Reverse tx/rx, Busy channel lockout, Frequency/channel scan scan skip – Alinco DR-138 User Manual
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Reverse TX/RX
TX frequency turns to RX frequency & RX
frequency changes to TX frequency. The
signaling will also be reversed if CTCSS/DCS
signaling exited in this channel.
In standby, press
1.
, then press
, LCD displays “
REV—OF”.
Press [
2.
/
] to select the desired value.
ON:Enable Frequency Reverse
OFF:Disable Frequency Reverse
Press number keys to confirm and exit.
3.
In corresponding mode, press
then press
key to start scanning.
In scanning mode, press
/
to change scan direction.
Press [PTT] to stop scanning.
Busy Channel Lockout
BCLO is to disable transmitting while RX signal is received. Once the
channel is busy and you press PTT, the radio will beep as warning and
get back to receiving.
In standby, press
1.
, then press
to enter into Busy Channel
Lockout.
Press [
2.
/
] to select the desired value.
BU: Enable BCLO, Carrier lockout, transmitting is inhibited when
current channel receives a matching carrier; press [PTT] to emit
error voice prompt.
RL: Enable BTLO, transmitting is inhibited when current channel
receives a matching carrier but dis-matching CTCSS/DCS. Press
[PTT] to emit error voice prompt It can transmit in any receiving
status.
OFF: Busy channel lockout is disabled.
3.
Press number keys to confirm and exit.
This function can be temporarily used in channel mode. Once the
radio is turned off or switched to another channel, the temporary
setting will be erased and back to initial settings.
Frequency/Channel scan
Scan Skip
In Channel mode, press
then press
, decimal point appears.
It means current channel is scan skip. Repeat above operation to set
scan or scan skip in current channel. Decimal point dissapears when the
channel is available for scanning.
TOT (Time-out timer)
The time-out timer limits the amount of transmitting time. When you
reach the time limit which has been programmed by your dealer, your
transmission will be cut off. In order to transmit again, you must release
PTT button to reset the timer.
In standby, press
1.
, then press
LCD displays "
TOT-x".
Press [
2.
/
] to select the desired value.
Press number key to confirm and exit.
3.
CTCSS/DCS Encode and Decode
In standby, press
1.
, then press
to enter into CTCSS/DCS
Encode and Decode.
Repeat above operation to set as below:
2.
Microphone Operation