VX-5R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
33
Advanced Operation
D
ISABLING
THE
BUSY/TX LED
Further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the
BUSY/TX
LED. Use
the following procedure:
•
Press the
[F/W]
key, then press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to enter the Set mode.
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
to select Menu Item #17 (“
BUSY LED
BUSY LED
BUSY LED
BUSY LED
BUSY LED
”).
ƒ
Press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to enable adjustment of this Menu item.
„
Rotate the
DIAL
to set this Menu item to OFF (thus disabling the
BUSY/TX
LED).
…
Press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
B
ATTERY
U
TILIZATION
M
ONITOR
The
VX-5R
includes a timer circuit which can be used to monitor the elapsed time since your
radio’s battery was most recently charged. This can serve as a handy method of anticipating
when you will need to re-charge the battery.
To monitor the elapsed time since the timer was last reset,
press and hold in the
[6(RP)ONT]
key. The display will
now indicate the number of hours and minutes of Operating
(R Transmit) time (the display shows [
R
RR
RRhh:mm
hh:mm
hh:mm
hh:mm
hh:mm
]
and Transmit time [
TTTTT
hh:mm
hh:mm
hh:mm
hh:mm
hh:mm
] since you most recently turned
the transceiver on).
To reset the timer to “Zero” after charging the battery, press and hold in the
[F/W]
key, then
press the
[6(RP)ONT]
key, while the operating time is being displayed; the timer will reset to
indicate [
R00:00
R00:00
R00:00
R00:00
R00:00
] [
T00:00
T00:00
T00:00
T00:00
T00:00
].
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 0.5/1/3/5/8 hours, as well as APO Off.
The default condition for the APO is OFF , and here is the procedure for activating it:
•
Press the
[F/W]
key, then press the
[5(AP)ICO]
key to enter the Set mode at Menu #16
(“
APO
APO
APO
APO
APO
”).
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
to select the desired time period after which the radio will automati-
cally shut down.
ƒ
Once you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
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