Understanding the Radio Display
The messages and icons on the radio display depend on the mode in which the radio is operating and the way it is pro-
grammed.
Radio display icons
These are some of the icons you may see on your radio display:
Icon
Meaning
Battery indicator: shows how much charge is available in the battery
Scanning: your radio is monitoring a group of channels or talkgroups for activity
Silent operation: your radio’s audible tones have been turned off
Low-power transmit: the radio is transmitting in low power
Transmit: the radio is transmitting
Headset connected: there is a wireless headset connected to your radio
Flashing: your radio is attempting to connect to a headset, or the headset con-
nection has been lost
Encryption: the radio's transmissions are encrypted
Signal strength indicator: the more bars, the stronger the signal being received by
the radio
Scrolling: you can use
or
to move through a list, or access a
pre-programmed menu
Trunked mode icons
Trunking system available: the radio is operating on a P25 trunking system
Conventional mode icons
Monitor or squelch override: monitor or squelch override is turned on
Scanning: your radio is monitoring a group of channels or talkgroups for activity,
and the currently selected channel or talkgroup is a member of the scan group.
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