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Set CTCSS Privacy Codes
To select a CTCSS privacy code:
1.
After selecting a channel, then return to
Standby
mode.
2.
Press and hold the
FUNC/CODE
button until the
current code number prompted. The following
messages may be prompted:
a.
“Channel Code Memory”
means the current
channel is still preset with default privacy code
system and code number. See
Channel and
Default Privacy Code Table
on page 10, or
b.
The current CTCSS Code Number, or
c.
“Code Off”
means no privacy code was set on the
current channel, and allows all signals to be heard
on a channel.
3.
After the current code number prompted, turn the
Channel/Privacy Code
Selection
Knob clockwise or counterclockwise again to select a desired
CTCSS code number;
Or, press the
UP
or
DOWN
buttons to select CTCSS code number;
Or, press and hold the
UP
or
DOWN
buttons for fast skipping.
4.
When the desired CTCSS code number selected, choose one of the
following.
a.
Turn the
Channel/Privacy Code Selection
Knob clockwise or
counterclockwise, or press the
UP
or
DOWN
buttons to change a new
CTCSS code number.
b.
Press the
Talk
button to enter the new setting and return to
Standby
mode.
c.
Do not press any buttons or turn the
Channel/Privacy Code Selection
Knob for 6 seconds to enter the new setting, the current channel number
and privacy code setting (if any) prompted again, and then return to
Standby
mode.
Privacy Codes
Your radio incorporates two advanced coded squelch systems that can help to
reduce interference from other users on any given channel. CTCSS (Continuous
Tone Coded Squelch System) provides 38 privacy codes and DCS (Digitally
Coded Squelch) provides privacy codes for factory default channel preset. The
CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) can be used on all channels.
For ease of use and to reduce interference from other users, the 22 channels
of your radio have been customized, see
Channel and Default Privacy Code
Table
.
Channel/Privacy
Code Selection Knob
10
11
The privacy code OFF is not a privacy code, but allows all signals
to be heard on a channel that is set to 0 on both the CTCSS and
DCS systems.
See Page 12 for resetting all the channels and privacy code
setting to factory default.
You can change your radio Privacy Codes in order to work with
other radios with different privacy codes or radio without
privacy codes. See page 11 and 12 for procedures.
To successfully communicate using a privacy code, both the
sending and receiving radios must be tuned to the same channel
and to the same privacy code number (CTCSS or DCS). Each
channel will remember the last privacy code system and number
you select.
Channel and Default Privacy Code Table
Channel
Privacy Code
Type
Number
1
CTCSS
1
2
CTCSS 11
3
CTCSS 22
4
CTCSS 33
5
DCS
1
6
DCS
11
7
DCS
22
8
DCS
33
9
DCS
44
10
DCS
55
11
DCS
66
Channel
Privacy Code
Type
Number
12
DCS
77
13
CTCSS
1
14
CTCSS
11
15
CTCSS
22
16
CTCSS
33
17
DCS
1
18
DCS
11
19
DCS
22
20
DCS
33
21
DCS
44
22
DCS
55
FUNC/CODE Button