GP 338
GP 338
GP338
Portable Radio
User Guide
6804110J55
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Menu Navigation GP338 Quick Reference Card
(refer to the Menu Navigation Chart on the reverse
side of this page)
1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
2. + or ? to scroll through the list.
3. ) to select Menu items.
4. Continue to use + or ? to scroll through
SP:
sub-list, and ) to select sub-menu items, if 1 LP:
necessary.
5. ( to exit sub-menu or hold ( to exit
Menu Mode. SP:
2 LP:
Programmable ButtonsÕ Audio Indicators
SP:
Programmable Positive Negative 3 LP: SP:
Buttons Indicator Tone Indicator Tone 5 LP:
Start Scan oper- Stop Scan oper-
Scan SP:
ation ation 4 SP:
Radio transmits Radio transmits
LP: 6 LP:
Tx Power
at low power at high power
Radio operates in Radio operates in SP:
Squelch
tight squelch normal squelch 7 LP:
Deactivates
Activates radioÕs
Option Board radioÕs option
option board
board
RadioÕs keypad is RadioÕs keypad is NOTE: ¥ Enter the functions for your radioÕs 7 program-
Keypad Lock
locked unlocked mable buttons in the boxes provided above.
Repeater/
Radio DOES
Radio uses the
¥ In the boxes above, SP represents Short
NOT use the Press, while LP represent Long Press.
Talkaround repeater
repeater
Software Keypad
Ver# Tones
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CONTENTS
Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Adjusting the RadioÕs Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parts of the Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
On/Off/Volume Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sending a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Channel Selector Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Receiving a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Radio Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
LED Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Programmable Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Keypad Keys (for keypad radios only) . . . . 5 Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Receiving a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Programmable ButtonsÕ Audio Indicators . . . . . 9 Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Improved Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Emergency Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Low Level Expansion (LLE) . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Radio Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Companding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Editing an Entry (for keypad radios only) . 20
Select Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tone Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Charging your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Name Tone Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Call Tone Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Removing the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Starting or Stopping a Scan Operation . . . . . . . 24
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Using the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using the Scan key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Talkback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
CONTENTS
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Making a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Entering the Phone Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sending the Access Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sending the Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Phone Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ending the Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Phone List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Adding an Entry to the Phone List (for keypad
radios only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deleting an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Editing an Entry (for keypad radios only) . 33
Audio/Tone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
General Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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RADIO OVERVIEW
PARTS OF THE RADIO
Channel Selector
Knob
RADIO OVERVIEW
On/Off/Volume
Knob Top Button
(programmable)
Side Button 1
(programmable) LED Indicator Dust Cover
covering the
Push-to-Talk Microphone Accessories
(PTT) Button LCD Screen Port
Side Button 2 Menu Keys
(programmable)
Keypad
Side Button 3
(programmable)
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Monitor/Per-
To continually monitor the selected To monitor the selected
manent Moni- Ñ
channel. channel for any activity.
tor
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To check the batteryÕs
Battery Gauge Ñ Ñ
status.
Scan/Nui-
To toggle between the start/stop of To delete a nuisance channel while
sance Chan- Ñ
the Scan operation. scanning.
nel Delete
To toggle your radioÕs squelch level To toggle your radioÕs squelch level
Squelch Ñ
between tight/normal squelch. between tight/normal squelch.
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To easily access the phone num- To easily access the phone num-
Speed Dial Ñ
bers in your phone list. bers in your phone list.
Radio Call Ñ
RADIO OVERVIEW
Depending on how your radio has been programmed by your dealer, these functions are activated EITHER through short press OR
long press, but not both.
( + ) Exit Key
Used to back up one level in the Menu hierarchy
< ? > (short press); also used to exit the Menu Mode
(long press).
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RADIO OVERVIEW
editing. This key can also be programmed as a information for the radioÕs programming lists.
programmable key.
When entering information for the programming
Left Key lists, each key can generate numeric and
character information.
Used as a backspace key when editing. This key
can also be programmed as a programmable Pressing a key will cause the Þrst character of
key. the keyÕs character cycle to appear on the LCD
screen; subsequent pressing of the same key
will cause subsequent characters in the cycle to
appear. For example, to enter the character ÒSÓ,
press the Ò7Ó key four (4) times.
The following table shows the character cycle for
each key.
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Number of Times Key is Pressed
Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
0 0 ( ) < >
1 1 & % # *
2 A B C 2 a b c 2
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3 D E F 3 d e f 3
4 G H I 4 g h i 4
5 J K L 5 j k l 5
6 M N O 6 m n o 6
7 P Q R S 7 p q r s 7
8 T U V 8 t u v 8
9 W X Y Z 9 w x y z 9
* * / + - =
Blank
# # - . ! ? Õ Ó , ; :
Space
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Scan Indicator
Indicates that you have activated
G the Scan feature. Also during
Scan, indicates that there is
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some activity on a non-priority
channel.
