User`s guide
ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head 11
Getting to Know Your Radio
Group of two 
medium-pitched 
tones
Private Conversation call 
received.
Group of three 
medium-pitched 
(di-di-dit) tones 
(trunked systems 
only)
Call back. A talkgroup is now 
available.
Okay to transmit 
in that talkgroup.
Group of four 
medium-pitched 
tones every five 
seconds
Call Alert (page) received by your 
radio.
Short, medium-
pitched tone 
(trunking only)
Echo received in response to 
emergency alarms.
Four short, 
medium-pitched 
tones
Emergency alarm 
acknowledged.
Continuous, low-
pitched tone
No Emergency. Current trunking 
personality or 
conventional system does not 
have emergency enabled. No 
emergency tone.
Group of two 
high-pitched 
tones
Fast ring in Private call.
System is searching for target 
radio.
Type of Tone  Indicates... Action










