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USING THE RADIO
To talk, hold the radio
straight up and down
with the microphone
at least 2 inches from
your mouth, then hold
down
PUSH TO TALK
and speak into the
microphone. When
you finish speaking,
release
PUSH TO
. (Do not touch
TALK
the antenna while you
press
.)
PUSH TO TALK
To hear every-
thing happening
on a channel,
including weak
transmissions
and radios set to
a different quiet
code, hold down
.
MONITOR
Release
MONI-
to turn auto-
TOR
squelch back on.
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use an earphone.
• Set the volume to the lowest setting
before you begin listening. Then
adjust the volume to a comfortable
level.
• Don't listen at extremely high vol-
ume levels.
• Once you set the volume, don't
increase it.
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To select a channel
To turn the radio on and off and control the volume
Speaker
Microphone
Traffic Safety
Do not wear an earphone
while operating a motor vehi-
cle or riding a bicycle. This can
create a traffic hazard and
could be illegal in some areas.
Even though some earphones
let you hear outside sounds
when listening at normal vol-
ume levels, they still can
present a traffic hazard.
To remove the attached belt
clip, slide it up while using your
fingernail to pull the belt clip's
tab toward you. To reattach the
belt clip, slide it down onto the
back of the radio until it clicks.
Belt Clip
Tab
Accessory
Cover
To connect an external microphone
or earphone, pull up the accessory
cover on the side of the radio, then
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plug the microphone's
into the radio's microphone jack or
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the earphone's
/
-inch plug into the
8
radio's earphone jack.
Note: Your local RadioShack store
has a wide selection of external mi-
crophones and earphones.
/
-inch plug
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