POCKET BEEP AND TONE SQUELCH 10

Pocket beep operation

This function uses subaudible tones for calling and can be used as a “common pager” to inform you that someone has called while you were away from the transceiver.

DWaiting for a call from a specific station

qSet the operating frequency.

wPush [SET•LOCK] to enter set mode.

ePush [SET•LOCK] or [S.MW•MW] several times until “CT” for tone squelch or “DT” for DTCS squelch appears.

Tone squelch frequency setting DTCS code setting

uPush [TONE•T-SCAN] several times until “T SQLS” or “SDTCS” are displayed to turn ON the pocket beep with tone squelch or DTCS squelch, respectively.

Push [TONE•T-SCAN] several times to select the pocket beep function with tone squelch or DTCS squelch.

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Appears when the pocket beep

Appears when the pocket beep

with tone squelch is activated.

with DTCS squelch is activated.

rRotate [DIAL] to select the desired tone squelch frequency. t When operating the pocket beep function with DTCS squelch, push [SET•LOCK] once then rotate [DIAL] to se-

lect the DTCS polarity.

DTCS polarity setting

yPush [TONE•T-SCAN] to exit set mode.

iWhen a signal with the matched tone is received, the transceiver emits beep tones and blinks “S.”

Beep tones sound for 30 sec. and “S” blinks. To stop the beeps and blinking manually, push any key. When the beep tones are not stopped manually, “S” continues blinking until [PTT] is pushed (see step o).

oPush [PTT] to answer.

S” disappears and cancels the pocket beep function auto- matically.

!0Push [TONE•T-SCAN] several times until “T SQL” or “DTCS” disappears to cancel the tone squelch or DTCS squelch function.

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Icom IC-208H Pocket Beep and Tone Squelch, Pocket beep operation, Waiting for a call from a specific station