User`s guide
ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W3 Control Head 77
Conventional Features
Answering a Selective Call
If you hear two alert tones (repeating
every five 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.
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.