FTA-250L O perATing MAnuAL2525advanCed operatIonSide Tone ControlWhen utilizing an external headset, you may moni-tor your own voice when talking into the microphonethrough the headphones.Note: Do not activate the side tone function whenconnecting the optional microphone SSM-10A.1. [M E N U] à “S E T U P” à “C O M M S E T U P” à“SIDE TONE” .2. Select the side tone levelby pressing the [◄] or [►]key, and then press the[ENT] key.The setting changes in the following order.OFF / LV 1 / LV 2 / LV 3 / MAX3. Press the PTT switch to return to normal opera-tion. To change the side tone level temporarily duringthe monitoring, pressing the [▲], [▼], [◄] or [►]key when pressing and holding the PTT switch.Lock FunctionThis function prevents accidental changes to the fre-quency setting and the keypad controls.1. Press and hold the LOCKkey. While the FTA-250Lis locked, the controlswith the keys exceptthe PTT switch, SQLk e y, L O C K k e y, t h ePWR/VOL knob, andthe [121.5] key are dis-abled. If any of the keys ispressed, either of “KEYL O C K ” w i l l a p p e a ro n t h e s c r e e n f o r 2seconds and then thedisplay will return to theprevious screen.2. To turn the lock feature off, press and hold theLOCK key again.“UNLOCK” will appear on the screen for 2 sec-onds and then the display will return to the previ-ous screen.