Motorola CM300 manual Receive, Silent Monitor, Open Squelch Monitor

GETTING STARTED

RECEIVE

1Turn your radio on.

2Adjust the radio’s volume, if necessary (see page 17).

3Gor Hto select the desired channel.

•Make sure the PTT button is released.

4Listen for voice activity.

•The red LED indicator flashes while your radio is receiving.

5To respond, hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) from your mouth. Press the PTT button to talk; release it to listen.

MONITOR

It is important to monitor traffic before transmitting to ensure that you do not “talk over” someone who is already transmitting.

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Silent Monitor

1A short press of the preprogrammed Monitor button places the radio in Silent Monitor mode.

• You hear a high-pitched tone.

2A short press of the Monitor button cancels Silent Monitor mode and returns the radio to normal operation.

Open Squelch Monitor

1To place the radio in Open Squelch mode, press and hold the preprogrammed Monitor button until you hear a high-pitched tone.

•If no activity is present, you will hear “white noise.”

2Momentarily press the Monitor button to return to normal operation.

Note: Depending on how your radio has been programmed, per channel for transmit and receive conditions, when the microphone has been taken off-hook, the radio will go into Open Squelch mode.

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