GME TX680 - Manual (Page 15)

TX680 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 15
3. Vox settings
The VOX feature lets you have hands
free conversations. When you speak, the
microphone automatically detects your
voice (or other nearby sound) causing
the radio to transmit without the need to
press the PTT switch.
To Set Radio for VOX Operation
From the Standby mode:
1. Press the
MODE key THREE times to
select the VOX setting mode. ‘VOX’ will
flash on the display.
2. Press the or keys to select the
sensitivity from 1 (minimum) to 7
(maximum). The minimum setting
requires a louder voice to activate the
VOX. The maximum setting will activate
the VOX with a much softer voice.
3. To disable the VOX completely, set the
VOX sensitivity to ‘oF’
4. Press and hold the MODE key (or
press the PTT key momentarily) to
confirm and store your selection. When
the ‘VOX’ is enabled, ‘VOX’ is visible on
the display.
4. dUAl wAtCH settings
The Dual Watch mode lets you to monitor
two channels at the same time. While in
dual watch mode, the unit will monitor
both the currently selected channel and a
second dual watch channel.
To Set the Dual Watch Mode
From the Standby mode:
1. Press the
MODE key FOUR times to
select the Dual Watch setting mode.
The icon will flash on the display.
2. Press the or keys to select the
Dual Watch channel number (1 – 40).
To disable the Dual Watch Mode
altogether select ‘oF’.
3. Press and hold the MODE key (or
press the PTT key momentarily) to
confirm and store your Dual Watch
channel selection. will be displayed
at the top of the LCD and the display
will now alternate between the
currently selected channel and the dual
watch channel.
To EXIT the Dual Watch mode, turn the
radio off, or momentarily press the SCAN
key. This is equivalent to setting the DW
mode to ‘oF’.
Dual Watch Operation
• If a signal is received on the Dual
Watch channel, the radio will pause on
that channel for as long as it remains
busy, then resume the Dual Watch 5
seconds after the last transmission
has ceased.
• If you wish to talk on the busy channel,
press the PTT switch while the radio is
locked onto that channel then talk in
the usual way.
• If you wish to talk on the selected
channel, press the PTT switch while no
signals are being received. The radio
will switch to the selected channel.