Specifications

VX-5R OPERATING MANUAL 33
Advanced Operation
DISABLING THE BUSY/TX LED
Further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the BUSY/TX LED. Use
the following procedure:

Press the
[
F/W
]
key, then press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)
AR
]
key to enter the Set mode.

Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item #17 (“BUSY LED”).

Press the
[
BAND
(
SET
)
AR
]
key to enable adjustment of this Menu item.

Rotate the DIAL to set this Menu item to OFF (thus disabling the BUSY/TX LED).

Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
BATTERY UTILIZATION MONITOR
The VX-5R includes a timer circuit which can be used to monitor the elapsed time since your
radio’s battery was most recently charged. This can serve as a handy method of anticipating
when you will need to re-charge the battery.
To monitor the elapsed time since the timer was last reset,
press and hold in the
[
6
(
RP
)
ONT
]
key. The display will
now indicate the number of hours and minutes of Operating
(Receive + Transmit) time (the display shows Receive Time
[
Rhh:mm
]
and Transmit time
[
Thh:mm
]
since you most
recently turned the transceiver on).
To reset the timer to “Zero” after charging the battery, press and hold in the
[
F/W
]
key, then
press the
[
6
(
RP
)
ONT
]
key, while the operating time is being displayed; the timer will reset to
indicate
[
R00:00
] [
T00:00
]
.
AUTOMATIC POWER-OFF
(
APO
)
FEATURE
The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the radio off after a
user-defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity. The avail-
able selections for the time before power-off are 0.5/1/3/5/8 hours, as well as APO Off.
The default condition for the APO is OFF , and here is the procedure for activating it:

Press the
[
F/W
]
key, then press the
[
5
(
AP
)
ICO
]
key to enter the Set mode at Menu #16
(“APO”).

Rotate the DIAL to select the desired time period after which the radio will automati-
cally shut down.

Once you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.