Midland HP108 Manual page 30

Editing the channel name (NM SET)
To edit the channel name, you have 5 alphanumerical characters at disposal.
Procedure:
Press F , "F" blinks on the display; push 9 sel to enter menu 13.
To edit the channel name press F . The first character blinks; use ▲/▼ to
select numbers/letters or blanks.
To edit the second character push 9 sel
Repeat steps 2 and 3 and push F
to end.
To delete or write again one character press 7 code.
To write again the whole message, push V/M.
Frequency/channel name displayed (NAME)
When a channel is stored, its frequency does not appear on the display. To
show it, enter menu 12 and choose the desired mode by pushing ▲/▼:
› ALPHA: shows the channel.
› FREQ: shows the frequency.
Welcome message (OPNMSG)
With this function you can set what will be displayed when you turn on the
radio.
Select menu 15 and choose amongst these options:
› OFF: when you switch on the radio, the frequency or channel is displayed.
› DC: the battery voltage is displayed.
› MSG: the message you set will be displayed.
Password (PSWD)
To insert the password, enter menu 17. The characters to edit are 4 (you can
change them by pushing V/M). Once defined the password, go to menu 16 to
enable/disable it.
Roger beep (ROGER)
The roger beep is a short audio tone emitted by the radio when you release the
PTT button at the end of the transmission.
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To enable/disable it go to menu 18 and follow the general procedure described
in par. 'General use of the menu'.
Scan type (SCN MD)
To select the scan types (TO/CO/SE), enter menu 19. (see paragraph 'SCAN').
Side Tone Eliminate (STE)
This function allows to eliminate the background noise after receiving a signal.
It's particularly useful when you use a headset connected to your radio.
Note: The function must be activated on both radios.
Enter the menu 20 to activate/deactivate this function.
Time-Out Timer (TOT)
Time-Out-Timer temporarily blocks the transmission if it is used over a maxi-
mum time previously programmed.
When the maximum time is reached, the radio beeps and is forced in recep-
tion mode.
To activate/deactivate the TOT, enter menu 21 and use the ▲/▼ buttons for
the selection (from 6 sec to 7 min).
TXSTOP (menu 22): if enabled, it is not possible to transmit. .
VOX (VOX)
The VOX function allows hands-free communications: just speak and the radio
switches to transmission.
To activate/deactivate it, enter menu 23.
When this function is active, VOX appears on the display.
VOX delay (VOX D)
This option keeps the radio in transmission mode after you stop talking; it's
useful to avoid interrupting the transmission while you are still talking.
To adjust the delay, enter menu 24 and select the desired level (1s, 2s, 3s ,4s)
with ▲/▼ and confirm by pressing 9 sel.