User`s guide
ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W4, W5, W7, and W9 9
Introduction
Sound similar 
to a telephone 
busy signal
System Busy Indicates, when you press the 
microphone push-to-talk (PTT) button, 
that you cannot transmit because all 
system radio channels are in use. 
Release the PTT button and wait for call 
back.
A series of 
three short, 
high-pitched 
tones
Automatic Call 
Back
Indicate that a channel is now available 
for your previously requested 
transmission.
A series of 
three short, 
high-pitched 
tones (same 
as automatic 
call back)
Ta l k  P e rmit  
(optional)
Indicate, when you press the 
microphone PTT button, that the system 
is accepting your transmission.
Continuous, 
low-pitched 
tone
Talk-Prohibit/
Out-of-Range
Indicates, when you press the 
microphone PTT button, that either you 
are out of the range of the trunked radio 
system, or the system is out of service, 
or the channel is busy with the Smart 
PTT feature enabled.
Single, high-
pitched tone 
every ten 
seconds
Failsoft In an unmuted receive condition, 
indicates a trunked system central 
controller failure. The radio reverts from 
trunked operation to a system similar to 
conventional radio repeater operation. 
Other system users can be heard 
sharing the channel.
Tone Type Name Description










