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Battery Low Alert
When the battery icon blinks on the display, the battery level is low and
the batteries should be recharged or replaced. If the batteries are not
charged, an audio tone will then sound to warn the user that the batteries
are almost discharged.
Battery Usage
The time taken to discharge the batteries will depend on how you use the
TXL-446. The 1500mAh batteries supplied are powerful enough for a full
days use under average conditions.
Conserving Battery Power
The TXL-446 has built-in power saving features to help you get the
maximum amount of time between charges. If you need to operatre your
TXL-446 in a situation where you require maximum battery life (e.g. a
remote site where three us no convenient recharging facility nearby) the
following hints can greatly reduse the amount of the power drawn from
the batteries.
Standby Mode
The TXL-446 will automatically enter the ' Standby' mode when it is
inactive (i.e. not transmitting or receiving signals) While in Standby mode
it will still check for incoming signals but it will draw considerably less
power form the batteries. As soon as a signal is heard or the keys are
pressed the TXL-446 will 'wake up' again. This Standby mode is automatic
and by itself can extend the battery life by many hours.
Using CTCSS
If you are expecting to receive signals on a busy channel, you can program
that channel for CTCSS operation and get the other person to call you
using the same CTCSS tone. Your radio will then remain in Standby and
ignore all other signals until your selected CTCSS tone is received.
Scanning
The TXL-446 draws more power from the batteries when scanning than
when monitoring a single channel.This is bacause it must 'wake up' more
