VOX DELAY TIME
Set this duration to change the amount of time that the transceiver remains in transmit mode after you stop speaking. Set the duration long enough so that it does not cut off the end of your call. Delay times range from 200 milliseconds to 3000 milliseconds (3 seconds), in steps of 200 milliseconds. You can also set the VOX Delay Time to OFF.
You can set the VOX Delay Time by pressing the key programmed as VOX Delay or by accessing Menu No. 7 {page 11}.
ANTENNA TUNER
In order to use the Antenna Tuner function, you must first attach an optional external
1Press and hold the key programmed as Antenna Tuner for approximately 1 second to start tuning.
• The transmit indicator lights red and the | icon |
appears on the display and blinks. |
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•To cancel the tuning, press the Antenna Tuner key at any time.
2Within 20 seconds, tuning will complete.
•A tone sounds, the transmit indicator turns off, and the 
icon stops blinking and remains on the display.
•If tuning does not complete within 20 seconds, the tuning action will stop, an error tone will sound, and the antenna will not be tuned to the selected channel.
If set up by your dealer, each time you press the PTT switch to transmit, the tuning process will begin if the antenna has not been tuned to the selected channel.
•To cancel the tuning process, press the Antenna Tuner key at any time.
EMERGENCY
If your transceiver has been programmed with the Emergency function, you can make emergency calls. Your dealer can set up the transceiver Emergency function to be accessed via voice, CW, or selcall. Refer to the appropriate section below, depending on how your transceiver has been set up.
Note: The Emergency feature can be set up onto a foot switch, attached to the AUX terminal, for vehicle use.
1Press and hold the key programmed as Emergency.
•Depending on the delay time programmed into your transceiver, the length of time you must hold the Emergency key will vary.
•When the transceiver enters Emergency mode, the transceiver will change to the Emergency channel and begin transmitting based on how the transceiver is set up by your dealer. Transmit periods are also set by your dealer.
•Depending on your transceiver settings, the display may either remain unchanged when you enter Emergency mode, or a new display with a preprogrammed text message will appear.
2To exit Emergency mode, press and hold the Emergency key again.
•If the Emergency mode completes the preset number of cycles, Emergency mode will automatically end and the transceiver will return to the channel that was in use before Emergency mode was entered.
Note:
◆Your dealer can set a beginning of transmit and end of transmit tone for the transceiver.
◆Your dealer can set the transceiver to emit tones and received signals as normal or mute the speaker during Emergency operation.
CLARIFIER
The Clarifier control changes the receive frequency, without affecting the transmit frequency, by up to
±400 Hz.
You can set the Clarifier by pressing the key programmed as Clarifier or by accessing Menu No. 2 {page 11}.
•The Clarifier value can be set between
• The icon appears on the display while the Clarifier is set to a value other than 0 Hz.
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