Turning the unit off
Making a call
Press and hold the PTT button on the side of the radio body to transmit. While transmitting,
speak approximately 3-5cm from the microphone. When you release the PTT your
transceiver will go back to receive mode.
Channel selection
There are two modes of operation: Frequency (VFO) mode, and Channel or Memory (MR)
mode.
For daily use, Channel (MR) mode is going to be a whole lot more practical than Frequen-
cy (VFO) mode. However, Frequency (VFO) mode is very handy for experimentation out in
the field. Frequency (VFO) mode is also used for programming channels into memory. For
details on how to program your transceiver see Chapter 10, Programming.
Ultimately which mode you end up using will depend entirely on your use case.
Holding down the key while turning on the radio provides you with the
firmware version.
Turn the volume/power knob counter-clock wise all the way until you hear a "click". The
radio will be off.
Frequency (VFO) mode
Adjusting the volume
To turn up the volume, turn the volume/power knob clock-wise.
To turn the volume down, turn the volume/power knob counter-clock-wise. Be careful not to
turn it too far, as you may inadvertently turn your radio off.
By using the monitor function, enabled from the key below the PTT, you
can more easily adjust your volume by adjusting it to the un-squelched static.
In Frequency (VFO) mode you can navigate up and down the band by using the and
keys. Each press will increment or decrement your frequency according to the frequency
step you've set your transceiver to. For details on how to set the frequency step on your
transceiver see Chapter 4, Working the menu system and the section called "1 STEP -
Frequency Step1" in Appendix B, Menu definitions.
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