User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Safety and General Information
- General Radio Operation
- Notations Used in This Manual
- Your XTS 5000 Model III Radio
- Physical Features of the XTS 5000 Model III Radio
- Programmable Controls
- Display
- Keypad
- LED Indicators
- Alert Tones
- Standard Accessories
- Radio On and Off
- Zones and Channels
- Receive / Transmit
- Common Radio Features
- Selectable Power Level
- Radio Lock
- Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones
- Conventional Squelch Operation
- PL Defeat
- Time-out Timer
- Emergency
- Lists
- Scan
- Individual Calls
- Status Calls (Trunked Radios Only)
- Repeater or Direct Operation
- Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index
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General Radio Operation
Zones and Channels
A zone is a grouping of channels. A channel is a group of radio
characteristics, such as transmit/receive frequency pairs.
Before you use your radio to receive or send messages, you should
select the zone and channel.
Select a Zone
Use the Menu
Use the Preprogrammed Zone Switch
1 Press U to find ZZ
ZZ
OO
OO
NN
NN
EE
EE
.
2 Press D, E, or F
directly below ZZ
ZZ
OO
OO
NN
NN
EE
EE
.
The current zone (in this
case, PP
PP
OO
OO
LL
LL
) flashes and the
channel name (DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
NN
NN
WW
WW
),
does not flash.
3 Press U to find the zone
you want. For example,
FF
FF
II
II
RR
RR
EE
EE
.
4 Press h to confirm the
displayed zone and channel.
OR
Press the PTT button to
transmit on the displayed
zone/channel.
1 If a control on your radio has
been preprogrammed as the
Zone switch, move the Zone
switch to the position for the
zone you want.
ZZ
ZZ
OO
OO
NN
NN
EE
EE
PP
PP
OO
OO
LL
LL
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
NN
NN
WW
WW
FF
FF
II
II
RR
RR
EE
EE
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
NN
NN
WW
WW
FF
FF
II
II
RR
RR
EE
EE
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
NN
NN
WW
WW
FF
FF
II
II
RR
RR
EE
EE
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
NN
NN
WW
WW
FF
FF
II
II
RR
RR
EE
EE
DD
DD
II
II
SS
SS
PP
PP
NN
NN
WW
WW
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