GMRS-50 Series Operations, Continued
for receive in your radio. When the LED is not illuminated, the
radio is indicating a "clear" channel.
When the channel is clear, hold the radio upright with the antenna
vertical and the front microphone area about 2-3 inches from the
mouth, keeping the antenna away from the face and eyes. Press
and hold the P-T-T bar on the side of the radio, and speak slowly
and clearly into the microphone area.
NOTE:
The LED will glow red when transmitting. This indicator
should be on continuously while the P-T-T bar is being pressed
and the radio is transmitting. Should the red LED be "flashing",
the battery needs to be recharged and transmission will cease.
Recharge the battery before attempting more than one transmission.
To Receive
When you have finished transmitting, release the P-T-T bar to
receive.
Status Indicators and Audible Alert Tones
Your GMRS-50 radio has a sophisticated microprocessor control
which provides a series of audible alert tones. Upon initial power
up, a single tone indicates that the self-test of the microprocessor
functions has been completed satisfactorily. A tone, or series of
tones, may be sounded with any of the following conditions:
•
Attempt to transmit on a channel set for receive only
•
Transmitting time has exceeded time-out timer time of 5 minutes
of continuous transmitting
•
Low battery condition
•
Selecting a channel with no frequency programmed on it
See the Status Indicators and Audible Alert Tones chart on next page
for full detail.
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