Motorola Astro XTL 5000

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General Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Often-Used Features .......................................................................19
Emergency Call and Alarm ..............................................................20
Emergency Call .........................................................................20
Initiating an Emergency Alarm ..................................................21
Initiating an Emergency Call .....................................................22
Initiating an Emergency Call and Alarm ....................................23
Initiating a Silent Emergency Alarm ..........................................24
Special Considerations for Emergencies ..................................25
Scan Operation ................................................................................26
Turning On Scan .......................................................................27
Turning Scan On While Disregarding the Squelch Code
(Conventional Modes Only) ...................................................28
Viewing a Scan List ...................................................................29
Transmitting While Scan Is On .................................................30
Temporarily Deleting a Nuisance Mode with Scan On
(W7 and W9 Control Heads Only) .........................................31
Restoring a Nuisance Mode
(W7 and W9 Control Heads Only) .........................................32
Changing Mode Priorities While Scan Is On
(W7 and W9 Control Heads Only) .........................................33
Restoring Mode Priorities in a Scan List
(W7 and W9 Control Heads Only) .........................................33
Programming a Scan List ..........................................................34
Hang Up Box (HUB) ..................................................................36
Optional External Alarms (Horn and Lights) ....................................36
Activating the External Alarm(s) ................................................36
Changing the Selected Alarms .................................................38
Receiving a Call While Alarms Are Turned On .........................39
Time-Out Timer ................................................................................40
Push-To-Talk Identification (PTT-ID) ................................................40
Telephone Interconnect List (Conventional and Trunking) ..............41
Answering a Phone Call ............................................................42
Initiating a Telephone Call from the List ....................................42
Unlimited Telephone Interconnect
(W7 and W9 Control Heads Only) ..................................................44
Calling a Phone Number Not in the List ....................................44
Storing a Number in the List .....................................................46
Editing a Name in the List
(W7 and W9 Control Heads Only) .........................................47