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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Contents
Use Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ..................................30
Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ..................................31
Conventional Mode Operation ........
..........................................32
Common Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Radio Lock .......................................................................................33
Unlock Your Radio ....................................................................33
Change Your Password ............................................................34
Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones .......
...
.............................................35
Use the Menu ............................................................................35
Using the Preprogrammed Side Button ....................................35
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................36
Analog Squelch .........................................................................36
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................36
PL Defeat .........................................................................................37
Time-out Timer ................................................................................38
Emergency ......................................................................................39
Send an Emergency Alarm .............
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.......................................39
Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................40
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm .....
..........................................41
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................42
Lists .................................................................................................43
View a List .................................................................................43
Scan List Empty ........................................................................44
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number .........................................45
Use the Menu ............................................................................45
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name ............................................47
Use the Menu ............................................................................47
Scan ................................................................................................49
Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................49
Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................51
Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................52
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................53
Answer a Phone Call ................................................................53
Make a Phone Call ....................................................................54
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts ...
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................................56
Private Calls (Trunking Only) ...........................................................57
Answer a Private Call ................................................................57
Make a Private Call ...................................................................58