ST. CLAIR COUNTY

ASTRO®

XTL™ 5000 Digital Mobile RadioModel W4

Interactive End-User Training

WLS Design and Development

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ST. CLAIR COUNTY

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XTL™ 5000 Digital Mobile Radio

Model W4

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Push-to-Talk(PTT Button)

ScanEmer DirDel MonResp ZnUpSel ZnDn

Index

19 Emergency (1 of 3)

20 Emergency Call (Initiate) (2 of 3)

21 Emergency Alarm and Call (Initiate) (3 of 3)

22 List View

23 Scan On & Off

24 Scan List Programming - Add Talkgroup to Scan List

25Scan List Programming - Delete Talkgroup from Scan List (1 of 2)

26Scan List Programming - Delete Talkgroup from Scan List (2 of 2)

27 Scan Non-Talkback - Transmitting While Scan is On

28 Trunked Radio Features

29 Call Alert Page (Receive)

30 Private Call – Respond

31 Conventional Radio Features

32 Direct Talkaround - (Mobile Radio to Mobile Radio)

33 Monitoring Conventional Mode Activity

1 Cover

2 Index

3 Introduction

4 Radio Overview

5 Your Radio

6 Display

7 Fleet Map – Radio Templates

8 Status Alert Tones

9 Basic Radio Features

10 Radio On or Off

11 Display Brightness

12 HOME Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select

13Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select or Change Current Zone

14Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select or Change Not in Current Zone

15 Transmit

16 LED Status

17 Volume Set

18 General Radio Features


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Introduction

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Radio Overview

Fleet Map

Status Alert Tones

Your Radio

The Control Head below is an example showing possible button programming options.


Pwr On/OffVolume Knob

Programmable Buttons

Mode Knob

Dir Mon

HomeH/L (horn/lights)Dim

▲ PRI▲ N PRI

Priority/Non-PriorityIndicators

DirectIndicator

Emer Del Scan Resp Sel

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Your Radio

Basic Radio FeaturesRadio On or Off

Display Brightness

Home Mode Select

Mode/(Talkgroup/Channel Select or Change – Current Zone

Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select or Change – Not in Current Zone

Transmit

Volume Set

General Radio FeaturesEmergency

List View

Scan On and Off

Scan List Programming – Add Talkgroup/Channel to List

Scan List Programming – Delete Talkgroup/Channel from Scan List

Scan Non-Talkback – Transmit While Scan is On

Trunked Radio FeaturesCall Alert Page (Receive)

Private Call – Respond

Conventional Radio FeaturesDirect Talkaround

Monitor Conventional Mode Activity

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▲ DIR

Display

W4 Control Head Display:

The W4 control head contains an 1-line/8 character alphanumeric display. This model does not have a keypad.

Basic Operating Procedures

▲ PRI ▲ N PRI▲ PRI ▲ N PRI

X T L 5 0 0 0

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Fleet Map – Radio Templates

See the Radio Template for your specific entity

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Status Alert Tones

Tone Name Tone Information

Acknowledge A call or emergency sent to the central controller has been acknowledged

Button Press A valid key was pressed on the keypad

Call Alert Call Alert page received by your radio

Emergency Emergency alarm was sent from your radio and acknowledged

Failsoft Radio has lost communication with the central controller (trunking only)

No Acknowledge A call or emergency sent to the central controller was not acknowledged

Out of Range Radio is out of range of the system (trunking only)

Power-up Radio has successfully powered on

Private Call Private Call received by or sent from your radio, or Selective Call received

Phone Call Phone call received by or sent from your radio

Prohibit Talkgroup or talkgroup is not accessible

Selective Call Selective Call sent from your radio

System Busy Talkgroup, system or target radio is busy

Talk Permit Talkgroup is ready to use

Time-out Timer Time-out timer limit has been reached

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Basic Radio Features

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Radio On or Off

Notes:

If FL ##/## appears in the display, the radio will not function until the condition has been corrected.

If ER ##/## appears some non-critical data has been changed. If this display appears, the display goes blank, or if the unit appears to be locked up, refer to the “Troubleshooting” section.

Turn Radio Off:

Rotate the Volume knob counterclockwise.


Turn Radio On:

1. To turn the radio on rotate the Volume knob clockwise.

When the ASTRO XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio is turned on the display shows XTL 5000.

2. The radio then performs a self check.

▲ PRI ▲ N PRI

▲ DIR

Volume Knob

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To adjust the display brightness:

Press the DIM button to change the display brightness to one of four levels.

Off to high High to medium Medium to low Low to off

If OFF is selected, both the display light and the backlight will be turned off (used for surveillance operations), but the display will remain active.

Display Brightness

General Radio Features

Dim CNTY CALL

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To select the HOME mode/talkgroup/channel:

HOME Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select

Press .

This selects the HOME mode/talkgroup/channel contained within the HOME zone from any other zone and mode/talkgroup/channel in the radio.

Home

Home

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NOTE:

HOME is your Primary Dispatch Talkgroup/Channel

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Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select or Change Current Zone

A zone is a grouping of modes/talkgroups/channels.

