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Northstar NS100
14 Quickstart Guide Quickstart Guide
Make a call
Hold down the PTT (Press To Talk) button on
the left hand side of the handset to transmit on
an allowable channel. The channel number
and TX are shown on the LCD screen.
When you press PTT the NS100 radio
automatically exits from any menu and stops
scanning. You must release PTT to receive a
call.
A built-in timer will automatically shut down
a transmission after fi ve minutes and sound
a warning beep. A warning message is also
shown on the LCD screen.
Some channels are restricted and do not allow
transmissions. Check out Appendix C for a
complete listing of channels.
Store 3 favorite channels
You can store one, two or three channels as
favorites.
Select the fi rst channel that you want to store,
then hold down 3CH for about two seconds to
store it as CH1. Repeat the procedure to store
two more favorite channels as CH2 and CH3
respectively.
If you try to store another favorite channel, the
radio asks: OVERWRITE CH3?
If you press >ENT to confi rm, CH3 is
overwritten with the new channel.
Select a favorite channel
Press 3CH to display the fi rst favorite channel.
Repeat the procedure, if necessary, to cycle
through the three favorite channels.
The LCD screen displays CH1, CH2, or CH3 as
appropriate, to show which favorite channel is
operational.
When you are fi nished using a favorite channel,
press <ESC to return to previous working
channel.
Error beeps will sound if you try to select a
channel that is not allowed.
Some examples on selecting a channel (USA
channel bank) are given:
• Press 1 then 8 to select CH18A.
• Press 2 then 0 to select CH20, then press
^CH/SEL to select CH20A (suffi x A channel).
OR
• Press 2 then 0 then ^CH/SEL to select
CH20A (suffi x A channel).