Tyco Electronics M7100IP Portable Radio User Manual


 
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Pressing the PTT button when scan is ON will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed
channel or to the currently selected channel depending on programming.
Pressing < when scan is ON will cause the radio to recall the scanned channel that was last
received. This channel is recalled for a period equal to the scan hang time.
13.6 TURNING SCAN OFF
Toggle the scan operation OFF by pressing k. The radio will resume operation on the selected
channel.
13.7 SQUELCH ADJUST
In the conventional mode of operation, the squelch can be re-adjusted in the MENU selection mode or
from a front panel key on the keypad that has been pre-programmed using ProGrammer™ software. A
default value of 9, or any user level between 1 and 16, can be selected using ProGrammer software. The
user can change this setting either of two ways from the front panel keys.
A value of 16 requires a strong signal to open squelch, a value of 2 requires a very weak
signal to open squelch, and a value of 1 is open squelch.
When the squelch adjust feature is activated, Channel Guard, T99 decode, and Scan are
disabled. When the squelch adjust feature is exited, Channel Guard, T99 decode, and Scan
are restored to their previous states.
13.7.1 Menu Selection
1. Press the m key and then use the RAMP control , or . to scroll through the
selections until SQUELCH is displayed. Then press m (select) again.
2. The display will show SQLCH=xx, where "xx" is the value between 1 and 16.
3. Use the RAMP control , or . to scroll through the values. Then press the m (select)
key to save the new value after the display time-out (2 seconds). The displayed value will be
selected and saved.
4. If the m or c key is pressed before the time-out, the menu feature will exit and the
squelch level will not be updated. The original value will be restored.
13.7.2 Pre-Programmed Keypad Key
1. Press the pre-programmed key and the display will indicate SQLCH=xx, where "xx" is the
value between 1 and 16.
2. Use the RAMP control , or . to scroll through the values. Then press the m (select)
key to save the new value or wait for the display time-out (2 seconds). The displayed value
will be selected and saved.