31
Time-out Timer ................................................................................32
Emergency ......................................................................................33
Send an Emergency Alarm .......................................................33
Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................34
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm ...............................................35
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................36
Lists .................................................................................................37
View a List .................................................................................37
Scan List Empty ........................................................................38
Scan ................................................................................................39
Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................39
Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................41
Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................42
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................43
Answer a Phone Call ................................................................43
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts ......................................45
Private Calls (Trunking Only) ...........................................................47
Answer a Private Call ................................................................47
Make a Private Call ...................................................................48
Call Alert Paging ..............................................................................49
Answer a Call Alert Page ........................................................49
Make a Call Alert .......................................................................50
Conventional Talkgroup Calls
(Conventional Operation Only) ........................................................51
Select a Talkgroup ....................................................................51
Repeater or Direct Operation ..........................................................52
Select Repeater or Direct Operation .........................................52
Special Radio Features ............................................... 53
PTT ID .............................................................................................53
Receive .....................................................................................53