Uniden ATLANTIS English Owners Manual - Page 21

Atlantis_OM.qxd 06/08/2001 4:51 PM Page 21 Transmitting 1. Transmission power can be set to either 5W or 1W. Press the 1/5W button to make the change, then the 5W or the 1W indicator on the display changes accordingly. 2. To transmit, press and hold the PTT key. TX appears on the display. 3. To return to receive, release the PTT key. TX disappears from the display.  If the battery indicator drops to the 1-mark level blinking on the display, when the PTT key is pressed, the radio will not transmit and the TX icon starts blinking. ( Refer to the description of the Battery Indicator on the next page. ) *NOTE: Channels 13 and 67 are ONLY to be used in the 1W mode. For emergency cases only the user may override to 5W mode by pressing the PTT key and then hold down the 1/5W key for 2 seconds. After the transmission is made the radio will automatically revert back to the 1W mode for these channels. *NOTE: For maximum battery life, the default transmit power setting is 1W for each individual channel. 17