153 CONVENTIONAL OPERATIOND Transmitting notes• Transmit inhibit functionThe transceiver has several inhibit functions which restrict trans-mission under the following conditions:- The channel is in mute condition (‘Inaudible’ condition; “ ”does not appear).- Channel is busy.- Un-matched (or matched) CTCSS is received.- The selected channel is a ‘receive only’ channel.• Time-out timerAfter continuous transmission for the pre-programmed time period, thetime-out timer is activated, causing the transceiver to stop transmitting.• Penalty timerOnce the time-out timer is activated, transmission is further inhibitedfor a period determined by the penalty timer.D TX code channel selectionIf the transceiver has [TX Code CH Select] assigned to it, indica-tion can be toggled between the operating channel number (orname) and TX code channel number (or name). When the TX codechannel number (or name) is displayed, the [ ]/[ ] key selectsthe TX code channel.TO SELECT A TX CHANNEL:q Push [TX Code CH Select]— a TX code channel appears.w Push [ ]/[ ] to select the desired TX code channel.e Push [Call] (or [PTT] during MSK operation) to transmit the se-lected TX code.r Push [TX Code CH Select] again to return to the operating chan-nel number indication.FOR TX CODE CHANNEL TYPE:If the transceiver has a [TX Code CH Up] or [TX Code CH Down]key assignment, the programmed TX code channel can be selecteddirectly.