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Status symbols – Motorola MT 1500 User Manual

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General Radio Operation

Status Symbols

The top two rows in the display contain symbols indicating the radio’s
status.

Table 2: Status Symbols

Symbol

Indication

Page

Call Received. Blinks when a Private Call is
received.

34

View Mode. View a list.

31

s

Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
The received signal strength for the current site.
Trunked only. The more stripes in the symbol,
the stronger the received signal.

39

b

Battery.

• Conventional = Blinks when the battery

is low.

• Smart = The number of bars (0-3) shown

indicates the charge remaining in your
battery. Blinks when battery level
reaches 10% or less.

Note: Smart battery will be available at a future

date.

10

r

Talkaround.

• On = Talking directly to another radio,

not through a repeater. Conventional
operation only.

• Off = Talking through a repeater.

36

C

Monitor (Carrier Squelch). The selected
channel is being monitored. Conventional
operation only.

22

T

Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list.

31

m

p

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