To Illuminate Display
•
Press and release the
Light/Max Range
button to
illuminate the display for 10 seconds.
Auto Squelch/Maximum Range
•
Your microTALK
®
radio will automatically shut
off
weak
transmissions and unwanted noise due to terrain, conditions or if
you’ve reached your
Maximum Range
limit.
You can temporarily turn
off
auto squelch or turn
on
maximum range extender, allowing all signals to be
received and extending the maximum range of your radio.
To temporarily turn off auto squelch:
Press the
Light/Max Range
button for
less than five seconds.
To turn maximum range extender on:
–
Press and hold the
Light/Max Range
button
for at least five seconds until you hear
two beeps which indicates the maximum
range extender is
on
.
To turn maximum range extender off:
–
Press and release the
Light/Max Range
button or change channels.
Lock Function
•
The
Lock
function locks the
Channel Up
,
Channel Down
and
Mode/Power
buttons to prevent accidental operation.
To turn the lock on or off:
–
Press and hold the
Lock
button for
two seconds.
A double beep sound is used to confirm your
lock
on
or
off
request. When in
Lock
mode,
the
Lock
icon will be displayed.
Customer Assistance
Warranty
Introduction
Operation
Using Your Radio
Operation
To Select a Channel
•
With the radio
on
, select any of the
22 channels by pressing the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button.
Both radios must be tuned to the
same channel to communicate.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS/
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 14 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.
Listening for a Response
•
Release the
Talk
button to receive incoming
transmissions. Your microTALK
®
radio is always
in
Standby
mode while the
Talk
or
Call
buttons are not pressed.
To Adjust Volume
•
Press the
Volume Up
or
Volume
Down
button.
A double beep sound is used to indicate
the minimum and maximum volume levels
(1 through 8).
Call Button
•
Press and release the
Call
button.
The other person will hear a two second call
tone. This tone is used only to establish voice
communications.
See page 13 on how to select between
five call tone settings.
4
5
Volume Button
Call Button
Listening
Volume Level
Channel Number
Channel Button
Lock Icon
Light/Max Range
Light/Max Range
Lock Button
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