Receive Battery Saver Setup - Vertex Standard Pilot III Operating Manual

Receive Battery Saver Setup

An important feature of the VXA-300 is its Receive Bat-
tery Saver, which "puts the radio to sleep" for a time inter-
val, periodically "waking it up" to check for activity. If
somebody is talking on the channel, the VXA-300 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:
Press the [ F ] key, then press the VOLUME knob to
activate the Menu ("SET") mode.
Rotate the DIAL selector knob
to select Menu Item 06
"RSAV."
Press the VOLUME knob to
enable adjustment of this Menu item.
Rotate the DIAL selector knob to select the desired
"duty cycle" (receive:sleep). The selections available
are 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, and ABS or oFF. The
default value is 1:1.
When you have made your selection, press the VOL-
UME knob to save the new setting, and then press the
PTT key to exit to normal operation.
ABS: Automatic Battery Saver, based on activity on
the receiver.
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The setting of 1:5 will promote the greatest conservation
of battery capacity, but the receiver's response time to in-
coming calls will be slowed somewhat.
Note: This feature does not operate during Scan or Dual
Watch.
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