Customer Assistance
Warranty
Introduction
Operation
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Privacy Code
Mode/Power Button
Channel Button
Mode/Power Button
Using Your Radio
Operation
Intro
Operation
Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Scrolling Through the Mode Function
•
By scrolling through the
Mode
function, you will be able to
select or turn
on
preferred features of your microTALK
®
radio.
When scrolling through the
Mode
function, your radio features
will be displayed in the same predetermined order:
Set Privacy Code
Set NOAA Weather Radio Channels
Set Channel Scan
Set Privacy Code Scan
Set Call Tones
Set Roger Beep On/Off
CTCSS Privacy Codes
•
CTCSS
(Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) is an advanced
tone coding system allowing you to select one of 38 privacy codes
to reduce interference from other users on the channel.
If you are using a privacy code, both radios must
be tuned to the same channel and privacy code to
communicate. Each channel will remember the last
privacy code you selected.
To select a privacy code:
1.
After selecting a channel, press the
Mode/
Power
button until the small numbers next
to the channel number flash on the LCD.
2.
Press the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button to select a privacy code. You can
hold the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button for fast advance.
3.
When your desired privacy code is displayed:
a.
Press the
Mode/Power
button to enter the
new setting and proceed to other functions.
b.
Press the
Lock
button to enter the new
setting and return to
Standby
mode.
c.
Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds
to enter the new setting and return to
Standby
mode.
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Nothing
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®
NOAA* Weather Radio Channels
•
You can use your microTALK
®
radio to listen to
NOAA
Weather Radio
channels transmitting in your area.
To listen to weather radio channels :
1.
Press the
Mode
button until the
Weather
Radio
icon and the currently selected Weather
Radio channel is displayed.
2.
Use the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button
to change Weather Radio channels.
Weather Radio
icon will continue to be
displayed when Weather Radio is
on
.
3.
Choose one of the following:
a.
Press the
Mode
button to proceed
to other functions.
b.
Press the
Lock
button to exit
Weather
Radio
channels mode and return to
Standby
mode.
Channel Scan
•
Your microTALK
®
radio can automatically scan channels.
To scan channels:
1.
Press the
Mode/Power
button until the
Scan
icon and the channel numbers flash
on the display.
2.
Press the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button to begin scanning channels.
The radio ignores specific privacy
codes while scanning channels.
The
Scan
icon will continue to be displayed
when scan is
on
. Your radio will continue to
scan all channels and stop if an incoming
transmission is detected. Your radio will
remain on that channel for 10 seconds.
Mode/Power Button
Channel Button
Scan Channels
Mode/Power Button
Channel Button
Weather Radio Icon
