Battery Indicator

When turned ON, the battery indicator on the display lets you know approximately how much battery life is remaining. When turned OFF, the battery indicator will appear and blink only when the battery voltage level is low.

When the battery voltage becomes too low while transmitting, the transceiver stops transmitting and a tone sounds until you release the PTT switch. Recharge or replace the battery pack at this time.

High battery power

Medium battery power

Low battery power

Time to recharge the battery pack

Note: This feature does not measure the accurate battery voltage when using alkaline batteries. When using alkaline batteries in place of the supplied battery pack, turn this function OFF.

You can turn this function ON or OFF:

1Turn the transceiver power OFF.

2Press and hold the MENU key while turning the transceiver power ON (for 1 second).

3Press the ▲ or ▼ key to select “bT”.

4Press the MENU key to select “bT-On” (battery indicator on) to “bT-OF” (battery indicator off).

5Press the PTT, MON, or CAL key to exit Menu Mode.