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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving
➀
Push [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn power ON.
➁
Set the audio level.
➥
Push [MONI] to open the squelch.
➥
Rotate the [VOL] control to adjust the audio output level.
➥
Push [MONI] again to close the squelch.
➂
Set the squelch level.
➥
Rotate [SQL] fully counterclockwise in advance.
➥
Rotate [SQL] clockwise until the noise just disappears.
➥
When interference is received, rotate [SQL] clockwise
again for attenuator operation.
➃
Set the operating frequency. (p. 15)
➄
When receiving a signal on the set frequency, squelch
opens and the transceiver emits audio.
• “BUSY” appears and the S/RF indicator shows the relative signal
strength for the received signal.
✔
CONVENIENT
RF attenuator: The transceiver has an RF attenuator related
to the [SQL] setting. The attenuator is automatically activated
when [SQL] is rotated clockwise past the 12 o’clock position.
Approx. 10 dB attenuation is obtained at full rotation.
BUSY
9
5
1
Appears when receiving
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Monitor function
This function is used to listen to weak signals without disturb-
ing the squelch setting or to open the squelch manually even
when mute functions such as the tone squelch are in use.
Push [MONI] to open the squelch.
• Push [MONI] again to cancel the function.
• While duplex is ON for repeater operation, the transmitting fre-
quency can be monitored with [MONI].
Push [
➀
MONI] to open the squelch.
• Push [
➀
MONI] again to cancel the function.
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Audio mute function
This function temporarily mutes the audio without disturbing
the volume setting.
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Push [FUNC] then [
H
MUTE] to mute audio sig-
nals.
• “MUTE” appears.
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Push [
E
CLR] (or any other key) to cancel the
function.
• “MUTE” disappears.
MONI
➀
MUTE
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