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Talkaround Indicator
When lit, indicates that you are Battery Level Indicator
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INDICATOR TONES
High pitched tone Low pitched tone Positive Negative
Programmable
Indicator Indicator
Buttons
Tone Tone
Self Test Pass Tone Start Scan Stop Scan
Scan
operation operation
Self Test Fail Tone Radio trans- Radio trans-
Tx Power mits at low mits at high
power power
Positive Indicator Tone Radio oper- Radio oper-
RADIO OVERVIEW
Squelch* ates in tight ates in normal
squelch squelch
Negative Indicator Tone Activates Deactivates
Option Board radioÕs option radioÕs option
board board
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONSÕ RadioÕs key-
RadioÕs key-
Keypad Lock pad is
AUDIO INDICATORS pad is locked
unlocked
Some programmable keys function as toggles Radio DOES
Radio uses the
(alternating between two different choices). Repeater/Talkaround NOT use the
repeater
These keys use audio indicators, and in most repeater
cases, visual indicators, to indicate the change. * There is no visual indicator for the Squelch function.
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Companding
RADIO OVERVIEW
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GETTING STARTED
No bar, but
Very Low None charge.
ßashing.
Red Battery is charging.
Flashing Green Battery is 90% charged.
NOTE: If the Battery Gauge indicators (LED and
Green Battery is fully charged.
display) does NOT appear, this indicates that the
* Remove the battery from charger and use a pencil eraser to
battery may not be a genuine Motorola product. clean the four metal contacts on the bottom of the battery.
Place the battery back into the charger. If the LED indicator
continues to ßash red, replace the battery.
A standard battery may require one hour to charge to 90%
capacity.
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battery latches
2
slots
1. Fit the extensions at the bottom of the battery 1. Turn off the radio, if it is turned on.
into the slots at the bottom of the radioÕs body. 2. Slide the battery latches, on both sides of the
2. Press the top part of the battery towards the battery, downwards.
radio until a click is heard. 3. Pull the top part of the battery away from the
radioÕs body, and lift the battery from the radioÕs
GETTING STARTED
body.
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attaching removing
1. Align the threaded end of the antenna with the Turn the antenna counter-clockwise until you
radioÕs antenna connector. can remove it.
2. Turn the antenna clockwise to fasten it.
GETTING STARTED
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1. Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of 1. Use a key to press the belt clip tab away from
the battery. the battery.
GETTING STARTED
2. Press the belt clip downwards until a click is 2. Slide the belt clip upwards to remove it.
heard.
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GETTING STARTED
¥ Turn the On-Off/Volume Control knob
counter-clockwise, until a click is heard, to SENDING A CALL
turn off the radio.
1. Use the Channel Selector knob to change to
the required channel.
2. Press the PTT, and speak clearly with your
mouth about 2.5 to 5 cm (one to two inches)
away from the microphone.
3. Release the PTT when you Þnish speaking.
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RADIO CALLS 7. Press PTT button and talk with your mouth
2.5-5 cm (1-2 inches) from microphone.
RADIO CALLS
Release PTT to listen.
SELECTIVE CALL 8. When Þnished with the call:
Making a Selective Call ( to return to: Selective Call
You can make a selective call, provided the or
signalling system supports it, to a particular Hold ( to exit Menu Mode.
radio or a particular group of radios.
Receiving a Selective Call
1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
When you receive a selective call, you will hear
2. + or ? until: Radio Call two (2) alert tones, and the LED Indicator will
blink (yellow). The LCD will display the F icon
3. ) to select: Radio Call and the programmed name or ID of the calling
radio.
4. ) to select: Selective Call To answer the call, just press the PTT.
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+ or ? to select from Radio Call List. radio or center (predeÞned by your dealer) in
6.
or (keypad radios only) emergency situations. When activated, the radio
RADIO CALLS
Enter ID number of radio you are calling. goes into an Emergency state, which can be
programmed to
7. Press PTT button to make radio call.
¥ continually give visual and audio feedback,
You will see: Call in Prog ¥ give no audio feedback, but with visual feed-
8. If radio call is received by the radio you are back, or
¥ give no audio/visual feedback, but the radio
calling, you will see: Acknowledge can receive and transmit.
