Nikon XTS 5000 User Manual
10
General Radio Operation
Alert Tones
An alert tone is a sound or group of sounds. Your radio uses alert
tones to inform you of your radio’s conditions. The following table lists
these tones and when they occur.
tones to inform you of your radio’s conditions. The following table lists
these tones and when they occur.
Table 7: Alert Tones
You Hear
Tone Name
Heard
Short,
Low-Pitched
Tone
Invalid
Key-Press
Key-Press
when wrong key is pressed
Radio Self-Test
Fail
Fail
when radio fails its power-up self
test
test
Reject
when unauthorized request is
made
made
Time-Out Timer
Warning
Warning
four seconds before time out
Long, Low-
Pitched Tone
No ACK
Received
Received
when radio fails to receive an
acknowledgment
acknowledgment
Time-Out Timer
Timed Out
Timed Out
after time out
Talk Prohibit/
PTT Inhibit
PTT Inhibit
(when PTT button is pressed)
transmissions are not allowed
transmissions are not allowed
Out-of-Range
(when PTT button is pressed) the
radio is out of range of the system
radio is out of range of the system
Invalid Mode
when radio is on an unprogrammed
channel
channel
Individual Call
Warning Tone
Warning Tone
when radio is in an individual call
for greater than 6 seconds without
any activity
for greater than 6 seconds without
any activity
A Group of
Low-Pitched
Tones
Busy
when system is busy
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