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A button on the control head or KMM can be programmed for Channel Guard Override
(see Section 6.4).
4.18 USE TALKAROUND TO BYPASS REPEATER (ANALOG AND P25
CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
You can bypass the repeater system to communicate directly with other radios on your current channel’s
receive frequency. This is useful if you are out of range of a repeater or if a repeater is busy. You must be
in range of the other radio.
Talkaround can be enabled/disabled on a per-channel basis. When talkaround is
disabled, the icon is shown on the front and top display. If talkaround is disabled for
a channel (via the RPM2 personality), and the user tries to enable talkaround via the
menus or knobs while on that channel, the radio emits a “boop” deny tone. Additionally,
if talkaround is disabled on a channel, the talkaround programmable button becomes
inoperable and the radio boops.
To enable talkaround:
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Navigate to the CALL menu.
3. Scroll up or down to highlight TALKAROUND MODE.
4. Press the Group/Channel Knob to toggle TALKAROUND MODE to ENABLED.
5. The optional talkaround icon appears. Calls are made on the receive frequency until talkaround mode
is disabled via the CALL menu. Power cycling the radio does not disable talkaround.