Conventional Squelch Operation; Setting Conventional Squelch Operation - Motorola APX 2 User Manual

The following settings determine the types of call that you receive:
• 0 – Squelch is open and all calls regardless of signal strength and background noise pass through.
• Lower setting – Calls with low signal strength and higher than normal background noise pass
through.
• Higher Setting – Calls with low signal strength and higher than normal background noise are filtered
out.
Procedure:
1 From the Home screen, press and hold the preprogrammed Private Line Disable button.
The radio displays the Squelch menu.
2 To adjust the squelch level, perform one of the following actions:
• Press - or +.
• Press the Left or Right navigation button.
3 To return to the Home screen, press the Home button.
5.14

Conventional Squelch Operation

This feature filters out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than
normal background noise.
Analog Options
Tone Private Line, Digital Private-Line, and carrier squelch is available and programmed per channel.
Option
Carrier squelch
Tone Private Line or Digital Private-Line
Digital Options
One or more of the following options can be programmed in your radio. For more information, contact
your system administrator.
Option
Digital Carrier-Operated Squelch
Normal Squelch
Selective Switch
5.14.1

Setting Conventional Squelch Operation

Procedure:
1 Press the Sql menu item.
Chapter 5 : General Radio Operation
Result
You hear all traffic on a channel.
The radio responds only to your messages.
Result
You hear all digital traffic.
You hear any digital traffic having the correct
network access code.
You hear any digital traffic having the correct
network access code and correct talkgroup.
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