Uniden MH120 User Manual

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Transmitting

Transmission power can be set to either
5W or 1W.
Press the

1/5W/LOCK button to make

the change, then the 5W or the 1W
indicator on the display
changes accordingly.

To transmit, press and hold the

PTT (push-to-talk) key.

TX appears on the display.

To return to receive, release the

PTT key.

TX disappears from the display.

• If the

PTT key is pressed for more than 5 minutes, TX starts

blinking and the transmission ends. The TX time out tone will
sound until the

PTT key is released.

• If the battery indicator drops to the blinking 1-mark level on the

display and 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.)

Lighted Keys and Display

To light the display, press any key excluding the

PTT key.

• If you press any button other than the

PTT key while the display

and keypad are illuminated, it remains illuminated for another
5 seconds.

Turning off and reactivating the Key Beep

Your radio emits a beep each time one of the buttons (except for
the

PTT key) is pressed.

To turn off or reactivate the Key beep:
Turn the radio on again while pressing and holding the
▲ or ▼ buttons.

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