User's Manual

Advanced Features
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Setting the Squelch Level
NOTE: This is a conventional only feature.
You can adjust your radio's squelch level to filter out unwanted
calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher
than normal background noise.
Settings: Normal is the default. Tight filters out (unwanted)
calls and/or background noise. However, calls from remote
locations may also be filtered out.
Procedure:
Press the programmed Squelch button to toggle squelch level
between normal and tight.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1 S to access the menu.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Squelch and press N to select.
5 Choose either Tight or Normal and press N to select.
6 Screen returns to the previous menu.
Controlling the Display Backlight
You can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as
needed. The setting also affects the Menu Navigation Buttons
and keypad backlighting accordingly.
Procedure:
Press the programmed Backlight button to toggle the backlight
settings.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1 S to access the menu.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Backlight and press N to select.
5 The display shows Auto On. Press N to enable the
display backlight. The display shows Backlight Auto On.
OR
The display shows Turn Off. Press
N to disable the
display backlight. The display shows Backlight Turn Off.
The display backlight and keypad backlighting are automatically
turned off if the LED indicator is disabled (see Turning the LED
Indicator On or Off on page 46).
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