User Manual

Model T290 Series
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TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION
Your radio has 3 power level settings. To select the power level on
channels 1~7 and 15~36, press the MENU button until a “Pr” icon will
appear blinking on the display. Then press the
s\t
buttons to select
TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon, “H” for high, “M” for medium, and
“L” for low power. To confirm, press the PTT button or press the
MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. When the
PTT button is pressed during Low Battery Level condition, the
TX Power will automatically switch from Hi(H) or Med(M) to Lo(L)
level.
Note : You cannot adjust the power setting on channels 8
through 14. These channels are set to Low power per FCC
regulations.
VOX
Your radio has 9 VOX level settings: (oF/1~9).
To set VOX, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX” .
On the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, an “oF” icon
appears. Select “1” ~ “9” by pressing the
s\t
buttons and push the
PTT key, or press the MENU button again to move to the next feature
setting. VOX will be more sensitive on the lower setting than on the
higher setting.
To turn VOX off, press the MENU button until the display shows
“VOX”. On the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, a “1” ~ “9”
icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the
s\t
buttons and push the
PTT key, or press the MENU button again to move to the next feature
setting.
ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE
When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to
other users that your transmission has finished.
To set the ROGER BEEP tone, press the MENU button until the
display shows an “rb” icon. Select “on” or “oF” by pressing the
s\t
buttons and push the PTT key, or press the MENU button to move to
the next feature setting.
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