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PoWer on/oFF
rotate the
Volume
control clockwise past the ‘click’ to turn the radio on. rotate the
Volume
control counter-clockwise past the click to turn the radio off again.
aDjusting the Volume
with the unit powered on, rotate the
Volume
control clockwise to increase the
volume and counter-clockwise to decrease the volume.
DisPlay lighting
the lcD backlighting activates automatically whenever a key is pressed and turns off
automatically after about 5 seconds.
receiVing signals
while the radio is not receiving signals, it will remain in standby mode to conserve
battery power and ‘sAVE’ will be displayed. when a signal is received, the lED
indicator on the upper edge of the radio will light GrEEn and the
icon will
appear on the display. Adjust the
Volume
control for a comfortable listening level.
if the incoming signal is encoded with a ctcss or Dcs tone matching the one set in
your radio, the lED indicator will light orAnGE and you will be able to hear the signal
in the speaker. if the lED indicator lights GrEEn and the
icon appears but you
cannot hear the signal, it is likely that the incoming signal is using a different ctcss
or Dcs tone to that selected in your radio (see menu options for more details on
setting ctcss/Dcs tones).
if no further signals are received, the unit will return to standby mode after a
few seconds.
transmitting
to transmit, press and hold the
Ptt (Push-to-talk)
switch. the other radio you are
talking to must be set to the same channel. Hold the radio approximately 5 – 8 cm
from your mouth with the antenna vertical and speak into the built-in microphone.
while the
Ptt
switch is pressed, the lED indicator on the upper edge of the radio will
light rED and the
icon will appear on the lcD. when you have finished speaking,
release the
Ptt
switch to receive incoming signals (it is not possible to transmit and
receive at the same time). if no further signals are received, the unit will revert to
standby mode.
tiP:
the
Ptt
switch can also be used to transmit a call Alarm melody.
when the call Alarm melody is enabled (see menu options for more details on
call Alarm settings), pressing the
Ptt
switch twice quickly will play the call Alarm
melody in the speaker of other radios on the same channel to alert them to your call.
During this time the
icon is displayed and the lED indicator will light rED for
about 5 seconds. the call Alarm can only be sent once per minute.
selecting channels
in the ‘standby’ mode, press the key to step up one channel or the key to
step down one channel. Press and hold the or keys to quickly scroll through
the channels.
