PA G E 2 4 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L
T X 3 5 5 0 S
Setting up the QUIET Mode
To setup the QUIET mode you must first ‘tag’ the channels
that you want to stay Quiet, then activate the QUIET mode.
Once the QUIET mode is activated, tagged channels will
remain Quiet to all incoming signals unless your SelCall Ident
is received. Channels not tagged will remain open to all
signals and will operate normally.
To Tag Individual Channels for QUIET Operation
1. Select the required channel.
2. Press and hold
QUIET
until the radio beeps.
‘Q’
will
appear to the left of the channel number indicating the
selected channel is now tagged for Quiet operation.
To Remove the QUIET Tag from Individual Channels
1. Select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet operation.
‘Q’ will be displayed.
2. Press and hold
QUIET
until the radio beeps. ‘Q’ will
disappear indicating this channel is no longer tagged for
Quiet operation.
Activating the QUIET Mode
1. Select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet operation
(you cannot activate the Quiet mode unless you have
selected a ‘tagged’ channel). ‘Q’ will be displayed.
2. Briefly press
QUIET
.
will appear on the display.
Now all channels that were tagged for Quiet operation will
be operating in the Quiet mode.
De-activating the QUIET Mode
1. Select any channel that has been tagged for Quiet
operation. ‘Q’ and
will be displayed.
2. Briefly press
QUIET
.
will disappear from the display
and all channels that were tagged for Quiet operation will
now operate normally again.
Receiving Signals in the QUIET Mode
•
If a normal signal is received on a QUIET channel, the
channel will appear busy (the icon will be visible) but no
sound will be heard from the speaker.
•
If a normal signal is received on an Open channel (one that
is not tagged with ‘Q’) the signal will be heard in the
usual way.
•
If your SelCall Ident is received on any channel – Open or
QUIET – the QUIET mode will be cancelled and the alarm
will beep to alert you to the call. In addition, the caller’s
Ident or ALPHA label will be displayed. All channels will
now be open for normal transmission and reception.
If you wish to respond to the caller using SelCall, press and
hold
CALL
until the radio beeps. The caller’s Ident will be
transmitted back to them causing the alarm in their radio to
be activated.
To cancel the alarm on your radio
, briefly press the
PTT
.
To return your radio to the QUIET mode
, briefly press
QUIET
.
will re-appear on the display.
Scanning in the QUIET Mode
The radio will allow you to scan while the QUIET mode is
active. Using this feature you can monitor a group of Quiet
channels or a combination of Quiet and Open channels.
To Scan in the QUIET Mode:
1. Pre-select the required OS or GS scan group (briefly press
F
then
OS/GS
).
2. Program your scan channels as described under the
Scanning section.
3. From those channels, select the ones you wish to remain
Quiet and tag each one for QUIET operation (press and
hold
QUIET
).
4. Select a tagged channel and activate the Quiet mode
(briefly press
QUIET
).
5. Press
SCAN
. The radio will begin scanning and ‘SCAN’
and
will be displayed, indicating the radio is scanning
in the QUIET mode.
Receiving Signals While Scanning in the QUIET Mode
•
If a normal signal is received on an open channel, scanning
will pause while the channel is busy and will resume
scanning 5 seconds after the channel becomes clear. (If you
were scanning in Group Scan mode, the radio may switch
