User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ASTRO XTS 2500 Digital Portable Radio Model I 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 I Radio
- Physical Features of the XTS 2500 Model I Radio
- Programmable Features
- LED Indicators
- Alert Tones
- Standard Accessories
- Universal Connector Cover
- Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter
- Radio On and Off
- Zones and Channels
- Receive / Transmit
- Conventional Mode Operation
- Common Radio Features
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index
24
Common Radio Features
Send an Emergency Alarm
An Emergency Alarm will send a data transmission to the dispatcher,
identifying the radio sending the emergency.
1 With your radio turned on,
press the Emergency
button. The red LED lights,
and you hear a short,
medium-pitched tone.
•Red LED
•Short tone
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the
Emergency button for about a second.
2 When you receive the
dispatcher’s
acknowledgment, you hear
four tones, the alarm ends,
and the radio exits the
emergency mode.
If no acknowledgement is
received, the alarm ends and
the radio exits the
emergency mode.
• Four tones
• Alarm ends
• Radio exits emergency
• Alarm ends
• Radio exits emergency
Note: For Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call: The radio
enters the Emergency Call state either after it receives the
dispatcher’s acknowledgment, or if you press the PTT button
while in Emergency Alarm. Go to step 2 of “Send an
Emergency Call” on page 25.