GENERAL FEATURES
On conventional systems, the Transmit Disable On Busy feature can be used to automatically perform monitoring (see page 51). The proceed tone then does not sound if the channel is busy. Otherwise, the proceed tone (if enabled) sounds on conventional systems even if the channel is busy.
With all operating modes, if encryption is used, a
Stealth Mode
The stealth mode disables the following tones and indicators so that they do not reveal that you are transmitting or otherwise indicate your presence. The speaker audio and display remain enabled in this mode.
•All tones (see “Tone Select” on page 32)
•The front panel transmit/busy indicator (see page 16)
•Display backlight
The stealth mode can be selected by an option switch or the STEALTH menu parameter (see page 33), or is fixed in the on or off mode by programming. There is no special indication that this mode is selected except “On” is displayed under “STEALTH” in the menu mode.
Time-Out Timer
The
0.5- 5.0 minutes or disabled entirely. If the transmitter is keyed continu- ously for longer than the programmed time, the transmitter is disabled, “TIMEOUT” is indicated on the lower line of the display, and the inter- cept tone sounds. The timer and tone are reset by releasing the PTT switch. Ten seconds before
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