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
Display Status Symbols
Menu Entries (Use With Menu Navigation)
*Available at a future date.
Call Received. Receiving an individual
call
View/Program Mode. The radio is in the
view or program mode; On Steady = view
mode; Flashing = program mode
s
Received Signal Strength Indication
(RSSI).
Received signal strength for the
current site (trunking only). The more
stripes in the symbol, the stronger the
signal.
b
Battery
• Conventional = Flashes when the
battery is low.
• Smart = The number of bars (0-3)
shown indicates the charge remaining
in your battery.
Note: Smart battery will be available at a
future date.
r Talkaround. You are talking directly to
another radio or through a repeater;
On = direct;
Off = repeater
C
Monitor (Carrier Squelch). This channel
is being monitored.
T
Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list
m
p
p
Entry Menu Selection Page
BATT Smart Battery* 15
CALL Private Call 48
CHAN Select a Channel 22
CLCK Edit Time and Date 62
DIR Repeater/Direct 52
PAGE Call Alert Page 50
PHON Phone 43
Entry Menu Selection Page
PWR TX Power Level 29
RPGM Reprogram Request 55
SCAN Scan On/Off 39
SITE Site Lock 59
TGRP Talkgroup Call 51
VIEW Viewing a List 37
ZONE Select a Zone 21
Menu Navigation
U to find Menu Entry
D, or E, or F directly below Menu
Entry to select
h to exit
V or U to scroll through sub-list
D, or E, or F directly below Menu
Entry to select