Selecting The Power Level; Controlling The Display Backlight - Motorola APX 6000 User Manual

The top display shows the status icons (A, B, C, D,
E or F) or the zone name based on the bank and
switch position selected.
Note:
See the
Zone Bank 2
the status icons.

Selecting the Power Level

Note:
This feature must be preprogrammed by a
qualified radio technician.
This feature enables you to reduce the transmit power
level for specific case that requires a lower power
level. You can select the power level at which your
radio transmits. The radio always turns on to the
default setting. These reduced transmit power level
settings do not affect the receiving performance of
your radio, nor diminish the overall quality of the
audio and data functionality of the radio given the
following conditions.
Power level Low enables a shorter transmitting
distance and to conserve power. Power level High
enables a longer transmitting distance.
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Basic Zone Bank 1 and Basic
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Use the preprogrammed Transmit Power Level
switch to toggle the power level between low and
high power.
The display shows LOW PWR and the low power icon
or the display shows HIGH PWR and the high power
icon.

Controlling the Display Backlight

You can enable or disable the radio's display
backlight as needed, if poor light conditions make the
display or keypad difficult to read.
Note:
The backlight remains on for a
preprogrammed time before it automatically
turns off completely or returns to the minimum
backlight level.
Perform one of the following actions:
• To toggle the backlight on or off, press the
preprogrammed Light/Flip button.
• To turn the backlight on, press any
programmable radio controls or buttons.