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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General Radio Operation
Status Symbols
The top two rows in the display contain symbols indicating the radio’s
status.
Table 3: Status Symbols
Symbol Indication Page
Call Received. Flashes when an Individual Call
is received.
43
View/Program Mode.
• View a list (steady)
• Program a list (flashing)
37
s
Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
The received signal strength for the current site.
Trunked only. The more stripes in the symbol,
the stronger the received signal.
60
b
Battery
• Conventional = Flashes when the battery
is low.
• Smart = The number of bars (0-3) shown
indicates the charge remaining in your
battery. Flashes when battery level
reaches 10% or less.
Note: Smart battery will be available at a future
date.
13
r
Talkaround.
• On = Talking directly to another radio,
not through a repeater. Conventional
operation only.
• Off = Talking through a repeater.
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C
Monitor (Carrier Squelch). The selected
channel is being monitored. Conventional
operation only.
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T
Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list. 39
m
p
p