User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Important Rebanding Information
- Contents
- General Radio Operation
- Notations Used in This Manual
- XTS 2500 / XTS 2500I Model III Radio
- Physical Features of the XTS 2500 / XTS 2500I Model III Radio
- Programmable Features
- Display
- Backlight
- Status Symbols
- Menu Entry (Softkey)
- Menu Select Buttons
- Home Button (h)
- App Button (TMS Feature Button)
- 4-Way Navigation Button (o)
- Keypad
- LED Indicators
- Alert Tones
- Standard Accessories
- Universal Connector Cover
- Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter
- Radio On and Off
- Zones and Channels
- Receive / Transmit
- Common Radio Features
- Radio Lock
- Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones
- Conventional Squelch Options
- PL Defeat
- Time-out Timer
- Emergency
- Lists
- Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number
- Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name
- Scan
- Telephone Calls (Trunking Only)
- Private Calls (Trunking Only)
- Call Alert Paging
- Conventional Talkgroup Calls (Conventional Operation Only)
- Repeater or Direct Operation
- Special Radio Features
- ARS User Login and Text Messaging Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index
ASTRO XTS 2500 / XTS 2500I Model III ix
Contents
Call Alert Paging ............................................................................. 60
Answer a Call Alert Page .......................................................... 60
Make a Call Alert ...................................................................... 61
Conventional Talkgroup Calls
(Conventional Operation Only) ....................................................... 63
Select Talkgroup ....................................................................... 63
Repeater or Direct Operation .......................................................... 64
Select Repeater or Direct Operation ........................................ 64
Special Radio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PTT ID ............................................................................................. 65
Receive ..................................................................................... 65
Transmit .................................................................................... 65
View Your Radio’s ID Number .................................................. 66
Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only) ............................................. 67
Reprogram Request (ASTRO 25 Trunking Only) ..................... 67
Select Enable / Disable ...............
....
......................................... 69
Trunking System Controls ............................................................... 70
Failsoft ...................................................................................... 70
Out-of-Range ............................................................................ 70
Site Lock ................................................................................... 71
Site Trunking ............................................................................ 72
Site View and Change .............................................................. 72
Time and Date ................................................................................. 74
Edit Time and Date ................................................................... 74
ARS User Login and Text Messaging Features . . . . 77
Automatic Registration Service (ARS) ............................................ 77
Selecting or Changing ARS Mode ............................................ 77
ARS User Login Feature ................................................................. 79
Accessing the User Login Feature ........................................... 79
To Login as a User ................................................................... 80
Selecting a Predefined Username ...
...
...................................... 84
Text Messaging ............................................................................... 85
Accessing TMS Feature ........................................................... 85
Receive a Message .................................................................. 90
To View Message from the Inbox. ............................................ 90
Compose a New Text Message ............................................... 91
.................................................................................................. 92
Send a Predefined Message .................................................... 94