User's Manual

Table Of Contents
GENERAL FEATURES
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Home System/Group Select
To select the preprogrammed Home system/group, simply press the
FCN HOME. The Home system/group is then displayed and it becomes
the selected system/group. If no home system/group has been
programmed, this function is not available. A different home system/
group can be programmed for each bank.
Option Select
The Auxiliary option switch or OPTION menu parameter can be
used to control an accessory that may have been installed by your system
operator. The enabled condition is indicated by in the display.
Power Select
High and low transmit power output is selectable if the “TX
POWER” menu parameter is available. Select either “LO POWER” or
HI POWER” as described on page 36. When low power output is
selected manually or automatically, “
L” is indicated in the display (see
page 13). Turning power off and then on again does not change the
selected power output level. Selecting low power may increase battery
life and decrease range, and selecting high power may cause the opposite
to occur. The low power mode is automatically selected during a low
battery condition (see page 23).
Proceed (Clear-To-Talk) Tone
This is a short tone that sounds shortly after the PTT switch is
pressed to indicate that the radio system has been accessed and speaking
can begin. This tone can be programmed to be a single or distinctive (3-
beep) tone. With encrypted calls, a special double beep sounds.
This tone always sounds with LTR-Net and LTR standard calls if
tones are enabled by the TONES menu parameter (see “Tone Select” on
page 29) or system operator programming. It can also be programmed to