Kenwood NX-320 Operation Manual - Page 40

Battery Indicator Type III Only, SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR TYPES I AND II ONLY, COMPANDER, BUSY

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■ Battery Indicator (Type III Only) Press the key programmed as [Battery Indicator]. The LED lights for 2 seconds, displaying the battery power remaining, as described in the table below. When the battery power is very low, recharge or replace the battery pack. Lights Green Lights Orange Lights Red Blinks Red High Sufficient Low Very low SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (TYPES I AND II ONLY) The signal strength indicator displays the strength of received calls. No icon appears when no signal is available. Strong Sufficient Weak Very weak flashes when out of range (NXDN Trunking only). COMPANDER If programmed by your dealer for a channel, the compander will remove excessive noise from transmitted signals, to provide higher clarity of signals. Note: The compander is used only in analog operation. BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT (BCL) On Conventional channels, if BCL is set up by your dealer, you will be unable to transmit if the channel is already in use. Use a different channel or wait until the channel becomes free. If BCL Override has been programmed, you can transmit over the current signal: 1 Press and hold the PTT switch. • If the channel is already in use, a warning tone will sound. 2 Quickly release and then press the PTT switch again. 3 Speak into the transceiver as you would during a normal call. 28

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■
Battery Indicator (Type III Only)
Press the key programmed as
[Battery Indicator]
.
The LED
lights for 2 seconds, displaying the battery power remaining,
as described in the table below. When the battery power is
very low, recharge or replace the battery pack.
Lights Green
Lights Orange
Lights Red
Blinks Red
High
Sufficient
Low
Very low
SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (TYPES I AND II ONLY)
The signal strength indicator displays the strength of received
calls.
No icon appears when no signal is available.
Strong
Sufficient
Weak
Very weak
flashes when out of range (NXDN Trunking only).
COMPANDER
If programmed by your dealer for a channel, the compander will
remove excessive noise from transmitted signals, to provide
higher clarity of signals.
Note:
The compander is used only in analog operation.
BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT (BCL)
On Conventional channels, if BCL is set up by your dealer, you
will be unable to transmit if the channel is already in use.
Use
a different channel or wait until the channel becomes free.
If BCL Override has been programmed, you can transmit over
the current signal:
1
Press and hold the
PTT
switch.
•
If the channel is already in use, a warning tone will sound.
2
Quickly release and then press the
PTT
switch again.
3
Speak into the transceiver as you would during a normal
call.