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Remaining Battery Capacity, BACKLIGHT, MONITOR

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Remaining Battery Capacity You can confirm the remaining battery capacity when you transmit in low power. To check the remaining capacity: • The bar-graph shows the remaining battery capacity. : High battery power : ˢ : ˢ : Low battery power or no display : Recharge or replace the batteries. Note: You may not be able to transmit at high power if the battery remaining indicator shows low battery power. BACKLIGHT Press [LAMP] to illuminate the display and keys. • The light turns OFF approximately 5 seconds after releasing [LAMP]. • Press any key (including [PTT]) other than [LAMP] while the display and keys are lit to restart the 5-second timer. • Continuing to press [LAMP] after having pressed it will illuminate the display and keys for as long as you hold the key. Press [F] - [LAMP] to keep the light ON continuously. • The light remains ON until you press [F] - [LAMP] again. MONITOR When you are receiving while the squelch function is ON, weak signals may become intermittent. If the CTCSS, DCS or Tone Alert function is ON, you may want to disable the squelch function temporarily to monitor the current channel activities. 1 Press and hold [MONI]. • The speaker is unmuted and you can monitor the signals. 2 Release [MONI] to return to normal operation. 13

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Remaining Battery Capacity
You can confirm the remaining battery capacity when you transmit in low power.
To check the remaining capacity:
•
The bar-graph shows the remaining battery capacity.
:
High battery power
:
↑
:
↑
:
Low battery power
or no display :
Recharge or replace the batteries.
Note:
You may not be able to transmit at high power if the battery remaining indicator shows
low battery power.
BACKLIGHT
Press
[LAMP]
to illuminate the display and keys.
•
The light turns OFF approximately 5 seconds after releasing
[LAMP]
.
•
Press any key (including
[PTT]
) other than
[LAMP]
while the display and keys are lit to
restart the 5-second timer.
•
Continuing to press
[LAMP]
after having pressed it will illuminate the display and keys
for as long as you hold the key.
Press
[F] - [LAMP]
to keep the light ON continuously.
•
The light remains ON until you press
[F] - [LAMP]
again.
MONITOR
When you are receiving while the squelch function is ON, weak signals may
become intermittent.
If the CTCSS, DCS or Tone Alert function is ON, you may want to disable the
squelch function temporarily to monitor the current channel activities.
1
Press and hold
[MONI]
.
•
The speaker is unmuted and you can monitor the signals.
2
Release
[MONI]
to return to normal operation.