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Be certain that all power supply, antenna, ground, microphone, and other accessory
connections have been properly accomplished.
Rotate the VOL knob fully counter-clockwise.
Press and holding in the [ POWER (
To turn the radio off, press and holding in the [ POWER (
display is disappeared.
Rotate the VOL knob for a comfortable listening level on the incoming signals or
noise present on the speaker.
When no signal is present on the channel, press the [ SQL ] button (the [ P
] button which assigns the "Squelch" func-
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tion: the factory default is [ P2 ] button) to acti-
vate the "Squelch Adjusting" mode, then press
the [ ] / [ ] button to the point where the background noise is just silenced; finally
press the [ P2 ] button again.
Unless you are responsible for listening for very weak signals (very near the back-
ground noise), silencing the receiver using the circuitry is usually preferable in most
applications.
When a signal strong enough to override the squelch threshold is received, the incom-
ing signal will be heard in the speaker, and the TX/BUSY indicator glows green.
When the incoming signal is disappeared, the green TX/BUSY indicator will disap-
peared.
When a signal is being received, the S/PO meter will become illuminated according
to the incoming signal strength. You may use this S/PO meter reading to compare
communications path effectiveness on different
channels, or to assist with optimum antenna ro-
tation, if a directional antenna is being used.
When receiving an impulse noise, such as that from a power line or a vehicle, press
the [ NB ] button (the [ P
function: the factory default is [ S2 ] button) to reduce the noise level. When the noise
blanker is activated, the "
minated. Press the [ NB ] button again to disable
the noise blanker.
If the station you are listening to should drift or otherwise be unclear (the voice may
sound too high-pitched or too low-pitched), press the [ CLAR ] button (the [ P
] button which assigns the "Clarifier"
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function: the factory default is the [ P3 ] button)
to activate the "Clarifier" function. The offset
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] button which assigns the "Noise Blanker"
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