Using your Radio and Mode Functions

Operation

Rewind Button

To play back an incoming transmission:

1. Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If it is


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	microTalk® Range	•
	Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions.	•
	Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions.

Rewind Icon

Talk Button

not, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

2. Press the Rewind button.

The most recent call recorded will play, then second most recent, and so on. Play back can be stopped at any time by pressing the Rew or Talk button.

To record an outgoing message:

1. Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If it is not, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

Maximum Range

Reduced Range

In flat, open country your radio will operate at maximum range.

Buildings and foliage in the path of the signal can reduce the range of the radio.

Dense foliage and hilly terrain will further reduce the range of the radio.

On FRS channels 8 through 14, your radio automatically switches to low power, which

2. While no message is being received, press and hold the Hi-Lo Power button until the Rew icon blinks.

3. Press and hold the Talk button and begin recording your

message. The display will show a 20-second countdown and

the Rew icon will stop blinking.

Reduced Range

will limit the range the radio can communicate.

Remember, you can achieve maximum range by using maximum range extender. See page 6 for details.

4. Release the Talk button at the end of your message to end recording.

The Rew icon will remain illuminated.

If attempting a long recording, two beeps will sound at the end of

20 seconds, then recording will stop and the first 20 seconds of your message will be saved.

	Scrolling through Mode Functions	•
	By scrolling through the Mode Functions, you will be able to	•

	select or turn on/off preferred features of your microTALK® radio.
	When scrolling through the Mode Functions, your radio features
	will be displayed in the following order:

To review your recorded outgoing message:

1.Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If it is not, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.

2.Press the Rewind button.

The message will play through the speaker and the display will show a 20-second countdown, but the message will not be transmitted. The radio will return to standby at the end of the message.

To send (transmit) your message:

1. Check that the Rew icon is illuminated. If the icon is not
	illuminated, turn on Rewind-Say-Again.
2.	Press and hold the Talk button, then press the Rewind button.
3.	Release the Talk button when you hear the beginning of the
	message from the speaker.

Mode Button

Set CTCSS Privacy Codes

Set DCS Privacy Codes

Set NOAA All Hazards Radio Channel Set VOX On/Off

Set VOX Sensitivity Level Set Memory Locations Set Channel Scan

Set CTCSS Privacy Code Scan Set DCS Privacy Code Scan Set Memory Location Scan Set VibrAlert® and/or Call Alert Set Call Alert Tone Signal Set Roger Beep On/Off

Set Keystroke Tones On/Off

The message will continue to transmit and play to the end, then the radio will return to standby. Transmission can be stopped at any time by pressing the Rew or Talk button.

Scroll through the mode functions using the Mode button. Each press and release of the Mode button will advance to the next mode function. Press the Talk button at any point to return the radio to Standby mode.