User's Manual

transmit when a carrier is present. Instead, the radio will generate a continuous low-pitched
tone while PTT switch is pressed. Release the PTT switch and wait for the channel to be clear
of activity.
If CTCSS or Digital Code Squelch (DCS) Lockout has been programmed on a channel, the
radio can transmit only when there is no carrier being received or when the carrier being
received includes the correct CTCSS tone or DCS code.
Time-Out Timer
If the selected channel has been programmed for Time-Out Timer, you must limit the length of
each transmission, While transmitting, a beep will sound 10 seconds before time-out.
Another beep will sound just before the deadline; The TX indicator will disappear the
transmission will cease soon thereafter. To resume transmitting, you must release the PTT
switch and wait for the “penalty timer “ to expire (if you press the PTT switch before this timer
expires, the timer restarts, and you will have to wait another “penalty” period)