GAI-Tronics ICP9000 Navigator Series Console Installation and Service Manual - Manual (Page 87)

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Definitions and Acronyms
Term Definition
CSQ Carrier squelch
Capcode The identifying number on the outside of the radio pager. It is related to the tone or
digital code that gives the address and other information about this particular pager.
Carrier Squelch Detection of a valid mobile signal is based on loss (squelch) of random channel
noise.
CTCSS Continuous Tone Controlled Subaudible System - A means of grouping users of a
common radio channel. Subaudible tones are transmitted with audio; a particular
radio’s speaker (or the speakers of a group of radios) will unmute to broadcast a
transmission only if the associated subaudible tone identifies it as belonging to the
radio’s user group.
CDCSS Continuous Digital Coded Squelch System - A system analogous to CTCSS but
using low speed digital signaling instead of subaudible tones.
Diagnostics Tests to determine if any hardware or software problems exist.
DTMF Dual-Tone, Multi-Frequency – is a method used by the telephone system to
communicate the keys pressed when dialing. Pressing a key on the phone’s keypad
generates two simultaneous tones, one for the row and one for the column.
HLGT High level guard tone
LLGT Low level guard tone
Patch A term synonymous with interconnect
PTT Push-to-talk – a switch that causes the radio to transmit when pressed.
RX, Receive To accept a signal from a radio.
TX, Transmit To send a signal to a radio.
Squelch A system that prevents audio from being heard when no signal is being received.