International Radio User Manual

Operation

Monitor

You can use the Monitor feature to check for weak signals on the

current channel.

a. Press and hold the MENU and DOWN buttons at the

same time. “ ” icon will be displayed on the LCD screen.

Your radio will pick up signals on the current channel,

including background noise.

b. Press the MENU button to stop the channel monitoring.

Setting the VOX (Voice Activated) Sensitivity

In VOX mode, the radio will transmit a signal only when it is

activated by your voice or other sounds around you. The unit will

transmit further for 2 seconds even if you stop talking.

The level of VOX sensitivity is shown by a number on the LCD

Screen. At the highest level, the units will pickup softer noise

(including background noise); at the lowest level, it will pick up only

quite loud noise.

a. Press the MENU button 4 times, “VOX” icon will be

displayed and “OFF” ﬂashes on the LCD screen.

b. Press the UP button to set the VOX sensitivity into

maximum level (the maximum level is “3 ”.) To deactivate

the VOX function, press the DOWN button until “OF”

appears on the LCD Screen.

c. Press the PTT button to conﬁrm your setting. “VOX” will

steadily appear on the LCD Screen as along as the VOX

feature is activated.

VOX operation is not recommended if the radio will be used in a

noisy or windy environment.