Radio Shack HTX-200 - Manual (Page 24)

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RECEIVING TRANSMISSIONS
Follow these steps to receive standard transmissions.
1. With the radio on, rotate SQ counterclockwise until you hear
a hissing sound. Then slowly rotate SQ clockwise just until
the noise stops.
Notes:
• BUSY appears when the HTX-200 receives a standard
transmission or if the squelch is open. If the transmission
uses CTCSS tones,
CALL also appears.
• Volume, power, and squelch are combined in one control.
The inner control is VOL (volume) and power on/off, while
the outer control is SQ (squelch).
• If the HTX-200 picks up unwanted, weak transmissions,
rotate SQ clockwise to prevent the squelch from opening
for these transmissions. If you want to hear weak trans-
missions, rotate
SQ counterclockwise. When you do this,
you might hear hissing between transmissions.
2. Set VOL/OFF to a comfortable listening level.
TEMPORARILY OPENING SQUELCH
If you use the Tone Squelch (CTCSS) feature, you might not hear
a transmission on the current frequency. To temporarily open the
squelch so you can hear all transmissions on the frequency, hold
down
MO . To resume normal operation, release MO .
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