VXA-210 P
ILOT
O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
20
O
PERATION
Receive Battery Saver Setup
An important feature of the
VXA-210
is its Receive
Battery Saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a
time interval, periodically “waking it up” to check
for activity. If somebody is talking on the channel,
the
VXA-210
will remain in the “active” mode, then
resume its “sleep” cycles. This feature significantly
reduces quiescent battery drain, and you may change
the amount of “sleep” time between activity checks
using the Menu System:
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Press the [
F
] key, then press the
DIAL
selector
knob to activate the Menu (“SET”) mode.
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Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select Menu
Item 06 “
RSAV
.”
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Press the
DIAL
selector knob to enable adjust-
ment of this Menu item.
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Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select the de-
sired “duty cycle” (receive:sleep). The selections
available are 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, and ABS
ø
or
oFF. The default value is 1:1.
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When you have made your selection, press the
DIAL
selector knob
to save the new setting, and
then press the
PTT
key exit to normal operation.
ø
ABS: Automatic Battery Saver, based on activity
on the receiver.
The setting of 1:5 will promote the greatest conser-
vation of battery capacity, but the receiver’s response
time to incoming calls will be slowed somewhat.
Note
: This feature does not operate during Scan or
Dual Watch.