Motorola CM300 - Manual (Page 20)

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English
GETT
ING STAR
T
E
D
RECEIVE
MONITOR
It is important to monitor traffic before
transmitting to ensure that you do not “talk
over” someone who is already transmitting.
Silent Monitor
Open Squelch Monitor
Note: Depending on how your radio has been
programmed, per channel for transmit
and receive conditions, when the
microphone has been taken off-hook,
the radio will go into Open Squelch
mode.
1 Turn your radio on.
2 Adjust the radio’s volume, if necessary (see
page 17).
3
G
or
H
to select the desired channel.
• Make sure the PTT button is released.
4 Listen for voice activity.
• The red LED indicator flashes while your
radio is receiving.
5 To respond, hold the microphone vertically 1 to
2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) from your mouth. Press
the PTT button to talk; release it to listen.
1 A short press of the preprogrammed Monitor
button places the radio in Silent Monitor
mode.
• You hear a high-pitched tone.
2 A short press of the Monitor button cancels
Silent Monitor mode and returns the radio to
normal operation.
1 To place the radio in Open Squelch mode,
press and hold the preprogrammed Monitor
button until you hear a high-pitched tone.
• If no activity is present, you will hear “white
noise.”
2 Momentarily press the Monitor button to
return to normal operation.
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