Motorola Astro XTL 5000 User Manual

Examples: Not exiting phone mode after a call (radio cannot receive fleet or subfleet calls), transmitting in receive-only conventional mode, trying to select a dynamic mode when no dynamic ID assignment has been made.
ALERT TONES
Type of Tone Name Explanation
1 Low-Pitched Tone
Invalid Key Alert
Feature button pressed is not valid in selected mode, or a Call Alert or emergency alarm was not acknowledged.
1 High-Pitched Tone
Central Acknowledge or Valid Key
Central controller has received request for Call Alert or emergency alarm transmission. You pressed a valid key.
4 High-Pitched Tones
Dispatcher or Mobile Unit Acknowledge
Dispatcher is acknowledging your emergency transmission. Mobile unit has received your Call Alert.
5 High-Pitched Tones
The above two acknowledge tones, heard in tandem.
2 High-Pitched Tones
Private Conversation
You have an incoming call. Press Call, then the PTT
button, then talk.
4 High-Pitched Tones every 6 seconds
Call Alert Page Call Alert page has
been received.
Phone-Type Busy Tone (when pressing the PTT button)
System Busy All system radio
channels in use. Release the PTT button, and wait for callback.
3 Short High- Tones (after requesting a busy channel) upon pressing the PTT button)
Automatic Call Back or Talk Permit
Channel is available for previously requested transmission. System is accepting your transmission.
Low-Pitched Tone (upon pressing the PTT button during Transmit) (Operation Error)
Talk Prohibit/ Out-of-Range or Time-Out Timer or Illegal Mode
Out of trunked radio system range or system is out of service. Present transmission will soon be disabled. You have entered a mode where normal system traffic will be missed, or you attempted something that is not allowed. (See examples below.)
High-Pitched Tone every 10 seconds in unmuted receive condition
Failsoft System central
controller failure. The radio reverts from trunked operation to operation similar to a conventional repeater. Others may share the channel.
ALERT TONES (Continued)
Type of Tone Name Explanation

Motorola Astro XTL 5000 Specifications

General

Brand	Motorola
Model	Astro XTL 5000
Category	Radio
Language	English