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20 | CT710 Instruction Guide CT710 Instruction Guide | 21
In channel/frequency mode, press MENU and 4PWR: the screen will di-
splay 004 POW?.
Press ENTER and the display will show POW L (low power) or POW H
(high power): turn the encoder knob to select the desired power level.
To confirm your selection press ENTER and VFO/MR to exit.
Squelch Threshold Setting
This function turns on the Squelch when the signal is strong; the Squelch
will stay off when the signal is weak. Set the same DCS codes of your
group and turn on the squelch.
By setting the level too high, you may not receive the weak signals; while
by setting it too low you may receive noises or undesired signals.
NOTE:
This transceiver has ten (0~9) available levels: 0 means that the Squelch
is turned on. From level 1 to level 9 you will have different levels of noises
reduction. The higher is the level, the louder will be the Squelch.
Procedure:
Press MENU and 5SQL: the screen will show005 SQL?.
Press ENTER and the display will show SQL 5(Factory Settings ” SQL
5”).
Press any number (0-9) on the keypad or rotate the encoder to select the
desired squelch level.
Press ENTER as confirmation and press VFO/MR to exit.
Scrambler Setting
The scrambler is designed to protect communications.
This feature prevents parties of other networks from hearing and under-
standing voice communications.
Procedure:
Press MENU and 6SCR key and the display will show 006 SCRM?.
Press ENTER: you will see on the display ON (scrambler on), OFF
(scrambler off).
Turn the encoder to select on/off and press ENTER to confirm; press VFO/
MR to exit.
Backlight On/Off Setting
In channel/frequency mode, press MENU and 7LED.
The screen will show 007 LED?. Press ENTER and you will see on
the display ON (backlight on). Turn the encoder to select ON” “OFF
AUTO.
Press ENTER to confirm, and VFO/MR to exit.
Backlight Color Selection
In channel/frequency mode, press MENU and 8COLOR: the display will
show 008 LIGHT?.
Press ENTER and by turning the encoder, you have the color options:
ORANGE, PURPLE, BLUE.
Press ENTER to confirm the desired backlight color and VFO/MR to exit.
Beep On/Off
If you enable this function, every time a button is pressed, you will hear
a Beep tone.
In channel/frequency mode, press MENU and 9BEEP: 009 BEEP? will
appear on the display.
Press ENTER: ONmeans beep on, OFFmeans beep off; turn the enco-
der to choose one of the two options. Press ENTER to confirm and VFO/
MR to exit.
Keypad Lock Function Setting
This function is useful to lock the keypad and so, avoid any accidental
pressure of the buttons.
Press MENU and turn the encoder to item 11: the screen will display
011 KEYBO?.
This transceiver has 2 types of Keypad lock available: Auto-lock and Ma-
nual-lock.
Press ENTER: the display will show AUTO (keypad lock turns on auto-
matically).
Turn the encoder to select MANUAL/AUTO, then press ENTER to
confirm and VFO/MR to exit.
You can also press *LOCK: the display will show LOCK? .
If you want to lock the keypad hold down *LOCK for 2 seconds. To unlock
the keypad, press *LOCK again for 2 seconds: the keypad will be unlo-
cked.

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