User's Manual

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