Icom IC-U86 Advanced Manual - Page 28
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7 TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP Tone/DTCS squelch DDOperation 1. Set the operating frequency, or select a memory channel or Call channel. 2. Push [FUNC], and then push [SET] to enter the Set mode. 3. Set the tone frequency, or DTCS code and DTCS polarity. 4. Push [# ENT] to exit the Set mode. 5. Push [FUNC], and then push [TONE] several times, until the icon of desired Tone function is displayed. •• " ": Repeater tone encoder •• " " and " ": CTCSS Pocket Beep function •• " ": CTCSS squelch function •• " D " and " ": DTCS encoder (Only TX) •• " D " and " ": DTCS Pocket Beep function •• " D ": DTCS squelch function LLWhen the CTCSS or DTCS squelch function is ON, the tone encoder is activated while transmitting. 6. Operate the transceiver in a normal way; push [PTT] to transmit, release [PTT] to receive. 7. When a signal with matching tones or codes is received, the squelch opens and audio is heard. LLTo manually open the squelch, push [MONI]. LLIf the signal includes an unmatching tones, the squelch does not open. However, the icon shows the strength of the received signal. 8. To cancel the tone or DTCS squelch, push [FUNC], and then push [TONE] several times, until the tone icon disappears. Squelch burst: While using the tone squelch, noise may be heard just when the received signal disappears. To eliminate the noise, the transceiver has the Squelch Burst function. See page 9-7 for details. Push , and then push to sequentially select the tone function. Repeater tone encoder CTCSS squelch with pocket beep Function OFF CTCSS squelch DTCS squelch DTCS encoder (Only TX) DTCS squelch with pocket beep 7-3