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TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE
1. Select the desired mode, channel, and/or
Channel Guard. See the MODE/CHAN-
NEL/CG SELECTION for details..
2. Ensure no one is transmitting on the se-
lected channel by pressing the MONITOR
BUTTON to disable squelch or observing
the display for the absence of the "BSY"
status flag. If the Channel Busy Lockout
feature is programmed for the selected
channel, the radio will not transmit when the
channel is busy.
3. Press and hold the PTT BUTTON. The "TX"
and "BSY" status flags are displayed.
4. Hold the radio approximately three inches
from your mouth and speak into the micro-
phone in a normal voice.
5. Release the PTT BUTTON when the trans-
mission is complete. If the transmission
exceeds the programmed Carrier Control
Timer limit, the radio will unkey and an alert
tone will sound.
6. Listen for a reply.
EMERGENCY OPERATION
The radio may be programmed to transmit GE-
STAR emergency signalling when the EMERGENCY
BUTTON is pressed or from a UDC connected lan-
yard. If the EMERGENCY BUTTON is programmed
for GE-STAR emergency activation, press it for ap-
proximately one (1) second to activate the transmis-
sion. If the lanyard is programmed for activation,
follow the instructions provided with it. GE-STAR is
programmed to transmit in one of the following meth-
ods:
•
GE-STAR is transmitted on a predetermined
mode and channel regardless of the selected
channel. In this case the selected channel is
available for voice and the radio will peri-
odically "jump" to the predetermined channel
and send the emergency message and then
"jump back" to the selected channel for voice
operation.
•
GE-STAR is transmitted on the selected
channel. If the channel is changed the emer-
gency bursts will follow the newly selected
channel.
•
The radio switches to and stays on a prede-
termined mode and channel and GE-STAR
is transmitted on that channel. Rotating the
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