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Quick Guide 

14221-1510-1010 

Rev. B, June 2020

 

 

OpenSky® XG-25M 

Mobile Radios

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Controls – User Interface

 

 

 

 

Change Operating Mode

 

1. 

Scroll through the menu until “App Mode” appears in the 
bottom line of the display. 

2. 

Use the Menu Navigation Control to choose an available 
mode. Press 

MENU

 and confirm (Y/N) with the Menu 

Navigation Control and press 

MENU

 again. 

or 

Preset button C can be programmed to reboot the radio into a 
particular application mode.

 

 

 

 

Radio Controls 

Power On/Off 

Volume 
Control 

Twist clockwise to power on radio and 
increase volume. 
Twist counter-clockwise to decrease 
volume and power off radio. 

Microphone 

Connector

 

Connect hand-held, hands-free speaker-
mic, or headset. 

Emergency 

Button 

Pre-programmed to declare an 
emergency. 

Group 

Selection 

or 

Menu 

Navigation 

Knob 

While in the dwell display, scrolls 
through available talk groups. 

Scrolls through selections within the 
active menu (available talk groups, 
pre-programmed speed dial numbers, 
canned alert messages, etc.). 

Scrolls through top-level menu. 

OPT 

CLR 

Scrolls through selections within the 
active menu (available talk groups, 
pre-programmed speed dial numbers, 
canned alert messages, etc.). 

MENU Button 

Activate current selection. 

CLR 

Used with the Emergency button to 
clear an emergency. 

SCAN 

Toggles the Scan Mode ON/OFF. 

Pre-Set 

Buttons 

A/B/C 

These buttons are used to store and 
recall user-selectable parameters. 

Preset button C can be configured via 
programming to reboot the radio into a 
particular application mode. 

 

 

 

Radio Display and Status Icons 

 

 

Steady 

– Radio is data registered. 

 

Steady

 – Received Signal Strength Indicator 

(RSSI).

 

 

Steady

 – Stealth mode is enabled (all tones and 

display backlight disabled; voice is still heard). 

 

Steady

 - Radio is transmitting or receiving a 

manual or OTAR (Network) encrypted call.

 

 

Steady

 - Indicates Voice Scan mode is Normal or 

Fixed; not displayed when Voice Scan mode is No 
Scan.

 

 

Steady

 - Indicates Selective Call mode.

 

 

Flashing – 

Bluetooth

®

 enabled, but no accessory 

connected. 

Steady – 

Radio is connected to a Bluetooth 

accessory.

 

 

 

Alert Tones 

Call Queued 

1 low tone/2  high tones. Call queued for 
processing.  

Call Denied 

3 short tones. Radio is out of coverage area or 
requested voice group is active.  

Grant (or 
Go-Ahead) 

Single short beep. Resources have become 
available for a call request placed in the queue (if 
enabled) upon channel access.  

Call 
Removed 

Single long low-pitched tone. Notifies the user 
that access to the channel has been lost. 

Selective 
Alert  

4 short tones. Played once to indicate a selective 
alert has been received.  

Emergency 
Alert  

3 long beeps. Sounds when an emergency alert 
is declared.  

Emergency 
Cleared  

Single long low-pitched tone. Sounds when an 
emergency is cleared.  

Selective 
Call  

Ringing tone. Repeated every 4 seconds until the 
call is accepted or rejected by the radio being 
called, or until the network drops the call if 
unanswered after one minute.  

Out-of-
Range  

Configurable. Typical: 3 brief tones that repeat 
every 15 seconds when the radio does not have 
consistent sync. 

Roam 

2 short tones: 1 high–pitched and 1 low-pitched. 
Sounds when the radio transitions from one radio 
base station site to another while transmitting 
voice. 

Priority 
Bump 

Single medium tone. Current received call 
preempted by higher priority call. 

Site Found 

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected 
Site is found or using Site Lock menu. 

Site Not 
Found 

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected 
Site is not found using Site Lock menu. 

 

 

 

Quick Guide 

14221-1510-1010 

Rev. B, June 2020

 

 

OpenSky® XG-25M 

Mobile Radios

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Controls – User Interface

 

 

 

 

Change Operating Mode

 

1. 

Scroll through the menu until “App Mode” appears in the 
bottom line of the display. 

2. 

Use the Menu Navigation Control to choose an available 
mode. Press 

MENU

 and confirm (Y/N) with the Menu 

Navigation Control and press 

MENU

 again. 

or 

Preset button C can be programmed to reboot the radio into a 
particular application mod 

 

 

 

Radio Controls 

Power On/Off 

Volume 
Control 

Twist clockwise to power on radio and 
increase volume. 
Twist counter-clockwise to decrease 
volume and power off radio. 

Microphone 

Connector

 

Connect hand-held, hands-free speaker-
mic, or headset. 

Emergency 

Button 

Pre-programmed to declare an 
emergency. 

Group 

Selection 

or 

Menu 

Navigation 

Knob 

While in the dwell display, scrolls 
through available talk groups. 

Scrolls through selections within the 
active menu (available talk groups, 
pre-programmed speed dial numbers, 
canned alert messages, etc.). 

Scrolls through top-level menu. 

OPT 

CLR 

Scrolls through selections within the 
active menu (available talk groups, 
pre-programmed speed dial numbers, 
canned alert messages, etc.). 

MENU Button 

Activate current selection. 

CLR 

Used with the Emergency button to 
clear an emergency. 

