Silvercrest SFG 8000 B2, Operating And Safety Instructions Manual

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SilverCrest SFG 8000 B2
20 - English
If no button is pressed for five seconds while changing a setting, the handheld transceiver will
return to idle mode and use the previously adjusted setting.
11.1. CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)/DCS (Digital
Coded Squelch) code
If many handheld transceivers are being used in your vicinity, it is likely that other people will be using the
same channel. To avoid receiving the signals of other parties, CTCSS or DCS codes can be used.
The three-digit CTCSS or DCS code is a tone frequency that the handheld radio transceiver will transmit.
Two stations that have been set to the same channel and the same CTCSS or DCS code can listen to each
other. No other stations will be heard on the same channel, unless these stations use the same CTCSS or
DCS code. Your SilverCrest SFG 8000 B2 supports 38 analogue CTCSS (1 to 38) and 83 digital DCS (1
to 83) codes.
Any receiver tuned to the same channel and using the same CTCSS or DCS code can listen to
your conversation.
Using a CTCSS or DCS code does not prevent your conversations from being intercepted by
other parties: any radio transceiver or receiver tuned into the same channel that is not using a
CTCSS or DCS code will be able to listen to all transmissions on this channel.
11.1.1. Setting the CTCSS code

Press the Menu button [6] twice. The indication “CTCSS” and the current
CTCSS code will flash on the display.

Press the Up

[10] or Down

[7] button to set a different CTCSS code.

Press the PTT button [12] to confirm the setting.
11.1.2. Setting the DCS code

Press the Menu button [6] three times. The indication “DCS” and the
current DCS code will flash on the display.

Press the Up

[10] or Down

[7] button to set a different DCS code.

Press the PTT button [12] to confirm the setting.
11.1.3. Disabling the CTCSS/DCS code
To disable the CTCSS or DCS code, select the code “00”. “OF” will appear on the menu.