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Channel selection
: Your M-222P has 22 channels available. To change channels:
•
With the radio on, repeatedly press until the current channel selection
flashes.
•
Use the or buttons to change the channel.
•
Press or the PTT button to save the new channel and exit the menus.
CTCSS selection
: Your M-222P has 38 CTCSS codes available. The selected CTCSS
code may be different for each channel. To select a CTCSS code for the current channel:
•
With the desired channel selected, repeatedly press until the current CTCSS code
number flashes.
•
Use the or buttons to change the CTCSS code number.
•
Press or the PTT button to save the new CTCSS code and exit the menus.
Note
:
Selecting a CTCSS code of 0 will disable the CTCSS feature. Selecting a CTCSS
code may keep you from hearing unwanted radio traffic or interference.
CTCSS selection will not eliminate any interference while transmitting or make
your conversation private
. To communicate between two M-222P radios, both the
channel and CTCSS code selections must be the same. To communicate with other
models and brands of radios the actual radio frequency and CTCSS frequency must be
matched. The frequency charts at the back of this book are included to help with this
selection. In general, the first fourteen channel selections may be used to communicate
with most FRS radios.
Monitor button
: Pressing and holding the button lets you hear white noise so you
can adjust the volume level of the radio level when not receiving a signal. The should
be used to check activity on current channel before transmitting.
Time out Timer
: The Time-out Timer feature helps extend battery life by preventing
accidental continuous transmission. If the PTT button is pressed continuously for 60
seconds, the radio will emit a warning tone and will stop transmitting.
Power Selection
: Your M-222P has two transmit power levels. To select the power level
on channels 1-7 and 15-22:
•
Press until the
P.HIGH
or
P.LOW
icon flashes.
•
Press or to select between high and low power levels.
•
Press the PTT button to save and exit.
Note
: On channels 8-14 no power level selection is possible.
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