User's Manual

Contents 5
Transmitting at low power ................................................................. 90
Ending active calls ................................................................................... 91
Activating the repeater before a call ............................................92
Communicating directly with other radios ................................93
Receiving a call ......................................................................................... 94
Receiving a text message ................................................................... 94
Hearing faint and noisy signals ........................................................95
Using the radio in different repeater areas ...............................97
Scanning a group of channels ......................................................... 98
8 Customizing radio settings ............................... 104
Changing the external alert option ............................................. 105
Changing the volume of all audible indicators .................... 105
Changing the volume of keypress tones ................................. 106
Changing to quiet operation ........................................................... 106
Changing to silent operation ...........................................................107
Turning on backlighting .....................................................................107
Turning backlighting on momentarily.................................. 108
Adjusting the backlighting level.............................................. 108
9 Charging and caring for batteries ................... 109
About the chargers ............................................................................... 110
Before using the charger .................................................................... 111
Handle the battery safely .............................................................. 111
Attaching of labels............................................................................. 111
Charging temperatures.................................................................. 112
Leaving the battery on charge.................................................. 112
Low battery warning........................................................................ 114
Charging the battery .............................................................................115
LED behavior........................................................................................ 116
Removing the battery from the charger............................... 117
Maintaining battery life and performance ................................117
Storing batteries ......................................................................................118
Using batteries after storage ..................................................... 118
Disposing of batteries ...........................................................................118
10 Troubleshooting .................................................... 119
About troubleshooting ........................................................................120
When your radio won’t turn on................................................. 120
Identifying the radio’s audible tones..................................... 120
Checking the version of your radio ........................................ 121
General care ...............................................................................................122