GME TX677 - Duplex Mode Selection; Ctcss and Dcs Code Selection

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DUPLEX MODE SELECTION
The Duplex option only appears in the Menu if a repeater channel (1 – 8 or 41 – 48)
is selected. To enable Duplex on a repeater channel:
1. Select a repeater channel 1 – 8 or 41 – 48 using the  or keys.
2. Press and hold the Menu key until the radio beeps. The
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Silent mode cannot be acvated unless a CTCSS or DCS code has been selected via the Menu
key (See Menu opons for more details). If CTCSS/DCS tones are set to ‘O’, any aempt to
acvate the Silent mode will be ignored. When communicang with other radios using CTCSS
or DCS, all radios must be switched to the same channel and have the same CTCS or DCS code
selected. To receive signals from radios that are not using CTCSS or DCS, you will need to disable
Silent mode on that channel.
Menu Opons
The Menu key is used to adjust the various feature sengs. The following table shows the order of
these selecons.
No. Descripon Symbol Opons
1 Duplex (channels 1 – 8 and 41 – 48 only) on/oF
2 CTCSS and DCS code selecon ct/dt
oF/01 – 50/
001 – 104
3 Transmier power Po Hi/Lo
4 VOX sengs Uo oF/1 – 3
5 Squelch level seng Sq Aut/1 – 5
6 Roger Beep seng rb oF/on
7 Buon Beep selecon bP oF/on
8 Call Alarm selecon CL oF/1 – 5
9 Dual Watch channel dU oF/on 1 – 80
The duplex menu opon will only appear when channels 1-8 or 41-48 are selected. CTCSS/DCS
and transmit power sengs are inhibited on channels 5/35 (emergency channel).
Using the Menu
• To access the menu, press and hold the Menu key unl the radio beeps. Menu opons
will appear in the order listed above.
• To step to the next menu item, press the Menu key again.
• To change opons in selected menu, press the or keys.
• To store your selecon and exit menu, press the PTT switch.
icon
will ash.
3. Press the  or keys to toggle ‘on’ (duplex enabled) or ‘oF’
(duplex disabled) on the display.
4. Press the PTT switch to store your setting and exit the menu.
When Duplex is enabled on a repeater channel, the
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Silent mode cannot be acvated unless a CTCSS or DCS code has been selected via the Menu
key (See Menu opons for more details). If CTCSS/DCS tones are set to ‘O’, any aempt to
acvate the Silent mode will be ignored. When communicang with other radios using CTCSS
or DCS, all radios must be switched to the same channel and have the same CTCS or DCS code
selected. To receive signals from radios that are not using CTCSS or DCS, you will need to disable
Silent mode on that channel.
Menu Opons
The Menu key is used to adjust the various feature sengs. The following table shows the order of
these selecons.
No. Descripon Symbol Opons
1 Duplex (channels 1 – 8 and 41 – 48 only) on/oF
2 CTCSS and DCS code selecon ct/dt
oF/01 – 50/
001 – 104
3 Transmier power Po Hi/Lo
4 VOX sengs Uo oF/1 – 3
5 Squelch level seng Sq Aut/1 – 5
6 Roger Beep seng rb oF/on
7 Buon Beep selecon bP oF/on
8 Call Alarm selecon CL oF/1 – 5
9 Dual Watch channel dU oF/on 1 – 80
The duplex menu opon will only appear when channels 1-8 or 41-48 are selected. CTCSS/DCS
and transmit power sengs are inhibited on channels 5/35 (emergency channel).
Using the Menu
• To access the menu, press and hold the Menu key unl the radio beeps. Menu opons
will appear in the order listed above.
• To step to the next menu item, press the Menu key again.
• To change opons in selected menu, press the or keys.
• To store your selecon and exit menu, press the PTT switch.
icon will be displayed on
that channel.
CTCSS AND DCS CODE SELECTION
The radio is tted with both CTCSS and DCS systems. There are 50 CTCSS tones
and 104 DCS codes. The DCS codes and the CTCSS tones are accessed through the
same menu (refer the following gure). When CTCSS tones are being selected ‘ct’
is displayed.
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Duplex Mode Selecon
The Duplex opon only appears in the Menu if a repeater channel (1 – 8 or 41 – 48) is selected.
To enable Duplex on a repeater channel:
1. Select a repeater channel 1 – 8 or 41 – 48 using the or keys.
2. Press and hold the Menu key unl the radio beeps. The icon will ash.
3. Press the or keys to toggle ‘on’ (duplex enabled) or ‘oF’ (duplex disabled)
on the display.
4. Press the PTT switch to store your seng and exit the menu.
When Duplex is enabled on a repeater channel, the icon will be displayed on
that channel.
CTCSS and DCS Code Selecon
The radio is ed with both CTCSS and DCS systems. There are 50 CTCSS tones and 104 DCS codes.
The DCS codes and the CTCSS tones are accessed through the same menu (refer the following
gure). When CTCSS tones are being selected ‘ct’ is displayed.
OFF 01 50 001 10 4
To access DCS codes:
Scroll past CTCSS tone 50 unl ‘dt’ is displayed.
To select a CTCSS or DCS code:
1. Select the required channel.
1. Press and hold the Menu key unl the radio beeps. ‘ct’ (for CTCSS) or ‘dt’ (for DCS) will be
displayed.
2. Press the
or keys to select the required tone/code.
3. To select CTCSS tones 01 to 50 press the or keys while ‘ct’ is displayed. When a CTCSS
code is selected the icon is displayed.
4. To select DCS codes, hold the key to scroll past CTCSS tone 50 unl ‘dt’ is displayed.
Now use the or keys to select the required DCS code 001 to 104. When a DCS code is
selected the icon is displayed.
5. To return to CTCSS tones hold the or keys unl ‘ct’ is displayed again.
6. To turn CTCSS/DCS tones o, hold the or keys to step to the end of the code list unl
‘oF’ is displayed.
7. Press the PTT switch to conrm and store your selecon. The (CTCSS) or icon
remains on the display to conrm the code system you have selected.
To access DCS codes:
Scroll past CTCSS tone 50 until ‘dt’ is displayed.
To select a CTCSS or DCS code:
1. Select the required channel.
1. Press and hold the Menu key until the radio beeps. ‘ct’ (for CTCSS)
or ‘dt’ (for DCS) will be displayed.
2. Press the  or  keys to select the required tone/code.
3. To select CTCSS tones 01 to 50 press the  or  keys while ‘ct’
is displayed. When a CTCSS code is selected the icon is displayed.