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APX7500 monitor stays on/auto off alert

pvnh

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Joined
Apr 21, 2011
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50
Location
CT
Hello all,

I have a VHF/UHF APX7500 and I can not get the monitor function to turn off. My suspicion is that it’s a setting in the CPS as the monitor speaker icon remains on the radio screen even when it says monitor off. I did program PL/DPL tones in CPS. From my testing it appears that the radio is transmitting it's programmed PL/DPL tone.

Additionally when the truck is turned off the radio long tone beeps for approximately 2 minutes before shutting off even with the settings below.
 

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Hello all,

I have a VHF/UHF APX7500 and I can not get the monitor function to turn off. My suspicion is that it’s a setting in the CPS as the monitor speaker icon remains on the radio screen even when it says monitor off. I did program PL/DPL tones in CPS. From my testing it appears that the radio is transmitting it's programmed PL/DPL tone.

Additionally when the truck is turned off the radio long tone beeps for approximately 2 minutes before shutting off even with the settings below.

conventional wide > HUB defeats PL unchecked
Radio wide > features >ignition switch soft power off
Radio wide > features >ignition auto power off disabled

hakwye8518

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Premium Subscriber
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Sep 1, 2010
Messages
227
Location
Town of Islip, NY
Does the channel in question have an receive pl/dpl or is it setup for csq? It will display the speaker icon if the channel is set for receive csq. Under radio ergonomics wide default control head hub state try on hook. I don't know why the radio would be giving a long tone before powering off. Are you using ignition sense and is ignition switch set to soft power off. What about ignition auto power off, is that disabled.
 

nhfdcadet

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Joined
Jan 17, 2008
Messages
713
Location
New Hartford, Ct
Hello all,

I have a VHF/UHF APX7500 and I can not get the monitor function to turn off. My suspicion is that it’s a setting in the CPS as the monitor speaker icon remains on the radio screen even when it says monitor off. I did program PL/DPL tones in CPS. From my testing it appears that the radio is transmitting it's programmed PL/DPL tone.

Additionally when the truck is turned off the radio long tone beeps for approximately 2 minutes before shutting off even with the settings below.

conventional wide > HUB defeats PL unchecked
Radio wide > features >ignition switch soft power off
Radio wide > features >ignition auto power off disabled
 
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