Getting started 25The most common way the indicators work isdescribed in the following sections.The way these indicators behave may be affected bythe way your radio is programmed.Status indicatorsAudible tonesThe radio uses audible tones to alert you to its status:■ Radio controls and keypress tones—the tonesand beeps you hear when you press your radio’skeys or use the controls. (You can turn theseredgreenamberstatusLEDsColor MeaningRed(transmit)Glowing: your radio is transmittingFlashing: your transmit timer is about toexpireGreen(receive)Glowing: the current channel is busyFlashing: you have received a call or monitoris activeamber(scanning)Glowing: your radio is scanning a group ofchannels for activityFlashing: your radio has detected activity ona channel, and has halted on this channel

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