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 Radio
Quick Reference Card
Write your radio’s programmed features on the
dotted lines.
Select a Zone Using the Menu
Select a Channel
Method 1: Using the Select Knob
After selecting the desired zone, turn the 16-
position Select Knob to the desired channel.
Method 2: Using the Menu
Send an Emergency Alarm
Send Silent Emergency Alarm
Send an Emergency Call
Answer a Phone Call
Send a Phone Call
1 Press U until
2 Press D, E, or F directly below
=21(
.
3 Press U until the zone you desire is shown.
4 Press h to confirm, or press PTT to transmit.
16-Position
Select Knob
Speaker/Mic
Top Button
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
3-Position
Rotary Switch
_ _ _ _ _ _
Display
Home Button
Menu Select
Buttons
Top Side
Button
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
On/Off/
Volume Knob
Side Button 1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Side Button 2
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
PTT Button
4-Way
Navigation
Button
Alpha Button
(for future
use)
Keypad
=21(
1 Press U until
2 Press D, E, or F directly below
&+$1
.
3 Press U until channel you desire is shown.
4 Press h to confirm, or press PTT to transmit.
1 Radio on and press Emergency button. You
see red LED; you hear short, medium-pitched
tone.
2 Display shows .
3 When acknowledgment is received, you hear
four beeps; alarm ends; radio exits
emergency.
1 Radio on and press Emergency button. You
see no LED; you hear no tone.
2 Press PTT.
&+$1
(0(5*(1&<
3 Alarm continues until you exit by:
• Press and hold Emergency button
OR
• Press PTT again.
1 Radio on and press preprogrammed
Emergency button.
2 Press and hold PTT button. Announce your
emergency into the microphone.
3 Release PTT to end the call.
1 Phone-like ringing, LED flashes GREEN,
PHONE CALL and m are displayed
2 Press Call Response button.
3 Press PTT button to talk; release to listen
4Press
h to hang up.
1Press U until
2Press D, E, or F directly below
3+21
.
3Press U or V to scroll to phone number.
4 Press PTT (or Quick Access button, if
programmed) to talk, release to listen.
3+21