FT-60R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
60
D
ISABLING
THE
TX/BUSY I
NDICATOR
Further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the
TX
indicator while
transmitting and disabling the
BUSY
indicator while receiving a signal. Use the following
procedure:
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 8:
BSY.LED
if
you wish to disable the
BUSY
indicator or Set Mode Item 52:
TX.LED
if you wish to disable the
TX
indicator.
3.
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to set this Set Mode Item to “
LED.OFF
”
(thus disabling the
BUSY
or
TX
indicator).
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
6.
If you wish to re-enable the
TX
/
BUSY
Indicator, just repeat the above procedure,
rotating the
DIAL
knob to select “
LED. ON
” in step 4 above.
A
UTOMATIC
P
OWER
-O
FF
(
APO
)
F
EATURE
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 to 12.0 hours in 0.5 hour multiple, as
well as APO Off. The default condition for the APO is OFF, and here is the procedure for
activating it:
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 1:
APO
.
3.
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired time period after
which the radio will automatically shut down.
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
switch to
save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
When the APO is activated, the “
” icon will appear at the upper
right corner on the LCD. If there is no action by you within the time
interval programmed, the microprocessor will shut down the radio
automatically.
Rotate the
VOL/PWR
knob counter-clockwise to the “off” position, then clockwise out of
the click-stop, to turn the radio on after an APO shutdown.
M
ISCELLANEOUS
S
ETTINGS
