MISCELLANEOUS
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NOTE: Priority sampling occurs only on conventional systems and only
when scanning is enabled by the SCAN switch. It does not occur when
listening to a Multi-Net or LTR call or when trans mitting.
MISCELLANEOUS
Supervisory Tones
The following tones are heard at various times when operating this
transceiver. Some or all of these tones can be dis abled by the TONES
menu parameter or programming. Refer to “Tone Select” on page32 for
more information.
Busy Tone - This tone is similar to the standard telephone busy tone, and
it indicates that the radio system is currently busy. It sounds with all
Multi-Net and LTR calls, but not conventional calls. Repeated access
attempts are made while the PTT switch is pressed with thi s tone
sounding. Therefore, the PTT switch does not need to be released to
access the system. The display indicates “BUSY” while this tone is
sounding.
Intercept Tone - This is a siren-like tone (alternating high and low tones)
which indicates the following out-of-range and error conditions:
•Out-Of-Range - If this tone sounds shortly after pressing the PTT
switch and “OUT RNGE” is displayed, the transceiver was unable to
contact a repeater. The usual cause for this is an out-of-range condition
(see “Operation At Extended Range” on page61). Once this tone
sounds, no more access attempts are made until the PTT switch is
released and then pressed again. This condition is not indicated with
conventional operation.
•Time-Out Timer - If this tone sounds after the transmitter has been
keyed for an extended period and “TIMEOUT” is displayed, the trans-
mitter has been disabled by the Time-Out Timer feature (see page31).
This tone sounds with Multi-Net, LTR, and conventional operation. Ten