Auto Squelch/Maximum Range
•
Your microTALK
®
radio is equipped with
Auto Squelch
,
which automatically shuts
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.
If you hear two beeps, you have turned
the maximum range extender
on
(see below).
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
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.
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Operation
Lock Icon
Lock Button
Light/Max Range
Using Your Radio
Operation
Listening for a Response
•
When you are finished talking:
–
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.
Volume
•
To adjust the 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
•
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 13 on how to select between
five call tone settings.
Display Illumination
•
To illuminate your display:
–
Press and release the
Light/Max Range
button
to illuminate the display for 10 seconds.
Light/Max Range
Listening
Call Button
Volume Button
Volume Level
English
4
5
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Comes Close to a Cobra
®
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