Audible tones
If quiet or silent mode is turned on, you will not hear any
audible tones.
For a description of other audible tones, see "Describing the
radio's audible tones" on page 33.
Tone type
one short beep
after the power-
up beeps
two short beeps Radio turned on: the radio is powered on and
one short beep Radio turned off: the radio is being
one short, low-
pitched beep
one long, low-
pitched beep
three short
beeps
three beeps
24 Getting started
Meaning
Radio locked: you need to enter your PIN
(personal identity number) before you can use
the radio
ready to use
powered off, or
Valid keypress: the action you have attempted
is permitted, or
Function activated: a function key has been
pressed and that function has been initiated
Function de-activated: a function key has been
pressed and the corresponding function has
been turned off
Invalid keypress: the action you have attempted
is not permitted, or
Transmission inhibited: you have attempted to
transmit but for some reason transmission is
not permitted at this time
Channel now free: you were prevented from
transmitting on a busy channel and that chan-
nel is now free
Transmit timeout imminent: in 10 seconds your
transmit timer will expire and your current
transmission will be terminated