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Using Your Radio
Operation
Speaker/Microphone/Charge Jack
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Speaker/Microphone | To attach a speaker/microphone: | |
/Charge Jack | 1. | Open the speaker/microphone/charge |
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| tab on top of your microTALK® radio. |
| 2. | Insert the speaker/microphone accessory |
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| plug into the speaker/microphone/charge jack. |
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
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.
4.When finished talking, release the Talk button and listen for a response.
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Mode/PowerPress 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 in Standby mode except when the Talk, Call or Mode/Power buttons are pressed.
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Introduction | Operation | Customer Assistance | Warranty |
Battery Low | • |
Battery Low | When battery power is low, the Battery Low icon |
| will blink. Your batteries should be replaced or |
| recharged, if using rechargeable batteries. |
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Battery Save Mode
If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds,
| the radio will automatically switch to Battery |
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| Save mode and the Power Saver icon will flash |
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| in the display. This will not affect the radio’s |
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| ability to receive incoming transmissions. |
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Communicating with Another Person | • | |
| 1. Press and hold the Talk button. | |
Talk Button |
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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.
Two Inches (5 cm)
from MouthYou cannot receive incoming calls while pressing the Talk button.
| Both radios must be tuned to the |
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| same channel to communicate. |
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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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Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.
Channel Number 
Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS/
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 14 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
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