MODE FUNCTIONS
DCS Privacy Codes
DCS (Digital Coded Squelch) is an advanced
digital coding system allowing you to select one of
83 privacy codes to reduce incoming transmissions
from other users on the channel.
NOTE: If you are using a DCS code, both radios must
be tuned to the same channel and DCS privacy
code to communicate. Each channel will
remember the last privacy code you selected.
To Select a DCS Privacy
Code:
1. After selecting a channel,
press and release the MODE
button until the DCS icon
flashes on the display. In
addition to the DCS icon,
either OFF or the small
numbers next to the channel
number will also flash on
the display.
2. If the DCS and OFF are flashing, press the
CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN button to exit
OFF and proceed to select a privacy code. Or, if
DCS and the small numbers next to the channel
number are flashing, press the CHANNEL UP or
CHANNEL DOWN button to select a privacy code.
3. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the MODE button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other function.
b. Press the LOCK/ENTER button to enter the
new setting and return to LISTENING MODE.
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3. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the MODE button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the LOCK/ENTER button to enter the
new setting and return to LISTENING MODE.
10 Memory Locations
Your microTALK
®
radio has 10 Memory Locations
for storing your most frequently used channels and
channel/privacy code combinations. These Memory
Locations can be selected individually or can be
scanned.
To Program a Memory Location:
1. Press the MODE button until
the Memory icon and the
memory location flash on
the display.
2. Press the CHANNEL UP or
CHANNEL DOWN button to
select the memory location (0 through 9).
NOTE: If a location has been programmed before,
its associated channel/privacy code will be
shown on the display.
3. Press the LOCK/ENTER button to enter a new
memory location or edit an already programmed
memory location. The channel numbers will flash
on the display.
4. Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN
button to select a channel (1 through 8).
Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)
In VOX MODE, your microTALK
®
radio can be used
“hands-free,” automatically transmitting when you
speak. You can set the VOX sensitivity level to fit
the volume of your voice and avoid transmissions
triggered by background noise.
To Turn VOX MODE ON
or OFF:
1. Press the MODE button until
the VOX icon flashes on the
display. The current ON or
OFF setting is displayed.
2. Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN
button to turn VOX ON or OFF.
3. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the MODE button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the LOCK/ENTER button to enter the
new setting and return to LISTENING MODE.
To Set the VOX Sensitivity Level:
1. Press the MODE button until
the VOX icon flashes and
the current sensitivity level
is displayed.
The current sensitivity level is
displayed with the letter “L”
and a number 1 to 5, 5
being the most sensitive level and
1 being the least sensitive level.
2. Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN
button to change the setting.
5. Press the LOCK/ENTER button, The CTCSS icon
and privacy code numbers will flash on the
display.
6. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN
button to select a CTCSS privacy code
(01 through 38) for the channel.
b. Press the LOCK/ENTER button to switch from
CTCSS to DCS. The DCS icon and privacy code
numbers will flash on the display. The
CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN button can
then be used to select a DCS privacy code
(01 through 83) for the channel.
NOTE: If “OFF” flashes in place of the privacy code
numbers, a privacy code is already set in the
opposite (CTCSS or DCS) system. Press the
CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN button to
cancel the opposite code and select a privacy
code from the active system for the selected
channel.
7. Choose one of the following:
a. Press the LOCK/ENTER button to enter the
channel/privacy code in the selected memory
location. Radio then proceeds to next Memory
location, which will blink.
b. Press the MODE button to enter the
channel/privacy code in the selected memory
locations and proceed to other functions on
the channel/privacy code displayed before
you entered MODE functions.
Select VOX
Select VOX
Sensitivity Level
Memory Icon
Select Privacy Code
DCS OFF
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