Uniden UH076, Owner'S Manual

Page: 20 / 32

20
Operation
UNIDEN UH076 Handheld UHF-CB Transceiver
Advanced Features
CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)
CTCSS is a feature that allows a group to talk to each other without
hearing other users on the same channel.
Programming CTCSS Code
1. Select a desired channel to be used with CTCSS.
2. Press and hold
ctcss
for 1.5 secs. CTCSS icon blinks.
3. Press or to select the desired CTCSS code.
4. Press
ctcss
to save the selected code.
CTCSS
icon stops blinking.
NOTE
The UH076 will return to standby mode after 10 secs. of
no activity. CTCSS code can be programmed on every
channel. There are 38 available CTCSS tone per channel.
CTCSS Scan Operation
1. Press
scan
to start scanning (GS or OS) mode.
2. Press and hold
ctcss
to change to CTCSS scan mode.
3. When a signal is sensed on a CTCSS CH, the UH076 stops for
about 400 msecs (decode time) to decode the CTCSS code. If there is
no code or the receive code does not match the one programmed on
the unit, the unit resumes scanning.
NOTE
Channels 5 and 35 are used for emergency channels.
CTCSS will not operate on these channels.
VOX
• Built-in Voice Activated Circuit (VOX) feature enables the user to
transmit automatically by speaking on the microphone of the VOX
headset (not supplied) without pressing the PTT switch.