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Power ON / OFF
1.
Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power on;
2.
Rotate [VOL] counter-clockwise to turn power off.
Receiving and transmitting
Transmitting
[HI/LO] on the microphone to select the output power if necessary.
1.
Push
"LOW" appears when low power is selected.
Choose low power for short range communication, choose high power for
longer distance communication.
Some channels are for low power only.
[PTT] to transmit, then speak into the microphone.
2.
Push and hold
"TX" appears.
Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission other than DSC.
[PTT] to receive.
3.
Release
Note:
Do not transmit before connecting the antenna, this will ruin the trans-
ceiver.
The TOT (Time-out Timer) function inhibits continuous transmission over a
preset time period after the transmission starts.
Receiving
1.
Set the audio and squelch levels.
[SQL] fully counterclockwise in advance.
2.
Rotate
[VOL] to adjust the audio output level.
3.
Rotate
[SQL] clockwise until the noise disappears.
4.
Rotate
"When receiving a signal, "
speaker.
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"appears and audio is emitted from the
Channel group selection
The transceiver is pre-programmed with 59 U.S.A., 59 international and 63 Cana-
dian channels. These channel groups may be specifi ed for the operating area.
1.
Push [CH/WX] to select a regular channel.
If a weather channel appears, push
[U/I/C] (both [▲] and [▼] on the transceiver to change the channel
2.
Push
group, if necessary.
U.S.A., International and Canadian channel groups can be selected in
sequence.
[▲] or [▼] to select a channel.
3.
Push
"
"appears for duplex channels.
Channel selection
Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for establishing initial
contact with a station and for emergency communication. Channel 16 is moni-
tored during both Dual-watch and Tri-watch. While standing by, you must monitor
Channel 16.
[CH/WX] again.
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