User`s guide
ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head 25
Common Radio Features
This section contains information and procedures associated with
various features that may have been enabled in your radio by your
system manager.
The following information is covered in this section:
• Conventional Squelch Options(page 29)
• Types of Scan (page 35)
• PTT-ID (page 42)
The following procedures are covered in this section:
• Sending a status call (trunking systems only) (page 26)
• Selecting the transmit power level (page 28)
• Sending an emergency alarm (page 30)
• Sending a silent emergency alarm (page 31)
• Sending an emergency call (page 32)
• Muting and unmuting keypad tones (page 34)
• Turning scanning on or off (page 37)
• Viewing a scan list (page 38)
• Programming a scan list (page 39)
• Deleting nuisance modes from the scan list (page 41)
• Viewing a page, call, or phone list (page 43)
• Telephone operation (page 44)
• Call Alert (page 49)
• Programming a page, call, or phone list number (page 57)
• Programming a page, call, or phone list name (page 60)
• Optional external alarms (horn and/or lights) (page 63)