12 Getting startedEnglish Radio indicatorsThe LED indicators and the radio’s audible tones all combineto give you information about the state of your radio.Although the way these indicators behave is affected by theway your radio is programmed, the following sectionsdescribe the most common operation of the radio indicators.LED IndicatorsAudible tonesNote: Refer to page page 18 for a description of otheraudible tones.LED Meaningred(transmit)glowing: your radio is transmittingflashing: your transmit timer is about to expiregreen(receive andmonitor)glowing: there is activity on the current channel, eventhough you may not be able to hear itflashing: you have received a call with valid specialsignalling, or you have activated monitor or squelchoverrideamber(scanning)glowing: your radio is scanning a group of chan-nels for activityflashing: your radio has detected activity on achannel, and has halted on this channelfunctionkey LEDsthe operation of these LEDs depends on the type offunction programmed for each function keyTone type Meaningone short beepafter the power-up beepsradio locked: you need to enter your PIN(personal identity number) before you canuse the radiotwo short beeps radio turned on: the radio is powered onand ready to use