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8.4 Talk Around
You can continue to communicate in DM mode by pressing the programmed Talk Around key when
your repeater malfunctions, or when your radio and the communicating radio are out of the repeater’s
range but within talking range of each other.
Operation: Press the programmed Talk Around key to enable the feature (a high-pitched tone sounds).
To disable the feature, press this key again (a low-pitched tone sounds).
8.5 Monitor
To adjust match conditions for signal receiving, you can enable the Monitor feature.
Operation:
Press the programmed Monitor key to enable the feature (a high-pitched tone sounds). To disable
the feature, press this key again (a low-pitched tone sounds).
Hold down the programmed Monitor Momentary key to enable the feature (a high-pitched tone
sounds). To disable the feature, release this key (a low-pitched tone sounds).
8.6 Squelch Off
If the Squelch Off feature is activated, the speaker will keep unmuted no matter whether the signals are
present.
Operation:
Press the programmed Squelch Off key to enable the feature (a high-pitched tone sounds). Then the
radio sounds background noise. Press the key again to disable the feature (a low-pitched tone
sounds).
Press the programmed Squelch Off Momentary key to enable the feature (a high-pitched tone
sounds). Then the radio sounds background noise. Press the key again to disable the feature (a
low-pitched tone sounds).
8.7 Adjust Squelch Level
This feature allows you to adjust the squelch threshold required for the radio to be unmuted.
Generally, the higher squelch level requires stronger signal for the radio to be unmuted. If the squelch
level is set to “Open”, the speaker will keep unmuted irrespective of the satisfaction of decoding
conditions.
Operation: Press the programmed Adjust Squelch Level key to switch among Tight, Open and Normal
(when you switch from Tight to Open, a low-pitched tone and the background noise will sound).