
 Using Your Radio
Operation
Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack | •  | |||
Speaker/Microphone To attach a speaker/microphone:  | ||||
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/Charge Jack  | 1.  | Open the speaker/microphone/charge  | 
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  | tab on top of your microTALK® radio. | 
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  | 2.  | Insert the speaker/microphone accessory  | 
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  | plug into the speaker/microphone/charge jack.  | 
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To connect a wall charger/adapter:
1.Open the speaker/microphone/charge tab on top of your microTALK® radio.
2.Insert the wall charger/adapter plug
into the speaker/microphone/charge jack.
Quick Start
  | Introduction  | 
  | Customer Assistance  | 
  | Warranty  | 
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  | Operation  | 
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Battery Low | 
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  | When battery power is low, the Battery Low icon  | |
Battery Low  | 
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  | will blink. Your batteries should be replaced or  | 
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  | recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.  | 
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Auto Battery Save | •  | |
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Battery Save Mode If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds, the  | ||
  | radio will automatically switch to Battery Save | 
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  | mode and the Power Saver icon will flash in the  | 
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  | display. This will not affect the radio’s ability to  | 
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  | receive incoming transmissions.  | 
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Communicating with Another Person | •  | |
  | 1. Press and hold the Talk button.  | |
Talk Button  | 
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1. Press and hold the Mode/Power button to turn on your radio.
2.Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to select a channel.
Both radios must be tuned to the same channel/privacy code to communicate.
3. Press and hold the Talk button while  | 
speaking into the microphone. | 
Two Inches (5 cm) from Mouth
2.With the microphone about two inches (5 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 to communicate.
4. When finished talking, release the Talk  | 
button and listen for a response.  | 
Turning on Your microTALK® Radio  | 
To Select a Channel | •  | |
  | With the radio on, select any of the  | |
Channel Button  | 
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  | 22 channels by pressing the Channel Up | 
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  | or Channel Down button. | 
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Mode/Power  | Press and hold the Mode/Power button until you  | 
  | hear a series of audible tones indicating the radio is  | 
  | on.  | 
Your microTALK® radio is now in Standby mode, ready to receive transmissions. The radio is always
Channel Number  | 
Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS/ GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only. Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
in Standby mode except when the Talk, Call or Mode/Power buttons are pressed.
See page 14 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
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