FT-60R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
17
A
DVANCED
O
PERATION
K
EYPAD
/LCD I
LLUMINATION
Your
FT-60R
includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation. The
reddish illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environment, with mini-
mal degradation of your night vision.
Three options for activating the lamp are provided:
KEY
Mode:
Illuminates the Keypad/LCD lamp for five seconds when you rotate
the
DIAL
knob or press the keypad or any switch (except
PTT
switch).
This is the factory-programmed default setting.
5SEC
Mode:
Illuminates the Keypad/LCD lamp for five seconds when you press
the
LAMP
switch momentarily.
TOGGLE
Mode: Toggles the Keypad/LCD lamp on and off when you press the
LAMP
switch momentarily.
Here is the procedure for setting up the Lamp operating mode:
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
)
SET
] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 24:
LAMP
.
3.
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select one of the three modes described
above.
5.
When you have made your choice, press the
PTT
switch to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
Press the [F/W] key first, then press the LAMP switch to illuminate the Key-
pad/LCD lamp continuously until you press the LAMP key again, irrespec-
tive of the Lamp mode programmed per the above instructions.
D
ISABLING
THE
K
EYPAD
B
EEPER
A keypad beeper provides useful audible feed back whenever a keypad is pressed.
If you want to turn the beep off:
1.
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
)
SET
] key to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 6:
BEEP
.
3.
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to change the setting to “
OFF
.”
5.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and return to nor-
mal operation.
6.
To turn the beep back on again, select “
KEY
” or “
KEY+SC
(factory default)” in step 4
above.
KEY
: The beeper sounds when you press the keypad.
KEY+SC
: The beeper sounds when you press the keypad, or when the scanner stops.
