Operation
Using Your Radio
Introduction | Operation | Customer Assistance Warranty |
Channel Button | Channels | • |
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With the radio on, select any of the
22 channels by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button.
Selectable High•Low Power Output | • | |
| When in close proximity to another party or | |
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| during favorable conditions, you can switch |
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| from High to Low Power to extend battery life. |
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Channel Number
Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Hi Power Icon | This feature applies to GMRS Channels |
| 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only. |
| Channels 8 through 14 operate |
| exclusively on low power. |
Listening
Call Button
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 26 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
Listening for a Response
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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.
Call Button
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To alert another person that you are calling:
–Press and release the Call button.
The other person will hear a two second call tone. This tone is used only to establish voice communications.
See page 24 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings.
Low Power Icon 
Light/Max Range
To toggle between high and low power:
–Press and release the Hi•Lo button.
When using Channels 1 through 7 and
15 through 22 on high power, the Hi icon will be visible on the display.
When using those channels on low power and on Channels 8 through 14, the Low icon will be visible on the display.
To Illuminate Display
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Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for
10 seconds.
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