Advanced Wireless Communications RB5000, User Manual

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TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING
For best transmission, speak about 12” away from the radio and leave a short pause before speak-
ing once you have pressed the PTT button.
The transmitting and receiving radios must be on the same channel using the same CTCSS code or
DCS code in order for you to communicate with another party.
TALK TO ANOTHER RADIO
1 .
Press and hold “A” (this button is set to the Monitor function) to check for channel activity. Do
not transmit if someone is speaking on the channel.
2 .
Press and hold PTT button and speak into the microphone to transmit.
3 .
Release the PTT button once you have finished speaking to allow other radios to respond. The
radio will automatically hear received transmissions.
Note: The transmit LED located above the speaker is red when transmitting and is green when
receiving.
Signal Strength and Channel Busy Indicators
When there is activity on a frequency, the radio LCD displays and the green LED lights stead
When there is activity on the same frequency and code as your radio (your radio is receiving), the
radio displays and a signal strength from 1 (weakest) to 4 (strongest). This can help determine
when a radio is moving out of range.