Motorola Astro XTL 5000 Basic Service Manual

June 11, 2003 6881096C73-O
1-2 Introduction: FLASHport
®
The ASTRO XTL 5000 radios are available with five control heads. Table 1-1 provides a description
of basic features for these control heads.
1.3 FLASHport
®
All ASTRO XTL 5000 digital mobile radios are part of the FLASHport program and ship standard with
a FLASH EE Prom, which allows for feature and system upgrades. FLASHPort Aftermarket Software
is used to upgrade to the latest version of your System Enhancement Software Package, to upgrade
to a different System Enhancement Software Package, or to order enhancements for existing
ASTRO XTL 5000 digital radios in the field.
1.4 Control Head Descriptions
The control heads used with XTL 5000 radios have microprocessor circuitry that operates the
standard and optional features built into the system.
The following illustrations show some typical ASTRO XTL 5000 control heads.
Table 1-1. Control Head Basic Features
Feature W3 W4 W5 W7 W9
Display 2 line/14
characters
Liquid-Crystal
Display (LCD)
with 8 Status
Annunciators
1 line/8
characters
Vacuum
Fluorescent
Display
1 line/8
characters
Vacuum
Fluorescent
Display
1 line/8
characters
Vacuum
Fluorescent
Display
1 line/11
characters
Vacuum
Fluorescent
Display
Control Type Rocker Switches Rotary Mode and
Volume Controls
Rocker Switch
Mode and
Volume Controls
Rocker Switch
Mode and
Volume Controls
Rocker Switch
Mode and
Volume Controls
Numeric
Keypad
YesNoNoYesYes
Channel
Capability
512 512 512 512 512
Remote Mount Available Available Available Available Available
Dash Mount Available Available Available Available Not Available
Dual Control
Head
Not Available Available Available Available Available
Motorcycle Not Available Available Available Available Not Available

Motorola Astro XTL 5000 Specifications

General

Brand	Motorola
Model	Astro XTL 5000
Category	Radio
Language	English