User`s guide

ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head 21
Basic Radio Operation
Transmitting on Conventional Modes
Follow these steps to transmit on a conventional mode:
1 Select a desired zone and mode (see page 17).
When you hear a transmission, use the V rocker switch to adjust
the volume to a comfortable listening level if necessary.
2 When a mode becomes available, press and hold the PTT
button to transmit. Speak clearly into the microphone.
The red LED lights steadily when the radio is transmitting.
3 Release the PTT button to receive.
Note: If you try to transmit on a receive-only mode, you will hear a
continuous low-pitched (“invalid mode”) tone.