Handset button functions
3CH 16/9 CALL
SCAN WX FUNC
All possible buttons and their functions are | Button | Function |
described. Some of the buttons may not work |
| DSC call menu. Press to display |
or may not be available, depending on your |
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| the DSC call menu and to make | |
location and your NS100 radio model. |
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| different types of DSC calls. | |
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A single beep sounds whenever you press a |
| Scan. Press to start a dual (DW) |
button. A double beep sounds to indicate an |
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| or triple (TW) watch scan. Hold | |
invalid key or an error. (The beeps won't sound |
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| down to start an all scan. Press | |
if the volume is set to zero.) |
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| again to stop scanning. | |
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Button Function
Channel selection. In normal mode, press to step through the channels one at a time or hold down for rapid selection.
In menu mode, press to step through the menu options.
Three favorite channels. Press repeatedly to cycle through your three favorite channels.
Weather channel. USA/Canada only. Press to hear the most recently used weather channel. Press again to return to your previous mode.
Squelch adjustment. Press ^SQ to increase or SQv to decrease the squelch (threshold level). (Also see Adjust the squelch.)
Priority channel. USA/Canada only. Press to cancel the current mode and tune into the priority channel. Press again to return to your original mode.
CH16 is the default. To make CH9 the default instead, hold down 16/9 until 09 is displayed on the LCD screen.
Priority channel. Europe only. Press to cancel the current mode and tune into CH16. Press again to return to your original mode.
Volume. (Buttons located on the right hand side of handset). Press ^VOL to increase or VOLv to decrease the speaker volume. (Also see Adjust the volume.)
Press To Talk. (Button located on left hand side of handset). Press at any time to transmit on an allowed channel. (Some channels are restricted and do not allow transmissions. Appendix C has detailed information on channels.)
10Quickstart Guide
Northstar NS100
