Midland Radio RG2W or RG2B - Manual (Page 15)

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The PTT (Push-To-Talk) button is located on the external microphone of your
REGATTA 2. To transmit:
1.
Ensure that no one else is speaking.
2. Hold down the PTT button on the microphone. TX will appear on the
Display.
3. Wait a second, then speak in a normal voice about 2 inches from the
microphone.
4. When you have finished, release the PTT button: TX will disappear from the
display. Now REGATTA 2 is in receiving mode (silent and waiting for a
signal) where it will automatically receive any communication.
4.6 Selecting high and low transmission power
The transmission phase absorbs the most energy. To reduce the risk of wearing out
the battery, we recommend selecting low transmission power when transmitting over
short distances. Hold the H/L button down (on the radio):
Lo (low power) appears
on the display. When transmitting or receiving over long distances or with weak
signals, press the H/L button again.
Lo will be replaced with Hi (high power) on the
display.

When the transceiver is tuned to a channel limited to low output power, pressing the H/L
button has no effect.

In the standard mode, REGATTA 2 switches 25 W during high power output and 1 Watt
during low power output. Only on channels 15 and 17 the radio always reduces
automatically - according to the international agreements for maritime radio – to a value
under 1 Watt.
4.7 Instant recall of channel 16
Channel 16 is a security and distress channel. This channel is used to establish
initial contact with another station and for emergency communication. This channel
can be called up at any time by pressing button 16 on both the transceiver. To
return to normal operations, select another channel using the alphanumeric keypad
or the UP/DOWN buttons on the microphone. By pressing a second time the 16
button, the radio returns to the previously used channel before selecting channel 16.
,
Do not transmit on channel 16 unless absolutely necessary. Doing so may impede
emergency operations.
4.8 Display lighting
If ambient lighting is insufficient for reading the display, the LCD display backlighting
can be adjusted. Hold pressed the button
until a desired level is reached or until it
has been completely turned off.
If the backlighting is activated, the display shows “LITE”.
The chosen level of backlighting remains stored, also in case of extinction
and successive turning on the radio.
If you desire to switch off the backlighting immediately or if you like to reactivate the
previously inserted level, press the
button.