GME TX3520 User Manual
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To remove the QUIET tag from individual channels:
1. select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet operation.
‘Q’ will be displayed.
2. Press and hold QUIET until the radio beeps. ‘Q’ will
disappear indicating this channel is no longer tagged for
Quiet operation.
Activating the QUIET mode
1. select a channel that has been tagged for Quiet operation
(you cannot activate the Quiet mode unless you have
selected a ‘tagged’ channel). ‘Q’ will be displayed.
2. Briefly press QUIET.
will appear on the display.
now all channels that were tagged for Quiet operation will be
operating in the Quiet mode.
De-activating the QUIET mode
1. select any channel that has been tagged for Quiet
operation. ‘Q’ and
will be displayed.
2. Briefly press QUIET.
will disappear from the display and
all channels that were tagged for Quiet operation will now
operate normally again.
Receiving signals in the QUIET mode
•
If a normal signal is received on a QuIEt channel, the
channel will appear busy (the icon will be visible) but no
sound will be heard from the speaker.
•
If a normal signal is received on an open channel (one that
is not tagged with ‘Q’) the signal will be heard in the
usual way.
•
If your selcall Ident is received on any channel - open or
QuIEt - the QuIEt mode will be cancelled and the alarm will
beep to alert you to the call. In addition, the caller’s Ident or
AlPHA label will be displayed. All channels will now be open
for normal transmission and reception.
If you wish to respond to the caller using selcall, press and
hold the CALL button until the radio beeps. the caller’s Ident
will be transmitted back to them causing the alarm in their
radio to be activated.
To cancel the alarm on your radio, briefly press the PTT.
To return your radio to the QUIET mode, briefly press
QUIET.
will re-appear on the display.
Scanning in the QUIET mode
the radio will allow you to scan while the QuIEt mode is
active. using this feature you can monitor a group of Quiet
channels or a combination of Quiet and open channels.
To Scan in the QUIET mode:
1. Pre-select the required os or Gs scan group (briefly press F
then OS/GS).
2. Program your scan channels as described under the
scanning section.
3. From those channels, select the ones you wish to remain
Quiet and tag each one for QuIEt operation (press and
hold QUIET).
4. select a tagged channel and activate the Quiet mode
(briefly press QUIET).
5. Press the SCAN key. the radio will begin scanning and
‘scAn’ and
will be displayed, indicating the radio is
scanning in the QuIEt mode.
Receiving signals while scanning in the QUIET mode
•
If a normal signal is received on an open channel, scanning
will pause while the channel is busy and will resume
scanning 5 seconds after the channel becomes clear. (If you
were scanning in Group scan mode, the radio may switch
between the open channel and the Priority channel - this is
normal).
•
If a normal signal is received on a Quiet channel but your
selcall Ident is not detected, the signal will be ignored and
scanning will continue.
•
If a signal containing your selcall Ident is received on any
channel - open or Quiet - both scanning and QuIEt modes
will be cancelled and the receiver will stay on that channel.
In addition, the alarm will beep to alert you to the call
and the callers Ident or AlPHA label will be displayed. the
channel will now be open for normal transmission and
reception.