Operation; General; Display And Controls - M-tech MT-500 Owner's Handbook Manual

5. OPERATION

5.1 General

Your MT-500 is an advanced marine VHF communication transceiver offer-
ing the safety and convenience of Digital Selective Calling in addition to all
the useful features found in the best conventional VHF radios.

5.2 Display and Controls

The transceiver is operated using the front panel controls, the keypad, the
Push To Talk (PTT) button and a keypad on the microphone. The 4-line LCD
displays the current operating status, menus for selecting functions, and set-
tings for optional features. The microphone has a keypad for changing chan-
nels and selecting functions.
Internal Speaker
Microphone
Cable Entry
ABC
1 2
GHI JKL
4 5
PQRS TUV
7 8
EXIT
0
Emergency Button
Under Cover
DISTRESS
Channel/data
Selector
MT-500
mic
DEF
3
MNO
6
WXYZ
9
ENT
LCD Display
MT-500
CALL
H/L
MENU
MEM
SCAN
Keypad
Frequency Bank
Annunciators
MT-500
4 lines, 11 characters each
for alphanumeric information
Liquid Crystal Display
Volume Control
VOL
INT
OFF
S Q
16
END
Squelch Control
USA INT CAN
Channel
Number
MT-500 13