Bluetooth Drop Timer

  When the Bluetooth Re-Pair Timer value is set to "Immediate", this feature selects the amount of time that a Bluetooth (BT) accessory can remain disconnected (out of range) and still remain paired (see Pairing Type).

• If the radio and accessory come back in range before this timer expires, a connection is reestablished without the need to re-pair the radio and the accessory.

• If this timer expires and a connection has not been reestablished, the pairing information is cleared on both the radio and the accessory.

• Once the pairing information has been cleared, the accessory then attempts to re-pair for an additional 5 minutes before automatically powering-down. BT accessory auto power-down is a battery-conservation benefit.

• if either the radio or the accessory are manually powered-down prior to this selected BT Drop Timer expiring, both the radio and the BT accessory immediately clear their pairing information for the current connection.

• When the accessory is powered-back-up, no matter if the radio is powered-on or off, the accessory attempts to re-pair for a default period of 5 minutes; if the pairing/connection does not occur, the accessory automatically powers back down.

  When the Bluetooth Re-Pair Timer value is set to "Infinite", this feature selects the amount of time that a Bluetooth (BT) accessory can remain disconnected (out of range) before the accessory automatically powers-down. BT accessory auto power-down is a battery-conservation benefit.

• If either the radio or the BT accessory is manually powered-down prior to this selected BT Drop Timer expiring, or the accessory is automatically powered down due to the expiration of the timer, the radio and the accessory normally maintain/remember their pairing information for this connection.

• When the accessory is powered-back-up, no matter if the radio is powered-on or off, the accessory attempts to reconnect for a default period of 5 minutes; if the connection does not occur, the accessory automatically powers back down; during this 5 minute period, for a connection to re-occur, re-pairing normally does not need to re-occur.

This selection applies on a radio-wide basis. Time is in hours or minutes.  An example of a Bluetooth accessory is the wireless earpiece.

When the Bluetooth Enable field is "Enabled", and

when the radio is model / option capable.