[. . . ] Transmission For maximum speech clarity, hold the radio 4 to 10 cm away from your mouth, keep the PTT button [11] pressed and speak into the unit [5]. During transmission the display shows finished (see paragraph "Roger Beep"). In your ALAN 443 the background noise reduction device (squelch) is activated by default. Automatic power save ALAN 443 is supplied with an automatic current economy circuit. [. . . ] The display [3] shows now: 4) Use again the / [6] keys to select the desired delay: > d1: short delay (0. You will listen a double beep and "Vox" [7] or turn the unit off to store your setting. CTCSS-sub-tone setting ALAN 443 can receive in two modalities: open traffic: in this case you will hear any communication transmitted on the selected channel. Group mode CTCSS: CTCSS tones are access keys that allows you to receive only messages coming from parties using the same channel and code. To activate 38 different CTCSS tones in RX and TX follow these steps: 1. To enable/disable ROGER BEEP: end transmission tone When PTT [11] is released the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished. Turn on one unit after another (not at the same time) within 5 seconds. To enable/disable "Alarm transmission"-Mode 1) To fix the optional alarm sensor, follow the instruction described in its user manual (alarm sensor model AS443). It is used to check the traffic radio on the 8 channels before transmitting and allows the unit to stop on a channel that someone is talking on. When the radio stops on a busy channel, the scan will resume after about 5 seconds. Press repeatedly the « F» [8] key until the LCD shows "oN" and "Beep" blinks. Press twice the "F" button until the display [3] shows the selected channel with the flashing CTCSS code segment. 4) Select the desired VOX sensitivity level (factory setting is at level 2). 5) Press the "F" button seven times until "OFF" with the flashing icon appears on the display. To disable the VOX mode, press the VOX [8] button on the front of the radio for longer than 2 sec. Keypad lock Press and hold the the display will show button [7] for longer than 2 seconds: You will hear a double beep and to confirm activation. To activate Dual Watch (DW) This feature allows you to scan 2 channels of your choice. Select the second channel to be scanned by The scanning restarts when the carrier disappears. [. . . ] For all baby monitoring channels VOX is automaticallyactivated, that means the unit will transmit as soon as it notes a noise (during the setting too). Therefore it may be that channels cannot be changed until the signal (noise) is getting lost. You will hear a double beep and To get the most use from the VOX feature you must first determine what sensitivity (noise It The use of this transceiver can be subject to national restrictions. If the product contains dry cells or rechargeable batteries do not throw the batteries into the fire. [. . . ]