Midland HP108 Manual page 29

NO BANK: channel group function deactivated; the channels are displayed
in sequence, with no group of belonging.
Battery Save (BATSAV)
The battery save feature allows to reduce the consumption in order to extend
the battery life. It is interrupted when you press any button or open the squelch.
To enable this feature, select the 'BATSAV' (04) menu and follow the general
procedure described in paragraph 'General use of the menu' at page 9.
When the battery save is active, 'SAVE' appears on the display.
Busy Channel Lockout (BCLO)
When the radio receives a signal, it stops transmitting to avoid interferences
on the busy channel.
To enable/disable the BCLO, enter the menu 05 (BCLO) and follow the proce-
dure described in paragraph 'General use of the menu' at page 9.
Keypad tone (BEEP)
When you press any key, a beep is heard.
To activate/deactivate this tone, enter the menu 06 (BEEP) and follow the
procedure of paragraph 'General use of the menu'.
Scrambler setting (SCR NO)
The scrambler is designed to protect your communications: they can be heard
only by the users that have set the same level as yours (8 levels available).
You can activate this feature from menu 2 and choose the option 'SCRAMB'.
(Follow the general procedure described in par. 'General use of the menu' at
page 9).
The scrambler does not guarantee the total safety of your communications.
Battery voltage (DC VLT)
To display the battery voltage, select the menu 08 and push F
Display and keypad backlight(LAMP)
To enable/disable the keypad/display BACKLIGHT, enter the menu 09 and
push F . You can choose amongst 3 options:
› OFF: No backlight
› KEY: backlight activated(5 seconds for every operation).
It will automatically interrupt if no operation is done.
To interrupt the backlight, press BACKLIGHT.
› CONT: Continuous backlight.
To illuminate the display and the keypad in stand-by mode, press BACKLIGHT
and release it to stop it (stays active for 5 seconds).
Keypad lock (LOCK)
To avoid accidentally changing the radio settings, you can activate the keypad
lock.
To lock any key, press and hold F
Press F , 9 sel to enter menu 10 (LOCK). 4 options are available:
› K+S: Lock of the keypad and ▲/▼ buttons
› PTT: Lock of PTT button to avoid accidental transmissions
› KEY: Keypad lock to avoid accidental pressures.
› ALL: Lock of all the keys.
To confirm and exit push 9 sel.
Editing a message when the radio is turned on (MSGSET)
To edit a message, there are 5 alphanumerical characters available.
Procedure:
1. Press F , "F" blinks on the display. Press 9 sel to enter the menu MSG-
SET (11).
2. Press F to edit the message. The first character blinks; use the ▲/▼
buttons to select numbers/letters or blanks.
3. Press 9 sel to move to the second character.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 and push F
5. To delete or write again one character press 7 code.
. 6. To write again the whole message, push V/M.
for 2 seconds.
to end.
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