Eagle Electronics EHR-10 - Manual (Page 10)

EAGLE EHR-10 Operation Instructions 10
3. Transmitting and Receiving
Use PTT (Push-To-Talk) key to transmit (speak) on the selected channel.
To transmit and receive:
1. Press and hold PTT key, then speak about 3 to 4” away from the microphone. The “TX” icon
will appear on the LCD display while you are transmitting.
2. Release PTT key when finished speaking. The radio will change to listening mode.
3. For receiving, the PWR/VOL (volume) knob can be adjusted for the best listening audio
output from the speaker.
NOTE: Before transmitting, make sure the selected channel is not busy and is not designated
“receive only” (“B” icon showing) such as CH15. See the marine Channel charts for traffic type
information at the back of this manual.
4. Accessing the 16/9 Priority Channels
The Channel 16/9 Priority key allows you to access the emergency Coastguard channel 16 quickly;
pressing and holding this key also allows you to quickly access channel 9, which is an alternate
emergency channel in some areas.
To access the 16/9 channels:
1. Press Channel 16/9 Priority key to access channel 16.
2. To access the alternate channel 9 which is available in some areas, press and hold the Channel
16/9 priority key for 3 seconds, then release.
5. Selecting Channels
Use or (UP/DOWN) key to scroll through the available channels.
For a list of channels and their frequencies, see marine Channel charts at the back of this manual.
To select a channel:
Use or (UP/DOWN) key to find a channel. Stop when you find the desired channel.
NOTE: Not all channel numbers are available in INT bands, see marine Channel charts at the back
of this manual.
6. Selecting High/Low Power
You must press and release H/L/LOCK key to toggle the transmit power between high and low.
Select high (High power transmit) for long-range communications, and select low (Low power
transmit) for short-range communications to save battery power.
To change the transmit power:
Press H/L/LOCK key to toggle between High and Low transmit power. When the radio is
operating at high power, the “HI” icon appears on the LCD display, and when operating at low
power, the “LO” icon appears on the LCD display. The H/L setting is applied to all the channels
in the channel bank. Anytime the priority CH 16 is selected, it will always be at HI power. For USA
operation, CH 13 and 67 are always low power initially and will go to high if the H/L key is held
down while transmitting.