Tone type
one long, low-
pitched beep
one short beep
three short beeps channel now free: you were prevented from
three beeps
one short, high-
pitched beep
two low-pitched
beeps
two high-pitched
beeps
continuous low-
pitched tone
two long low-
high pitched tone
pairs
Meaning
invalid keypress: the action you have
attempted is not permitted, or
transmission inhibited: you have attempted
to transmit but for some reason transmission
is not permitted at this time
radio turned off: the radio is being
powered off, or
valid keypress: the action you have
attempted is permitted, or
function activated: a function key has been
pressed and that function has been initiated
transmitting on a busy channel and that
channel is now free
transmit timeout imminent: in 10 seconds
your transmit timer will expire and your
current transmission will be terminated
radio is stunned: the radio has been made
inoperable by your service provider
radio's temperature is high: the radio's
temperature is in the high-temperature
range, but the radio will continue to operate
radio's temperature is very high: the radio's
temperature is in the very high temperature
range and all transmissions will now be at low
power; if the radio's temperature rises outside
this range, transmissions will be inhibited
radio system error: a system error has
occurred and the radio may be inoperable
(E, E1 or E2 appears in the display)
synthesizer is out-of-lock: the radio's synthe-
sizer is out-of-lock on the current channel
and you cannot operate on that channel
(L or OL flashes in the display)
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