DP2600e User Manual

Making and Receiving Calls
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Talkaround
You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not
operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but
within talking range of other radios.
This is called “talkaround”.
NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and
Linked Capacity Plus.
Procedure:
Press the programmed Repeater/Talkaround button to toggle
between talkaround and repeater modes.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1 c to access the menu.
2 < or > to Utilities and press e to select.
3 < or > to Radio Settings and press e to select.
4 Press e to enable Talkaround. The display shows 9
beside Enabled.
OR
Press
e to disable Talkaround. The 9 disappears from
beside Enabled.
5 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu.
The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down
NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use
< or > to change
the selected option.
Monitoring Features
Monitoring a Channel
Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before
transmitting.
NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and
Linked Capacity Plus.
Procedure:
1 Press and hold the programmed Monitor button and listen
for activity.
2 The Monitor icon appears on the status bar and the LED
lights up solid yellow.
3 You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how
your radio is programmed.
4 When you hear “white noise” (that is, the channel is free),
press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen.
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