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Turning the Key Beep On and Off, Making a Transmission, Changing the transmission level

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## The temperature may not display correctly if the internal temperature of the radio is high (i.e., being out in the sun or a high receiver audio output). Turning the Key Beep On and Off Key beep is the tone that sounds when you press a key or a button. Press MENU/CALL to bring up the Normal menu. Select Radio Setup/Key Beep. Press Channel Up or Channel Down to turn the key beep on or off. Operating the Radio Making a Transmission Select the channel you want to transmit on, then press and hold the Push to Talk button. Release the Push to Talk button when you're finished talking to let the other party respond. xx To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the Push to Talk button is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission. xx For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth. xx See page E-23 for a list of receive-only channels. Changing the transmission level In most situations, 1W transmission power is all you need. If you find yourself far away from other stations and have trouble getting a response, you may need to increase the transmission power. If your radio is powered by a Li-Ion battery, you can press and hold the BOOST button to transmit at 6W; however, NiMH battery power boost is limited to 1.5W. To increase the transmission power in increments: 1. Select the channel you want to transmit on. 2. Press and hold DISP/ENT H/M/L to switch to the next transmission power level (for example, from 1W to 2.5W, from 2.5W to 6W, or from 6W back to 1W). Current power level (W) 1 2.5 6 Press and hold DISP/ENT H/M/L to change to... (W) 2.5 6 1 Displays MID 6W LO 3. The display shows the new transmission power as 6W, MID, or LOW. The transmit power remains at the new setting until you change it again. ## Note: Don't forget to change the transmission setting back to 1W when you move close to other stations. Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit the transmission power to 1W. When you tune to a limited-power channel, the radio automatically switches to 1W. See page E-33 for a list of power-restricted channels. E-16 Uniden MHS235 Radio Owner's Manual

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E-16
Uniden MHS235 Radio Owner’s Manual
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thE TEmpERATuRE mAy NoT dISpLAy coRREcTLy If ThE INTERNAL TEmpERATuRE of ThE RAdIo IS hIGh
(I.E., bEING ouT IN ThE SuN oR A hIGh REcEIvER AudIo ouTpuT).
Turning the Key Beep On and Off
Key beep is the tone that sounds when you press a key or a button. Press
MENU/CALL
to
bring up the
Normal
menu. Select R
adio Setup/Key Beep
. Press
Channel Up
or
Channel
Down
to turn the key beep on or off.
OPerating tHe raDiO
Making a Transmission
Select the channel you want to transmit on, then press and hold the
Push to Talk
button.
Release the
Push to Talk
button when you’re finished talking to let the other party respond.
x
To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the
Push to Talk
button is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single
transmission.
x
For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches away from your
mouth.
x
See page E-23 for a list of receive-only channels.
Changing the transmission level
In most situations, 1W transmission power is all you need. If you find yourself far away
from other stations and have trouble getting a response, you may need to increase the
transmission power. If your radio is powered by a Li-Ion battery, you can press and hold the
BOOST
button to transmit at 6W; however, NiMH battery power boost is limited to 1.5W.
To increase the transmission power in increments:
1.
Select the channel you want to transmit on.
2.
Press and hold
DISP/ENT H/M/L
to switch to the next transmission power level (for
example, from 1W to 2.5W, from 2.5W to 6W, or from 6W back to 1W).
Current power
level (W)
Press and hold
DISP/ENT
H/M/L
to change to... (W)
Displays
1
2.5
MID
2.5
6
6W
6
1
LO
3.
The display shows the new transmission power as
6W,
MID
, or
LOW
. The transmit
power remains at the new setting until you change it again.
#
noTE: DoN’T foRGET To chANGE ThE TRANSmISSIoN SE²NG bAcK To 1W whEN you movE cLoSE To
oThER STA°oNS.
Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit the transmission power to 1W.
When you tune to a limited-power channel, the radio automatically switches to 1W. See
page E-33 for a list of power-restricted channels.