Turning Voice Mute On Or Off; Using The Time-Out Timer; Conventional Squelch Operation - Motorola APX 3000 User Manual

2 Long press again to unlock the controls.
If preprogrammed, the radio plays the associated Voice Announcement.
7.19.4
Turning Voice Mute On or Off†‡
This feature allows you to mute the voice transmission of the current zone and channel.
When and where to use:
Procedure:
• Turning Voice Mute off or on using the preprogrammed Voice Mute button:
a. To turn the feature off or on, press the preprogrammed Voice Mute button.
The display shows momentary VMUT OFF, and you hear a short tone, indicating that the feature is
disabled or the display shows momentary VMUT ON, and you hear a short tone, indicating that the
feature is enabled.If preprogrammed, the radio plays the associated Voice Announcement.
7.19.5

Using the Time-Out Timer

When and where to use: This feature turns off the transmitter of your radio. You cannot transmit
longer than the preset timer setting.
If you attempt to do so, the radio automatically stops your transmission, and you hear a talk-prohibit
tone.
The timer is defaulted at 60 seconds, but it can be preprogrammed from 15 to 465 seconds, in
15-second intervals, or it can be disabled entirely for each radio mode, by a qualified radio technician.
NOTE: You hear a brief, low-pitched, warning tone four seconds before the transmission times
out.
Procedure:
1 Hold down the PTT button longer than the preprogrammed time.
You hear a continuous talk prohibit tone. The transmission is cut off and the LED goes out.
2 Release the PTT button.
The timer resets.
3 To re-transmit, press the PTT button.
The time-out timer restarts and the LED lights up solid red.
7.19.6

Conventional Squelch Operation

This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than
normal background noise.
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