User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Description
- Attention
- Features
- Controls, Indicators and Connectors
- _
- Front Panel Controls
- _
- Headphone Socket
- High TX Power
- Low TX Power
- Loud Speaker*
- Repeater Mode Indicator LED
- 6. Alarm Mode Indicator LED
- 7. Transmit Mode Indicator LED
- 8. Busy Mode Indicator LED
- 9. Keypad*
- 10. Volume Control*
- 11. Squelch Control*
- 12. Power ON/OFF Switch
- 13. Power On Indicator LED
- 14. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) (not used on Single Channel Models)
- Symbol
- _
- Rear Panel Connectors
- Front Panel Controls
- _
- Installation and Programming
- Basic Operation
- Front Panel Operation
- Signaling
- Scanning
- Locking the Keypad
- Changing Tone Signaling Systems
- Displaying the Channel Information
- Display of Received Tone Frequencies.
- Bar Graph Displays
- LCD Display Back Light
- Transmit Power Change
- Calling Party ID Display
- Displaying any Radio's ID Number
- Emergency Caller Display
- Automatic Transmit in Repeater Mode
- TX Test Mode
- Keypad Test Mode
- Frequency Band Test Mode
- Starting Message
- Serial Number Display
- EEROM Data Check Mode
- Hardware Error Detection
- RS232C Communications Error
Base Tech II Base/Repeater Station Operator’s Manual
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Bar Graph Displays
The Base Tech II Base Repeater will normally show the strength of the received signal to the right of "RX" in the
LCD display and the strength of the transmitted signal to the right of "TX" in the LCD display. Both will be
displayed in the form of a bar graph.
This function can be disabled by pressing the [SHIFT] key, then the [CH] key. The LCD display will indicate "RX
Display Off" and "TX Display Off" as shown below:
RX Display Off
TX Display Off
CH01
Pressing the [SHIFT] key, then the [CH] key once again will return the Base Tech II Base Repeater to normal.
The LCD display will show the normal bar graph display for both the RX signal strength and TX signal strength.
LCD Display Back Light
The LCD Display has a Back-Light to illuminate the display. It normally switches "ON" whenever any key or the
PTT lever is pressed, and will remain illuminated for five seconds. Some users may prefer the Back-Light to
remain illuminated to assist viewing the LCD display in poor viewing situations.
Press the [SHIFT] key, then press the [1] key for more than one second and the LCD Back-light will remain
illuminated.
When finished, press the [SHIFT] key and then press the [1] key for more than one second and the LCD Back-
light will revert to normal operation.
Transmit Power Change
It is possible to change the Base Tech II Base Repeater's transmit power from the high power setting to the low
power setting (and vice versa) from the keypad, provided that this function has been enabled during the
programming of the Base Tech II Base Repeater.
To enable this function, the <Miscellaneous Menu> <TX Power Change> field must be set to "ENABLE".
Press the [SHIFT] key, then the [2] key and the Base Tech II Base Repeater will change from the high transmit
power setting to the low transmit power setting. The "
•“
symbol will be removed from the third line of the LCD
display.
Press the [SHIFT] key and the [2] key a second time, and the Base Tech II Base Repeater will change from the
low transmit power setting to the high transmit power setting. The "
•
" symbol will be displayed in the third line of
the LCD display.
If this function is NOT required, the <Miscellaneous Menu> <TX Power Change> field must be set to
"DISABLE".