User`s guide
ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio with W4, W5, W7, and W9 67
Conventional Radio Features
Initiating a Selective Call
To initiate a Selective Call, select a unit to call, then place the call.
1 Press .
The Call indicator lights, and the display shows the last 
transmitted/received unit ID number.
2 Select a unit in one of the following ways:
• From the ID number list:
–  Do nothing if you want to call the unit ID currently 
displayed.
OR
–  Use the prestored list by turning the Mode knob (W4) or 
by pressing the Mode rocker switch (W5, W7, W9) to 
locate the name/ID you want to call.
OR
– Press the Mode up 
rocker switch once, and then use 
the keypad to directly advance to the desired list 
member.
OR
–  Enter, using the keypad, the ID of the desired unit.
Note: Using the keypad to enter the ID of another unit can only be 
accomplished from the first display shown when CALL was 
entered. If the list has been entered, scroll to the first display.
3 Press   or the microphone PTT button.
A telephone-type ringing sounds if the unit you are calling is in 
service. The display shows PLS WAIT (W4, W5, W7) or PLEASE 
WAIT (W9).
Call
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