SCAN 

Toggles the Scan Mode ON/OFF. 

Pre-Set 

Buttons 

A/B/C 

These buttons are used to store and 
recall user-selectable parameters. 

Preset button C can be configured via 
programming to reboot the radio into a 
particular application mode. 

 

 

 

Radio Display and Status Icons 

 

 

Steady 

– Radio is data registered. 

 

Steady

 – Received Signal Strength Indicator 

(RSSI).

 

 

Steady

 – Stealth mode is enabled (all tones and 

display backlight disabled; voice is still heard). 

 

Steady

 - Radio is transmitting or receiving a 

manual or OTAR (Network) encrypted call.

 

 

Steady

 - Indicates Voice Scan mode is Normal or 

Fixed; not displayed when Voice Scan mode is No 
Scan.

 

 

Steady

 - Indicates Selective Call mode.

 

 

Flashing – 

Bluetooth

®

 enabled, but no accessory 

connected. 

Steady – 

Radio is connected to a Bluetooth 

accessory.

 

 

 

Alert Tones 

Call Queued 

1 low tone/2  high tones. Call queued for 
processing.  

Call Denied 

3 short tones. Radio is out of coverage area or 
requested voice group is active.  

Grant (or 
Go-Ahead) 

Single short beep. Resources have become 
available for a call request placed in the queue (if 
enabled) upon channel access.  

Call 
Removed 

Single long low-pitched tone. Notifies the user 
that access to the channel has been lost. 

Selective 
Alert  

4 short tones. Played once to indicate a selective 
alert has been received.  

Emergency 
Alert  

3 long beeps. Sounds when an emergency alert 
is declared.  

Emergency 
Cleared  

Single long low-pitched tone. Sounds when an 
emergency is cleared.  

Selective 
Call  

Ringing tone. Repeated every 4 seconds until the 
call is accepted or rejected by the radio being 
called, or until the network drops the call if 
unanswered after one minute.  

Out-of-
Range  

Configurable. Typical: 3 brief tones that repeat 
every 15 seconds when the radio does not have 
consistent sync. 

Roam 

2 short tones: 1 high–pitched and 1 low-pitched. 
Sounds when the radio transitions from one radio 
base station site to another while transmitting 
voice. 

Priority 
Bump 

Single medium tone. Current received call 
preempted by higher priority call. 

Site Found 

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected 
Site is found or using Site Lock menu. 

Site Not 
Found 

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected 
Site is not found using Site Lock menu. 

 

 

Copyright ©

 

2015, 2016, 2020, L3Harris Technologies.  

Copyright ©

 

2015, 2016, 2020, L3Harris Technologies.  

Summary of Contents for OpenSky XG-25M

Page 1: ...Quick Guide 14221 1510 1010 Rev B June 2020 OpenSky XG 25M Mobile Radios ...

Page 2: ... bottom line of the display 2 Use the Menu Navigation Control to choose an available mode Press MENU and confirm Y N with the Menu Navigation Control and press MENU again or Preset button C can be programmed to reboot the radio into a particular application mode Copyright 2015 2016 2020 L3Harris Technologies ...

Page 3: ...elections within the active menu available talk groups pre programmed speed dial numbers canned alert messages etc Scrolls through top level menu OPT CLR Scrolls through selections within the active menu available talk groups pre programmed speed dial numbers canned alert messages etc MENU Button Activate current selection CLR Used with the Emergency button to clear an emergency SCAN Toggles the S...

Page 4: ...y backlight disabled voice is still heard Steady Radio is transmitting or receiving a manual or OTAR Network encrypted call Steady Indicates Voice Scan mode is Normal or Fixed not displayed when Voice Scan mode is No Scan Steady Indicates Selective Call mode Flashing Bluetooth enabled but no accessory connected Steady Radio is connected to a Bluetooth accessory ...

Page 5: ...w pitched tone Sounds when an emergency is cleared Selective Call Ringing tone Repeated every 4 seconds until the call is accepted or rejected by the radio being called or until the network drops the call if unanswered after one minute Out of Range Configurable Typical 3 brief tones that repeat every 15 seconds when the radio does not have consistent sync Roam 2 short tones 1 high pitched and 1 lo...

Page 6: ...p P1 P2 P3 and default emergency talk groups to the site on which the radio is registered If other calls are available at the site they also can be heard but they are not be actively dragged The default emergency talk group as well as any emergency enabled talk groups is only dragged if it is in emergency mode Fixed Functions the same as Normal Scan Mode except the priority groups are fixed to the...

Page 7: ...Menu appears in the bottom line of the display The name of the currently active profile appears in the top line 2 Use the Menu Navigation knob to choose the desired profile stored in the radio as established by the OpenSky network administrator 3 The profile becomes active when selected for longer than 2 seconds when MENU is pressed or when the menu is changed Check or Change the Selected Talk Gro...

Page 8: ...press and hold the Push To Talk button on the handheld microphone pause for a moment and then speak normally For maximum clarity hold the microphone approximately 2 inches from the mouth and do not shout or whisper into it If the call is queued by the network wait for the grant tone to sound before speaking 4 Release the PTT button when finished speaking Adjust Side Tone Audio Level 1 Use or to cy...

Page 9: ...to the dispatcher console If the emergency behavior of the active profile is Current the active selected voice group becomes the default emergency voice group If the emergency behavior of the active profile is Default the radio moves to the default emergency voice group of the profile and this talk group becomes the select talk group 2 The display will alternate between the emergency voice group n...

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