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Assigning a CTCSS Tone
Frequency to a Channel
You can specify the CTCSS tone fre-
quency you want the scanner to de-
tect on a specific preprogrammed
channel.
1. Select the channel number that
has the frequency you want to
assign a CTCSS tone frequency
to.
2. Press
PROGRAM
.
PGM
appears
on the display.
3. Press
CTCSS
.
CTCSS
and
00.0
appear on the display.
4. Press
FREQ/CHAN-LOCK
until
FREQ
appears on the display.
5. Using
s
,
t
, or the rotary tuner,
choose the CTCSS frequency.
The channel number flashes on
the display.
Note: Turn the rotary tuner clock-
wise to step up the displayed tone
frequency. Turn the rotary tuner
counterclockwise to step down the
displayed tone frequency.
6. Press
E
. The channel number
stops flashing.
7. Press
MANUAL
. The scanner dis-
plays the channel and frequency.
8. To turn on CTCSS for that chan-
nel, press
CTCSS
. The scanner’s
display alternates between the
frequency and the CTCSS tone
frequency.
Changing or Deleting a
CTCSS Tone Frequency for a
Channel
1. If
CTCSS
is not displayed, press
CTCSS
. The scanner displays
CTCSS
.
2. Select the channel number that
contains the CTCSS tone fre-
quency you want to change or
delete.
3. Press
PROGRAM
, then
CTCSS
.
4. Using
s
,
t
, or the rotary tuner,
select
00.0
to delete the CTCSS
tone frequency or select another
CTCSS tone frequency to replace
the current one.
5. Press
E
.
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