GME TX3600 Series Instruction Manual page 13

• When Quiet is disabled, you will be able to hear all
transmissions on the channel.
• When Quiet is enabled, you will see the 'QUIET' icon on
the display.
MC522BC OPTION
your radio may be programmed to allow you to select those
channels you wish to use as quiet channels. This is done
by tagging the channels that you want to stay Quiet. Then,
when QUIET is activated, the channels you have tagged will
remain Quiet to all incoming signals. Channels not tagged
will operate normally. The QUIET key is also used to tag
these channels.
To tag a channel for use in the QUIET mode:
1. Select the required channel using the Channel
Selector knob.
MC522BC- Select the required channel by pressing
the and keys.
2. Press and hold the QUIET key until a high beep
is heard.
The 'Q' icon will appear on the display, indicating that the
selected channel is now tagged for use with Selcall in the
quiet mode.
Selected channel is tagged for QUIET mode
MC522BC OPTION
Selected channel is tagged for QUIET mode
T X 3 6 0 0 S ERI ES
Quiet is enabled in this channel
Quiet is enabled in this channel
INSTRUCTION M ANUAL
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to tag any other channels.
To activate the QUIET mode:
1. Select a channel which has been tagged for quiet
operation ('Q' will be visible on the display).
2. Briefly press the QUIET key.
A high beep will be heard and the 'QUIET' icon will appear
on the display.
Now all channels that have been tagged for quiet operation
will stay quiet unless a Selcall is received. Channels that are
not tagged will still allow all signals to be heard.
Note: you cannot activate the QUIET mode unless you have
selected a 'tagged' channel with 'Q' displayed.
To de-activate the QUIET mode:
1. Select a channel that has been tagged for quiet operation
('Q' and 'QUIET' will be visible on the display).
2. Briefly press the QUIET key. A low beep will be heard
and 'QUIET' icon will disappear from the display and all
channels tagged for Quiet operation will now operate
normally again.
To remove the QuiET Tagging:
1. Select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet
operation. 'Q' will be displayed to the upper left or
upper right (MC522BC) of the channel number.
2. Press and hold the QUIET key until a low beep is heard.
The 'Q' icon will disappear from the display, indicating
that the selected channel is no longer tagged for use
with Selcall in the QUIET mode.
receiving Signals in the QuiET Mode:
• If a normal signal is received on a QUIET channel, the
channel will appear busy but no sound will be heard
from the speaker. This means you will not be disturbed
by the signal.
• If a normal signal is received on an open channel
(one that is not tagged with 'Q') the signal will be
heard in the usual way.
• If a signal containing your Selcall Ident is received on
any channel – open or Quiet – the QUIET mode will be
cancelled and the alarm will beep to alert you to the call.
In addition, the callers Ident or Name will be displayed.
All channels will now be open for normal transmission
and reception.
Scanning in the Quiet Mode
The TX3600 Series may be programmed to allow you to scan
while the QUIET mode is active. you can then monitor a
group of Quiet channels or a combination of Quiet and
Open channels.
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