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
- Control Head Front Foldout
- Inside Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Basic Operating Procedures
- General Radio Features
- Often-used Features
- Emergency Call and Alarm
- Scan Operation
- Turn On Scan
- Turn Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code (Conventional Modes Only)
- View a Scan List
- Transmit While Scan Is On
- Temporarily Delete a Nuisance Mode With Scan On (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Restore a Nuisance Mode (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Change Mode Priorities While Scan Is On (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Restore Mode Priorities in a Scan List (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Program a Scan List
- Hang Up Box (HUB)
- Optional External Alarms (Horn and Lights)
- Time-Out Timer
- Push-To-Talk Identification (PTT-ID)
- Conventional Radio Features
- Trunking Operation
- Features Used on Trunking Systems
- Telephone Interconnect List
- Unlimited Telephone Interconnect (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Enhanced Private Conversation (Digital Modes Only)
- Call Alert Page (Digital Modes Only)
- Failsoft
- Dynamic Regrouping (Digital Modes Only)
- SmartZone® (W7 and W9 Control Heads Only)
- Out-of-Range Indication
- Trunked Announcement
- Secure Operation
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
- Control Head Back Foldout
- W7 Quick Reference Card
- W9 Quick Reference Card
- Back Cover
DISPLAY AND LIGHT INDICATORS
Message Meaning
BUSY light on Displayed conventional mode has
activity on it, or selected trunked
system is currently busy. Wait for
callback.
XMIT light on Indicates you are transmitting.
Pri indicator blinks Mode displayed is first priority.
Pri indicator lit Mode displayed is second priority.
Non Pri lit Mode displayed is non-priority.
P displayed Telephone dialing pause. Press
Sel to continue the dialing.
NO ACK displayed Unit being called with the
Enhanced Private Conversation or
Call Alert Page feature is not in
service, or emergency alarm or
status/message transmission is
not acknowledged by dispatcher.
LIST FULL
displayed
Scan list full. Delete a mode
before adding another.
PHON BSY displayed Trunked phone interconnect is
busy.
NO ANSWER
displayed
Unit being called with Enhanced
Private Conversation or Call Alert
Page does not respond, but is
operational.
EMERGENCY
displayed
Radio is in emergency alarm or
call state.
NO EMERGNCY
displayed
A mode incapable of emergency
transmission has been selected.
OUT OF RNGE
displayed
Radio is out of range of the
trunking system.
ALERT TONES
Type of Tone Name Explanation
1 Low-Pitched
Tone
Invalid Key
Alert
Feature button
pressed is not valid
in selected mode, or
a Call emergency
alarm was not
acknowledged.
1 High-Pitched
Tone
Central
Acknowledge
or Valid Key
Central controller
has received request
for Call Alert,
emergency alarm,
reprogram request,
or status/message
transmission.
You pressed a valid
key.
4 High-Pitched
Tones
Dispatcher or
Mobile Unit
Acknowledge
Dispatcher is
acknowledging your
emergency
transmission. Mobile
unit has received
your Call Alert.
5 High-Pitched
Tones
The above two
acknowledge tones,
heard in tandem.
2 High-Pitched
Tones
Private
Conversation
You have an
incoming call. Press
Call, then the PTT
button and talk.
4 High-Pitched
Tones every 6
seconds
Call Alert Page Call Alert page has
been received.
Phone-Type
Busy Tone
(when pressing
the PTT button)
System Busy All system radio
channels in use.
Release the PTT
button, and wait for
callback.