User's Manual

CONVENTIONAL FEATURES

Busy Indicator - With scanning disabled, note if the multi-function

indicator on the front panel (see Figure 1 on page 13) is steady green.

If it is not, the channel is not being used and you can transmit your call.

If it is green, the channel may be busy and you should not place your

call (see next paragraph).

Monitor Mode

- There may be times when the busy indication is

displayed even though no one is using the channel. Monitoring should

then be performed using the monitor mode which follows.

Monitor Mode

The Monitor Mode temporarily disables squelch control features

(such as Call Guard squelch) so that all messages are heard on the

channel. To enable the monitor mode, briefly press the

SEL SQ option

switch (if available) so that “Normal” is briefly displayed. Then to return

to normal operation, press this switch again (see page 30 for more

information).

The monitor mode can also be enabled by taking the microphone

off-hook (if off-hook detection is enabled by programming). This also

temporarily disables scanning if applicable. To return to normal opera-

tion, place the microphone back on-hook.

If the

MON option switch is programmed, it can also be used to

enable monitoring and disable scanning. When monitoring is enabled by

this switch, “MON” is indicated in the display (see Figure 3 on page 15).

Pressing it a second time returns to normal operation. This function

unsquelches the receiver so that all activity, including background noise,

is heard. Therefore, it may also be useful during weak signal conditions if

intermittent squelching is making a message difficult to understand.

Pressing and holding the MON switch for at least 2 seconds when

scanning monitors the current scanned channel instead of the selected

channel (which may be different when receiving a call).