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Using Your Radio

Operation

Introduction Operation Customer Assistance Warranty

Listening for a Response		•
	Release the Talk button to receive incoming
Listening
	transmissions. Your microTALK® radio is always in
	Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are
	not pressed.
To Adjust Volume		•
	Press the Volume Up or Volume
Volume Button
	Down button.
	A double beep sound is used to indicate
	the minimum and maximum volume levels
	(1 through 8).

Light/Max Range

HI / LO

To temporarily turn off auto squelch:

Press the Max Range Hi/Lo button for less than five seconds.

To turn maximum range extender on:

–Press and hold the Max Range Hi/Lo button for at least five seconds until you hear

two beeps which indicates the maximum range extender is on.

To turn maximum range extender off:

–Press and release the Max Range Hi/Lo button or change channels.

Volume Level
Call Button		•
	Press and release the Call button.
Call Button
	The other person will hear a two second call tone. This
	tone is used only to establish voice communications.
	See page 13 on how to select between five
	call tone settings.
LED/S.O.S. Flashlight		•
	Press and release the LED flashlight button below

Lock Function		•
Lock Button	The Lock function locks the Channel Up, Channel
	Down and Mode/Power buttons to prevent
	accidental operation.
	To turn the lock on or off:
Lock Icon	– Press and hold the Call/Lock button for
	two seconds.
	A double beep sound is used to confirm your lock
	on or off request. When in Lock mode,
	the Lock icon will be displayed.

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

LED/S.O.S. Flashlight the TALK button to use the LED flashlight located at
the bottom of the radio.
To activate S.O.S. function, press and hold the LED
flashlight button to turn on. Press and release to
turn off the flashlight or S.O.S. function.
Auto Squelch/Maximum Range	•
Your microTALK® radio will automatically shut off weak transmissions

and unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions or if you’ve reached your Maximum Range limit.

You can temporarily turn off auto squelch or turn on maximum range extender, allowing all signals to be received and extending the maximum range of your radio.

Maximum Range

Reduced 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 will limit the range the radio can communicate.

Remember, you can achieve maximum range by using maximum range extender. See page 4 for details.

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