Selecting The Ctcss Or Dcs Tone; Disabling Ctcss/Dcs On A Channel; Monitoring The Channel; Scanning - GME GA9800 Instruction Manual

Selecting the ctcSS or DcS tone

to pre-select the ctcss or dcs tone on your radio, please refer to
the MENU SETTINGS on page 14.
enaBling ctcSS/DcS on a channel
once a ctcss/dcs tone has been selected, it can be enabled on
individual channels.
1. Press the or keys to select the required channel.
2. Press and hold the SQL key. A high beep will be heard and
'silEnt' will appear on the display.
you may activate ctcss/dcs on as many channels as you wish
except channel 5 which is designated for emergency use.

DiSaBling ctcSS/DcS on a channel

repeat steps 1 and 2 above. A low beep will be heard and
'silEnt' will disappear from the display.
Note:
you will not be able to activate ctcss/dcs if the ctcss/
dcs tone is set to 'oF'.
Please see the CTCSS and DCS Tone Frequency Charts on
pages 19 and 20.

monitoring the channel

it is useful to be able to temporarily open your radio's squelch to
allow you to listen for signals from other ctcss/dcs users outside
your group. Because their ctcss/dcs tone is different to yours,
your squelch would normally remain closed, preventing you from
hearing them. you can use the SQL key to open the squelch and
listen to the channel to check that it is clear before transmitting.
this will help prevent you from accidentally transmitting over the
top of others.
To monitor the channel
Briefly press the SQL key. if there are no signals present, you will
hear the usual hiss of an empty channel. Press the SQL key again
to restore the squelch to its previous setting.

SCANNINg

the tX3340 has a scAn function that allows groups of user
programmable channels to be scanned for signals. channels can
be scanned at 20 channels per second. When a signal is found,
scanning will pause on that channel to allow the signal to be
heard, then resume scanning when the channel is clear again.
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Scan groupS
the tX3340 features two scan groups by default - open scan and
Group scan.
Open Scan
Allows any of the installed channels to be scanned for activity. if a
busy channel is found, scanning will pause to allow the signal to
be heard. once the channel has been clear for 5 seconds, scanning
will resume automatically.
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e.g. scanning channels 1-8 in open scan.
Group Scan
Also allows any of the installed channels to be scanned for activity,
but in addition, it inserts your Priority channel into the scan
sequence. this means that your Priority channel will be monitored
regularly while scanning to ensure that no calls are missed. Any
signals received on your Priority channel will take precedence over
any signals received on the other channels.
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e.g. scanning channels 1-8 with Priority channel 20 in
Group scan.
Selecting a Scan group
To pre-select a scan group
the radio is initially set to open scan mode. to toggle between
scan Groups, press the F key followed by the OS/GS key. 'oPEn'
or 'GrouP' will be displayed briefly to confirm your selection.
programming Scan channelS
your tX3340 is supplied with all 40 uhF cB channels programmed
into the open scan memory. Any channels not needed, can be
removed if required. the Group scan memory is empty by default
and you will need to add channels to it before use.
To add or remove channels from either scan memory
1. Ensure that the radio is not already scanning. if it is, briefly
press the SCAN key to cancel the scan function.
2. Ensure you have the required scan group pre-selected.
3. select the required channel by using the
i n s t r u c t i o n m A n u A l
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3 4 20 5 6 7 8 20
or keys
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