Operating Manual

15. Indicates the VFO in use and the current menu or function setting. This icon is displayed close to the band in use or to
the menu settings.
Battery Level Indicator
When the battery level indicator reads the battery is depleted. At this point the radio will start beeping periodically as
well as flash the backlight of the display and when voice prompts are enabled, a "Low Voltage" announcement will be heard,
indicating that you need to change your battery or put your radio in the charger.
4.3 Status Indications
The status LED has a very simple and traditional design.
LED Indicator
Radio Status
Constant Red
Transmitting.
Constant Green
Receiving.
4.4 Main keypad controls
• [CALL] key: Press it for a short time to turn on the FM radio. Press it again to turn it off.
If you press it for a long time you will activate the alarm function. Press it again to turn off this feature.
• [Monitor] key: Press it for a short time to light up the flashlight. If you push this button again, the flashlight will light up to
strobe mode. Press MONI a third time to turn off the flashlight.
To activate the Monitor function presses the button for a long time.
• [VFO / MR] key: Press it for switches between Frequency (VFO) Mode and Memory (MR) mode. Memory mode is
sometimes also referred to as Channel mode.
To save frequencies to channel memory you must be in Frequency (VFO) mode.
• [A/B] key: Press it for switches between A (upper) and B (lower) displays. The frequency or channel on the selected display