Squelch threshold setting, Scrambler setting, Backlight on/off setting – MIDLAND CT710 User Manual
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In channel/frequency mode, press
MenU
and
4PWr
: the screen will di-
splay
”004 POW?”
.
Press
enTer
and the display will show
”POW L”
(low power) or
”POW H”
(high power): turn the encoder knob to select the desired power level.
To confirm your selection press
enTer
and
VFO/Mr
to exit.
Squelch Threshold Setting
This function turns on the Squelch when the signal is strong; the Squelch
will stay off when the signal is weak. Set the same DCS codes of your
group and turn on the squelch.
By setting the level too high, you may not receive the weak signals; while
by setting it too low you may receive noises or undesired signals.
nOTe:
This transceiver has ten (0~9) available levels: 0 means that the Squelch
is turned on. From level 1 to level 9 you will have different levels of noises
reduction. The higher is the level, the louder will be the Squelch.
Procedure:
Press
MenU
and
5sQL
: the screen will show
“005 SQL?”
.
Press
enTer
and the display will show
”SQL 5”
(Factory Settings ” SQL
5”).
Press any number (0-9) on the keypad or rotate the encoder to select the
desired squelch level.
Press
enTer
as confirmation and press
VFO/Mr
to exit.
Scrambler Setting
The scrambler is designed to protect communications.
This feature prevents parties of other networks from hearing and under-
standing voice communications.
Procedure:
Press
MenU
and
6scr
key and the display will show
“006 SCRM?”
.
Press
enTer
: you will see on the display
“ON”
(scrambler on),
“OFF”
(scrambler off).
Turn the encoder to select on/off and press
enTer
to confirm; press
VFO/
Mr
to exit.
Backlight On/Off Setting
In channel/frequency mode, press
MenU
and
7LeD
.
The screen will show
“007 LED?”
. Press
enTer
and you will see on
the display
”ON”
(backlight on). Turn the encoder to select
“ON” “OFF”
“AUTO”
.
Press
enTer
to confirm, and
VFO/Mr
to exit.
Backlight Color Selection
In channel/frequency mode, press
MenU
and
8cOLOr
: the display will
show
“008 LIGHT?”
.
Press
enTer
and by turning the encoder, you have the color options:
“ORANGE”
,
“PURPLE”
,
“BLUE”
.
Press
enTer
to confirm the desired backlight color and
VFO/Mr
to exit.
Beep On/Off
If you enable this function, every time a button is pressed, you will hear
a Beep tone.
In channel/frequency mode, press
MenU
and
9BeeP
:
“009 BEEP?”
will
appear on the display.
Press
enTer
:
“ON”
means beep on,
“OFF”
means beep off; turn the enco-
der to choose one of the two options. Press
enTer
to confirm and
VFO/
Mr
to exit.
Keypad Lock Function Setting
This function is useful to lock the keypad and so, avoid any accidental
pressure of the buttons.
Press
MenU
and turn the encoder to item 11: the screen will display
“011 KEYBO?”
.
This transceiver has 2 types of Keypad lock available: Auto-lock and Ma-
nual-lock.
Press
enTer
: the display will show
“AUTO”
(keypad lock turns on auto-
matically).
Turn the encoder to select
“MANUAL/AUTO”
, then press
enTer
to
confirm and
VFO/Mr
to exit.
You can also press
*LOcK
: the display will show
“LOCK?”
.
If you want to lock the keypad hold down
*LOcK
for 2 seconds. To unlock
the keypad, press
*LOcK
again for 2 seconds: the keypad will be unlo-
cked.