27FT-817ND Operating ManualAUTOMATIC P OWER -OFF F EATUREThe APO feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the transceiver offafter a user-defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity. Theavailable selections for the time before power-off are 1 ~ 6 hours, as well as “APO Off.” Thedefault condition for the APO is OFF, and here is the procedure for activating it:1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Menu mode.2. Rotate the knob to recall Menu #08 (APO TIME).3. Rotate the knob to select the desired time period after which the radio will auto-matically shut down.4. Press and hold the key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normaloperation.Once you have programmed a time interval, the APO countdown timer will start wheneversome front panel action (tuning, transmission, etc.) is completed.When the APO is activated, the “ ” icon will appear at the center bottom on the LCD. Ifthere is no action by you within the time interval programmed, the microprocessor will shutdown the radio automatically.Just press and hold in the switch for one second to turn the transceiver back on after anAPO shutdown, as usual.RECEIVER ACCESSORIES