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Using Your Radio
Using Your Radio
Turning on Your microTALK
®
Radio
•
Press and hold the
Mode/Power
button until you hear a series of audible tones
indicating the radio is
on
.
Your microTALK
®
radio is now in
Standby
mode, ready to receive
transmissions. The radio is always in
Standby
mode except when the
Talk,
Call
or
Mode/Power
buttons are pressed.
Battery Status Indicator
•
The battery charge status is shown on the display.
Four bars indicates
fully charged.
Battery Low
•
When battery power is low, the final bar in the
Battery Low
icon will blink and an
audible tone will sound twice before the radio shuts off. Your batteries should be
replaced or recharged, if using rechargeable batteries.
Auto Battery Save
•
If there are no transmissions within 10 seconds, the radio will automatically
switch to
Power Save
mode and the
Power Saver
icon will flash in
the display. This will not affect the radio’s ability to receive incoming
transmissions.
VO
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
SCAN
Mode/Power
Battery Charge
Status
Battery Low
The radio will display flashing battery icon while
charging if the radio is on.
Battery Save Mode
VO
LUME
CALL
MO
DE
CHANNEL
Talk Button
Two Inches (5 cm)
from Mouth
VO
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
SCAN
Channel Button
Channel Number
Communicating with Another Person
•
1.
Press and hold the
Talk
button.
2.
With the microphone about two inches (5 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 to communicate.
Listening
To Select a Channel
•
With the radio
on
, select any of the 8 channels by pressing the
Channel Up
or
Channel Down
button.
Both radios must be tuned to the
same channel to communicate.
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.
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