User's Manual

Getting started 37
DRAFT 4
Understanding the radio
indicators
The status LED indicator and the radio’s audible
tones—together with the radio display—all combine to
give you information about the state of your radio.
The most common way the indicators work is
described in the following sections.
The way these indicators behave may be
affected by the way your radio is programmed.
Status indicators
Color Meaning
Red
(transmit)
Glowing: your radio is transmitting
Green
(receive)
Glowing: the current channel is
busy
Flashing: you have received a call
Orange
(network)
Flashing: you are registered on a
trunked network
All LEDs off Trunked: network not available, or
your radio is attempting to register
on a trunked network
Conventional: receive standby
status LED