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Appendix B. - Shortcut Menu operations
MENU
Name
Settings
Description
0
SQL
- Squelch Level
[0 - 9]
Setting the squelch to 0 will open up the
squelch entirely.
Squelch silences the receiver when there is no
signal.
- Sensitivity can be varied from .1 to .3 mV on
UHF
Sensitivity can be varied from .1 to .2 mV on VHF
1
STEP
–Step Frequency
2.5K[0] | 5.0K[1] | 6.25K[2] |
10.0K[3] | 12.5K[4] | 20.0K[5] |
Selects the amount of frequency change in
VFO/Frequency mode when scanning or
2
TXP
– Transmit Power
HIGH [0] | LOW [1]
Selects between HIGH and LOW transmitter
power when in VFO/Frequency mode. Use the
minimum transmitter power necessary to carry
out the desired communications.
3
SAVE
- Battery Save
OFF [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Selects the ratio of sleep cycles to awake cycles
(1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1). The higher the number the
longer the battery lasts. The higher number
increases the RX sleep cycle, but you may miss
the first few syllables before the RX opens.
4
VOX
– Voice Operated TX
OFF [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
When enabled it is not necessary to press the
[PTT] key on the transceiver. Adjust the gain level
to an appropriate sensitivity to allow smooth
5
WN - Wideband /
Narrowband
WIDE [0] | NARR [1]
Wideband (25 kHz bandwidth) or narrowband
(12.5 kHz bandwidth).
6
ABR - Display
Illumination Time
ON [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Time-out for the LCD backlight. (seconds)
7
TDR - Dual Watch,
Dual Reception
OFF [0] | ON [1]
Monitor [A] and [B] at the same time. The display
with the most recent activity ([A] or [B]) becomes