User's Manual

Getting started 17
Understanding the radio display
The messages and icons you see on your radio display
depend on the mode in which your radio is operating
and the way it is programmed.
Radio display icons
These are some of the icons you may see on your radio
display:
Icon Meaning
Scanning: your radio is monitoring a group of channels or
talkgroups for activity
Scanning: your radio is monitoring a group of channels or
talkgroups for activity, and the currently selected channel or
talkgroup is a member of the scan group
External alert: external alert is turned on
Silent operation: your radio’s audible tones have been
turned off
Low-power transmit: your radio is set to transmit on low
power
Transmit: your radio is transmitting
Headset connected: there is a wireless headset connected to
your radio
Flashing: your radio is attempting to connect to a headset, or
the headset connection has been lost
Scrambler: the voice-inversion scrambler is turned on
Zone: this letter represents the zone in which your radio is
operating, where
A is zone 1, Z is zone 26 (for example, K
represents zone 11)
Signal strength indicator: the more bars, the stronger the
signal being received by the radio
Scrolling: you can use or to move through a list,
or access a Quick Reference menu