User's Manual

Table Of Contents

ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W4, W5, W7, and W9 vii

Contents

W4 and W5 Control Heads Foldout Page . . . . . . . . . . i

Computer Software Copyrights ........................................................ iv

Documentation Copyrights ............................................................... iv

Disclaimer ........................................................................................ iv

Notations Used in This Manual ......................................................... v

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Using Your Radio: The Basics .......................................................... 1

Getting Started .................................................................................. 2

Identifying Your Radio .......................................................................4

W4 Control Head ........................................................................ 4

W5 Control Head ........................................................................ 4

W7 Control Head ........................................................................ 4

W9 Control Head ........................................................................ 4

Operating Your Control Head ............................................................ 5

Turning On the Radio ........................................................................ 5

Trunked or Conventional ............................................................ 7

Field Programming ..................................................................... 7

Display Status ................................................................................... 8

Feature Control ................................................................................. 8

Alert Tones ........................................................................................ 8

Basic Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Basic Functions ............................................................................... 11

Selecting the Zone or Mode ............................................................ 12

Selecting or Changing the Zone ............................................... 12

Selecting or Changing a Mode in the Current Zone ................. 13

Selecting or Changing to a Mode Not in the Current Zone ....... 13

Selecting the Home Mode ...............................................................14

Transmitting (Conventional Modes Only) ........................................15

Transmitting (Trunked Modes Only) ................................................ 15

Selecting the Transmit Power Level ................................................ 16

Monitoring Conventional Mode Activity ...........................................17

Adjusting the Squelch Level ............................................................18

General Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Often-used Features ....................................................................... 19

Emergency Call and Alarm ............................................................. 20

Emergency Call ........................................................................ 20

Initiating an Emergency Alarm ..................................................21