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USING THE RADIO
You can cause a paging tone
to sound on all radios tuned to
FRS Channel 1. To send a
page, hold down
CALL
.
Antenna
Lights when you receive a
transmission.
Lights when you transmit a message
or press
CALL
.
If the LO BATT indicator
lights, replace the batteries.
Rotate to turn the radio on and off
and adjust the volume.
(illus - show
slightly sideways
and PTT keys)
To hear everything happen-
ing on a channel, including
weak transmissions, hold
down
MONI
(monitor). The
RX indicator lights. Release
MONI
to turn auto-squelch
back on.
to show MONI
radio turned
Microphone
Speaker
Important:
The FCC does not
allow you to send a continuous
tone for more than 10 seconds at
a time on FRS frequencies. Do
not hold down
CALL
for more
than 10 seconds.
To talk
, hold down
PTT
(push
to talk). Speak into the micro-
phone when the TX indicator
lights. When you finish
speaking, release
PTT
.
Note:
The LO BATT indicator
might continuously appear if the
temperature drops below about
14
×
F
(–10
×
C). You can still use the
radio if this happens.
The LO BATT indicator disappears
as the radio warms up (unless the
battery power is low).
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