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

ASTRO Digital XTS 5000 Model III 61
Common Radio Features
Enhanced Private Conversation Calls (Trunked
Channels Only)
These one-to-one calls between two radios are not heard by others in
the current talkgroup. The calling radio automatically verifies that the
receiving radio is active on the system and can display the caller’s ID.
Answer a Private Call
Use the preprogrammed Call Response button to answer a call.
1 When a Private Call is
received, you hear two alert
tones, the LED flashes
GREEN, the call received
symbol (m) flashes, and CC
CC
AA
AA
LL
LL
LL
LL
RR
RR
EE
EE
CC
CC
EE
EE
II
II
VV
VV
DD
DD
is displayed.
• Two tones
• Flashing GREEN LED
2 Press the Call Response
button within 20 seconds.
If the caller’s name is in the
call list, it will be displayed
during the call.
OR
If the caller’s name is not in
the call list, the caller’s ID
number is displayed.
3 Press and hold the PTT
button to talk; release it to
listen.
4 Press h or the Call
Response button to hang up
and return to the home
display.
CC
CC
AA
AA
LL
LL
LL
LL
RR
RR
EE
EE
CC
CC
EE
EE
II
II
VV
VV
EE
EE
DD
DD
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