Operator's Manual

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Local/Distant Squelch
The Local/Distant Squelch function toggles the channel squelch setting
between “Local” and “Distant”. “Local” squelch reduces the number of
received degraded transmissions. ”Distant" squelch increases the number of
received transmissions.
Type 99 ON/OFF
The Type 99 function toggles the state of the Type 99 Decoder between
“ON” and “OFF”. Type 99 mutes receive audio until a valid Type 99 call is
received. “ON” indicates the radio is operating in Selective Call mode. ”OFF"
indicates the radio is operating in Monitor mode.
If an invalid or no Type 99 decode is programmed on a channel, the Type 99
function is programmed for an Option button and the Option button is
pressed, the radio will emit a Denied Alert Tone.
Home Channel
The Home Channel function toggles the channel setting between “Home
Channel” and “Selected Channel”. “Home Channel” is a programmed
channel that allows direct communication with a selected individual.
“Selected Channel” is the channel frequency selected by the user. Changing
the channel selection knob or power cycling the radio will cancel the Home
Channel function.
Horn Alert ON/OFF
The Horn Alert ON/OFF function toggles the operation of the Horn Alert of
the Type 99 decoder between “ON” and “OFF”. "ON" will activate the horn
alert relay when a Type 99 Individual Call is received. "OFF" will not activate
the horn alert relay when a Type 99 Individual Call is received.
If an invalid or no Type 99 decode is programmed on a channel, and the
Horn Alert ON/OFF function is programmed for an Option button, and the
Option button is pressed, the radio will emit a Denied Alert Tone.
Enabling the Horn Alert ON/OFF function will enable the Type 99 function.
Disabling the Horn Alert ON/OFF function will not disable the Type 99
function.
Public Address ON/OFF
The Public Address function toggles the operation of the Public Address
operation between “ON” and “OFF”. "ON" will send the microphone audio
through the receive amplifier to the external speaker. "OFF" will send the
microphone audio through the transmitter.