User's Manual

Advanced Operations
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REPEATER/TALK-AROUND
At following condition, the Talk-around function will make you can talk directly to other transceiver without using a repeater:
z If the repeater is deactivate, or
z You are out of the repeater range, but you can directly talk to other transceiver.
To toggle Talk-around ON or OFF, your dealer must program a Side Button for the “Repeater/Talk-around” function.
Pressing the Repeater/Talk-around button, if you hear the Positive Beep, your transceiver is without using a repeater.
Others, for the Negative Beep, your transceiver is using a repeater.
SETTING SQUELCH LEVEL
Squelch acts as a kind of filtering system, which control the amount of signals the transceiver receives. Setting the
transceiver to the Tight Squelch, you can avoid some unwanted signals or noise. But you may not receive a weak signal far from
you. So you should select the Normal Squelch for it.
Pressing the Squelch button to select the squelch level between Tight and Normal.
z The Positive Beep means your transceiver is Normal Squelch.
z The Negative Beep means your transceiver is Tight Squelch.
SELECTING OUTPUT POWER
Each channel independently programmed for either low power or high output power. However, you can change the output
power by yourself.
z With high output power, your signal may transmit farther.
z Selecting low power conserves the battery if you can reliably communicate with others.