Manual

BasicFunctions
3‐4 DX15UserGuide
adjustedtokeepthespeakermutedexceptwhenasignalisbeing
receivedonthefrequencythatisbeingmonitored.
Note:Thefunctionalityoftheside▲and▼buttonscanoptionallybe
settoadjustSquelchallthetime.SeetheAdvancedSettingssectionfor
details.Theseinstructionsreflectthefactorydef
aultbehavioroftheside
▲and▼buttons.
ToSetSquelch:
 PushtheSQLbutton.
 Usingthe◄and►buttonsonthekeypadortheside▲and▼
buttons,adjustthesquelchsettingfrom0to24.
 SettingSquelchto0resultsinstaticbeingheardallthetime,even
whennosignalisbeingreceived(noSquelchbeingapplied).Thiswill
drainthebatterymorequickly.
 SettingSquelchto24meansthatonlyasignalthatisextremel
ystrong
willbreakSquelch(un‐mutethespeaker)andbeheard.
 Typically,Squelchissettothelowestsettingthatcausesall
backgroundnoisetobemuted,butallowsdesiredtransmissionstobe
received.TheSquelchsettingmayneedtobeadjustedindifferent
environmentsandconditions.
ExitSettingSquelchmodeby:
 PushingtheSQLorCLRbuttonsonthekeypad.
 Waitingafewseconds.
 PushingtheEmergencybutton.
 PushingthePush‐to‐Talkbutton. 
Thepreviousmenuormodewillthencontinue.
Note:Squelchcanbechangedinanymodeormenu.