Mode Functions
Operation
Scrolling Through The Mode Function
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By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to select or turn On preferred features of your microTALK® radio. When scrolling through the Mode function, your radio features will be displayed in the same predetermined order:
Mode Button | Set Privacy Code |
| Set NOAA All Hazards Radio Channels |
| Set VOX On/Off |
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NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels
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You can use your microTALK® radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area.
Mode Button | To Listen To All Hazards Radio Channels : |
| 1. Press the Mode button until the Weather (All |
| Hazards Radio) icon and the currently selected |
| All Hazards Radio channel is displayed. |
Set VOX Sensitivity Level |
Set Channel Scan |
Set Privacy Code Scan |
Set Call Tones |
Set Roger Beep On/Off |
CTCSS Privacy Codes
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CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) is an advanced tone coding system allowing you to select one of 38 privacy codes to reduce interference from other users on the channel.
Hazards Radio Icon
Channel Button
2.Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button to change All Hazards Radio channels.
Weather (All Hazards Radio) icon will continue to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is On.
3.Choose one (1) of the following:
a.Press the Mode button to proceed to other functions.
b.Press the Lock button to exit All Hazards Radio channels mode and return to Standby mode.
If you are using a privacy code, both radios must be tuned to the same channel and privacy code to communicate. Each channel will remember the last privacy code you selected.
*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)
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In VOX mode, your microTALK® radio can be used
Mode Button
Privacy Code
To Select A Privacy Code:
1. | After selecting a channel, press the Mode |
| button until the small numbers next to the |
| channel number flashes on the LCD. |
2. | Press the Channel Up or Channel Down |
| button to select a privacy code. You can hold |
| the Up or Down button for fast advance. |
VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions triggered by background noise.
Mode Button | To Turn VOX Mode On Or Off: |
| 1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon |
| flashes on the display. The current On or Off |
| setting is displayed. |
Channel Button
3. When your desired privacy code is displayed: |
a. Press the Mode button to enter the new |
setting and proceed to other functions. |
b. Press the Lock button to enter the new |
setting and return to Standby mode. |
c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds |
until you enter the new setting and return |
to Standby mode. |
VOX Icon
Channel Button
2.Press the Channel Up or Channel Down button to turn VOX On or Off.
3.Choose one (1) of the following:
a.Press the Mode button to enter the selected On or Off setting and proceed to other functions.
b.Press the Lock button to enter the selected On or Off setting and return to Standby mode.
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