MONITORING A CHANNEL
When no signals are present, the squelch on the transceiver automatically mutes the speaker so you will not hear background noise. Using the MON key, you can disable the squelch to unmute the speaker at any time. This feature is useful for a variety of reasons:
•It allows you to confirm the channel activity so that you don’t make a call while another party is using the same channel.
•It allows you to adjust the volume level without having to wait for a call.
•When receiving a call that is intermittent due to a weak signal, disabling the squelch will allow you to listen to the call without it continuously cutting out.
To manually deactivate the squelch, press and hold the MON key.
•When deactivated, the 
icon appears on the display and the LED lights green.
To return to normal operation, simply release the MON key.
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