Getting started 19Understanding the radio indicatorsThe status LED indicators and the radio’s audible tonesall combine to give you information about the state ofyour radio.The most common way the indicators work is described in thefollowing sections.Note: The way these indicators behave may be affected by theway your radio is programmed.Status LED indicatorsLED Meaningred(transmit)Glowing: your radio is transmittingFlashing: your transmit timer is about toexpire, oryour radio is stunnedgreen(receive)Glowing: there is activity on the currentchannel, even though you may not be able tohear itFlashing: you have received a call with validspecial signalling, or you have activatedmonitor or squelch overrideamber(scanning ornetwork)Glowing: your radio is scanning a group ofchannels for activity or greatest signalstrengthFlashing: your radio has detected activity on achannel, and has halted on this channel
