Troubleshooting 21
English
Describing the radio’s audible tones
The following table summarizes the radio’s audible tones.
Tone type Meaning
two short beeps radio turned on: the radio is powered on
and ready to use
one short beep
after the power-
up beeps
radio locked: you need to enter your PIN
(personal identity number) before you can
use the radio
one long, low-
pitched beep
radio PIN entry unsuccessful: you need to
re-enter your PIN
two short beeps radio PIN entry successful: the radio is ready
to use, or
radio is revived: the radio has made opera-
ble by your service provider
one short beep radio turned off: the radio is being
powered off, or
valid keypress: the action you have
attempted is permitted, or
function activated: a function key has been
pressed and that function has been initiated
one short, low-
pitched beep
function de-activated: a function key has
been pressed and the corresponding func-
tion has been turned off
one long, low-
pitched beep
invalid keypress: the action you have
attempted is not permitted, or
transmission inhibited: you have attempted
to transmit but for some reason transmis-
sion is not permitted at this time
three short beeps channel now free: you were prevented from
transmitting on a busy channel and that
channel is now free
three beeps transmit timeout imminent: in 10 seconds
your transmit timer will expire and your
current transmission will be terminated