CONVENTIONAL OPERATION
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Setting squelch level
The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depending on
the signal strength.
q While pushing [PTT] and [Lower],
turn the transceiver’s power on to
enter the squelch adjustment
mode.
w Push [Upper] to increase the
squelch level (tight squelch) or
[Lower] to decrease the squelch
level (loose squelch).
• Squelch level will be fixed after
1 sec.
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Transmitting notes
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TIME-OUT TIMER
After continuous transmission for a pre-programmed period, the
time-out timer is activated causing the transceiver to stop transmit-
ting, and automatically select receive.
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PENALTY TIMER
Once the time-out timer is activated, transmission is further inhibited
for a period determined by the penalty timer.