User's Guide
7. 8.
Operating the Radio
This radio offers up to 255 channels.
• Select the desired channel by using the Up/ Down button. When held down,
channels change continuously.
• To check channel activity, press the monitor button.
• To talk, press and hold the PTT button and speak into the microphone on the radio.
Release to listen.
Note: For maximum clarity hold the radio 2-3 inches away
from your mouth and speak in a normal tone of voice.
Emergency Call Feature (Orange Button)
The Emergency Call feature allows the radio user to immediately notify all other radios on
the same channel. For example, if the radio user should become injured, trapped or is in
danger, a simple push of the orange button (factory default) will activate the Emergency
Call feature.
The Emergency Call feature operates as follows:
1. Press and hold for 2 seconds the programmed button to activate the Emergency Call
feature (factory default is the orange button on top of the radio).
2. The radio then sends an alert tone to all other radios on the same channel.
Alert tone also sounds in the speaker of the radio.
3. Transmitter on sending radio will automatically key up and transmit for 5 seconds after
the alert tone ends.
4. This allows any audio present at the initiating radio to be transmitted hands free to all
other radios on the system; e.g. a call for help.
Default Setting: The Emergency Call will repeat 2 times and can be cancelled at
anytime by momentarily pressing the orange button.
How To Read-Out Frequency and Tone Code Settings
This step allows you to read-out on a per-channel-basis what the frequency code and
interference eliminator tone code settings are in your radio.
Step 1. With radio ON, select the channel # you want to read-out.
Step 2. Turn radio OFF,
Step 3. HOLD the button and Turn radio ON.
Note: Continue to HOLD the button until the following appears on the display:
Frequency Tone 2-Tone*
Ch # Code # Code # Code #
Display will read for 3 seconds... [CH_ _ _ F _ _ _]
Then display rolls over to read... [
T
_ _ _ 2
T
_ ]
Step 4. Radio will then display [READY] and return to normal operation.
Step 5. To read-out a different channel repeat steps 1-4 for each channel.
Step 6. Turn radio OFF then ON again to return to normal operation.
Note: If no Tone Code is programmed, the display will read: [ T XX 2T X ]
* If no 2-Tone Code is programmed, display will read: [ 2T X ]
Per-Channel Features
Step 1. PRESS & HOLD Push-To-Talk button
and turn radio ON.
Step 2 Radio will sound triple beep, then
[CH Program] will be displayed for
3 sec. Then [CH – 001] will be displayed.
Step 3 Use to select the desired
channel [CH -_ _ _ ] ,
Step 4 Press for Per Channel option
(see list above).
Step 5 Use to go to a specic option;
e.g. [Frequency], [Tone], [2-Tone],
[CH Scan], [Scramble], [VOX].
Step 6 Press to select a desired option
e.g. [FREQ]. Display will then show
current setting of the selected option.
Step 7 Use Buttons to scroll option
sub-list; e.g. [FREQ] codes or
[TONE] code lists.
Step 8 Press button to SAVE selection.
Display will show selected feature.
Example: [FREQ].
Step 9 Use to select a different
Per-Channel Feature for the channel;
e.g. [TONE] – and Repeat Steps 7 – 8 or...
Step 10 To select a different channel to program,
PRESS the Orange button on top of the
radio. Display will show the last channel
programmed; e.g. [CH – 001].
Repeat Steps 3 – 8/ or...
Step 11 To return to normal operation turn radio
OFF and then ON.
How To Program Per-Channel Features
Important: If a Frequency Code is changed you must also reprogram the Tone Code.
To match other radios, the owner can select from Table #1 of frequency codes and
Table #5 and #6 for interference eliminator codes. In order to talk to other radios, the
channel must be programmed to the same frequency and the same tone code.
The following list of features can be programmed on a Per-Channel basis.
Features Description of Feature
[Frequency] Codes Select a Frequency code for a channel. Choose from 5 MURS
frequencies. (Table #1)
[Tone] Codes Select a Tone code for channel. Choose from 158 interference
eliminator codes. Tone codes screen-out other users not in your group.
All radios must be the same code to talk. (Table #5 or #6)
[CH Scan] Select ON to mark a channel to be included in the scan list. Select OFF
(default) to delete a channel from the scan list. Marked channels will be
scanned when Scan feature is activated. You must assign Scan function
to a programmable function button (PFB) to activate.
See Radio-Wide and PFB Programming.
[Scramble] Select ON to activate Voice Scrambling for a specic channel. If ON,
icon will be displayed and radio will operate in Scramble mode on this
channel. To be heard, all radios must have Scramble ON.
[TX Power] TX Power set for 2 Watts max.
[VOX] Select ON to activate Hands-Free VOX for a specic channel.
No accessory required. If ON, radio will operate “Hands-Free” on this
channel and icon will be displayed. To adjust level of audio required
to trigger radio transmitter refer to page 12 [VOX LEV] How To Program
Radio-Wide Features. Note: Standard NT Series audio accessories will
permit hands-free (VOX) operation if Vox feature is on.
[2-Tone] Codes Select a 2-Tone code for a channel. Chose from (9) 2-Tone encode
pairs (Table #2). See How To Assign a Function To An F Key.
[DTMF] Select a DTMF Code for a Channel. Chose from (9) encode codes
(Table #3). See How to Assign an Function To An F Key.
[Selcall] Select a Selcall Code for a Channel. Chose from (9) encode codes
(Table #4). See How to Assign an Function To An F Key.