User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ASTRO® XTL™ 5000 Mobile Radio with W4, W5, W7, and W9 Control Heads User's Guide
- Front Cover
- W4 Quick Reference Card
- W5 Quick Reference Card
- W4 and W5 Control Heads Foldout Page
- Inside Title Page
- Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
- Computer Software Copyrights
- Documentation Copyrights
- Disclaimer
- Notations Used in this Manual
- Contents
- Introduction
- Basic Operating Procedures
- General Radio Features
- Often-used Features
- Emergency Call and Alarm
- Scan Operation
- Turning On Scan
- Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Modes Only)
- Viewing a Scan List
- Transmitting While Scan Is On
- Temporarily Deleting a Nuisance Mode With Scan On (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Restoring a Nuisance Mode (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Changing Mode Priorities While Scan Is On (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Restoring Mode Priorities in a Scan List (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Programming a Scan List
- Hang Up Box (HUB)
- Optional External Alarms (Horn and Lights)
- Time-Out Timer
- Push-To-Talk Identification (PTT-ID)
- Telephone Interconnect List (Conventional and Trunking)
- Unlimited Telephone Interconnect (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Call Alert Page (Conventional and Trunking— Digital Modes Only)
- Conventional Radio Features
- Trunking Operation
- Secure Operation
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
- W7 and W9 Control Heads Foldout Page
- W7 Quick Reference Card
- W9 Quick Reference Card
- Back Cover
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Introduction
Identifying Your Radio
The ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio’s capabilities, and the
operation of its features, differ depending on which control head is
ordered. Keep the foldout pages open for reference as you read this
manual. Your radio has one of the following control heads:
W4 Control Head
The W4 has rotary Mode and Volume knobs and a limited set of
control buttons, eight-digit display, and no 12-button keypad (page i).
W5 Control Head
The W5 features a limited set of control buttons, eight-digit display,
and no 12-button keypad (page i).
W7 Control Head
The W7 has the same keys and display as the W5 control head, plus
a 12-button keypad (page 113).
W9 Control Head
The W9 has the identical keys and keypad as the W7 control head,
but features an 11-digit display (page 113).