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Limiting Transmit Duration
When you communicate on the 2-meter band, you should keep
your transmissions as brief as possible. Most repeaters have built-
in timers that limit single transmissions to 3 minutes or less.
You can set the transceiver to stop transmitting and sound a beep
if a single transmission exceeds the selected time (none, 1, 2, 3, 5,
7, 10, or 15 minutes). Follow these steps to select the transmission
time-out setting.
1. Press
VFO
.
2. Hold
F
for at least 1 second.
FUNC
flashes.
3. Press
MR
.
4. Repeatedly press
▲
until the HTX-242 displays
to
and
either the selected time (if the option is on) or
oFF
(if the
option is off).
5. Rotate
TUNE
, or press
UP
or
DOWN
on the microphone, to
select the desired time-out time (to turn on the time out
option) or
oFF
(to turn off the option).
6. Press
MR
or PTT to save the settings.
Turning the Keytone Beep On and Off
Your HTX-242 sounds a beep each time you press a button. Follow
these steps to turn off this keytone beep.
1. Press
VFO
.
2. Hold
F
for at least 1 second.
FUNC
flashes.
3. Press
MR
.
4. Repeatedly press
▲
until the HTX-242 displays
bp
and
either
on
(if the beep option is on) or
oFF
(if the option is off).
5. Rotate
TUNE
, or press
UP
or
DOWN
on the microphone, to
select
on
(to turn on the beep option) or
oFF
(to turn off the
option).
6. Press
MR
or PTT to save the settings.
Note:
This does not affect the tone-alert beep, alarm scan beep, or the
transmit limit beep.
