User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Radio On/Off
- Zones/Channels
- Receive/Transmit
- Send Emergency Alarm
- Send Emergency Call
- Send Silent Emergency Alarm
- Display Status Symbols
- Menu Entries (Use With Menu Navigation)
- 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
Short,
Medium-
Pitched
Tone
Valid Key-Press when correct key is pressed
Radio Self-Test
Pass
when radio passes its power-up
self test
Clear Voice at beginning of a non-coded
communication
Priority
Channel
Received
when activity on a priority channel
is received
Emergency
Alarm Entry
when entering the emergency state
Central Echo when central controller has
received a request from a radio
Long,
Medium-
Pitched
Tone
Volume Set when volume is changed on a quiet
channel
Emergency
Exit
when exiting the emergency state
A Group of
Medium-
Pitched
Tones
Failsoft when system fails
Automatic Call
Back
when voice channel is available
from previous request
Talk Permit when PTT button is pressed;
verifying system accepting
transmissions
Keyfail when encryption key has been lost
Console
Acknowledge
when status, emergency alarm, or
reprogram request ACK is received
Received
Individual Call
when Call Alert or Private
Conversation call is received
Call Alert Sent when Call Alert is received by the
target radio
Short,
High-Pitched
Tone (Chirp)
Low-Battery
Chirp
when battery is below preset
threshold value
You Hear Tone Name Heard
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