TX6600PRO
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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CONSERVING YOUR BATTERY POWER
The TX6600PRO has built in power saving features to help you get the maximum
amount of time between charges from your Li-ion battery pack. If you need to
operate your TX6600PRO in a situation where you require maximum battery life
(e.g. a remote site where there is no convenient recharging facility nearby), the
following hints can greatly reduce the amount of power drawn from the battery
pack.
Low Transmit Power setting
The transmitter has High, Low and Ultra-Low power settings. If you are only
operating over short distances, are in a reasonably high location or are close to
a local repeater, try using the Low or Ultra-Low transmit power settings. These
reduce the transmitter power from a High power of 5 Watts down to 1 Watt for
the Low setting and 100mW for the Ultra-Low setting, significantly extending the
available ‘talk’ time.
Power Save mode
The Power Save function is designed to conserve power and extend the battery
life by allowing the radio will sleep during periods of inactivity. The LO Power Save
setting will respond more quickly to incoming signals while the HI Power Save
setting will conserve the most amount of power but may not be as responsive to
incoming signals. The TX6600PRO will automatically enter the Power Save mode
after around 5 seconds of inactivity (i.e. no transmission or reception). As soon as
a signal is received or any keys are pressed, the TX6600PRO will wake up again.
This sleep function is automatic and by itself can greatly extend the battery life in
standby mode by many hours.
Backlight
Turning the LCD backlight off will conserve the most amount of power or using the
Auto setting for LCD backlight will turn it off after a few seconds of inactivity.
Quiet mode
If QUIET mode is selected, the TX6600PRO will remain ‘muted’ on Quiet channels
even if they are busy unless your SelCall Ident is received.
