Icom IC-F3GT Instruction Manual page 18

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PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS
D MONITOR AUDIBLE FUNCTION
The monitor function allows you to open the transceiver's squelch
manually to check whether a channel is busy or not. The trans-
ceiver has 2 conditions for receive standby:
P 0 P 1 P 2 P 3
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
All signals are
received.
P P P P
0 1 2 3
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
0
Only signals
containing the
proper
are received.
D TALK AROUND
The talk around function changes duplex channels to simplex chan-
nels.
• Duplex allows you to contact your base station, repeaters, etc.
• Simplex allows you to contact other portable transceivers directly
(portable-to-portable contact).
Push the [TALK AROUND] switch one or more times to toggle the
function ON and OFF.
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Audible condition:
This condition mutes audio ONLY when no carrier
is present. You can receive (or monitor) any signals
on a channel.
• Push and hold the [MONI/AUDI], switch to select
the audible condition.
Any audio mute functions are cancelled while push-
ing the [MONI/AUDI] switch.
Inaudible condition:
This condition mutes ALL signals except those
directed to you. Therefore you should check a
channel's condition (busy or not) with the monitor
function before transmitting.
• Push the [MONI/AUDI] switch momentarily to se-
lect the inaudible condition.
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