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RELM/BK Radio
squelch and be heard. In the absence of a held channel, the receiver
will be tuned to the main channel. Guard qualification will be disabled
during squelch adjustment.
Return to Volume Adjust Mode by waiting 5 seconds, or by pressing the
[SQL]
button again.
Pressing the
[SQL]
button and holding for more than 1 second sets the
squelch to its factory preset value.
TA
Repeater Talk Around
Press the
[TA]
button to turn Repeater Talk Around on or off. When
TA is on, the radio transmits on the receive frequency of the selected
channel, bypassing or “talking around” the repeater. This function may
be used on any channel that is programmed to a frequency pair (repeater
channel).
CG
Channel Guard Disable
Press the
[CG]
button to disable or enable Channel Guard operation.
On analog channels, the radio reverts to carrier squelch. On digital
channels, the radio will unmute when a digital signal with
any NAC
is
detected. An arrow on the display points to the
CG
button when Channel
Guard is
disabled
. When Channel Guard is enabled, a message is
heard only when the proper Channel Guard is received. Transmit
Channel Guard generation is unaffected. The
CG
button may also be
used to override Busy Channel Lockout, if Busy Channel Override is
installed.
HOM Home Channel
Press the
[HOM]
button to go to the pre-programmed Home Channel.
To set a different Home Channel, select the desired channel using the
Channel Selector knob, press the
[HOM]
button, and hold it for more
than 1 second until the arrow above the
[HOM]
button appears on the
display. The new channel then becomes the Home Channel.
SPk Remote Speaker
Press the
[SPk]
button to toggle between the built-in radio speaker and
a remotely mounted speaker.
