Motorola XTL 5000 Installation guide

March 2008 San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Motorola XTL 5000 800 MHz Mobile
Radio Training
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

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Objectives
•Review basic operating features
•Learn how to navigate through channels
and zones
•Learn how to build scanning lists

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Specifications & Features
Motorola XTL 5000 Digital Mobile Radio
• 512 Channel/32 radio zones capability
•Scan up to 16 channels only
• 14 digit character display
• 45 Watts power output
• Digital or analog operating system

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POWER BUTTON
(DISCONNECTED)
4 WAY NAVIGATION
BAR
DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
HOME BUTTON
MICROPHONE
ROTARY SELECTOR
XTL 5000 MOBILE RADIO CONTROL HEAD
EMERGENCY
BUTTON
VOLUME SELECTOR

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• VOLUME SELECTOR: Used to adjust radio volume.
•DISPLAY BACKLIGHT: Used to adjust the display brightness. There are three levels of intensity.
• ROTARY SELECTOR: Channel and zone selector.
• EMERGENCY BUTTON: Activates the emergency alert system. Hold down for 2 seconds
to alert and hold down for 4 seconds to reset.
• HOME BUTTON: Used to go back to the departments selected Home channel (7A DISP), push and
hold for one second and also as enter/confirm function.
•MICROPHONE: Microphone connector.
• POWER BUTTON: This button is disconnected. The radio turns on automatically once the apparatus
electrical power is turned on.
•4 WAY NAVIGATION BAR: Used to navigate through zones when building a scan group only
(USE THE ROTARY SELECTOR FOR NAVIGATING THROUGH CHANNELS AND ZONES).
Motorola XTL 5000 Mobile Radio Operations

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XTL 5000 MOBILE RADIO CONTROL HEAD
SOFT KEYS
VIEW SOFT KEYS:
PRESS TO VIEW RADIO ID
AND VIEW SCAN LIST
SCAN SOFT KEYS:
PRESS TO TURN SCAN
ON/OFF
PROGRAM SOFT KEYS:
PRESS TO ADD OR DELETE
SCAN CHANNELS
ZONE SOFT KEYS:
PRESS TO CHANGE
RADIO ZONE
F/R SOFT KEYS:
FRONT/REAR RADIO
HEAD SELECTOR

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SOFT KEYS: Used to activate display functions.
•ZONE SOFT KEY: Used to change radio zones.
•PROGRAM SOFT KEY: Used to program scan list.
•SCAN SOFT KEY: Used to turn scan on or off.
•VIEW SOFT KEY: Used to view radio ID and scan list.
•F/R (FRONT/REAR) SOFT KEY: Used to change radio operations from front to
rear.
Motorola XTL 5000 Mobile Radio Operations

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DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS AND CHANNEL CHANGING
ROTARY SELECTOR: CHANNELS
1. ROTATE CLOCKWISE TO MOVE UP ( A-P)
2. ROTATE COUNTER CLOCKWISE TO MOVE
DOWN (P-A)
DISPLAY BACKLIGHT:
1. PRESS BUTTON FOR DESIRED
BRIGHTNESS (3 SETTINGS)

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ZONE CHANGING
4 TURN ROTARY KNOB
CLOCKWISE OR
COUNTER CLOCKWISE
FOR DESIRED CHANNEL
1PRESS ZONE SOFT KEY
3PRESS HOME BUTTON
KEY 2TURN ROTARY KNOB
CLOCKWISE OR COUNTER
CLOCKWISE FOR DESIRED ZONE

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SCANNING - ADDING OR DELETEING
2PRESS PROG (PROGRAM)
SOFT KEY
3PRESS SCAN SOFT KEY
1PRESS SCAN SOFT KEY
TO TURN SCAN OFF

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SCANNING - ADD OR DELETE
5TURN ROTARY KNOB CLOCKWISE
OR COUNTER CLOCKWISE
FOR DESIREDCHANNEL
4USE NAVIGATION BAR (RIGHT OR
LEFT HORIZONTAL BAR) TO
PICK THE DESIRED ZONE

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SCANNING - ADD OR DELETE
6PRESS EITHER SEL OR DEL
SOFTKEY TO ADD OR REMOVE
THE DESIRED SCAN CHANNEL
7PRESS HOME BUTTON
TO COMPLETE THE
SCAN LIST AND RETURN
TO THE HOME CHANNEL
NOTE: PRESS RCL
(RECALL) SOFT KEY TO
REVIEW PROGRAMMED
SCAN CHANNELS
8ONCE COMPLETED
YOU MAY REPEAT THE
PROCESS STARTING IN A
DIFFERENT ZONE