Handset Button Functions - NorthStar NS100 SS Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Handset button functions

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All possible buttons and their functions are
described. Some of the buttons may not work
or may not be available, depending on your
location and your NS100 radio model.
A single beep sounds whenever you press a
button. A double beep sounds to indicate an
invalid key or an error. (The beeps won't sound
if the volume is set to zero.)
Button Function
Channel selection. In normal
mode, press to step through the
channels one at a time or hold
down for rapid selection.
In menu mode, press to step
through the menu options.
Three favorite channels. Press
repeatedly to cycle through your
three favorite channels.
Priority channel. USA/Canada
only. Press to cancel the current
mode and tune into the priority
channel. Press again to return to
your original mode.
CH16 is the default. To make
CH9 the default instead, hold
down 16/9 until 09 is displayed on
the LCD screen.
Priority channel. Europe only.
Press to cancel the current mode
and tune into CH16. Press again
to return to your original mode.
Button Function
DSC call menu. Press to display
the DSC call menu and to make
different types of DSC calls.
Scan. Press to start a dual (DW) or
triple (TRI) watch scan. Hold down
to start an all scan. Press again to
stop scanning.
Weather channel. USA/Canada
only. Press to hear the most
recently used weather channel.
Press again to return to your
previous mode.
Squelch adjustment. Press ^SQ
to increase or SQv to decrease the
squelch (threshold level). (Also see
Adjust the squelch.)
Volume. (Buttons located on
the right hand side of handset).
Press ^VOL to increase or VOLv
to decrease the speaker volume.
(Also see Adjust the volume.)
Press To Talk. (Button located on
left hand side of handset). Press
at any time to transmit on an
allowed channel. (Some channels
are restricted and do not allow
transmissions. Appendix C has
detailed information on channels.)