Motorola ASTRO XTSTM 2500 Basic Service Manual

Performance Checks
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NOTE: Each press of Side Button 1 will toggle between
Control Top and Keypad test mode (non-display
radio) and RF test mode (non-display radio).
OR
3a. Press the Top Programmable Button to stop the displays and put the radio
into the RF test mode (non-display radio). Go to “RF Test Mode (Non-Display
Radio)” in the next section.
RF Test Mode
(Non-Display
Radio)
When the ASTRO Digital XTS 2500 radio is operating in its normal environment,
the radio's microcomputer controls the RF channel selection, transmitter key-up,
and receiver muting according to the customer codeplug configuration. However,
when the unit is on the bench for testing, alignment or repair, it must be removed
from its normal environment via a special routine, called TEST MODE or “air test.”
1. Each additional press of Side Button 3 will advance to the next test channel.
(Refer to Table 7 on page 16.) The channel number is represented by the
number of beeps emitted by the radio after the button press (for example, five
beeps indicates channel 5).
2. Pressing Side Button 2 will scroll through and access test environments as
shown in Table 8 on page 16. The test environment is represented by the
number of beeps emitted by the radio after the button press (for example, 11
beeps indicate AST).
NOTE: Transmit into a load when keying a radio under test.
Control Top
and Keypad
Test Mode
(Non-Display
Radio)
This test mode is used to verify proper operation of all radio buttons and switches
if a failure is suspected.
1. Press and hold the Top Programmable Button; the LED on the control top
lights red, and the radio beeps.
2. Release the Top Programmable Button; the radio beeps again.
3. Press the Top Programmable Button again; the radio beeps, indicating that
the Top Programmable Button is in the closed condition.
4. Rotate the Three-Position Concentric Switch; the radio beeps in each
switch position.
5. Rotate the Mode/Zone Selector Switch; the radio beeps in each switch
position.
6. Cycle through the 16-Position Programmable Switch; the radio beeps in
each switch position.
7. Rotate the Volume Control; the radio beeps at each new volume setting.
8. Press Side Button 1; the radio beeps.
9. Press Side Button 2; the radio beeps.
10. Press Side Button 3; the radio beeps.

Motorola ASTRO XTSTM 2500 Specifications

General

Brand	Motorola
Model	ASTRO XTSTM 2500
Category	Portable Radio
Language	English