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Operation
Scrolling Through The Mode Function
•
By scrolling through the Mode function, you will be able to
select or turn On preferred features of your microTALK
®
radio.
When scrolling through the Mode function, your radio features
will be displayed in the same predetermined order:
Set Privacy Code
Set NOAA All Hazards Radio Channels
Set VOX On/Off
Set VOX Sensitivity Level
Set Channel Scan
Set Privacy Code Scan
Set Call Tones
Set Roger Beep On/Off
CTCSS Privacy Codes
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CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) is an advanced
tone coding system allowing you to select one of 38 privacy codes
to reduce interference from other users on the channel.
If you are using a privacy code, both radios must
be tuned to the same channel and privacy code to
communicate. Each channel will remember the
last privacy code you selected.
To Select A Privacy Code:
1. After selecting a channel, press the Mode
button until the small numbers next to the
channel number flashes on the LCD.
2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down
button to select a privacy code. You can hold
the Up or Down button for fast advance.
3. When your desired privacy code is displayed:
a. Press the Mode button to enter the new
setting and proceed to other functions.
b. Press the Lock button to enter the new
setting and return to Standby mode.
c. Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds
until you enter the new setting and return
to Standby mode.
NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels
•
You can use your microTALK
®
radio to listen to NOAA
All Hazards Radio channels transmitting in your area.
To Listen To All Hazards Radio Channels :
1. Press the Mode button until the Weather (All
Hazards Radio) icon and the currently selected
All Hazards Radio channel is displayed.
2. Use the Channel Up or Channel Down button
to change All Hazards Radio channels.
Weather (All Hazards Radio) icon will continue
to be displayed when All Hazards Radio is On.
3. Choose one (1) of the following:
a. Press the Mode button to proceed
to other functions.
b. Press the Lock button to exit All Hazards
Radio channels mode and return to
Standby mode.
*National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Voice Activated Transmit (VOX)
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In VOX mode, your microTALK
®
radio can be used “hands-free,”
automatically transmitting when you speak. You can set the
VOX sensitivity level to fit the volume of your voice and avoid
transmissions triggered by background noise.
To Turn VOX Mode On Or Off:
1. Press the Mode button until the VOX icon
flashes on the display. The current On or Off
setting is displayed.
2. Press the Channel Up or Channel Down
button to turn VOX On or Off.
3. Choose one (1) of the following:
a. Press the Mode button to enter the
selected On or Off setting and proceed
to other functions.
b. Press the Lock button to enter the
selected On or Off setting and return
to Standby mode.
VOX Icon
Mode Button
Channel Button
Privacy Code
Mode Button
Channel Button
Hazards Radio Icon
Mode Button
Channel Button
Mode Button
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