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MODE FUNCTIONS
OPERATION
To Turn Dual Watch On:
NOTE: Dual Watch Location 2 must be
programmed to turn Dual Watch on.
1. Set the first Dual Watch
Location (channel/privacy
code) you wish to monitor
(see “Channels,” “CTCSS
Privacy Codes” and “DCS
Privacy Codes” sections for further details).
2. Press the MODE button until
the Dual Watch icon and the
channel number flash on
the display.
NOTE: While setting Dual
Watch, if you do not press any buttons for
15 seconds your radio will automatically
return to LISTENING MODE on the last
channel or channel/privacy code displayed
before you entered Mode Functions.
3. Press the LOCK button
to engage DUAL WATCH
MODE.
English
During Dual Watch (while not receiving
a transmission), You Can Choose From
The Following:
a. Press and hold the TALK button to
communicate on either Dual Watch Location
1 or the last Dual Watch Location on which,
during Dual Watch, you last received a
transmission. This will return the radio to
LISTENING MODE.
b. Press the MODE button to proceed to
other functions.
c. Press the LOCK button to return to
LISTENING MODE on either Dual Watch
Location 1 or the last Dual Watch Location
on which, during Dual Watch, you last
received a transmission.
To Terminate Dual Watch:
Choose one of the following:
a. Press the LOCK button to return to
LISTENING MODE on either Dual Watch
Location 1 or the last Dual Watch Location
on which, during Dual Watch, you last
received a transmission.
b. Press the TALK button to return to
LISTENING MODE on either Dual Watch
Location 1 or the last Dual Watch Location
on which, during Dual Watch, you last
received a transmission.
c. Press the MODE button and proceed to the
next available Mode Function.
During An Incoming Transmission,
You Can Choose From The Following:
a. Press and hold the TALK button to
communicate on that Dual Watch Location.
Your radio will remain on that Dual Watch
Location and return to LISTENING MODE.
b. Press the CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN
button to resume Dual Watch.
If you press the TALK button while in Dual Watch
and not within 10 seconds of receiving a
transmission, you will transmit on the last Dual
Watch Location on which you received a
transmission. This will return the radio to
LISTENING MODE.
If you do not press any button within 10 seconds,
your radio will automatically resume
Dual Watch.
Baby Monitor
With the Baby Monitor Function on, a radio left
near a baby will transmit to another unit on the
same channel and privacy code whenever a sound
is detected. Baby Monitor uses the same
sensitivity level you set for the VOX Function. If
you have not set a VOX sensitivity level (see the
“Voice Activated Transmit [VOX]” section of this
manual), the maximum sensitivity, level 5, will
automatically be used.
To Turn Baby Monitor On:
1. Press MODE button until the
Baby Monitor icon flashes
on the display. The current
Off setting is displayed.
2. Press the CHANNEL UP or
CHANNEL DOWN button to
change the setting to On.
3. Press the LOCK button to
enter the On setting and
enter BABY MONITOR MODE.
NOTES: Pressing the MODE
button will enter the
Baby Monitor Mode
setting as Off and
proceed to other
Mode Functions.
Mode Button
Lock Button
Channel Buttons
Select Baby Monitor
Mode Button
Select Channel
Lock Button