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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Common Radio Features
Emergency
If the top (orange) button is programmed to send an emergency
signal, then this signal overrides any other communication over the
selected channel.
Your radio can be programmed for the following:
• Emergency Alarm
• Emergency Call
• Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call
• Silent Emergency Alarm
Consult a qualified radio technician for emergency programming in
your radio.
Send an Emergency Alarm
An emergency alarm sends a data transmission to the dispatcher,
which identifies the radio sending the emergency.
With your radio turned on,
press the Emergency but-
ton. The display shows the
current zone/channel and
EE
EE
MM
MM
EE
EE
RR
RR
GG
GG
EE
EE
NN
NN
CC
CC
YY
YY
and
e, 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.
When you receive the dis-
patcher’s acknowledgment,
you hear four beeps, the
alarm ends, and the radio
exits emergency.
• Four beeps
• Alarm ends
• Radio exits emergency
EE
EE
MM
MM
EE
EE
RR
RR
GG
GG
EE
EE
NN
NN
CC
CC
YY
YY
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