User's Manual

Making and Receiving Calls
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Monitoring Features
NOTE: This is a conventional only feature.
Monitoring a Channel
Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before
transmitting.
Procedure:
1 Press and hold the programmed Monitor button and listen
for activity. The monitor icon appears on the display.
2 You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how
your radio is programmed.
3 When you hear “white noise” (that is, the channel is free),
press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The LED
lights up solid yellow.
Permanent Monitor
Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a
selected channel for activity.
Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button.
2 Radio sounds an alert tone, the LED lights up solid yellow,
and the display shows Permanent Monitor On. The
Monitor icon appears on the display.
3 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button to exit
Permanent Monitor mode.
4 Radio sounds an alert tone, the LED turns off, and display
shows Permanent Monitor Off.
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