To Select a Zone:

1. Press the (Zn up) button or (Zn dn) button until the desired zone appears.

Note:

If you select a zone that is out of range, you will hear a low-pitched tone. Select a different zone.

Selecting or Changing a Mode/Talkgroup/Channel in the Current Zone:A mode/channel/talkgroup can be either a conventional transmit/receive frequency pair or a trunking talkgroup. A mode/channel/talkgroup must be assigned a specific zone location.

Turn the Mode Selector Knob until the desired mode/talkgroup/channel is displayed.

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Basic Operating Features

Home

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Mode/Talkgroup/Channel Select or Change Not in Current ZoneBasic Operating Features

Home

Selecting the HOME Mode:

Press to select the HOME mode/talkgroup/channel.

Home

Selecting or Changing to a Mode/Talkgroup/ChannelNot in the Current Zone:

A mode/talkgroup/channel can be either a conventional transmit/receive frequency pair or a trunking talkgroup. A mode/talkgroup/channel must be assigned a specific zone location.

To access a mode/talkgroup/channel not in the current zone :

1. Press (Zn up) or (Zn dn) to move to the zone containing the mode/talkgroup/channel.

2. Press the Mode Selector Knob to select the desired mode/talkgroup/channel.

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Transmit


To Transmit:

1. Lift the microphone off-hook. Press and hold the microphone PTT button.

2. If you hear three quick tones (callback tones and the red XMIT (transmit) indicator lights steadily, proceed with your message.

• If you hear a busy tone and the yellow Busy indicator flashes, all trunked talkgroups are in use.

• Release the PTT button and wait for the three quick tones. Within three seconds of hearing these tones, press and hold the PTT button to transmit your message.

• If you hear a continuous low-pitched tone, you are out of the system's range. The red XMIT indicator may flash several times as the radio tries to access the system.

• Release the PTT button and try again when the vehicle is driven within range of the system.

3. Release the PTT button to receive.

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LED Status

BUSY LED:• Flashing

Conventional talkgroup busy (Private Line)

YELLOW

XMIT LED:• Solid

PTT is pressed, radio is transmitting

• FlashingRadio is trying to access the system.

RED


▲ PRI ▲ N PRI

▲ DIRCNTY CALL

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To set the volume:

1. Turn the Volume knob clockwise to increase the volume and counterclockwise to decrease the volume.

• The display shows a volume indication ranging from 0 to 15 (for example, VOL 10).

Volume Set


▲ PRI ▲ N PRI ▲ DIR ▲

Volume Knob

V O L 1 0


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Emergency (1 of 3)General Radio Features

To initiate an emergency from your radio:

Initiate an emergency alarm and call

E M E R G N C Y

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Emergency Call (Initiate) (2 of 3)

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E M E R G N C Y

To send an emergency call:Press the Emergency button. Your radio reverts to emergency status and has priority access to the EMRGNCY 1 talkgroup. *an audible alert is heard and displayed at every dispatch console in CENCOM

The radio operates in the normal manner while in emergency call status, except you are no longer on your selected talkgroup.

You talk on the preprogrammed emergency talkgroup - EMRGNCY 1 - that is monitored by dispatch. The emergency alarm is sent on this same talkgroup.A tone sounds and the display alternates EMERGNCY with the current zone/talkgroup/channel.The current zone/talkgroup is displayed alternately with EMERGENCY, the LED lights red.

NOTE: If you are selected to a conventional channel, you may not be able to send an emergency call. When you press the orange button, your radio will emit a prohibit tone indicating that the emergency function is not available on the selected channel. continued

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Emergency Alarm and Call (Initiate) (3 of 3)

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E M E R G N C Y

To Exit/Clear an Emergency:

NEVER CLEAR AN EMERGENCY WITHOUT BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY DISPATCH.

*See St. Clair County SOP for proper emergency procedure

To Exit/Clear an Emergency:Press and hold the Emergency button for a few seconds until you hear a dull tone. The radio display will no longer display EMERGNCY,

AND

Your radio will revert to your selected talkgroup.

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List View

1. Press and hold until the display shows the first list member.

2. Use the Mode knob to locate the talkgroup(s)/channels in the scan list.

3. Press to return to the HOME display.

To View a List:

Home


Scan

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Home

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Scan On & Off

Press momentarily to start Scanning.

The Scan indicator ( ) lights and a list of talkgroups/modes is scanned for activity.

When a scanned talkgroup/mode becomes active, the display shows the active talkgroup/mode name, the appropriate priority indicator lights, and the radio unmutes.

Press momentarily to stop Scannning.

To Turn Scan On & Off:

Notes:

• A lit N PRI (non-priority) indicator means that the active mode is a non-priority member of the scan list (for all scan types).

• A solidly lit PRI (priority) indicator means that the active mode is the priority 2 member of the scan list (Trunking Priority Monitor and Conventional scan types only).

• A blinking PRI indicator means that the active mode is the priority 1 member of the scan list (Trunking Priority Monitor and Conventional scan types only).

