User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Introduction
- 1 NGTtransceiver compliance
- 2 Installation
- 3 The handset
- 4 Getting started
- Switching on the transceiver
- Changing the screen contrast
- Changing the screen brightness
- Using the keys on the handset
- Accessing the Main Menu
- Switching scanning on or off
- Switching mute on or off
- Entering your station self address
- Listen Before Transmit Mode
- Replacing LQA information for all channels in an ALE/CALM network
- Making a manual sounding operation in an ALE/CALM network
- Selecting the best channel in an ALE/CALM network
- Making a Selective call from the Address List
- Making a Phone call from the Address List
- Making an emergency call using the emergency key
- Using a special ALE address syntax to make a call
- Appendix A— Standard hot keys
- Appendix B— Entering and editing text
- Appendix C— Finding words and values
- Appendix D— Creating an entry in a list
- Appendix E— HF radio transmission
- Appendix F— Definitions
- Index

The handset
24 NGT ASR Transceiver Getting Started Guide
Table 4 explains the features of the handset and the tasks they
enable you to perform.
Table 4: Features of the handset
No. Feature Name Hot key function Normal function
1 Microphone
speak to other
stations
2Power
On/Off key
switch power to the
transceiver on or off
3 Press-to-talk button
communicate
during voice calls,
switch mute off,
cancel voice calls
prior to the point
where voice can be
transmitted, cancel
calls where data is
being transmitted,
and exit out of
editable screens
without saving
changes
4Mute key
switch mute on or
off
5
Scroll keys scroll through items
in a list and scroll
over text on a line
6Tick key
navigate down
through lists, select
items in lists, edit
settings, save
changes, send a
message in a call (if
enabled), and
answer ‘yes’ to
prompts