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USING THE RADIO

To hear everything on a channel, including weak transmissions and radios set to a different quiet code, hold down MON (monitor). RX appears. Release MON to turn auto-squelch back on.

To talk, hold down PTT (push to talk) and speak into the micro- phone. TX appears. When you finish speaking, release PTT. TX disappears.

Display

As you use the radio, the battery icon’s elements on the display dis- appear to show how much power remains. When only one element remains, recharge the battery pack or replace the batteries.

Rotate to adjust the voice volume, channel, quiet code, and ringer volume.

For more convenient listening, connect an optional speaker/ microphone with a 3/32-inch mini plug and a 1/8-inch plug to the EAR/MIC jacks (or an ear- phone with a 1/8-inch plug to the EAR jack).

Microphone

Repeatedly press MODE to switch between channel, quiet, volume and intelligent call ringer modes. See “Using the Quiet Feature” on Page 6.

You can cause a paging tone to sound on all radios tuned to the same channel (and quiet code, if used). To send a page, hold down CALL for up to 5 seconds. TX appears.

When you press CALL, the radio sends a signal that automatically turns up the volume on another Cat. No. 21-1810 Two-Way Family Radio (or other radio that has this feature). This “Intelligent Call Ringer” allows the party on the other end to hear the call tone, even if their radio’s volume

To turn the radio on or off, hold down POWER for about 1 second.

You can lock the radio’s volume at any time by holding down MODE for 2 seconds. appears, and you cannot use CHANNEL/QUIET/VOLUME to adjust the volume. Hold down MODE again for 2 seconds to

unlock the volume. disap- pears.

is set to its lowest setting.

The backlight turns on for 10 seconds whenever you press MODE, CALL, or POWER, or rotate

CHANNEL/QUIET/VOLUME.

To attach the belt clip, slide the belt clip onto the tab on the back of the radio.

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Radio Shack 811081530A owner manual Using the Radio, Display