Using Your Radio
Operation
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38 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
Volume Knob | Volume | • |
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To Adjust the Volume:
1. Rotate the On/Off Volume knob.
Mode Button
Privacy Code
Channel Button
interference from other users on the channel.
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.
To Select a Privacy Code:
1.After selecting a channel, press the Mode button until the small numbers next to the channel number flash 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.
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 to enter the new setting and return to Standby Mode.
Call Button
Hi•Med•Low Button
Hi Power Icon
Call Button
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To Alert Another Person That You Are Calling:
1. Press and release the Call button.
The other person will hear a two (2) second call tone. You cannot send or receive transmissions during the two (2) second call tone.
See page 19 on how to select between ten (10) call tone settings.
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When in close proximity to another party or during favorable conditions, you can switch from High to Medium 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.
To Switch from High to Medium to Low Power:
1. Press and release the Hi•Med•Low button.
Listening
Listening for a Response
When You are Finished Talking:
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When in High Power and using channels
1 through 7 and 15 through 22, the Hi icon
1.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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Med Power Icon
Low Power Icon
will be visible in the LCD display.
When in Medium Power and using channels
1 through 7 and 15 through 22, the Med icon will be visible in the LCD.
When in Low Power and when using channels 8 through 14, the Low icon will be visible in the LCD display.
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