Motorola III - Manual (Page 12)

Display
The MTS 2000 radio has a 14-character, one-line liquid-crystal display (LCD),
which displays either alphanumeric messages or feature information. Above the
character displays are eight status annunciators that indicate some of the radio’s
operating conditions
Display Light
If poor light conditions make the display difficult to read, turn on the radio’s
display backlight by pressing the light button (normally side button 1). This light will
remain on for a preprogrammed time period before it turns off automatically, or
you can turn it off immediately by pressing the light button again (the light can be
turned off
only if the radio is not in a feature menu). If, while the light is on, any
key or button is pressed (except for side button 3 and the PTT switch), any knob
is turned, or any toggle switch is moved, the light will remain on for an additional
time period.
Status Annunciators
The status annunciators indicate the status of certain radio functions:
• Battery Status ( ) – Flashes when the battery is low.
• Carrier Squelch ( ) – Indicates when the active conventional mode is being
monitored in the carrier squelch mode; ON = BEING MONITORED/
OFF = NOT BEING MONITORED.
• SECURENET Operation ( ) – For SECURENET-equipped radios, appears
either when the transmit mode you have selected has been preprogrammed
for SECURENET operation, or when the mode you have selected has been
preprogrammed for selectable operation and the two-position concentric
s w i t c h i s i n t h e S E C U R E N E T ( ) p o s i t i o n ; O N = S E C U R E N E T
TRANSMISSION/OFF = CLEAR TRANSMISSION.
• Call Received ( ) – Flashes when a call or page is received.
• Scan ( ) – Indicates when the radio is scanning; ON = SCANNING/OFF =
NOT SCANNING.
• Priority Scan ( ) – The presence of a dot along with the scan annunciator
indicates the receiving of a priority mode; FLASHING DOT = PRIORITY
1/SOLID DOT = PRIORITY 2.
• Programming Mode ( ) – Indicates when the radio is in the programming
mode; ON = IN PROGRAMMING MODE/OFF = NOT IN PROGRAMMING
MODE.
• Direct ( ) – Indicates whether you are talking directly to another radio
(talkaround), or through a repeater; ON = DIRECT/OFF = REPEATER.
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