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CONTROLS
LCD DISPLAY
1. LOW BATTERY ICON – Indicates the
battery level is low.
2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON – Indicates
radio is transmitting a signal.
3. eVOX – Indicates when eVOX mode is
active.
4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from
1~22 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on
WX band.
5. RECEIVE (RX) ICON – Indicates radio
is receiving a transmission.
6. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY
LOCK mode is on.
7. WX BAND ICON – Indicates when the
radio is in Weather Band mode
8. VIBRATE-ALERT ICON – Indicates
when the Vibrate-Alert feature is on
9. PRIVACY CODE – Indicates Privacy
Code selected by user (oF~38) .
10. TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL ICON –
Indicates TX Power setting (H/M/L)
11. POWER/VOLUME KNOB – Turn clock-
wise to turn the power on and increase
the volume level. Turn counter-clockwise
to decrease the volume level and turn
the power off.
12. PTT Button – Press and hold to transmit
voice communication.
13. CALL/LOCK Button – Press to send a
CALL tone signal. Press and hold to turn
KEY LOCK on/off.
14. MIC – Built-in microphone.
15. SPEAKER – Built-in speaker.
16. ANTENNA.
17. EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MIC JACK.
18. MENU Button – Press to access Menu
mode. Press and hold to go to WX Band
Receiver mode.
19. MONITOR/SCAN Button – Press to
enter SCAN mode. Press and hold to
enter MONITOR mode
20. UP and DOWN Button – Make
adjustments in MENU mode.
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Model GXT500/550 Series