Controls And Operation - THUNDERPOLE T-600 Owner's Manual

Controls and operation

Front Panel
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1. Microphone Connector
Connect the microphone to this connector and insert it until it clicks securely in.
2. SQ (Squelch) Button
A short press of this button allows you to change the squelch level using the Up / Down buttons (5) or
(14) and (16) on the microphone.
0. = Squelch off (hear all signals and noise)
0.1 = Lowest Squelch level (hear weak signals through to strong signals)
2.8 = Highest Squelch level (hear only the strongest signals)
A long press of this button will switch the 'Auto Squelch' function on (or off), this automatically silences
receiver noise, avoiding squelch manual adjustment, when switched on 'AQ' will be displayed on the
screen and there are 9 auto squelch levels to choose from. We suggest to start with A.1 and if you hear
noise move up a level, until you hear only silence or transmissions:
A.1 = Lowest Auto Squelch level (hear weak signals but also maybe noise)
A.9 = Highest Auto Squelch level (hear no noise but only the strongest signals)
3.Scan Button
A short press of this button will enter SCAN mode and the radio will scan until a transmission is found.
4. Channel 9 / 19 Button
A short press of this button will change the channel to 9, short press again for channel 19, then again to
go back to your chosen channel.
A long press of this button will enter LOCK mode and LC will be displayed on the screen temporarily, all
button presses will be invalid whilst in this mode. To exit LOCK mode long press the button again
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