User`s guide

ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head 17
Basic Radio Operation
Selecting a Zone and Mode (Channel)
A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit/receive
frequency pairs stored in your radio. A zone is a grouping of
channels. A mode is a combination of zones and channels. Your radio
is programmed by your system manager to have channels and zones
that you need to perform your day-to-day operations.
When your radio powers up, it defaults to the home mode and zone,
the zone that you transmit and receive on. At times, you may need to
select a different zone or channel to transmit or receive on, as follows:
1 Press the > button to scroll to the ZONE
softkey.
2 Press the m button below ZONE.
The display shows the current zone and
mode.
3 Press > or < until the desired zone is
displayed.
OR
If you know the zone number, enter it using
the keypad.
4 Press the O or PTT button to save the displayed zone as the
new home (default) zone.
The zone name stops flashing once it is saved.
5 Press the PTT button to begin transmitting on the displayed
zone.
6 To select a particular mode within a zone, press the M button
until the desired mode is displayed.