4.0 Operation
4.1 Turning the Unit ON/OFF
To Turn ON;
a. Press and hold the /
(Power) button. A special “beep" sound will be
heard. The LCD screen will display the current channel.
To switch OFF;
b.
Press and hold the
/
(Power) button. A special “beep" sound will be
heard and the LCD screen will turn blank.
4.2 Adjusting the Speaker volume
There are 8 volume levels, the current speaker volume level
is displayed on the LCD screen.
To adjust the speaker volume level, press the (UP) button to increase, or
press the (DOWN) button to decrease. The LCD screen will display the
speaker volume icon bars ascending, or descending respectively.
4.3 Receiving a Call
The unit is continuously in receive mode when the unit is turned
ON and not transmitting. When a signal is received on the current channel,
the receive signal icon“RX” will be displayed on the LCD screen.
4.4 Transmitting (sending)
a. Press and hold the PTT (Push to Talk) button to transmit your voice. The
transmit signal icon “TX” will display on the LCD screen.
b. Hold the unit in a vertical position with the Mic (Microphone) 5 cm away
from the mouth. While holding the PTT button, speak into the microphone in
a normal tone of voice.
c. Release the PTT button when you have finished transmitting.
Important:
·
In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must
also be on the same channel that you are currently using. Refer
to the "Changing Channel" section for more information.
·
When the PTT and/or CALL buttons are continuously pressed,
your PMR cannot receive any transmissions.
4.5 Roger Beep
The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted
whenever the PTT button is released. This alerts the
receiving party that you have ended the transmission, and
you are now in receive mode.
4.6 Changing Channels
The PMR has 8 available channels. To change channels, in normal mode;
a. Press the Menu button, the channel icon “1 ” on the LCD screen will start
blinking.
b. While the Channel icon is blinking, press the (UP) or
(DOWN) button to select the desired channel. The
channel changes from 1 to 8, or vice versa.
c. Press the
/
(Menu) button to confirm your setting and return to the
standby mode.
