User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Front Cover
- Inside Front Cover
- Quick Reference Card
- Contents
- Safety and General Information
- General Radio Operation
- Notations Used in This Manual
- XTS 2500 Model III Radio
- Physical Features of the Radio
- Programmable Features
- Display
- Backlight
- Status Symbols
- Menu Entry (Softkey)
- Menu Select Buttons
- Home Button (h)
- W@P™ Button
- 4-Way Navigation Button (o)
- Keypad
- 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
- Selectable Power Level
- Radio Lock
- Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones
- Conventional Squelch Options
- PL Defeat
- Time-out Timer
- Emergency
- Lists
- Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number
- Scan
- Individual Calls
- Conventional Talkgroup Calls (Conventional Operation Only)
- Status Calls (Trunked Radios Only)
- Repeater or Direct Operation
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index

ASTRO Digital XTS 2500 Model III iii
Contents
Turn the Radio Off .................................................................... 32
Zones and Channels ....................................................................... 33
Select a Zone ...........................................................................33
Use the Menu..................................................................... 33
Use the Preprogrammed Zone Switch............................... 34
Select a Channel ......................................................................34
Method 1: Use the Preprogrammed Channel Selector ...... 34
Method 2: Use the Menu.................................................... 35
Receive / Transmit ...........................................................................36
Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons ................36
Use Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ................................. 37
Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button .................................. 38
Conventional Mode Operation ..................................................39
Common Radio Features
Selectable Power Level ................................................................... 41
Use the Menu ...........................................................................41
Use the Preprogrammed Transmit Power Level Switch .... 42
Radio Lock ...................................................................................... 43
Unlock Your Radio .................................................................... 43
Change Your Password ............................................................ 44
Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones .......................................................45
Use the Menu ...........................................................................45
Using the Preprogrammed Side Button .................................... 45
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................46
Analog Squelch ........................................................................ 46
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................46
PL Defeat ........................................................................................47
Time-out Timer ................................................................................48
Emergency ......................................................................................49
Send an Emergency Alarm ....................................................... 50
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm ............................................... 51
Send an Emergency Call .......................................................... 51
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................53
Lists .................................................................................................54
View a List ................................................................................ 54
Scan List Empty ........................................................................ 55
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number ........................................ 55
Use the Menu ...........................................................................55
Use the Preprogrammed Number Select Button ......................57