Basic Operations; Switching Power On/Off; Adjusting The Volume - Kenwood NEXEDGE NX-840HU Instruction Manual

SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF
Press to switch the transceiver ON.
• A beep sounds and the display illuminates.
• If the Transceiver Password function is programmed, "PS" will appear on the display
when the power is turned ON. Refer to "Transceiver Password", below.
Press again to switch the transceiver OFF.
■ Transceiver Password
To enter the password:
1 Press /
• When using an optional microphone with a keypad, simply enter the password
digits and proceed to step 3.
2 Press C> to accept the entered digit and move to the next digit.
• Press A or # to delete an incorrect digit. Press and hold A or # to delete all digits.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire password.
3 Press S or
• If you enter an incorrect password, the transceiver remains locked.

ADJUSTING THE VOLUME

Press the [Volume Up] key to increase the volume. Press the [Volume Down]
key to decrease the volume.
If Squelch Off has been programmed onto a key, you can use that function to
listen to background noise while adjusting the volume level.
SELECTING A ZONE AND CHANNEL
Select the desired zone and channel using the keys programmed as [Zone Up]/
[Zone Down] and [Channel Up]/ [Channel Down].
• "G1" (Zone 1)/ "16" (Channel 16) appears on the display.
TRANSMITTING
1 Select your desired zone and channel.
2 Press the key programmed as [Monitor] or [Squelch Off] to check whether or
not the channel is free.
• If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.
3 Press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone to transmit. Release the
PTT switch to receive.
• For best sound quality at the receiving station, hold the microphone approximately
1.5 inches (3 cm ~ 4 cm) from your mouth.
RECEIVING
Select the desired zone and channel. If signaling has been programmed on the
selected channel, you will hear a call only if the received signal matches your
transceiver settings.
Note: Signaling allows your transceiver to code your calls. This will prevent you from listening to
unwanted calls. Refer to "SIGNALING" on page 10 for details.

BASIC OPERATIONS

to select a digit.
to confi rm the password.
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