Page 74FT-991 O PERA T ING M ANUALfM M ode operaTiontone Squelch operAtionYou may also use “Tone Squelch” whereby your receiver will be kept silent until an incoming signal modulated with amatching CTCSS tone is received. The receiver squelch will then open in response to the reception of the required tone.1. Rotate the Main tuning Dial to the output frequency(downlink) from the repeater.2. If CTCSS Tone operation is desired/needed, pressthe F(M-LIST) button, then touch [TONE] on theLCD to engage the CTCSS mode.3. Touch [TONE] on the LCD repeatedly to choose“T.SQL” from the available choices of“OFF” “ENC (Tone Encoder)” “T.SQL (Tone Squelch)” “OFF”4. Rotate the MULTI knob to select the desired CTCSSTone to be used. Fifty standard CTCSS tones areprovided (see the CTCSS Tone Chart).5. A “d” notation on the “1 Hz” frequency digit inthe display will indicate that the Tone Decoder isengaged. A “t” notation on the “1 Hz” frequencydigit while transmitting will indicate that the ToneSquelch is engaged.MULTI KnobMENU(SETUP) Button F(M-LIST) Button