Rf Test Mode; Control Top And Keypad Test Mode - Motorola ASTRO XTS 5000 I Basic Service Manual

Performance Checks

RF Test Mode

Control Top and
Keypad Test Mode
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3b. Press the Top Button (Orange button) to stop the displays and
put the radio into the RF test mode. Go to "RF Test Mode", below.
When the ASTRO Digital XTS 5000 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 2 will advance to the next
test channel. (Refer to Table 7 on page 15) The channel number is
represented by the number of tones emitted by the radio after the
button press (for example, five tones indicates channel 5).
2. Pressing Side Button 1 will scroll through and access test
environments as shown in Table 8 on page 16. The test
environment is represented by the number of tones emitted by
the radio after the button press (for example, 11 tones indicate
AST).
NOTE: Transmit into a load when keying a radio under test.
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 Button (Orange button); the LED lights
red, and the radio beeps.
2. Release the Top Button; the radio beeps again.
3. Press the Top Button again; the radio beeps, indicating that the
Top Button is in the closed condition.
4. Rotate the Two-Position Concentric Switch; the radio beeps in
each switch position.
5. Rotate the 16-Position Select Switch; the radio beeps in each
switch position.
6. Cycle through the Three-Position A/B/C Switch; the radio beeps
in each switch position.
7. Rotate the Volume Control; the radio beeps at each new volume
setting.
8. Press the Top Side Button; the radio beeps.
9. Press Side Button 1; the radio beeps.
10. Press Side Button 2; the radio beeps.