DeWalt DXFRS300 Instruction Manual page 9

Set DCS Privacy Codes
To select a DCS privacy code:
Mode Button
1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode
button until the DCS icon appears and the small
numbers flash on the display (00 through 83).
DCS Privacy Code
If CTCSS is turned on at the channel selected,
the display will flash the DCS icon and "OFF."
To switch from CTCSS to DCS, press the Up
or Down button while the display is flashing
Up/Down Button
"OFF." The display will then show the small
numbers flashing and you will then be able to
proceed to step 2.
2. Press using the Up or Down button to select a DCS
privacy code. You can hold the Up or Down button for fast advance.
3. When DCS privacy code is displayed, choose one of the following:
a. Press the Mode button to enter the new setting and
proceed to other functions.
b. Press the Talk button to return to Standby mode.
c. Do not press any buttons for 6 seconds to enter the new settings
and to return to Standby mode.
To successfully communicate using a privacy code, both
the sending and receiving radios must be tuned to the same
channel and to the same privacy code system (CTCSS or DCS)
and privacy code number. Each channel will remember the
last privacy code system and number you select.
The privacy code 00 is not a privacy code, but allows all
signals to be heard on a channel that is set to 00 on both
the CTCSS and DCS systems.
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Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)
In VOX mode, your radio can be used "hands-free," automatically
transmitting when you speak. You can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit the
volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise.
To turn VOX mode on or off:
Mode Button
1. Press the Mode button until the VOX
icon shown on the display. The current On or Off
setting is displayed.
2. Press the Up or Down
VOX Icon
button to turn VOX On or Off.
3. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the Mode button to enter the
new setting and proceed to other functions.
Up/Down Button
b. Press the Talk button to return to
Standby mode.
To set VOX sensitivity:
1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon
Mode Button
flashes and the current sensitivity level is displayed.
The current VOX sensitivity level is
displayed with letters "L" and a Number 1
through 5, with Number 5 being the most
sensitive level and Number 1 being the
VOX Sensitivity Level
least sensitive level.
2. Press the Up or Down
button to change the setting.
Up/Down Button
3. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the Mode button to enter the
new setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the Talk button to return to
Standby mode.
c. Do not press any buttons for 6 seconds to
return to Standby mode.
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