RS25 Operation and Installation Manual 11RS25 Operation and Installation Manual
If the weather alert mode is ON and an alert tone of 1050 Hz is broadcast from the
weather station, it’s picked up automatically and the alarm sounds. Press any key to
hear the weather alert voice message.
IC or H/L IC Intercom. Optional AHK05 handset required. Hold down to enter Intercom mode on USA
models. EU models need just a single press and release.. This disables the radio receiver
except for incoming DSC calls and the intercom calls the other unit.
Press PTT when invited. When you’re nished, press ESC to exit Intercom mode or
put the handset back on hook.
ESC Escape. Use ESC when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a
menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previous screen.
Rotary knob Channel Select. Turn to select a channel. The current channel is shown on the LCD
in BIG digits with an A or B designator sux (if applicable) in small letters below the
channel number. (See Appendix C for a listing of channel frequencies.)
Push to activate the ENT (Enter) function.
You can also use the rotary knob for alphanumeric entry if you don’t have an alpha-
numeric microphone. Turn to step through alphanumeric characters one at a time
thenpushtoconrmeachselection.Ifyoumakeanerror,selectthe<characterthen
push to backup.
info Information. Press on the base MIKE to toggle through the INFO display to show the
barometric historgram, the barometric readout and temperature, or the Signal-to-
Noise Ratio (SNR).
H/L Transmission Power. High (HI) 25 W or Low (LO) 1 W. Press to toggle between high or
low transmission power for the entire channel bank. The HI or LO selection is shown
on the LCD.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the
power transmission setting is incorrect.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to
high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix C for a
complete listing of channel charts.
+ CH - Channel Select. Press CH + or CH - to step through the available channels one at a
time, or hold down to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. The current
channel is shown on the LCD in BIG digits (with an A or B designator sux if applica-
ble in small letters below the channel number). (See Appendix C & D for a listing of
channel frequencies.)
Press CH + or CH - to scroll the cursor up and down menu options on the LCD when
navigating menus.
When editing an item containing only numbers, press CH - to step through the
numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly.
To enter a character, press Ch + to step through the alphabet or hold down to scroll
rapidly.
ENT Enter. Press ENT when navigating menus, to conrm entries and edits.
PTT Press To Talk. Press PTT to transmit at any time on an allowable channel. This automati-
cally exits you from menu mode and stops scanning.
You must release PTT to receive a signal.
If PTT sticks, a built-in timer will automatically shut down a transmission after ve
minutes and sound the error beeps. This timer is required by FCC regulations.
