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If the squelch level is set to Open, the speaker will keep unmuted irrespective of the satisfaction of
decoding conditions.
Operation:
Press the programmed
Adjust Squelch Level
key to switch among Tight, Open and Normal (from Tight
to Open, a low-pitched tone and background sound are heard; from Open to Normal, a high-pitched tone
is heard and the background sound disappears; from Normal to Tight, a high-pitched tone is heard).
Battery Power Indicator
This feature allows you to know the current battery strength.
Operation:
Hold down the programmed
Battery Strength Indicator
key, and the radio will give a specific indication
to represent the current battery strength. Release the key to exit.
Indication
Battery Strength
Green LED glows.
High
Orange LED glows.
Medium
Red LED glows.
Low
Red LED glows and the low
battery alert sounds.
Insufficient
Scrambler
/Encrypt
The Scrambler/Encrypt feature can encrypt your audio signals to prevent eavesdropping. Thus privacy of
your communication is guaranteed.
Operation:
Press
the
programmed
Scrambler/Encrypt
key to enable Scrambler or Encrypt on the current
channel (a high-pitched tone sounds); press the key again to disable the feature (a low-pitched tone
sounds).
If the Scrambler/Encrypt feature is enabled for a channel via the programming software, switch to the
channel to enable the feature, or exit the channel to disable the feature.
Busy Channel Lockout
If enabled via the programming software, this feature can prevent your radio interfering with other
transmitting radios on the same channel. If you hold down the
PTT
key while the channel is in use, your
radio will keep beeping, alerting you to transmission prohibition. To stop beeping, please release the
PTT
