Coded Squelch Operation (Conventional Channels Only); Repeater Or Talkaround Mode (Conventional Operation Only) - Motorola MTX8250 User Manual

conventional mode. When the trunked system
returns to normal operation, the radio will
automatically leave failsoft operation and
return to trunked operation.
During failsoft operation:
1 You will hear a faint
"beeping" sound
every ten seconds.
2 Your radio becomes unsquelched.
CODED SQUELCH OPERATION
(CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS ONLY)
Tone Private-Line (PL), Digital Private-Line
(DPL), and carrier squelch operation are all
available in your radio, on a per-mode basis.
When in carrier squelch operation, all traffic on
the mode is heard. When in PL or DPL
operation, your radio responds to only those
messages intended for you. When this feature
is mode-slaved, PL, DPL, or carrier squelch is
programmed to each mode.
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Whenever the radio is operating in carrier
squelch, the display will show C.
REPEATER OR TALKAROUND
MODE (CONVENTIONAL
OPERATION ONLY)
This feature allows you to bypass the repeater
Alternates between:
and talk directly to another portable radio. This
FAILSOFT
is known as the talkaround mode. The transmit
frequency is the same as the receive
and
frequency.
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In REPEATER mode, you talk through the
repeater, which increases the radio's oper-
ating range. The transmit frequency is not
the same as the receive frequency.
If the REPEATER or TALKAROUND feature
is programmed to a mode, that mode oper-
ates on either repeat or direct operation.
If the repeat/direct feature is programmed
to the keypad, you can change the repeat/
direct setting by doing the following.
/ until
DIR is
DIR
displayed.
l (the softkey below DIR).
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