ASTRO XTL 1500 Digital Mobile Radio with Control Head 7
Getting to Know Your Radio
Interpreting Radio Status Indicators
Your radio has three types of status indicators:
• Status annunciators that appear on the display
• LED indicators
•Alert tones
Status Annunciators
These are small symbols that appear on the display above the
channel name indicating status as you operate various radio features.
Annunciator Indicates...
C
Carrier Squelch (Conventional mode only)
All active traffic on the selected channel in being
monitored during conventional operation.
When not displayed, traffic is not open to monitoring.
D
Secure Operation only
When lit solid, radio is transmitting in secure mode.
When flashing, radio is receiving in secure mode.
When off, radio is operating in clear mode.
F
Call Received
Flashes when a Private Call, Phone Call or page is
received.
G
Scan
The radio is scanning a preprogrammed list of channels/
modes for activity.
(H) Priority Scan
Indicates scanning of a priority mode (flashing for Priority
1 mode; solid for Priority 2 mode).
M
RSSI
Radio signal strenght.