ADVANCED FEATURES

CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System)

This feature allows you to receive signals only from callers who have selected the same CTCSS code.

Press or to select the channel you want to set a CTCSS code.

Press and hold

. CTCSS will flash.

Press

or

to select a desired CTCSS code.

Press and hold

to store setting. When a code other than oF is selected,

CTCSS and code will display.

DCS (Digitally Coded Squelch)

DCS is a digital extension of CTCSS. It provides 104 extra, digitally coded, squelch codes that follow after the 38 CTCSS codes. CTCSS 1-38, followed by DCS 1-99 plus DCS 100-104.

Follow the steps for setting a CTCSS code.

Press

until the DCS codes appear.

Press and hold

to store setting. DCS and code

will display.

 

 

Channels 5 and 35 are used for emergency channels. CTCSS and DCS will not operate on these channels.

DCS/CTCSS Scan Operation

1.

Press

to start scanning (GS or OS) mode.

2.

Press and hold

to change to DCS/CTCSS scan mode.

3.When a signal is sensed on a DCS/CTCSS CH, the uh078sx stops for about 400 msecs (decode time) to decode the DCS/CTCSS code. If there is no code or the receive code does not match the one programmed for the channel, the uh078sx resumes scanning.

Channels 5 and 35 are used for emergency channels. DCS/CTCSS

will not operate on these channels.

VOX

MBuilt-in Voice Activated Circuit (VOX) feature enables the user to

transmit automatically by speaking on the microphone of the VOX headset

(not supplied) without pressing the PTT switch.

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