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Make a call
Hold down the PTT (Press To Talk) button on
the left hand side of the handset to transmit on
an allowable channel. The channel number
and TX are shown on the LCD screen.
When you press PTT the NS100 radio
automatically exits from any menu and stops
scanning. You must release PTT to receive a
call.
A built-in timer will automatically shut down a
transmission after five minutes and sound a
warning beep. A warning message is also shown
on the LCD screen.
Some channels are restricted and do not allow
transmissions. Check out Appendix C for a
complete listing of channels.
Store 3 favorite channels
You can store one, two or three channels as
favorites.
Select the first channel that you want to store,
then hold down
3CH
for about two seconds to
store it as CH1. Repeat the procedure to store
two more favorite channels as CH2 and CH3
respectively.
If you try to store another favorite channel, the
radio asks:
OVERWRITE CH3?
If you press
>ENT
to confirm, CH3 is overwritten
with the new channel.
Select a favorite channel
Press
3CH
to display the first favorite channel.
Repeat the procedure, if necessary, to cycle
through the three favorite channels.
The LCD screen displays CH1, CH2, or CH3
as appropriate, to show which favorite channel
is operational.
When you are finished using a favorite channel,
press
<ESC
to return to previous working
channel.
SEL
or
CH/SELv
until the desired channel is
reached.
Error beeps will sound if you try to select a
channel that is not allowed.
Some examples on selecting a channel (USA
channel bank) are given:
• Press
1
then
8
to select CH18A.
• Press
2
then
0
to select CH20, then press
^CH/SEL
to select CH20A (suffix A channel).
• Press
2
then
0
then
2
again to select CH20A
(suffix A channel).
