Monitoring Conventional Mode - Motorola APX 900 User Manual

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Chapter 5 : General Radio Operation
d. Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.
The LED lights up solid red.
e. Release the PTT button to receive (listen).
5.8.2

Monitoring Conventional Mode

This feature allows you to monitor channel traffic on conventional channels by defeating the coded
squelch. Thus, you can listen to another active user on the channel. This way, you may be prevented
from taking over the conversation of another user.
When and where to use: Your radio may be preprogrammed to receive Private-Line
Procedure:
1 Momentarily press the Monitor button to listen for activity.
The Carrier Squelch indicator appears on the display.
2 Press and hold the Monitor button to set continuous monitor operation.
The duration of the button press is programmable.
3 Press the Monitor button again, or the PTT button, to return to the original squelch setting.
If you try to transmit on a receive-only channel, you hear an invalid tone until you release the
PTT button.
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® (PL) calls.