User`s guide
ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head 87
Trunking Features
Answering an Enhanced Private Conversation Call
If you hear two alert tones (repeating 
every 5 seconds for 20 seconds) 
sound, CALL RECEIVED and the 
present mode are alternately 
displayed.
The green LED and the Call-Received 
status annunciator (F) flash.
Green LED flashes
F flashes
Note: If you do not answer within 20 seconds, the radio returns to 
the home display.
1 To answer a call, press the > button. The display shows the 
CALL softkey.
OR
If your radio has a programmed call-response or call button, 
press it to see the display shown in step 2. Proceed to step 3.
2 Press the m button below CALL.
The display shows the last ID number 
transmitted or received either as 
RECEIVED ID, or as the incoming 
caller’s ID number (Private 
Conversation II).
Note: If you press the PTT button before you press the quick-
response button, your response is transmitted to everyone 
in the talkgroup. Press the PTT button to answer the call.
3 A busy tone indicates the system is busy. If you hear a call-back 
tone, a mode is available. The radio automatically keys up for 
three seconds, after which you can begin speaking.










