Operation - Icom IC-G86 Advanced Manual

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TONE SQUELCH AND POCKET BEEP
Tone/DTCS squelch
D Operation
1. Select the operating channel.
2. Push [FUNC], and then push [SET] to enter the
Set mode.
3. Set the tone frequency, or DTCS code and DTCS
polarity.
4. Push [# ENT] to exit the Set mode.
5. Push [FUNC], and then push [TONE] several
times, until the icon of desired Tone function is
displayed.
• " ": Repeater tone encoder
• " " and " ": CTCSS Pocket Beep function
• " ": CTCSS squelch function
• " " and " ": DTCS encoder (Only TX)
D
• " " and " ": DTCS Pocket Beep function
D
• " ": DTCS squelch function
D
L When the CTCSS or DTCS squelch function is ON,
the tone encoder is activated while transmitting.
6. Operate the transceiver in a normal way; push
[PTT] to transmit, release [PTT] to receive.
7. When a signal with matching tones or codes is
received, the squelch opens and audio is heard.
L To manually open the squelch, push [MONI].
L If the signal includes an unmatching tones,
the squelch does not open. However, the icon
shows the strength of the received signal.
8. To cancel the tone or DTCS squelch, push
[FUNC], and then push [TONE] several times,
until the tone icon disappears.
CTCSS burst:
While using the tone squelch, noise may be heard
just when the received signal disappears.
To eliminate the noise, the transceiver has the
CTCSS Burst function. See page 8-7 for details.
Push , and then push
the tone function.
Repeater tone
encoder
CTCSS squelch with
pocket beep
CTCSS squelch
DTCS encoder (Only TX)
6-3
to sequentially select
Function OFF
DTCS squelch
DTCS squelch with
pocket beep