Checking That The Channel Is Clear; Using The Radio In Different Repeater Areas - Tait TM9456 User Manual

Checking that the channel is
clear
Turning monitor on and off
Using the radio in different
repeater areas
44 Operating in conventional mode
Monitor allows you to override some or all of the
radio's mutes, allowing you to hear if there is any
traffic (including talkgroup and individual calls) on a
channel.
For analog channels, this is so that you can check that
the channel is clear before you make a call.
Using the microphone hookswitch
Your radio may be programmed to turn monitor on
whenever the microphone is removed from the
microphone clip. Monitor is turned off when the
microphone is replaced.
Using the Main menu
1 Press Menu and select Radio settings >
Functions > Monitor.
(Depending on how your radio is programmed, you
may be able to press a function key to toggle
monitor on and off.)
2 Scroll to On (or Off) and press Select.
While monitor is active,
Your radio may have a group of channels
programmed as a voting group. The channels in the
voting group all carry the same traffic, but from
different repeaters. As your radio moves in and out of
different repeater coverage areas, the best
communication channel is automatically selected for
you to use.
appears in the display.