GME TX6200, Instruction Manual

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TX6200 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L PAGE 23
SELECTING THE REQUIRED
CTCSS TONE
To select the required CTCSS tone on
your radio, use the following procedure:
1. Press and hold the F key for about
1.5 seconds. The radio will enter the
Menu mode.
2. Now press the F key once to enter
the CTCSS setting mode. CTC will be
displayed along with a number from
01 to 50 (if CTCSS is turned off it
will display
oF ). The factory default
setting is
oF
.
3. Press the or keys to change the
number to match the required CTCSS
tone in the adjacent CTCSS Tone
Frequency Chart. To disable CTCSS
operation, set the number to ‘oF.’
4. Press and hold the F key for a few
seconds to store the selected CTCSS
tone and exit the Menu mode
TO ACTIVATE THE CTCSS
FUNCTION ON A CHANNEL
The selected CTCSS tone can be
activated on individual channels.
To activate CTCSS on a channel:
1. Press the or key to select the
required channel.
2. Press and HOLD the Monitor key.
A high beep will be heard and the
‘SILENT’ icon will appear on the
display.
NOTE: You may activate CTCSS on as many
channels as you wish except the emergency
channel 5/35.
To de-activate CTCSS on a channel,
repeat steps 1 & 2 above. A low beep
will be heard and ‘SILENT’ will disappear.
NOTE: You will not be able to activate
CTCSS if the CTCSS tone is set to oF.
TIP :
If you wish to identify which CTCSS
tone is being used by stations on a particular
frequency, simply enable CTCSS on that
channel (so that SILENT is displayed) then
use the process described under ‘Selecting
the required CTCSS tone’ to step through
the range of available CTCSS tones while
the channel is busy. When the correct tone is
selected, you will be able to hear the signal
in the speaker.
CTCSS is turned Off
CTCSS tone 42 selected
CTCSS is activated
on this channel