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English
RADIO OVERVIEW
 
INDICATOR TONES
 
High pitched tone   Low pitched tone 
Some programmable buttons use tones to 
indicate one of two modes:
 
IMPROVED AUDIO FEATURES
 
Companding
 
Companding is a feature that allows further 
improvement of voice quality. It compresses 
your voice at transmission, and expands it 
when receiving while simultaneously reducing 
extraneous noise. However, to enjoy this 
benefit, 
 
all
 
 transmitting and receiving radios 
must have this feature activated.
 
Self Test Pass Tone
Self Test Fail Tone
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
 
 Button
Positive 
Indicator Tone
Negative 
Indicator Tone
 
Scan
 
Start
 
 scan
 
Stop
 
 scan
Power Level
 
High
 
 power 
selected
 
Low
 
 power 
selected
Squelch
 
Tight
 
 Squelch
 
Normal
 
 Squelch
 
Repeater/
Talkaround
 
Does not use 
 
repeater
 
Uses
 
 repeater
VOX VOX 
 
enabled
 
VOX 
 
disabled
 
Local/Distance
 
Local
 
 Mode
 
Distance
 
 Mode
 
 Button
Positive 
Indicator Tone
Negative 
Indicator Tone
 
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