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Note:
When moving between hot and cold environments, do not
charge the battery until the battery temperature acclimates
(usually about 20 minutes).
Note:
For optimal battery life, remove the radio or battery from
the charger within 16 hours. Do not store the radio or the battery
in the charger.
Turning Your Radio On And Off
Turn
P
clockwise to turn your radio on. The radio chirps and the
display will show all feature icons that your radio has available
for a brief period. The display will show the channel
1
-
8
and
interference eliminator code
1
-
40
. Turn
P
anticlockwise to
turn your radio off.
Radio Etiquette
It is good radio etiquette to monitor the channel for activity
before you transmit, to ensure that you do not interrupt other
users already on the channel.
Press and hold
Q
to check for channel activity. If you hear
static, the channel is clear for use.
TALKING AND LISTENING
Your radio has 8 channels and 40 interference eliminator codes. If
you are in a group and you wish to talk to each other, all radios
must be set to the same channel and code. Codes
39
and
40
are unique private codes for Neighbourhood Watch only and
allow communications with other Neighbourhood Watch radio
users that have the same radio. Your radio is compatible with
PMR446 or older NHW radios on channels
1
-
8
and codes
0
-
38
, but if you wish to use codes
39
and
40
, your radio is
only compatible with radios of the same type as your radio. If you
experience interference and need to change channel, ensure
that you change the channel and code of all radios in your group.
• For maximum clarity, hold radio 5 to 7 centimetres from mouth.
• Press and hold
M
and speak into the microphone. LED
indicator light glows continuously when transmitting.
• To receive messages, release
M
.
Volume
Use
P
to adjust your volume to a comfortable listening level.
Monitor
Pressing and holding
Q
allows you to monitor your channel for
activity.
Channel
• Press
\
. The channel number will begin to flash.
• Use
]
or
[
to change channel.
• Press
M
to set new channel.
Interference Eliminator Code
Interference eliminator codes help minimize interference by
providing you with a choice of code combinations.
• Press
\
until the code number begins to flash.
• Use
]
or
[
to change the code.
• Press
M
to set new code.
You can specify a different code for each channel.
• To set a channel and code combination, press
\
and then
press
]
or
[
to select the channel.
• Press
\
again and then press
]
or
[
to select a code.
• Press
M
to exit the menu and to save the channel and code
combination.
