Alert Tones
Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of radio conditions.
You hear:
Tone Name
Invalid Key-
Press
Radio Self-Test
Short,
Failed
Low-Pitched
Reject
Tone
Time-Out Timer
Warning
No ACK
Received
Time-Out Timer
Timed Out
Talk Prohibit/
PTT Inhibit
Long,
Out-of-Range
Low-Pitched
Tone
Invalid Mode
Individual Call
Warning Tone
A Group of
Busy
Low-Pitched
Tones (Busy
Tone)
ASTRO XTS 2500/XTS 2500I Model I
Table 3: Alert Tones
when the wrong key is pressed.
when the radio fails the power-up
self test.
when an unauthorized request is
made.
four seconds before time out.
when the radio does not receive
an acknowledgment.
after time out.
when the PTT button is pressed,
and transmissions are prevented.
when the PTT button is pressed,
but the radio is out of range of the
system.
when the radio is set to an
unprogrammed channel.
when the radio is in Individual Call
without any activity for more than
6 seconds.
when the system is busy.
General Radio Operation
Heard:
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