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
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General Radio Operation
Status Symbols
The top two rows in the display contain symbols indicating the radio’s
status.
Table 2: Status Symbols
Symbol Indication Page
Call Received. Blinks when an Individual Call is
received.
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View/Program Mode.
• View a list (steady)
• Program a list (flashing)
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s
Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
The received signal strength for the current site.
Trunked only. The more stripes in the symbol, the
stronger the received signal.
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b
Battery
• Conventional = Blinks when the battery is low.
• Smart = The number of bars (0-3) shown
indicates the charge remaining in your battery.
Blinks when battery level reaches 10% or less.
Note: Smart battery will be available at a future
date.
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r
Talkaround.
• On = Talking directly to another radio, not
through a repeater. Conventional operation only.
• Off = Talking through a repeater.
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C
Monitor (Carrier Squelch). The selected
channel is being monitored. Conventional
operation only.
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T
Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list. 49
m
p
p