General Operation; Power On/Off; Adjusting The Volume; Display Lighting - GME GA9800 Instruction Manual

battery life (e.g. a remote site where there is
no convenient recharging facility nearby) the
following hints can greatly reduce the amount
of power drawn from the battery pack.

Standby mode

The TX6100 will automatically enter 'Standby'
mode when it is inactive (i.e. not transmitting or
receiving signals. While in Standby mode it will
still check for incoming signals but it will draw
considerably less power from the battery pack.
As soon as a signal is heard or the keys are
pressed the TX6100 will 'wake up' again. This
Standby mode is automatic and by itself can
extend the battery life by many hours.
Using CTCSS
If you are expecting to receive signals on a
busy channel, you can program that channel
for CTCSS operation and get the other person
to call you using the same CTCSS tone. Your
radio will then remain in Standby and ignore
all other signals until your selected CTCSS tone
is received.
Scanning
The TX6100 draws more power from the battery
pack when scanning than when monitoring a
single channel. This is because it must 'wake up'
more often to monitor each channel for activity.
You can squeeze that extra bit of life from
the battery pack by avoiding any unnecessary
scanning. In addition, scanning increases the
chance of finding a signal thereby keeping the
receiver 'awake' and the squelch open
more often.
Low Transmit power Settings
The transmitter has both high and low power
settings. If you are only operating over short
distances, are in a reasonably high location
or are close to a local repeater, try using the
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Low transmitter power setting. This reduces
the transmitter power from 5 Watts to 1 Watt
effectively doubling the talk time available.

pOWeR ON/Off

Rotate the Volume control clockwise past the
'click' to turn the radio on. Rotate the control
counter-clockwise past the click to turn the
radio off again.

AdjUSTINg THe VOLUMe

With the unit powered on, rotate the Volume
control clockwise to increase the volume and
counter-clockwise to decrease the volume.

dISpLAy LIgHTINg

The LCD backlighting activates automatically
whenever a key is pressed and turns off
automatically after about 5 seconds.

ReCeIVINg SIgNALS

While the TX6100 is not receiving signals, it
will remain in the Standby mode to conserve
battery power.
When a signal is received, the LED indicator on
the upper edge of the radio will light GREEN
and the icon will appear on the display.
Adjust the volume control for a comfortable
listening level.
If the incoming signal is encoded with a CTCSS
tone that matches the one set in your radio, the
LED indicator will light ORANGE and you will be
able to hear the signal in the speaker.
If the LED indicator lights green and the
appears but you cannot hear the signal, it is
likely that your radio has CTCSS enabled and
the incoming signal is not using your selected
CTCSS tone (see Mode Settings on page 8 for
more details on CTCSS settings).
If no further signals are received, the unit will
return to standby mode.
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