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Customer Assistance
Warranty
Introduction
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Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)
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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/Lock
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/Lock
button to enter the
selected
on
or
off
setting and proceed to
other functions.
b.
Press the
Enter/Hi•Low
button to enter
the selected
on
or
off
setting and return
to
Standby
mode.
To set VOX sensitivity:
1.
Press the
Mode/Lock
button until the
VOX
icon flashes and the current sensitivity level
is displayed.
The current sensitivity level is displayed
with letters “LE” and a Number 01
through 03, with Number 03 being the
most sensitive level and Number 01
being the least sensitive level.
2.
Press the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button to change the setting.
3.
Choose one of the following:
a.
Press the
Mode/Lock
button to enter
the selected setting and proceed to
other functions.
b.
Press the
Enter/Hi•Low
button to
enter the selected setting and return
to
Standby
mode.
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NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels
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You can use your microTALK
®
radio to listen to
NOAA All Hazards
Radio
channels transmitting in your area.
To listen to All Hazards Radio channels:
1.
Press the
Mode/Lock
button until the
All Hazards Radio) icon, the currently
selected All Hazards Radio channel,
and signal strength are displayed.
2.
Use the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button to change All Hazards Radio channels.
3.
The All Hazards Radio icon will continue to
be displayed when All Hazards Radio is
on
.
Choose one of the following:
a.
Press the
Mode/Lock
button to proceed
to other functions.
b.
Press the
Enter/Hi-Low
button to exit
All Hazards Radio channel mode and
return to
Standby
mode.
c.
Press
Talk
button to exit and start on
last used transmitting channel.
*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
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