Disabling Lights And Side Tones - OpenSky P800 User Manual

Disabling Lights and Side Tones

For covert operations, it is important to be able to turn off
the radio's display lights and side tones. For safety's sake,
though, you probably won't want to shut your radio down
for the time you're planning to go covert.
To temporarily disable the lights and sounds that could
inadvertently expose your presence and position, flip
Turning off your radio does
the Toggle Switch, a top panel component. Another flip
not affect your Toggle
of the same switch will bring your display and tones
Switch setting, which will
be saved for your next use.
back into operation.
How to Go Covert
•
Indicator Light Disabled
Display Panel and
Keyboard back-lighting is
disabled
•
Push the Toggle Switch to the right until it snaps into
position.
The Display Panel will go dark, the Indicator light will
turn off, and the Side Tones (the audible beeps you
hear when you use the menu buttons) will be disabled.
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