Kenwood Nexedge NX-320E Instruction Manual page 35

■ Battery Indicator (Type II Only)
Press the key programmed as [Battery Indicator]. The LED
lights for 2 seconds, displaying the battery power remaining,
as described in the table below. When the battery power is
very low, recharge or replace the battery pack.
Lights Green
High
SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (TYPE I ONLY)
The signal strength indicator displays the strength of received
calls. No icon appears when no signal is available.
Strong
fl ashes when out of range (NXDN Trunking only).
COMPANDER
If programmed by your dealer for a channel, the compander will
remove excessive noise from transmitted signals, to provide
higher clarity of signals.
Note: The compander is used only in analog operation.
BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT (BCL)
On Conventional channels, if BCL is set up by your dealer, you
will be unable to transmit if the channel is already in use. Use
a different channel or wait until the channel becomes free.
If BCL Override has been programmed, you can transmit over
the current signal:
1 Press and hold the PTT switch.
• If the channel is already in use, a warning tone will sound.
2 Quickly release and then press the PTT switch again.
3 Speak into the transceiver as you would during a normal
call.
Lights Orange
Suffi cient
Suffi cient
Lights Red
Low
Weak
Blinks Red
Very low
Very weak
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