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RDR2300
TM
Professional Digital Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual
until the short alert tone ends before talking.
During a call, if the Channel Free Indication
feature is enabled on your radio (programmed
by your RCA Communications Systems Dealer),
you will hear a short alert tone the moment the
target radio (the radio that is receiving your call)
releases the PTT button, indicating the channel
is free for you to respond. You will also hear
the Channel Free Indication tone if your call
is interrupted, for example, when the radio
receives an Emergency Call.
Setting the Squelch Level (Analog)
You can adjust your radio’s squelch level
to filter out unwanted calls with low signal
strength or channels that have a higher than
normal background noise.
Settings:
Normal is the default level. Tight
may help to filter out (unwanted) calls and / or
background noise. However, calls from radio
within your system that are in very remote
locations may also be filtered out.
Press the programmed Squelch button to toggle
squelch level between normal and tight. OR -
follow the procedure below to adjust the Squelch
Level through the Menu (
BR300D
TM
Only
).
1. Press [
O
] to access the menu.
2. Press [
<
] or [
>
] to navigate to Utilities and
press [
O
] to select.
3. Press [
<
] or [
>
] to navigate to Radio Settings
and press [
O
] to select.
4. Press [
<
] or [
>
] to navigate to Squelch and
press [
O
]to select.
5. Choose either Tight or Normal and press
[
O
] button, screen returns to the previous
menu.
Switching Between Analog/Digital Mode
Each channel in your radio can be programmed
as an analog channel or a digital channel. Use
the Channel Selector Knob to switch between
an analog or a digital channel.
Note:
When switching from digital to analog,
certain features of the radio become unavailable.
