5
UK
4 OPERATION
4.1
Turning the unit on/off
To turn on:
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Press and hold the power button
.
>A special “beep“ sound will be heard. The LCD screen will display the current channel.
To switch off:
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Press and hold the power button
.
>A special “beep“ sound will be heard and the LCD screen will turn blank.
4.2
Adjusting the speaker volume
There are 8 volume levels, the current speaker volume level is displayed on the LCD screen.
To adjust the speaker volume level:
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Press the up button to increase or press down button to decrease.
>The LCD screen will display the speaker volume icon bars ascending, or descending
respectively.
4.3
Receiving a call
The unit is continuously in receive mode when the unit is turned on and not transmitting.
When a signal is received on the current channel, the receive signal icon
will be
displayed on the LCD screen.
4.4 Transmitting
(sending)
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Press and hold the
PTT
(Push to Talk) button to transmit your voice.
>The transmit signal icon
will display on the LCD screen.
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Hold the unit in a vertical position with the microphone
5
cm away from the mouth. While
holding the
PTT
button, speak into the microphone in a normal tone of voice.
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Release the
PTT
button when you have finished transmitting.
Important:
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In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must also be on the same
channel that you are currently using. Refer to the „4.6 Changing channels“ for more
information.
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When the
PTT
and/or call buttons
are continuously pressed, your PMR cannot receive
any transmissions.
4.5 Roger
beep
The roger beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted whenever the
PTT
button is
released. This alerts the receiving party that you have ended the transmission, and you are
now in receive mode.
