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MK-1996 Basic Operation 03-02-10 

 

10) Transmitting 

- Press and hold the PTT button (The "TX" icon bar appears on the LCD) 
- Speak slowly and clearly 
- To stop the transmission, release the PTT button 
- If there are no more receiving signal for 5 seconds, the unit will go into power save 

11) Receiving 

The coding feature reduces the possibility of interference and provides enhanced communication. 
You can only listen to a call that has correct matching code. 

Important ; 

Before transmitting or receiving to the other parties ; 
- Correct channel is selected ( 1 to 22 ) and 
- Correct code is set ( 00 to 38 ) 

12) Channel Scanning 

This feature allows you to monitor all activated channels while scanning. 

  

To activate the Scan 

- Press the Scan[

S

] button 

- Radio will begin scanning. 
- When in scan mode, the display will show each scanning channel. 
- After an activated channel is scanned and received signal and then if there is no more signal, the 
scan will resume automatically. 

  

To disable the Scan 

- Press the Scan[

S

] button, the unit will stop the scanning. 

SCAN 

icon indicator will disappear from the LCD 

- The unit will return to home channel. 

13) Call 

- Press the Call[

C

] button.( The "TX" icon bar appears on the LCD.) 

14) Monitoring the channel 

It is used for listening the week signal or to hear all activities on the channel by manually 
overriding channel sub tone code setting. 

  

To activate the Monitor feature 

- Press and hold the Monitor[

M

] button for over two seconds. 

- When you hear the sound, release the Monitor[

M

] button. 

(The 

monitor

icon will appear on the LCD.) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for MK1996

Page 1: ...on Power On Off Key Top PTT Key Side Tact SW Monitor Key Side Tact SW UP Key Top Down Key Top SCAN Key Top CALL Key Top Menu Key Top EXT Mic Speaker Jack 3 5ö 2 Function Flow Chart F CTCSS PWR Hi Low DW VOX BEEP Tone Ringer Tone CALL F 3 LCD Display 1o f 7 ...

Page 2: ...MK 1996 Basic Operation 03 02 10 4 Front Side Top Overview 2o f 7 ...

Page 3: ...on once more XX oF up to 38 will appear and tone code digit will blink on the LCD oF means no CTCSS code Press up or down button to choose the desired sub channel to use Press the PTT button or Function F button to confirm 4 Setting the Transmit Power HI LO HI 1 6W TX power ERP LO 500mW TX power To set the TX output power Press the Function menu button until the Po LO or HI appears Press the up bu...

Page 4: ...LCD To set the VOX level Press the up button or down button to set the VOX level from 1 to 5 oF is disable the VOX function 3 is most sensitive 1 is least sensitive Press the PTT button or Function F button to confirm 8 Beep tone This feature will give the tone signal to other parties when transmitting finished when PTT button is released To activate or disable the Roger tone Press the Function me...

Page 5: ...while scanning To activate the Scan Press the Scan S button Radio will begin scanning When in scan mode the display will show each scanning channel After an activated channel is scanned and received signal and then if there is no more signal the scan will resume automatically To disable the Scan Press the Scan S button the unit will stop the scanning SCAN icon indicator will disappear from the LCD...

Page 6: ...n To lock the keypad Press and hold down the Scan SC button for over 2 seconds Keypad will lock LOCK icon will appear on the LCD To unlock the keypad Press and hold down the Scan SC button for over 2 seconds Keypad will unlock LOCK icon will disappear on the LCD 17 Battery status indicator The Battery icon will blink when the radio is in low battery power Charge the rechargeable battery or replace...

Page 7: ...RS High low 7 462 7125 FRS GMRS High low 18 462 6250 GMRS High low 8 467 5625 FRS GMRS Low 19 462 6500 GMRS High low 9 467 5875 FRS GMRS Low 20 462 6750 GMRS High low 10 467 6125 FRS GMRS Low 21 462 7000 GMRS High low 11 467 6375 FRS GMRS Low 22 462 7250 GMRS High low Note Channels 1 through 14 are shared with FRS radios Operation in the FRS band without a FCC license is restricted to low power tr...

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