User's Manual

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Aurora User’s Manual
Alphanumeric Both letters from the alphabet and numbers
ANI Automatic Number Identification
BCL Busy Channel Lockout
Beep A higher tone of 1560 Hz
Boop A lower tone of 780 Hz, “error tone”
BW Band Width
CG Code Guard
Cloning The process of copying data from one radio,
called “master,” to other radios, called “slaves”
or “clones”
Code Guard A subaudible tone for selective listening and
receiving, sometimes referred to as tone code
Detent The click/hesitation you feel as you turn a knob
from one position to another
DTMF Dual Tone Multiple Frequency
DTMF Tones Tones that sound like those used by a standard
push-button telephone
[E]nter Enter
FCN Function
[H]ome Home
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
PRG Program
PTT Push To Talk
RTA Repeater Talk Around
RX Receive
SCN Scan
Squelch A control that eliminates background noise
Time-Out Timer A feature that limits the duration of calls
TX Transmit
VOX Voice-Operated Transmission
Warble Sound that quickly changes back and forth
between beep and boop
DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS