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Communicating with Another Person

••

To talk to another person:
1.

Press and hold the 

Talk

button.

2.

With the microphone about two inches 
(five cm) from your mouth, speak in a 
normal voice.

3.

Release the 

Talk

button when you are 

finished talking and listen for a response.

You cannot receive incoming calls while 
pressing the 

Talk

button.

Both radios must be tuned to 
the same channel/privacy code 
to communicate.

Channels

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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 by FRS and
GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.

See page 21 for FRS/GMRS frequency
allocations and compatibility charts.

Listening for a Response

••

When you are finished talking:

Release the 

Talk

button to receive incoming

transmissions. Your microTALK

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always in 

Standby 

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Talk

or 

Call

buttons are not pressed.

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Volume

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To adjust the volume:

Rotate the 

On/Off Volume

knob.

Call Button

••

To alert another person that you are calling:

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 19 on how to select from 
10 available call tone settings.

Selectable High•Low Power Output

••

When in close proximity to another party or
during favorable conditions, you can switch 
from 

High

to 

Low Power

to extend battery life.

This feature applies to GMRS Channels 
1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only.
Channels 8 through 14 operate
exclusively on low power.

To toggle between high and low power:

Press the 

Enter/Hi•Low

button for 

two seconds. 

When using Channels 1 through 7 and 
15 through 22 on high power, the 

Hi

icon 

will be visible on the display.
When using those channels on low power 
and on Channels 8 through 14, the 

Low

icon 

will be visible on the display. 

Display Illumination

••

To illuminate your display:

Press and release the 

Light/Max Range

button to illuminate the display for 
10 seconds.

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Summary of Contents for microTALK PR3850WX

Page 1: ...h travel companions in another car talking with neighbors arranging meeting spots with others while shopping at the mall S Se ec cu ur re e y yo ou ur r m mi ic cr ro oT TA AL LK K r ra ad di io o w w...

Page 2: ...ma at ti io on n This radio operates on General Mobile Radio Service GMRS frequencies which require a Federal Communications Commission FCC license See page 22 for licensing and other related informa...

Page 3: ...clip latch and sliding clip up 2 Pull up on the battery door latch to remove the battery compartment cover 3 Insert GA 3ANH batteries according to polarity markings 4 Replace battery compartment cover...

Page 4: ...Ba at tt te er ry y S Sa av ve e M Mo od de e O Op pe er ra at ti io on n The Basics to Get You Started Your microTALK radio is easy to use To get started simply 1 Rotate the On Off Volume knob to tu...

Page 5: ...the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or Call buttons are not pressed L Lo ow w P Po ow we er r I Ic co on n H Hi i P Po ow we...

Page 6: ...visible the stronger the signal The fewer number of bars visible the weaker the signal 6 6 E En ng gl li is sh h U Us si in ng g Y Yo ou ur r R Ra ad di io o Auto Squelch Maximum Range Your microTALK...

Page 7: ...acy Code Scan Set Memory Location Scan Set Call Tones Set Roger Beep On Off Set Keystroke Tones On Off Scroll through the mode functions using the Mode Lock button Each press and release of the Mode L...

Page 8: ...Low button to enter the selected setting and return to Standby mode 1 10 0 E En ng gl li is sh h M Mo od de e F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s O Op pe er ra at ti io on n 1 11 1 N No ot th hi in ng g Comes...

Page 9: ...ry location and proceed to other functions on the channel privacy code displayed before you entered mode functions c Press the Talk button to enter the channel privacy code in the selected memory loca...

Page 10: ...ithin 10 seconds after receiving a scanned transmission your radio will automatically resume scanning channels 1 14 4 E En ng gl li is sh h M Mo od de e F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s To de program a mem...

Page 11: ...Comes Close to a Cobra O Op pe er ra at ti io on n 1 16 6 E En ng gl li is sh h M Mo od de e F Fu un nc ct ti io on ns s During channel scan while not receiving a transmission you can choose from the...

Page 12: ...fter receiving a transmission you will transmit on the memory location on which during scanning you last received a transmission This will return the radio to Standby mode If you do not press any butt...

Page 13: ...MRS 462 6125 High or Low 4 4 FRS GMRS 462 6375 High or Low 5 5 FRS GMRS 462 6625 High or Low 6 6 FRS GMRS 462 6875 High or Low 7 7 FRS GMRS 462 7125 High or Low 8 FRS 467 5625 Low 9 FRS 467 5875 Low 1...

Page 14: ...nd d P Pr ro od du uc ct t S Se er rv vi ic ce e Q Qu ue es st ti io on ns s 2 22 2 C Cu us st to om me er r A As ss si is st ta an nc ce e Product Service Questions If you have any questions about op...

Page 15: ...product damaged by accident 2 In the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs 3 If the serial number has been altered defaced or removed 4 If the...

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