If radio call is not received and all retries fail, The Emergency Siren will cause the radio to
sound a repetitive tone at the maximum volume.
you will see: No Acknowledge
The E icon will light up on the LCD screen,
9. When Þnished with the call: when your radio is in the Emergency state.
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when you edit the radio call list. ( to return to: Program Lists
NOTE: The radio will not receive any calls when
you are editing the radio call list. or
Hold ( to exit Menu Mode.
Editing an Entry (for keypad radios only)
SELECT ZONE
1. ) to enter Menu Mode. Different radios may be distributed over different
zones, depending on how the communications
2. + or ? until: Program Lists network is set up. Use this feature to select the
appropriate zone when communicating with a
3. ) to select: Program Lists radio from a different zone. To select a zone:
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TALKAROUND SQUELCH
In your communications network, you may be If a particular channel receives many unwanted
RADIO CALLS
using a repeater to cover a larger area than what calls coming from radios that do not belong to
is possible with your radio. However, you can your communications group and are some
communicate with another radio within your distance away, or the Òbackground noiseÓ is
radioÕs range without going through the repeater excessive, you can try to Þlter these
by using the Talkaround feature. This is transmissions out by tightening the channelÕs
especially useful when the repeater is down. The squelch. However, tightening squelch could
J icon will light up on the LCD screen when cause calls from members of your
you activate the Talkaround feature to talk communications group that are farther away to
without going through the repeater. be Þltered out as well. To set the squelch level:
1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
2. + or ? until: Utilities
2. + or ? until: Rptr/Talkarnd
3. ) to select: Utilities
3. ) to select: Rptr/Talkarnd
4. + or ? until: Squelch
4. + or ? until: Repeater Mode
5. ) to select: Squelch
(talk through repeater)
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POWER LEVEL
1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
You can transmit your calls at different transmit
RADIO CALLS
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RADIO CALLS
1. ) to enter Menu Mode. 1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
2. + or ? until: Audio/Tones 2. + or ? until: Audio/Tones
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NOTE: If you enter Menu Mode when the radio is
SCAN scanning, the radio will stop scanning and
You can monitor several channels in order to resume when you exit Menu Mode.
receive any call that is transmitted on any of
these channels. Sixteen different channels can Using the Menu
be programmed into a scan list. Each channel
can share the same scan list or have different 1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
scan lists assigned to them.
2. + or ? until: System Scan
Once the radioÕs scan operation is activated and
the radio detects a call coming through a 3. ) to select: System Scan
channel in its scan list, it switches to that
channel for you to receive the call.
4. + or ? until: Sys Scan On?
SCAN
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SCAN
1. While the radio is on the Nuisance Channel,
press and hold the Scan key until you hear a
tone.
2. Release the Scan key.
NOTE: You cannot perform a Nuisance Channel
Delete on a priority channel or if there is only
one remaining channel in the scan list.
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EDITING THE SCAN LIST
4. ) to select: Scan List
You can choose the channels (up to a maximum
of 16) that you wish to scan and list them in a 5. + or ? until: Add Entry?
scan list. You can assign this list to all of your
channels, or have different lists assigned to each (to add a channel to the scan list),
of your channels. When you start a Scan
or until: Delete Entry?
operation on a particular channel, the radio will
fetch the scan list for that channel, and scan for (to remove a channel from the scan list).
activity on all the channels in the list.
6. ) to select the desired option.
When you edit a scan list, you are editing the list 7. + or ? until you see the channel you
for the current channel. The K icon will light up want to add or delete.
on the LCD screen the moment you enter into
editing mode. NOTE: You cannot delete the last remaining
SCAN
or : Entry Deleted
1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
(if you had pressed ) again to conÞrm the
2. + or ? until: Program Lists deletion of the channel)
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Ch.2
Ch.
this by prioritizing those channels.
2
Your radio allows you to prioritize two channels.
Ch.3
Assuming a scan list with 6 channels, if all your
Ch.
channels are non-prioritized, the normal scan Ch
2
operation would check for activity in the following Ch
. .2
sequence: Ch.4
SCAN
Ch
6
change to
Ch.
.2
Ch.2
C
6
h.
.
Ch
1
Ch.
.5
Ch
Ch.4
Ch.4 Ch.4
5
Ch
h.
3
.
C
Ch.2
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NOTE: Even though your radio has switched to a 9. + or ? until you see the channel you
non-priority channel, your radio will still check for want to prioritize.
activity on the priority channels. If some activity
10. ) to prioritize that channel.
is detected there, the radio will switch to that pri-
ority channel. 11. ( to return to: Edit Priority?
Setting the priority of a scan list member or hold ( to exit Menu Mode.
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PHONE
¥ ending the phone call. ¥ automatic immediate.
Check with your dealer for more details.
