Radio Shack owner manual Basic Operation, Turning On/Off Your HTX-242, Resetting the HTX-242

BASIC OPERATION

Turning On/Off Your HTX-242

To turn your HTX-242 on or off, press POWER. When you turn it on, all display elements briefly turn on and the HTX-242 sounds five tones. Then it returns to the last-used settings.

Resetting the HTX-242

When you first use your HTX-242, if it displays PLL Err or EEP Err, or if you ever want to reset the HTX-242 to the factory defaults and clear all memory, follow these steps.

!Important: This procedure clears all stored information.

1.Turn off the HTX-242.

2.While holding down F+T-SQL, turn on the HTX-242. All display elements stay on for about 1 second.

See “Extending the Transmit Frequency Range” (below) and “Using the Menu” on Page 38.

Extending the Transmit Frequency Range

The following are the HTX-242’s default frequency ranges:

Transmit: 144.000 – 148.000 MHz

Receive: 136.000 – 174.000 MHz

!Important: Do not expand the transmit frequency coverage unless you are licensed to operate on MARS or CAP frequencies.

To expand the transmit frequency coverage, hold down F+DTMF while you turn on the HTX-242. The new frequency ranges are:

Transmit: 142.500 – 149.500 MHz

Receive: 136.000 – 174.000 MHz

!Note: To return to the default frequency ranges, you must reset the trans- ceiver. See “Resetting the HTX-242”.

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