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 vii
Contents
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance ..................................ii
Computer Software Copyrights ..........................................................ii
Documentation Copyrights ............................................................... iii
Disclaimer .........................................................................................iii
Important Rebanding Information ......................................................iv
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notations Used in This Manual ......................................................... 1
XTS 2500 / XTS 2500I Model III Radio ..
........................................... 2
Physical Features of the XTS 2500 / XTS 2500I Model III Radio ....
. 3
Programmable Features ................................................................... 4
Display .............................................................................................. 5
Backlight ........................................................................................... 5
Status Symbols ................................................................................. 6
Menu Entry (Softkey) ........................................................................ 8
Menu Select Buttons ......................................................................... 8
Menu Entry Features .................................................................. 9
Home Button (
h) ............................................................................ 10
App Button (TMS Feature Button) .................................................. 10
4-Way Navigation Button (
o) ......................................................... 10
Keypad ............................................................................................ 11
LED Indicators ................................................................................ 12
Alert Tones ...................................................................................... 13
Standard Accessories ..................................................................... 17
Battery ...................................................................................... 17
Smart Battery Condition ..............
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................................ 19
Antenna .................................................................................... 20
Belt Clip .................................................................................... 21
Universal Connector Cover ............................................................. 22
Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter ............................................ 23
Radio On and Off ............................................................................ 25
Turn the Radio On .................................................................... 25
Turn the Radio Off .................................................................... 25
Zones and Channels ....................................................................... 26
Select a Zone ........................................................................... 26
Select a Channel ...................................................................... 27
Receive / Transmit .......................................................................... 29
Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons ................ 29