Icon Status
Incoming or missed DSC call
Weather alerts enabled
GPS signal acquired
Basic Operation
Turning On and Off the Device
Hold
PWR
.
TIP:
You can set the device to turn on automatically (
).
Adjusting the Radio Volume
1
Set the squelch level to
MIN
before you adjust the radio
volume (optional).
2
Turn the
VOL/SQ
dial to increase or decrease the radio
volume.
Adjusting the Squelch Level
You can adjust the sensitivity level of the squelch to filter out
background noise. When you increase the squelch level, you
hear fewer weak background signals when you are receiving.
1
Press the
VOL/SQ
dial.
SQUELCH appears on the screen.
2
Turn the
VOL/SQ
dial counter-clockwise until you hear audio.
3
Turn the
VOL/SQ
dial clockwise until there is no background
noise.
Selecting the Frequency Band
You can switch between the USA, International, or Canadian
frequency bands (
).
NOTE:
Not all frequency bands are available on all device
models.
1
Select
MENU
>
CHANNEL
>
FREQUENCY BAND
.
2
Select a frequency band.
Selecting a Channel
You can select an International, Canadian, or USA channel
(
).
Select an option:
• To select a channel on the device, turn the
SELECT
dial.
• To select a channel on the handset, select or .
Transmitting with the Radio
1
Select an appropriate channel.
2
Verify that the channel is clear.
NOTE:
You cannot obstruct the communications of other
people due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
and international guidelines.
3
Select
PTT
on the handset.
appears at the top of the screen.
4
Speak into the handset.
NOTE:
Five minutes is the maximum time allowed for
transmission. After five minutes of transmitting, PTT is
disabled until you release PTT.
5
Release
PTT
.
Bypassing the Low Transmission Power
Setting
In the USA and Canadian frequency bands, transmissions on
select channels are required to be low-power (1 W) by default,
because they are intended for intership (bridge-to-bridge)
communication (
Switching Between 1 W and 25 W Transmitting
). If other radios cannot receive these channels
due to the low power setting, you can bypass the default
restriction during transmission.
NOTE:
In the International channel band, the radio does not
permit transmissions on these select channels to be changed to
high (25 W).
1
From a USA or Canadian channel set to low power by
default, such a 13,17, or 77, select
PTT
.
2
While transmitting, select
25W
.
Scanning and Saving Channels
Scanning All Channels
When you scan channels, the radio searches for channels that
are broadcasting. When a channel is broadcasting, the radio
pauses on that channel until the broadcast stops. After four
seconds of inactivity on a channel, the radio resumes scanning.
NOTE:
When you turn on ATIS (
), the radio does not scan or
save channels.
1
Select
SCAN
>
ALL
.
2
Select an option:
• To exclude the currently active channel from subsequent
passes and resume scanning, select
SKIP
.
• To scan channel 16 each time another channel is
scanned, select
+CH16
.
For example, the radio scans channel 21, channel 16,
channel 22, channel 16, and so on.
+CH16
appears on the device screen.
• To scan channel 16 in its usual order, select
-CH16
.
For example, the radio scans channel 14, channel 15,
channel 16, channel 17, and so on.
• To end the scan, select
EXIT
.
The radio stops scanning and tunes to the last used,
active channel.
Saving a Channel
You can save any channel except the weather (WX) channels.
You can save an unlimited number of channels.
1
Select
SCAN
.
2
Turn the
SELECT
dial until you find a channel you want to
save.
3
Select
SAV CH
.
appears above a saved channel.
Removing a Saved Channel
1
Select
SCAN
.
2
Turn the
SELECT
dial until you find a saved channel.
NOTE:
A saved channel has above it.
3
Select
SAV CH
.
Scanning Saved Channels
You can scan only the channels you have saved. When a saved
channel is broadcasting, the radio pauses on that channel until
the broadcast stops. After four seconds of inactivity on a
channel, the radio resumes scanning.
NOTE:
When you turn on ATIS (
), the radio does not scan or
save channels.
1
Select
SCAN
>
SAVED
.
2
Basic Operation
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