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Note!
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Even though Onl Off
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Alarm times have been
~
set, operation does not begin until the individ-
t
ual timers have been enabled, as indicated by
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the
"~
" symbols in the lower right corner of the
~
LCD. To override a timer that has turned off/on your
radio, just press the orange
POWER
switch to take
back control again.
~
~
to return the display to normal. The alarm will
now beep at the preset time.
After the alarm goes off, you can quiet and reset
it by pressing the PIT switch, or press any key on
the keypad to give yourself as many three minute
snooze intervals as you like!
Timer Memory
If
you would like to log the time of a QSO or
some other important event, it can be stored into a
unique timer memory. Press and hold the
C!!ID
key
until "1" blinks in the memory box, then press
~
. That's it, the display will return to normal. To
recall the stored time, pressQIM) ~ ~ ~@ and
~
then press
~
to return the display to normal:
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Extending Battery Life
,
-
How long the batteries last between charges or
replacement depends largely on your operating
habits, and how you care for the battery pack (if
using a Ni-Cd pack). The FT-530 offers a variety of
ways to conserve battery power, and thus to ex-
tend the life of each charge. Knowing how to use
these features can be critical in emergencies.
APO (Automatic Power-Off)
'Obviously~
turning the sefoff when not in use
saves battery life, and can also prevent damage
that might result to the batteries if they are over-
discharged. The FT-530 provides the APO system
to turn itself off after 10, 20 or 30 minutes of key
inactivity. As shipped from the factory, APO
is
disabled, but you can easily activate it by pressing
<l!ID
~
en
~
rn
and then
rn
again repeatedly
to choose the time-out time (in minutes). Then
press the PTT or
CD
key to return the display to
normal. When APO is activated,
"APO"
appears
near the bottom right corner of the display, and a
timer starts every time you pres$ a key.
If
you don't
press any keys for the selected time-out period,
and
as long as yo.u are n.ot scqnnil1g or priority moni-
toring,
"APO"
will begin blinking and if you have
the key beeper activated (page 18), it will playa
melody (to let you know that it's about to turn off)
about a minute before the transceiver turns itself
off.
If
you don't press a key in that minute, the
transceiver turns (almost) off -
actually, every-
thing is turned off except the display, which shows
"OFF."
After that, you must switch the transceiver
off and back on for use.
If
you need to monitor for
a long period, or if using an external DC supply,
you can deactivate the APO feature by pressing the
same keys as above, so the display shows
"OFF."
APO Warning Melody
The factory default one-minute warning melody
can
be
changed to one of your own composition.
This plays back the tones you store in DTMF mem-
ory channel #1 (See DTMF Autodial Memories,
page 46).
Press
Q!ID
~
CD
~ Q!ID ~
rn·
"AP
dt"
appears, indicating the alternate melody will be read
from DTMF memory
1.
Pressing
rn
toggles
back to the default as
"AP
/j'
appears.
Press
rn
to save your selection and return the
display to normal.
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