Using Your Radio
Operation
Introduction
Operation | Customer Assistance | Warranty |
Talk Button
Communicating with Another Person • To talk to another person:
1. | Press and hold the Talk button. |
2. | With the microphone about two inches |
Volume Knob
Volume
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To adjust the volume:
Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.
Two Inches (five cm) from Mouth
(five cm) from your mouth, speak in a |
normal voice. |
3. Release the Talk button when you are |
finished talking and listen for a response. |
You cannot receive incoming calls while pressing the Talk button.
Both radios must be tuned to the same channel/privacy code to communicate.
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| Call Button | • |
Call Button |
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| To alert another person that you are calling: | ||
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| Press and release the Call button. |
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The other person will hear a two second call tone. This tone is used only to establish voice communications.
See page 19 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings.
Enter/Hi•Low Button
Selectable High•Low Power Output •
Channel Buttons
Channel Number
Channels
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To select a channel:
With the radio on, select any of the 22 channels by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button.
Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.
Hi Power Icon
When in close proximity to another party or during favorable conditions, you can switch from High to Low Power to extend battery life.
This feature applies to GMRS Channels 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only. Channels 8 through 14 operate exclusively on low power.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 21 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
Low Power Icon | To toggle between high and low power: |
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| Press the Enter/Hi•Low button for |
| two seconds. |
| When using Channels 1 through 7 and |
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| 15 through 22 on high power, the Hi icon |
| will be visible on the display. |
Listening
Listening for a Response
When you are finished talking:
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When using those channels on low power |
and on Channels 8 through 14, the Low icon |
will be visible on the display. |
Release the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions. Your microTALK® radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed.
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Light/Max Range | Display Illumination | • |
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To illuminate your display:
Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for
10 seconds.
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