Scan


▲ PRI

▲ PRI ▲ N PRI

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Scan

NOTE:If you are selected to a trunked talkgroup when you turn scan on, you will be using Priority Monitor Scan.

Priority one = Selected Talkgroup Priority two = Primary Dispatch Talkgroup

* You cannot nuisance delete a priority member.All remaining members are non-priority.

NOTE:If you are selected to a conventional channel when you turn scan on you will be using Talkgroup Scan. All scan members have equal priority and will not interrupt each other.

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4. Scroll through the available priority choices, and press to select one.

The new talkgroup/channel becomes a member of the scan list which was assigned to the selected talkgroup/channel when scan list programming was entered.

1. Press and hold until the scan indicator ( ) blinks and a good-key chirp is heard.

2. Using the Mode knob, locate the talkgroup/channel to be added.

3. Press to add the talkgroup.

Note:

If the desired talkgroup/channel resides in a different zone, press the (Zn up) or (Zn dn) button to change zones, then use the mode changer to find the desired talkgroup/channel.

Scan List ProgrammingAdd Talkgroup to Scan List

To Add a Talkgroup/Channel to the Scan List:

Scan

▲ ▼

Sel

Sel

Note:

If a scan list is full, you will hear a bad-key chirp each time you press , and the desired talkgroup/channel will not be assigned to the list.

Sel

5. Press either or to exit scan list programming and return to normal scan operation.

Scan Home


▲ PRI

▲ PRI ▲ N PRI

Home

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3. Press to scroll through the available priority choices until the priority choice disappears.

OR

Press the button.

When no priority choice is displayed, this indicates that the talkgroup/channel is no longer a member of the scan list that was assigned to the selected talkgroup/channel.

1. Press and hold until the scan indicator ( ) blinks and a good-key chirp is heard.

2. Using the Mode knob, locate the talkgroup/channel to be deleted.

Scan List ProgrammingDelete Talkgroup from Scan List (1 of 2)

To Delete a Talkgroup from the Scan List:

Scan

Sel

Note:

If the desired talkgroup/channel resides in a different zone, press the (Zn up) or (Zn dn) button to change zones, then use the mode changer to find the desired talkgroup/channel.

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4. Press or to exit scan list programming and return to normal scan operation.

Scan List ProgrammingDelete Talkgroup from Scan List (2 of 2)

Scan HomeNote:

If you delete all members of a scan list, and scan is

subsequently turned on, you will hear a continuous lowpitched tone, and the display will change to NO LIST.

You cannot delete the designated transmit mode/talkgroup/channel, the selected mode/talkgroup/channel, or the fixed scan list members. The selected mode/talkgroup/channel, by default, is always scanned when scan is turned on, regardless of whether or not it is explicitly programmed as a scan list member.


▲ N PRI

▲ DIR

Home

N O L I S T

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Scan Non-Talkback Transmitting While Scan is On

Press the microphone PTT button at any time to transmit on the selected mode/talkgroup/channel.

Your Radio is Programmed for Non-Talkback Scan:


▲ PRI ▲ N PRI ▲ DIR ▲

Home

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Trunked Radio Features

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Call Alert Page (Receive)


To respond to a Call Alert page do one of the following:

2. Press .

— The display shows the unit ID of the caller.

Resp

If you are not available when a caller sends you a Call Alert page, the display shows PAGE RCV and the caller’s ID.

If the page also triggers an external alarm, the display shows PAGE RCV and four tones repeat every five seconds.

P A G E R C V

IMPORTANT

Standard Operating Procedure

Return to your primary dispatch (HOME) andRespond to Dispatch.

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Private Call – Respond


To answer a private conversation call:

1. Press within 20 seconds of receiving the call.

The display shows the ID number of the calling unit.

2. To respond to the call, press the PTT button to talk; release it to listen.

3. Press to end call.Home

Resp

When your radio receives a Private Call, you hear two repeating high-pitched tones, and the display alternates between the home display and CALL RCVD.

Home

C A L L R C V


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Conventional Radio Features

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1. Select a conventional channel from the fleet map list provided by your system administrator.

2. Press momentarily.

3. The Dir indicator lights, showing that the radio is now transmitting directly to another radio.

4. To return to repeater operation, press again.

5. The Dir indicator light goes out.

Direct Talkaround (Mobile Radio to Mobile Radio)

Conventional Features

Dir

To Talk Direct (Mobile-to-Mobile):

To talk directly to another radio without going through the conventional repeater system:

Dir

SC I-CALL ▲ DIR

NOTE: Applies only to SC I-CALL and SC I-TAC 1-4.

Make sure the receiving unit has the same channel configuration selected. You will not receive normal trunked, talkgroup/channel calls while in direct mode.

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Monitoring Conventional Mode Activity

To monitor in conventional mode:

1. Take the microphone off hook (HUB or hang-up box).

2. Press momentarily.

The display shows MON ON, indicating that the radio is monitoring.

This feature allows you to monitor channel traffic on conventional channels by defeating the coded squelch.

Mon

Conventional Features

M O N O N

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