Radio Indicators - Tait TM8105 User Manual

Radio indicators

The LED indicators and the radio's audible tones all combine
to give you information about the state of your radio.
Although the way these indicators behave is affected by the
way your radio is programmed, the following sections
describe the most common operation of the radio indicators.
LED Indicators
LED
red
(transmit)
green
(receive and
monitor)
amber
(scanning)
function
key LEDs
Audible tones
For a description of other audible tones, see
radio's audible tones" on page
Tone type
one short beep
after the power-
up beeps
two short beeps radio turned on: the radio is powered on and
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Meaning
glowing: your radio is transmitting
flashing: your transmit timer is about to expire
glowing: there is activity on the current channel, even
though you may not be able to hear it
flashing: you have received a call with valid special
signalling, or you have activated monitor or squelch
override
glowing: your radio is scanning a group of chan-
nels for activity
flashing: your radio has detected activity on a
channel, and has halted on this channel
the operation of these LEDs depends on the type of
function programmed for each function key
Meaning
radio locked: you need to enter your PIN
(personal identity number) before you can
use the radio
ready to use
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