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Utilities
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad
You can lock your radio's keypad to avoid inadvertent key entry.
Procedure:
1. Press
then
to Utilities and press
to select.
2. Press
t
o Radio Settings and press
to select.
3. Press
to Keypad Lock and press
to select.
4. The display shows Keypad Locked and returns to the Home screen.
5. To unlock the keypad, press
followed by *.
6. The display shows Keypad Unlocked and returns to the Home screen.
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off
You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed.
Procedure:
1. Press
then
to Utilities and press
to select.
2. Prsss
to Radio Settings and press
to select.
3. Press
to Tones/Alerts and press
to select.
4. Press
to Keypad Tones and press
to select.
5. The display shows Turn On. Press
to enable keypad tones. The display shows Keypad
Tone On.
OR
The display shows Turn
Oft.
Press
to disable keypad tones. The display shows Keypad
Tone
Off.
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. Tight filters out (unwanted) calls and/or background noise.
However, calls from remote locations may also be filtered out.
Procedure:
Press the programmed Squelch button to toggle squelch level between normal and tight.
OR
1. Press
then
to Utilities and press
to select.
2. Press
to Radio Settings and press
to select.
3. Press
t
o Squelch and press
to select.
4. Choose either Tight or Normal and press
to select.
Screen returns to the previous menu.
Setting the Power Level
You can customize your radio's power setting to high or low for each channel.
Settings: High enables communication with radios located at a considerable distance from you
.
Low enables communication with radios in closer proximity
.
Procedure:
Press the programmed Power Level button to toggle transmit power level between high and low.
OR
1. Press
then
to Utilities and press
to select.
2. Press
to Radio Settings and press
to select.
3. Press
to Power and press
to select.
4. Change your current setting as prompted on the display
.
5
.
Press
to select a new power level.
