Customizing radio settings 137Extending battery life on a shiftYou can reduce the power consumption of your radio(and thereby extend the life of the battery during ashift) in the following ways:■ Transmit at low power (if your radio is not alreadyconfigured to do this).■ Ensure that backlighting automatically turns offwhen no radio activity is detected (see "Turningon backlighting" on page 140).Turning low power transmit on or offIf you are using your radio in conditions where signalstrength is high, you can extend the shift life of yourbattery 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.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.SelectBackLow power txOffOn
