Making and Receiving Calls
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NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change
the selected option.
Monitoring Features
Monitoring a Channel
Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before
transmitting.
Procedure:
1 Press and hold the programmed Monitor button and listen
for activity.
2 The Monitor icon appears on the status bar and the LED
lights up solid yellow.
3 You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how
your radio is programmed.
4 When you hear “white noise” (that is, the channel is free),
press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen.
Permanent Monitor
Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a
selected channel for activity.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button.
2 Radio sounds an alert tone, the LED lights up solid yellow,
and the display shows Permanent Monitor On. The
Monitor icon appears on the status bar.
3 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button to exit
Permanent Monitor mode.
4 Radio sounds an alert tone, the LED turns off, and display
shows Permanent Monitor Off.
NOTE: Radio users who switch from analog to digital channels
often assume that the lack of static on a digital channel is an
indication that the radio is not working properly. This is not the
case. Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing
the noise from the signal and allowing only the clear voice or
da ta in fo r ma ti on t o be he ar d .
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