Operation - Radio Shack BTX-124 Owner's Manual

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OPERATION

1. Turn clockwise to turn on the
VOL
transceiver.
ILLUSTRATION
2. Select Channel A or B using the
switch on the top of the
CHANNEL
transceiver.
ILLUSTRATION
3. To conserve battery power, set
to . If the person you
POWER LO
transmit to has trouble receiving
your signal, set
POWER
ILLUSTRATION
10
4. To transmit, hold down push-to-talk,
then hold your transceiver about 3
inches from your mouth and speak
slowly in a normal tone of voice. The
BUSY•TX/LO BATT indicator lights
red.
5. When you finish your message,
release push-to-talk. The BUSY•TX/
LO BATT indicator lights green
when you receive a transmission.
6. Adjust
ing level.
7. If you are not using CTCSS, wait
until there is no signal on the chan-
nel, then slowly turn
clockwise
noise stops.
Note: Do not turn
far clockwise because you might cut
out weak signals.
If you are using CTCSS (see "Why
Use CTCSS?" on Page 11), turn
SQL/CTCSS
clicks.
8. To turn off the transceiver, turn
to .
HI
counterclockwise.
to a comfortable listen-
VOL
SQL/CTCSS
until the background
SQL/CTCSS
counterclockwise until it
too
VOL