Customizing radio settings 117Reducing power consumptionYou can reduce the power consumption of your radio(and thereby reduce the drain on your vehicle battery)in the following ways:■ Transmit at low power (if your radio is not alreadyconfigured to do this).■ Turn off backlighting when it is not required (see"Turning on backlighting" on page 120).Turning low power transmit on or offIf you are using your radio in conditions where signalstrength is high, you can reduce the drain on yourvehicle battery by transmitting at low power.When low power transmit is turned on, appears inthe display and calls are made at low power ratherthan at the programmed power setting.Some channels may always transmit at low power.To turn low power transmit on or off for all channels:1 Press Menu and select Radio settings >Functions > Low power tx.(Depending on how your radio is programmed, youmay be able to press a function key to turn lowpower transmit on or off.)2 Scroll to On (or Off) and press Select. (The currentsetting is highlighted.)The message Low power tx activated(or deactivated) appears in the display.Low power txOnOff SelectBack
