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Tip. Lock the keypad. At times merely handling the YR
causes an accidental change in channels. To lock the
keypad, press and hold the “#-Key” for two seconds.
Repeat to unlock. When the keypad is locked, a small key
symbol appears to the left of the battery indicator located
in the upper right-hand corner of the YR’s display, as shown
to the right.
Trap. You can’t change channels. Check for the small key
symbol next to battery symbol in upper, right corner of the display screen indicating a locked
keypad. Press and hold the #-key for two seconds to unlock keypad. The key symbol
disappears.
Trap. You transmitted on the wrong channel. Check to see where the active-channel indicator
is located, see Figure 2. Use the blue A/B button to select the proper channel.
Trap. The A/B button fails to move the active-channel indicator. Check for locked keypad using
the same procedure as with the “can’t change channels” above.
Trap. The radio’s display is showing all numbers, such as 123.456. Press the red “VFO/MR”
button returning the display to read channel’s name. You should hear a voice say “Channel
Mode” as the display changes to actual channel names.
Tip. Two different antennas were included with the YR, a long one and a short one. The longer
antenna is more efficient in both “talking” and “listening” and its usage is recommended. The
short antenna works best when the YR isn’t being used for communication over several miles.
Tip. Turning the radio off and back on causes it to reset back to its basic setup. If you get
completely confused and don’t understand what the display reads or what the radio is doing,
turn it off and back on.
Tip. The radio is capable of receiving standard FM stations. In Figure 1 and located on the
upper left side of the radio is an orange button labeled “Call.” Click this to enter the FM
broadcast mode. Next, using the keypad, enter the desired station’s frequency, for example
entering 8, 8, 9, 0, 0 tunes the radio to All Classical Portland, 88.9 MHz. Note: If you hold the
“Call” button down too long, the radio enter its alarm mode with flashing lights and maybe a
loud sound. Click the “Call” button to exit. Turning the radio off and back on also cancels the
alarm.
