I have a Motorola Talkabout from 1998 that has a talk button, a monitor button, and a power button. Whenever I press the talk button it just says the channel....but when I talk through my other walkie talkie you can hear what i say but wont let me talk back because it says the channel. It is stuck on change mode and I dont know how to turn it off....help please!

SOURCE: Motorola Talkabout T5100

I think you have to remove the courtesy beep option from radio, this is also call Roger beep.

SOURCE: motorola talkabout ta288 walkie takie

http://www.theusermanualsite.com/manuals/mfg/motorola/motorola_twoway_radio_product_list_4.html

You will find the manual here. The radio is part of the 280 series radios, so there is a general manual on all in that series.

SOURCE: T5900 Walkie Talkie Issue

Hello Bo Duke,

If one radio won't walk to the other my guess if that you have the Privacy Code function set up incorrectly.

The privacy code function mutes the radio unless it receives a signal from another radio transmitting the same privacy code. If Privacy Codes are turned on for Radio A but not turned on for Radio B then you will be able to transmit from Radio A to Radio B but not from Radio B to Radio A. If Privacy Codes are turned on for both radios but each unit is set to a different code then neither radio will be able to talk to the other.

Make sure that the radios are both set to the same privacy code or that the privacy code function is turned off on both radios. You can find more information on how this function is set in the radio's Owner's Manual.

Hope this helps!
Ken
"Go Ahead. Use Us."

SOURCE: Motorola Talkabout Basic

I believe you do not need to hold the monitor button when changing channels
Push the talk button till you have the channel you want then push monitor button to accept
Hope this works

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Some number their channels differently, but all FRS/GMRS radios operate in the same mode and will have at least some frequencies in common. Check the channel/frequency lists for both radios and you'll be able to talk to each other.