Battery Saver Mode, Using Your FR-1420A

BATTERY SAVER MODE

Your FR-1420A has a unique circuit designed to dramatically extend the life of its batteries. After 5 seconds of inactivity, the FR-1420A will switch to battery saver mode. While in battery saver mode, the battery saver mode indi-

cator ( ) is present on the display, and the transceiver will remain ready to receive any incoming transmissions while the battery saver mode is active. Pressing any of the buttons will exit the battery saver mode and illuminate the display.

USING YOUR FR-1420A

Turning the Transceiver On and Off ( )

Pressing the Power button (7) for 2 seconds will activate the unit and the self-test display momentarily appears followed by the frequency standby display. The speaker will sound a short melody (if the tone function is enabled) to confirm the transceiver’s activation and the LCD backlight will come on for about 10 seconds. To turn the unit off, simply press and hold the power button for 2 seconds then release it.

To enable the LCD backlighting feature during operation, momentarily press the Power button; the backlight will come on for about 10 seconds and then go out.

Volume Level

Audio reception volume is controlled by the Up (F) and the Down (G) button. Momentarily pressing either button will increase or decrease the volume level, with each step accompanied by a beep tone. The display will indicate o1 (lowest setting) to o 8 (highest setting).

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