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Sending a Stored Phone Number
Method Steps to Take You can access the stored phone numbers by
Manual* Dial the access code from the keypad. ¥ recalling the last number dialed,
Press and release the PTT; the radio ¥ using the phone list, or
Automatic
automatically sends the prepro- ¥ using the speed dial feature (for radios with
Delayed
grammed access code. keypad only).
You do not have to do anything; the
Automatic
radio immediately sends the access Method Steps to Take
Immediate
code when it enters phone mode.
* for radios with keypad only Last Num- Press and release the PTT; the radio
ber Redial* sends the last number dialed.
Sending the Phone Number
1. Press + or ? to scroll the
After the access code is sent, you should wait for phone list until you reach the
a dialing tone before sending your phone Phone List desired phone number.
number. 2. Press and release the PTT to
send the number.
You can send
¥ a phone number that is stored in the radio, or
¥ a new number (for radios with keypad only).
Additionally, depending on how your radio is
programmed, if you use the keypad to send a
number, the radio can send the numbers in one
PHONE
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PHONE
ends.
NOTE: The radio starts a programmable Time-Out-
Timer the moment both parties stop transmitting
(talking). If the Time-Out-Timer expires, the radio
will end the phone call.
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Ending the Phone Call PHONE LIST
Just as the radio needs to send the access code Your radio can store a list of frequently accessed
when starting a phone call, the radio needs to phone numbers. The K icon will light up on the
send the deaccess code to end the phone call. LCD screen when you edit the phone list.
The radio can send the deaccess code in any of NOTE: The radio will not receive any calls when
the following ways: you are editing the phone list.
¥ manual (for radios with keypad only), and
Adding an Entry to the Phone List (for
¥ automatic.
keypad radios only)
Check with your dealer for details.
1. If your radio sends the deaccess code manu- 1. ) to enter Menu Mode.
ally, dial the deaccess code from the keypad.
2. Press the Phone button to exit phone mode. 2. + or ? until: Program Lists
NOTE: Radios using the automatic method
will send the deaccess code automati-
3. ) to select: Program Lists
cally.
4. + or ? until: Phone List
or
2. Exit the phone mode using the menu:
5. ) to select: Phone List
( to exit phone
Phone
mode and return to:
6. + or ? until: Add Entry?
or
PHONE
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PHONE
2. Program Lists
2. + or ? until: Program Lists
3. ) to select: Program Lists
3. ) to select: Program Lists
4. + or ? until: Phone List
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5. ) to select: Phone List
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AUDIO/TONE
The Audio/Tones menu allows you to customize
6. + or ? to see the available optional
SETTINGS
the audio and tone settings on your radio.
settings. (For Name Tone Tagging and Call
Tone Tagging, details on selecting and
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS assigning tones are given in Name Tone Tag-
ging on page 23 and Call Tone Tagging on
1. ) to enter Menu Mode. page 23.)
2. + or ? until: Audio/Tones 7. ) to select the desired setting.
Use instructions above to change your radioÕs
3. ) to select: Audio/Tones audio and tones settings shown in the table
below.
4. + or ? until you see the audio/tone
setting you wish to change.
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Audio/Tone Settings
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Menu Items Optional Settings Function
Tone list:
AUDIO/TONE
SETTINGS
Alert 1
Alert 2
Alert 3
Allows you to assign a speciÞc tone to ring when receiving a call
Alert 4
Name Tone Tag from a speciÞc user. Choice of eight tones are available from the
Alert 5
tone list (for details see Name Tone Tagging on page 23).
Alert 6
Alert 7
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UTILITIES
Menu Items Optional Settings Function
Normal Allows you to change the squelch setting of the radio between normal and
Squelch
Tight tight.
High
Power Level Auto Allows you to change the power level of the radio between high, low or auto.
Low
Clock On Allows you to set the time (including changing the format from 12 hour to 24
Clock Clock Off hour display) and to turn the clock on or off (for details see Setting the Time
Set Time on page 38).
Alarm On
Reminder Allows you to set the time for an alarm to sound and also to turn the alarm
Alarm Off
Alarm on or off.
Set Time
Opt Board On Allows you to enable or disable the features of the option board installed in
Option Board
Opt Board Off your radio.
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Menu Items Optional Settings Function
Lights On
Light Disable Allows you to turn the back-light feature of the radio on or off.
Lights Off
Software
Ñ Displays the radioÕs software version number.
Version #
8. You are at the hour setting. Press > once ( to return to: Utilities
to change the minute setting, or twice to or
change the clock from a 12-hour clock to a
Hold ( to exit Menu Mode.
24-hour clock or vice-versa.
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