User's Manual

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BACKGROUND OPERATIONS
TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)
The purpose of the Time-out Timer is to prevent any caller from using a channel for an extended period
of time. If you continuously transmit for a period of time that exceeds the programmed time set by your
dealer (default is 1 minute), the transceiver will stop transmitting and an alert tone will sound. To stop
the tone, release the PTT switch. Your dealer can program a warning function to alert you before the
TOT expires. Continuously transmitting for the time specified by your dealer will cause the warning
tone to sound.
BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT (BCL)
When activated, BCL prevents you from interfering with other parties who may be using the same
channel that you selected. Pressing the PTT switch while the channel is in use will cause your
transceiver to emit an alert tone and transmission will be inhibited (you cannot transmit).Release the
PTT switch to stop the tone and return to receive mode.
Ask your dealer for an explanation on how BCL functions when using QT, DQT.
BATTERY SAVE
If activated by your dealer, the Battery Save function will decrease the amount of power used when a
signal is not being received and no operations are being performed (no keys are being pressed, and no
switches are being turned). While the channel is not busy and no operation is performed for 5 seconds,
Battery Save turns ON. When a signal is received or an operation is performed, Battery Save turns
OFF.
LOW BATTERY WARNING
Low Battery Warning alerts you when the battery needs to be recharged or replaced.
While operating the transceiver, if the battery power becomes low, an alert tone will sound every 30
seconds and the LED indicator will blink red. Replace or recharge the battery pack.
CHANNEL ANNUNCIATION
When changing the channel using the Channel selector, an audio voice will announce the selected
channel number, after you stop changing the channel. (Channel Annunciation can be activated or
deactivated by your dealer.)
QUIET TALK (QT)/DIGITAL QUIET TALK (DQT)
Your dealer may have programmed QT or DQT signalling on your transceiver channels. A QT
tone/DQT code is a subaudible tone/code which allows you to ignore (not hear) calls from other parties
who are using the same channel. When a channel is set up with a QT tone or DQT code, squelch will
only open when a call with a mataching tone or code is received. Likewise, signals that you transmit will
only be heard by parties whose QT/DQT signalling matches yours.
If a call with a different tone or code is made on the same channel you are using, squelch will not open
and you will not hear the call. This allows you to ignore (not hear) these calls.
Although it may seem like you have your own private channel while using QT/DQT, other parties can
still hear your calls if they set up their transceiver with the same tone or code as you do.